the airing cupboard's extraordinary stories of ordinary people

Set between California and New England in America, this is a story of coming of age and how the power of dreams works even if you think you are not following them...If you want to hear more from Erik, go to https://erikireland.com/listentosleepor search for his podcast Listen to Sleep on your favourite podcast app.----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and  Juncture,  The time to Run (finale) and From Truth by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andRealness by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and   Convergence by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ andHiraeth by Scott Buckley www.scottbuckley.com.au/library Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence                 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Set in New Zealand in the mid-nineties, this is a story about travel, meeting people, trusting one's intuition... but mostly it is about the kindness of strangers....----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and  Juncture,  Losing Love and From Truth by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andHopes and Dreams by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and   Convergence, Softest Fabric and Shelter by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ andHiraeth Drag by Scott Bucklet www.scottbuckley.com.au/library Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence                 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/andAir on the G String BMV 1068 arranged for flute solo (Johann Sebastian Bach) Gardner Chamber Orchestra From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US)              https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ 

Set in Canada, this is a story about a journey through life, adoption and three extraordinary women..... "In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you"  by Patti Henderson ----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and  Juncture, , Losing Love, Wonderland, The Time to Run (finale) and From Truth by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andThe Moment of our Mornings by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and   Convergence and Horses by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ andJohn Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence                 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This is a story about settling down on a new continent and drawing strength from one’s foremothers, a long voyage over the seas to Madras in India and about the missing piece of someone’s life puzzle hiding somewhere, waiting to be found…  ----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andJuncture and Transpire by Dexter Britain https://dexterbritain.com/ from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/andRealness by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andConvergence  by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ 

This is the story of Gemma and Jono, a story about falling in love, babies, marriage,  family but also about the cruelty of life, the brutality of loss…. But above all, it is a story about love, generosity and hope.----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andJuncture by Dexter Britain https://dexterbritain.com/ from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/andJohn Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/andHopes and Dreams by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andConvergence and Horses by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ 

This is a coming of age story … it is about a young Argentinian boy, a trip to New Zealand, coincidences, coming out, finding yourself, but above all, it is about friendships… ----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andThe Time to Run (Finale), Happy Together, From Truth and Juncture by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/andConvergence by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ 

This is a very simple story … it speaks of a blond haired child, his freedom cut short when he was sent to an English boarding school and the void that the untold can create in one’s life….----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andThe Time to Run (Finale), Wonderland and Juncture by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/and Solitude  by David Hilowitz From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial- 4.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/andJohn Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/andConvergence by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ 

Set between London and Barbados, the Taj Mahal and the oceans, this story is about a world cruise, a daddy's girl, the overwhelming power of grief, blue eyes behind glasses, and the extraordinary convergence of two lives ….-----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andJuncture and Happy Together by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/and Solitude  by David Hilowitz From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial- 4.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/and Convergence and Horses by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ 

Set in the raw beauty of the Australian outback, this story is about a road trip, the red dirt, a chance encounter, an Akubra hat and is a reminder that we are all the architects of our own destinies...----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andDance for One, Wonderland, Juncture and Seeing the Future by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/and  Convergence and Horses by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and Gaya Trip by Pranavibes  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Set between London and the white plains of Siberia, on the edge of Lake Baikal in the 1990’s, this is a story about the biting winds, chapka, papirosi cigarettes, a young Russian girl, a traveller from Europe and a name on a billboard in a London street...----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ and Au Bout de la Nuit by Fake Cats Project  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andHopes and Dreams by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ andMostarski  by Gogofski From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative 4.0 United States  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.andRussian Lullaby by Arina Nikitina by kind permission of the artistRussian Folk Song - arrangement by Arina Nikitinahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG_O7dE4LcQ

Set in a small village in the Ardennes, spanning over two world wars, this is a story about a man, once a prisoner of war, his belief in humanity and the tacit promise of a handshake… ----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and  Juncture by Dexter Britainfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/us/andPericulum by Kai Engel from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and   Convergence by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andJohn Stockton Slow Drag by Chris ZabriskieFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence                 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Bridge  by David HilowitzFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial- 4.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

This story is set in the North of England, where Mo's sense of loss is interrupted by a girl with pink hair and green painted nails…----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Time Catches Up, Juncture and Happy Together by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and   Convergence by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ andJohn Stockton Slow Drag and Solitude by Chris Zabriskie From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Spanning over six decades, this story speaks of a man, his slow journey from all to nothing, his delight for patisseries, his granddaughter and the realisation that love is the only currency… ---------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Dance for One and The Time to Run (finale) by Dexter Britainfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/us/and   Convergence, Shelter by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Set in Australia and spanning over 3 decades, this is a story of a man, a life well-lived and the sudden realisation that all goes full circle....----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Losing Love, Wonderland, Seeing The Future, In the Electric Fields and The Time to Run (finale) by Dexter Britain from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and   Convergence by The Pictures of the Floating World From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Spanning over two decades, between London and Suffolk in England, this is a story about the roads a young woman had to travel ... to get home….----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and From Truth and The Time to Run (finale) by Dexter Britainfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Convergence, Horses by The Pictures of the Floating WorldFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andJohn Stockton Slow Drag by Chris ZabriskieFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/and  The Spirit of Russian Love by Zinaida Trokai.                                                                 From Free Music Archives Copyright                                                                              Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/                                                                                                    

Set in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this is a story about a chance encounter, a night spent drinking beers under the Chinese lanterns of China Town, a three years journey and the convergence of four destinies … ----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andSeeing the Future and From Truth by Dexter Britainfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Convergence and That’s Exciting by The Pictures of the Floating WorldFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Set in New South Wales, Australia, this is a story about a young family, a jacaranda tree, a kitchen table and learning the importance of letting go… ----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Beauty by Spectacular Sound Productionsfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-ShareAlike: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ and Convergence, Horses, That’s Exciting and  Shelter by The Pictures of the Floating WorldFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andJohn Stockton Slow Drag by Chris ZabriskieFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Here we go again. Series 2 starts with The blossom of the Japanese cherry tree. This story is personal to me, and it speaks about hope… On iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher …ect  and on our website www.theairingcupboard.org---------- Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andSeeing the Future by Dexter Britainfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Horses, , That’s Exciting, Convergence and  Softest Fabric by The Pictures of the Floating WorldFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Beauty by Spectacular Sound Productionsfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-ShareAlike: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

A Christmas special.... this story tells of the love of a daughter for her mother, a notebook, Icelandic lullabies and the convergence of lives on a Christmas night.----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Song for a Winter’s Night by The Nancies (Badgerland)from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Losing Love and Silent Night (part 1)by Dexter Britainfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ andSneewland by Oskar Schuster from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Convergence, Horses and Softest Fabric by The Pictures of the Floating WorldFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andJohn Stockton Slow Drag by Chris ZabriskieFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Set in the Cyclades Islands of Greece, this is a story about the love of a man for a woman across the continents, the blue seas, the wind and the convergence of their lives … ----------Music: Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andLosing Love and The Time to Run by Dexter Britainfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/and Convergence by The Pictures of the Floating WorldFrom Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/andBeauty by Spectacular Sound Productionsfrom Free Music ArchivesCopyright: Attribution-ShareAlike: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/