In this episode I spend a week with pagan religious group Romuva, and reflect on the role of belonging in paganism and folk tradition. Live recordings taken in 2018.

Music:

Intro theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods

4:10 - “XL Kompozicija” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė

6:57 “Dūno upė” - Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda

9:08 Gabija chant - Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda

10:35 Leliumoj - Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda

13:35 Žemyna chant -Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda

17:35 “XLVI Kompozicija” Žemyna Trinkūnaitė

30:05 “Nuslaide Saulala” by Kūlgrinda

32:40 “XLI kompozicija” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė

36:30 Inija Trinkūnienė

48:50 “Kompozicija xix” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė

Thank you so much to all the people who helped me in various ways in producing this podcast; your assistance was essential to my understanding. Any factual or pronunciation errors are my own.

You can find Žemyna Trinkūnaitė’s music on Spotify, the itunes store, and streaming at pakartot.lt. You can also email her at [email protected] to order a CD by post.

Kulgrinda can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Kulgrinda