Fair Folk Podcast

This episode is a road map to the folklore, mythology, songs and rituals of the goddess of the dawn, gathered from the many cultures of the Indo-European language family. It paints the picture of a radiant, dependable, go-getter goddess who is born again with every day and every epoch. The episode ends with my ritual performance of the medieval hymn “Polorum Regina” in an abandoned church on a mountaintop at sunrise.

Check out Medieval Hymn to the Dawn Goddess on our new YouTube series! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_moj-dcn5nM

The episode I mentioned: A Priest and a Piper: A Conversation with Ignas Šatkauskas, Pagan Priest of Romuva https://m.soundcloud.com/fairfolkcast/ignas-satkauskas-interview

A great resource for Indo-European mythology, folklore and poetry research that I used for this episode is Indo-European Poetry and Myth by Martin Litchfield West

Episode edited by Quinn McCord.

Thank you very much to Sylvia Woods, whose song Forest March is the opening theme to Fair Folk Podcast!

Image: The Coming of Bride by John Duncan, 1917

In our second conversation on Fair Folk, folklorist Terry Gunnell and I discuss the northern European folklore of the winter season, especially the tradition of guising and monstrous visitors in pagan and Christian times, and -- getting to the juicy stuff -- how male deities came to dominate the Nordic sphere in the Viking era, when it is rather obvious feminine deities used to play a significantly larger role.

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Some of Terry Gunnell's articles can be downloaded here: https://hi.academia.edu/TerryGunnell

Music:

Intro theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods

32:32 “K Viola” by ICP Orchestra

58:30 “K Viola” by ICP Orchestra (again)

In this episode I talk butt folklore, empire, sacred friendship and magic with Jeanette Sheehy, a co-facilitator of my upcoming workshop, AR$E MAGICA.

Follow the link if you would like to join us this Saturday (or after): https://linktr.ee/danica.boyce

Find Jeanette on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purposefulstroll/

River Drosera on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/river_drosera

The book Jeanette spoke of: Sacred Success by Barbara Stanny

AR$E MAGICA Workshop: https://linktr.ee/danica.boyce

This episode discusses the folklore and song celebrating butts and the delight and magic they bring to the world. It also introduces a new collaborative workshop I'm offering on butthole money magic, linked above.

Music in this episode:

Intro theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods

12:20 "Great Big Roaming Ass" by Liam Broderick

26:20 "Satyr's Dance" by Nigel North

31:05 "Shave 'Em Dry" by Lucille Bogan

47:00 "Hieronymus Bosch Butt Music" By James Spalink (transcribed by Amelia Hamrick)

51:45 "Funky Butt" by Mississippi John Hurt

1:10:40 "Bottoms Up" by Nat Shilkret & His Orchestra

An interview with Daniel Allison, Scottish storyteller and author. We talk about the beginning of the winter season, how he became a storyteller, and how we can make our dreams a reality with the winter dark as our guide and protector. He tells the beautiful story "The Dream Makers" from his book "Scottish Myths and Legends."

House of Legends Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/59C6P4JKydqeUoWYhILZBU?si=WqKHjqsTT7i8uZulU5U5aA

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Music in this episode:

Intro theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods

1:30 Untitled Scottish melody by Stephen Arndt

24:05 "The Song of the Chanter" by Tale of the Gael

Enjoy this 2019 episode exploring the ancient traditions behind today's favourite Halloween activities: trick-or-treating, jack-o-lantern carving, divination, and... communing with the dead.

This episode's music:

Intro Music: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods

2:09 “Nöstmo Halvar” by Per O G Runberg

7:04 “King Orfeo” by Alva

13:07 “Samhain” by Ron Allen

14:55 “Punkie Night” by Withe & Stone

17:11 “Tam Glen” by Jean Redpath

22:45 “Colcannon” by The Black Family

26:30 “The Wife of Usher’s Well” by Alfred Deller & The Deller Consort

31:38 “Souling Song” by the Watersons

38:10 “Faithful Johnny” by Bryony Griffith & Will Hampson

42:30 “Lyke Wake Dirge” by the Young Tradition

Image: Scotch Mist by John Duncan

This is an extremely potent interview of myself by Kathryn Fink, of the Heart is a Cauldron Podcast!

The Heart is Cauldron Podcast: https://kathrynfink.com/the-heart-is-a-cauldron

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Fair Folk Patreon: www.patreon.com/fairfolkcast

In this episode I dive deep into Ancient Germanic apple and tree symbolism with researcher Joseph S. Hopkins of Norse mythology resource mimisbrunnr.info.

Links:

Abundance Paganism info and registration: https://fair-folk-media.mykajabi.com/sales-page

Mimisbrunnr.info

About Joseph S. Hopkins: www.mimisbrunnr.info/hopkins

Kvasir Symbols Database entry on apples: https://www.mimisbrunnr.info/ksd-apple

Music:

Intro theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods

"Oj Jabuko" by Ansambl Ladarice

"Do you Love an Apple" by the Bothy Band

This episode illuminates the connection between money and abundance, and delves into the mysterious link between dragon lore and overflow.

Abundance Paganism Waiting List: mailchi.mp/847623139546/ap-waitlist

Fair Folk Podcast Mailing list: www.fairfolkcast.com (scroll to bottom)

The Origin of Dragons article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/40465957

Music:

Intro Theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods

19:00 “Holy Cross Warriors March Fantasy” by Andrei Krylov

34:00 “The Dragon Song” by Bonnie Prince Billy

Abundance paganism is running again in 2026-7 as a workshop series! To sign up: https://danicaboyce.com/abundance-paganism-2026

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This episode introduces the concept of abundance paganism, and announces my offering of a course by the same name!

Topics covered:

*how abundance mentality dovetails with a pagan worldview and pagan practice

*my definition of ancestry

*appropriation and integrity

*the connection between suffering, death, sacrifice and transformation

*what our ancestors were doing most of the time (hint: it wasn’t war)

Music:

Fair Folk intro theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods

16:55 “Ia Patonepi” by Imke McMurtrie, Nana Mzhavanadze & Tamar Buadze https://www.amazon.com/Georgian-Songs-Mzhavanadze-Buadze-McMurtrie/dp/B07BJFJLQH

32:00 “Helvegen” by Kalandra (written by Einar Selvik) https://kalandra.bandcamp.com/

“Kur Sakuolalis Ten Gegiutala” by Kulgrinda https://www.facebook.com/Kulgrinda/