1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Producer Tom Niemisto weaves between an interview with&amp;nbsp; tall-ship captain Samantha Heyman and an astronomer/poet around a bonfire under a broad star-filled sky. The stars are governed by a perfect order and yet, they create a chaos of mystery. We link&amp;nbsp; astronomy to creation myths in constellations.&amp;nbsp; We search for deeper meaning the night sky or, with rigorous mathematics, we search for our physical location through navigation. &amp;nbsp;This is Tom's first non-narrated audio work and, as with many radio stories, he sat on the great verite tape from the bonfire for two years before deciding to weave it with the tall-ship captains' voice. And... check this out... He scored the the music himself and performed it with his cello, seeking to &quot;evoke the undulating horizon off a ship's deck, and the glint of stars trying to tell you something.&quot;&amp;nbsp; We'd say he nailed it.&amp;nbsp; The original version of this piece was commissioned by Julie Sabatier for Destination DIY on Oregon Public Broadcasting.&amp;nbsp; It will be broadcast on December 4th&amp;nbsp; on OPB on a show entitled &quot;DIY: Rituals.&quot; Photo by Fmmr via Creative Commons. &amp;nbsp; The Big Shed Podcast http://podcast.bigshed.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/1399720/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/2831119