Spirit of Mayflower Podcast
With artist Rachel Carter and special guests.
Featuring music and poems by Mick Jenkinson & Lippy Women.
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The podcast series charts Rachel’s journey to create a series of Pilgrim Woman Sculptures for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower sailing and looks at the history, inspiration and the cultures of four nations.
Season 1 features: share in the Atlantic crossing, listen to diary entries, hear Mary Brewster letters, William Brewster tells of his Pilgrimage, exploring Harvard University and much more. Music and letters performed by Ella & Wyn of Highcliffe Music.
Season 2 features: the making of three Pilgrim Women Sculptures, the Separatists story, locked up in Boston Jail and more. Music and Poems performed by Mick Jenkinson and Lippy Women.
Season 2
Episode 1 Introduction to the new season
Join Rachel Carter for the opening episode of season 2 with special guest Poet & Musician Mick Jenkinson who shares with us one of his songs.
Episode 2 Women In The Arts
Join artist Rachel Carter and special guest Liz Johnson, Director of Museums & Collections Development for Arts Council England based in the Midlands as we discuss the role of women in the arts and the importance of telling the story of our shared heritage through museum collections and art. Creative break supplied by Claire of Lippy Women.
Episode 3 Wampum Stories
with special guest Jo Loosemore, curator of The Box, Plymouth discussing the Legend & Legacy exhibit & 'Wampum-Stories from the shells of Native America' in partnership with the Wampanoag people.
Episode 4 In Conversation with Carrie Reichardt
Join Rachel Carter and special guest Carrie Reichardt as they discuss how they began their life as artists, therapeutic methods of making and their art commissions for the town of Boston, Lincolnshire. Creative break provided by poet Sarah Wimbush, produced by Poesy In Motion.
Episode 5 The Pilgrim Roots District
Join Rachel Carter and special guest Isabelle Richards, Heritage Engagement Officer, as we travel across the Pilgrim Roots districts of S.Yorkshire, N.Nottinghamshire and into Lincolnshire. Creative break provided by Val Bowen of Lippy Women.
Episode 6 Jailed In Boston
Join Rachel Carter and special guest Polly Wilkinson, Museum officer at Boston’s Guildhall, built in 1390 and contains the jail cells that held the Separatists trying to flee the country in the early 1600’s.
Episode 7 Founding of Boston MA
Join Rachel Carter and special guest Barry Cotton as we discuss his 7 x Gt Grandfather Rev. John Cotton, vicar of St Botolph’s Church in Boston, Lincolnshire who established the first public school in North America, the Boston Latin School in 1635 and helped found Boston, Massachusetts. Creative break by Mick Jenkinson.
Episode 8 Vikings of the East Midlands
Join Rachel Carter and her special guest Erik Grigg as they discuss the Viking raiders who chose to settle in the Midlands, Dane Law and women’s roles in Viking Britain. Creative break supplied by Mick Jenkinson.
Episode 9 A Tale of Two Bostons
Join Rachel Carter and her special guest Peter Abbott OBE, British Consul-General in New England as we discuss the differences and similarities between Boston, Lincs and Boston, MA, trade and export and Immigration. Creative break supplied by Sheila North.
Episode 10 Beyond The Mayflower, Part 2
Join artist Rachel Carter with special guest Kathryn Summerwill from Nottingham University Manuscripts and Special Collections as they revisit their discussion on the forthcoming exhibition ‘Beyond The Mayflower’.
Episode 11 In Conversation with Katie Green
Join artist Rachel Carter and Katie Green from The Imagination Museum as they discuss their Mayflower 400 projects and discover some of the similar creative processes that are used in dance and sculpture. Creative breaks by Max Perryment -Composition and sound design and Beth Duke - Additional sound design.
Episode 12 Pilgrim Women in Boston
Join artist Rachel Carter as she travels to Boston market place where she talks to the women who took part in the Lucet weaving activities for the new sculpture. Creative break features the poetry of Jean Ingelow (1820-1897) performed by Poesy In Motion.
Episode 13 The Pilgrims in Leiden
Join artist Rachel Carter and special guests Susan Suer from Heritage Leiden and Matthew Hamilton, Framework Co-ordinator at The Framework Knitters Museum as we discuss the Pilgrims in Leiden and the textile industry. Creative break performed by Mick Jenkinson. Sound recording by Alex J. Wright & Glassball.
Episode 14 Beyond The Mayflower, Part 3
Join artist Rachel Carter and special guest Ross Wilson, Director of Liberal Arts as they continue to look at the exhibition Beyond The Mayflower at the University of Nottingham. Creative break by Geoff Lowery.
Episode 15 Becoming the Pilgrim WOman
This special edition of the podcast shares Rachel’s lunchtime talk at the University of Nottingham where she discusses; her four year project looking at the Separatists, the Mayflower sailing of 1620 and the three sculptures she has created for the Pilgrim Roots District of the UK.
Thanks to the manuscripts department for the audio recording.
Season 1
Episode 1 Travels on the Atlantic: Part One
Join artist Rachel Carter and special guests Ella & Wyn Pritchard of Highcliffe Music, as they travel the Atlantic.
Episode 2 Travels on the Atlantic: Part Two
Join artist Rachel Carter and special guests Ella & Wyn Pritchard of Highcliffe Music, for the second part of the adventure as they travel the Atlantic.
Episode 3 Landing In Canada
Join artist Rachel Carter along with special guest photographer Ivan Perez Lopez as they land in Canada.
Episode 4 Exploring Harvard
Join artist Rachel Carter along with special guest Meredith Vasta, Collections Steward at Harvard’s Peabody Museum. Bonus feature with glass artist Dawn Turner discussing the Blaschka Glass models, Victorian lamp working and modern day glass art using kiln forming and slumping.
Episode 5 Provincetown
Join artist Rachel Carter along with special guest Ray Tobias, Air B&B host in Provincetown.
Episode 6 Provincetown Carnival
Join artist Rachel Carter as she continues her story as Artist in residence at the Provincetown Monument and Museum. Joined by special guest Ray Tobias, Air B&B host in Provincetown.
Episode 7 Homeward Bound
Join artist Rachel Carter as she comes to an end of her time as Artist in residence at the Provincetown Monument and Museum. Joined by special guest Dr Anna Scott, University of Lincoln.
Episode 8 The 50 Women Project
Join artist Rachel Carter and her special guest Debbie Dooodah as they discuss the ‘50 Women Project’, part of her commissioned work to create a sculpture for the Pilgrim Roots district.
Episode 9 Becoming the Pilgrim Woman
Join Rachel as she becomes the basis for the sculpture Pilgrim Woman and have a Tudor dress created. Joined by special guests Victoria Mason Hines, Visitor Experience Manager at Gainsborough Old Hall and Avril Sanderson, member of the stitching group at the Old Hall.
Episode 10 The Pilgrim Woman Sculptures & Locations
Join artist Rachel Carter as she travels across the Pilgrim Roots district for two site visits in preparation for the new sculptures Pilgrim Woman. With special guests Bill McHugh, Dr Anna Scott & Stone sculptor Graeme Mitcheson.
Episode 11 Photogrammetry & Digital Art
Join artist Rachel Carter and special guests Andrew Flint and Joe Carpenter from Pangolin Digital as we discuss creating the Pilgrim Woman from a digital file.
Episode 12 The Pilgrims Who Stayed
Join Rachel Carter with special guest Congregational Church Minister Suzanne Nockels, as they discuss the Separatists who stayed behind.
Episode 13 Textiles & The Pilgrim 400 Apple
Join Rachel Carter with special guest John Stirland, Pilgrim 400 Apple grower & Anita Spencer manager of Bakewell Old House Museum.
Episode 14 Children of the Mayflower
Join Rachel Carter for this special edition of the podcast posted during Baby Loss Awareness Week 9th - 15th October. Discussing the pregnant women and children that crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower is special guest historian Dr Anna Scott and baby loss charity Forever Stars founder Richard Daniels.
Episode 15 Beyond the Mayflower, Part 1
Join artist Rachel Carter with special guest Kathryn Summerwill from Nottingham University Manuscripts and Special Collections as they discuss the forthcoming exhibition ‘Beyond The Mayflower 1620 - 2020’.
Episode 16 Radical Roots
Join artist Rachel Carter and her special guest Henderson Mullin from Writing East Midlands as they discuss the Radical Roots publication. Also five young people share with us their poems.
Episode 17 An Inspired Collaboration
Join artist Rachel Carter as she talks with her special guests Ella & Wyn Pritchard of Highcliffe Music about their special collaboration this year. Highcliffe music have provided music, spoken word and voiced Pilgrim William Bradford throughout the 1st podcast series.