Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.
 
Happy St Patrick's Day (for yesterday).  As you know, Emily & Leo are of Irish heritage and on the 17th March we celebrate the patron saint of Ireland - Saint Patrick. 
But he wasn't actually Irish!

If you'd like to learn more about St Paddy you can do so HERE.  

Our little Irish lullaby at the end is a famous song called 'The Castle of Dromore'.  Emily's parents used to sing it to her and she sang it to Leo when he was a baby.  

There is an Irish Gaelic phrase in the song ' A pháiste bán a stór'.  It means 'my fair-haired darling'.  Awwww!

This episode, we welcome storyteller Sarah Lloyd Winder to the podcast.  Sarah is a professional storyteller who seeks out tales from around the world to tell at a variety of venues and situations. From Folktales that tell the story of how Iceland got its volcanoes and Denmark its fjords to the beautiful myths and folklore of Japan, she seeks  stories of beauty, horror, comedy and the way people act.

If you would like to find out more about Sarah and her stories, you can visit her website HERE.

Our story is a favourite  - a 'Jack' tale.  There are lots of versions of this story all over the world, where the character follows the advice but gets it muddled or delayed.  But it all turns out alright in the end!

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Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand
Storytelling, songs and music by Dragonfly Tales
Produced by Andy Grazebrook
Art by Light Creative
Sound effects by Zapsplat
'The Castle of Dromore' lyrics by Sir Harold Boulton, music traditional
The Jazz Piano by Bensound.com