Martin Kielty
@theboozercruiser.bsky.social
Prog poetry, music journalism, occasional TV and radio commentator. Total of 18 books, 3 in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Permanent Collection. Scotsman living on the canals of England and Wales on a violet narrowboat. www.theboozercruiser.com
NEW POEM: Witchfound – a witchfinder general faces their conscience…
Inspired by the artwork of Rosie Hepworth as she explored the Pendle witch trials of 1612.
#horror #poem #witchcraft #witchfinder
Inspired by the artwork of Rosie Hepworth as she explored the Pendle witch trials of 1612.
#horror #poem #witchcraft #witchfinder
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM
NEW POEM: Witchfound – a witchfinder general faces their conscience…
Inspired by the artwork of Rosie Hepworth as she explored the Pendle witch trials of 1612.
#horror #poem #witchcraft #witchfinder
Inspired by the artwork of Rosie Hepworth as she explored the Pendle witch trials of 1612.
#horror #poem #witchcraft #witchfinder
I got there six thousand years after he’d gone
It took me that long to find where I needed to be
The message was still warm, even under the frosted stones…
Kilmartin Glen: A Solstice Story – 21/12/25 1503GMT
#poetry #stoneage #ancientvoices #wintersolstice
It took me that long to find where I needed to be
The message was still warm, even under the frosted stones…
Kilmartin Glen: A Solstice Story – 21/12/25 1503GMT
#poetry #stoneage #ancientvoices #wintersolstice
December 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I got there six thousand years after he’d gone
It took me that long to find where I needed to be
The message was still warm, even under the frosted stones…
Kilmartin Glen: A Solstice Story – 21/12/25 1503GMT
#poetry #stoneage #ancientvoices #wintersolstice
It took me that long to find where I needed to be
The message was still warm, even under the frosted stones…
Kilmartin Glen: A Solstice Story – 21/12/25 1503GMT
#poetry #stoneage #ancientvoices #wintersolstice
What did YOU see out the side-hatch of your narrowboat this afternoon? This is what I got…
#WinterIsComing #narrowboatlife #canallife #birdphotography
#WinterIsComing #narrowboatlife #canallife #birdphotography
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
What did YOU see out the side-hatch of your narrowboat this afternoon? This is what I got…
#WinterIsComing #narrowboatlife #canallife #birdphotography
#WinterIsComing #narrowboatlife #canallife #birdphotography
A cold one, but a lovely one! Winter morning on the Lancaster Canal near Galgate.
#canallife #narrowboatlife #canal #narrowboat #lancastercanal
#canallife #narrowboatlife #canal #narrowboat #lancastercanal
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A cold one, but a lovely one! Winter morning on the Lancaster Canal near Galgate.
#canallife #narrowboatlife #canal #narrowboat #lancastercanal
#canallife #narrowboatlife #canal #narrowboat #lancastercanal
Just in case there's any doubt, sheep are NOT very good at covert ops…
#canallife #narrowboatlife #wintermorning
#canallife #narrowboatlife #wintermorning
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Just in case there's any doubt, sheep are NOT very good at covert ops…
#canallife #narrowboatlife #wintermorning
#canallife #narrowboatlife #wintermorning
Harking back to the tale of a king dismissing his army after their final battle, co-written with the great Andy Glass of @solsticeuk.bsky.social and, sadly, only performed twice. This was the first, hence the slight issue with cues and my very subtle solution.
#highfantasy #poetry #folkmusic #prog
#highfantasy #poetry #folkmusic #prog
Andy Glass of Solstice and The Boozer Cruiser | Waves of Nightingales | High fantasy prog
YouTube video by The Boozer Cruiser
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November 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Harking back to the tale of a king dismissing his army after their final battle, co-written with the great Andy Glass of @solsticeuk.bsky.social and, sadly, only performed twice. This was the first, hence the slight issue with cues and my very subtle solution.
#highfantasy #poetry #folkmusic #prog
#highfantasy #poetry #folkmusic #prog
For as long as I live, breathe and write, I’ll forever demand of myself: “Why did you create the phrase ‘With cackled caws a clack of claws carve up the carrion soul’? You’re gonna have to PERFORM that!”
[Also, 148,000 views. Thank you for watching!]
#halloween #edgarallanpoe #classichorror
[Also, 148,000 views. Thank you for watching!]
#halloween #edgarallanpoe #classichorror
The Scavengers Grow Brave | Demon Ravens | #halloween #edgarallanpoe #classichorror
YouTube video by The Boozer Cruiser
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October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
For as long as I live, breathe and write, I’ll forever demand of myself: “Why did you create the phrase ‘With cackled caws a clack of claws carve up the carrion soul’? You’re gonna have to PERFORM that!”
[Also, 148,000 views. Thank you for watching!]
#halloween #edgarallanpoe #classichorror
[Also, 148,000 views. Thank you for watching!]
#halloween #edgarallanpoe #classichorror
A family outing passing my boat this morning… #narrowboatlife #canal #lancastercanal #narrowboat #wildlife
June 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A family outing passing my boat this morning… #narrowboatlife #canal #lancastercanal #narrowboat #wildlife
Up like the larch to find a wee middle-of-nowhere spot to hide for a day or two. It's grand to feel like there's no one else in the whole world. Until the loneliness kicks in and you'd happily spend an hour with the pub bore! It's all a question of balance…
#canallife #narrowboat #lancastercanal
#canallife #narrowboat #lancastercanal
June 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Up like the larch to find a wee middle-of-nowhere spot to hide for a day or two. It's grand to feel like there's no one else in the whole world. Until the loneliness kicks in and you'd happily spend an hour with the pub bore! It's all a question of balance…
#canallife #narrowboat #lancastercanal
#canallife #narrowboat #lancastercanal
A lovely 45-minute or so cruise from Bolton-le-Sands to Carnforth, with a minor issue when a tree pushes the camera over c16s, and my "friend" tries to "help" me moor outside the Canal Turn pub…
#canal #narrowboat #lancastercanal
#canal #narrowboat #lancastercanal
June 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A lovely 45-minute or so cruise from Bolton-le-Sands to Carnforth, with a minor issue when a tree pushes the camera over c16s, and my "friend" tries to "help" me moor outside the Canal Turn pub…
#canal #narrowboat #lancastercanal
#canal #narrowboat #lancastercanal
Actually not that far from the madding crowd – but it feels like it! #lancastercanal #narrowboat #canallife
May 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Actually not that far from the madding crowd – but it feels like it! #lancastercanal #narrowboat #canallife
May 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today's cruise at 100x speed – real time was 1hr 34m. Distance about four miles from Ratcliffe Bridge wilderness to Galgate, slowing down to pass moored boats and when ducks or swans on patrol signalled eggs or hatchlings nearby. A grand day for it!
#lancastercanal #Narrowboat #canallife #wildlife
#lancastercanal #Narrowboat #canallife #wildlife
May 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today's cruise at 100x speed – real time was 1hr 34m. Distance about four miles from Ratcliffe Bridge wilderness to Galgate, slowing down to pass moored boats and when ducks or swans on patrol signalled eggs or hatchlings nearby. A grand day for it!
#lancastercanal #Narrowboat #canallife #wildlife
#lancastercanal #Narrowboat #canallife #wildlife
Really enjoyed a few late winter walks along the towpath while I've been moored just outside Lancaster.
#narrowboat #lancastercanal #canalboat #moonlight #coldnight
#narrowboat #lancastercanal #canalboat #moonlight #coldnight
March 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Really enjoyed a few late winter walks along the towpath while I've been moored just outside Lancaster.
#narrowboat #lancastercanal #canalboat #moonlight #coldnight
#narrowboat #lancastercanal #canalboat #moonlight #coldnight
Someone’s left the cell open! But it’s okay… they’re asleep.
March 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Someone’s left the cell open! But it’s okay… they’re asleep.
I’m wondering what the all I’ve been
And who I want to be
And while I learn to understand
I’m drinking in the pub behind the tree
#canalpub #canal #narrowboat #pub
And who I want to be
And while I learn to understand
I’m drinking in the pub behind the tree
#canalpub #canal #narrowboat #pub
February 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I’m wondering what the all I’ve been
And who I want to be
And while I learn to understand
I’m drinking in the pub behind the tree
#canalpub #canal #narrowboat #pub
And who I want to be
And while I learn to understand
I’m drinking in the pub behind the tree
#canalpub #canal #narrowboat #pub
Can you make out a couple of lights under the left-hanging branches of the tree? That's the pub. It's 600m across the fields but there's no public footpath so it's 2.2km away. I'm told it's not a great pub. It's cold. The cabin is 24º and I have Guinness. Quandaries of boat life.
#canal #narrowboat
#canal #narrowboat
February 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Can you make out a couple of lights under the left-hanging branches of the tree? That's the pub. It's 600m across the fields but there's no public footpath so it's 2.2km away. I'm told it's not a great pub. It's cold. The cabin is 24º and I have Guinness. Quandaries of boat life.
#canal #narrowboat
#canal #narrowboat
Challenging barriers in the way and a hill to climb, but there's a way through to the bright world beyond… Today's view from my boat is remarkably representative of the month I'm having. It's getting better!
#canal #spring #challengeaccepted
#canal #spring #challengeaccepted
February 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Challenging barriers in the way and a hill to climb, but there's a way through to the bright world beyond… Today's view from my boat is remarkably representative of the month I'm having. It's getting better!
#canal #spring #challengeaccepted
#canal #spring #challengeaccepted
I often don’t have the words. That may surprise people who know what I do for a living. This beautiful four-year-old boy in the pub tonight didn’t need my words. I didn’t ask him if everything was going to work out. But he told me that’s exactly what’s going to happen. And I completely believe him.
February 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I often don’t have the words. That may surprise people who know what I do for a living. This beautiful four-year-old boy in the pub tonight didn’t need my words. I didn’t ask him if everything was going to work out. But he told me that’s exactly what’s going to happen. And I completely believe him.
The last few mornings I’ve been suspicious that someone was messing about with my boat. You hear stories of chancers who’ll just steal coal, mooring gear, tools – anything not locked down . It’s a weasel innit! Stalking about as if it owns the place, looking at me like, “Get off my boat!”*
February 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The last few mornings I’ve been suspicious that someone was messing about with my boat. You hear stories of chancers who’ll just steal coal, mooring gear, tools – anything not locked down . It’s a weasel innit! Stalking about as if it owns the place, looking at me like, “Get off my boat!”*
February 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This has to be one of the worst things about living in England… I ordered a haggis rom a supermarket chain, to enjoy a late Burns supper. They didn't have one, so replaced it with a black pudding.
In Scotland, you wouldn't even dare to THINK of that.
#burnsnight #haggis
In Scotland, you wouldn't even dare to THINK of that.
#burnsnight #haggis
February 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This has to be one of the worst things about living in England… I ordered a haggis rom a supermarket chain, to enjoy a late Burns supper. They didn't have one, so replaced it with a black pudding.
In Scotland, you wouldn't even dare to THINK of that.
#burnsnight #haggis
In Scotland, you wouldn't even dare to THINK of that.
#burnsnight #haggis
It's been a cold but wonderfully bright couple of days on the Lancaster Canal at Galgate. I'll soon be leaving this canal, but there are some aspects I'll miss… #narrowboat #canal #sunset #landscape #lancastercanal
January 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It's been a cold but wonderfully bright couple of days on the Lancaster Canal at Galgate. I'll soon be leaving this canal, but there are some aspects I'll miss… #narrowboat #canal #sunset #landscape #lancastercanal
Reposted by Martin Kielty
This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky
January 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky
The great rock drummer Ted McKenna – one of my closest friends in all the world – moved on six years ago. I keep saying, "If you love someone make sure they know." Tonight even that doesn't feel like enough.
#tedmckenna #sahb #rocknroll #drummer #rip
#tedmckenna #sahb #rocknroll #drummer #rip
January 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The great rock drummer Ted McKenna – one of my closest friends in all the world – moved on six years ago. I keep saying, "If you love someone make sure they know." Tonight even that doesn't feel like enough.
#tedmckenna #sahb #rocknroll #drummer #rip
#tedmckenna #sahb #rocknroll #drummer #rip