An episode from the Tain Bo Cauilgne, The Cattle Raid of Cooley, the great epic of Irish & Celtic oral literature.

A great translation of the Tain is:

The Tain by Ciaran Carson

I've been so inspired by this stunning reimagining of the Cuchulainn tales - it is heartbreaking how little attention this book has received:

Cuchulainn & The Crow Queen by Bernard Kelly

Both are essentials for any mythic library!

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A tale from the legendary Scottish Traveller storyteller, Duncan Williamson.

I heard this on an audio recording of Duncan. The same story can be found in:

'The Coming of the Unicorn' by Duncan Williamson, edited by Linda Williamson

Learn more about Duncan in the two volume biography written by his friend and student David Campbell,  'A Traveller in Two Worlds' by David Campbell.

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A story from the island of Skye, on Scotland's west coast. It can be found in my book, Scottish Myths & Legends.

Skye also plays a part in the Cuchulainn legends, when Cuchulainn comes to the island to study at the warrior school belonging to Scathach. 

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Our first guest on House of Legends is Martina Pisciali, a young storyteller from Italy whom I was fortunate enough to work with at Storyfest in Singapore. 

Martina is a regular performer at Raccontaminuastoria, the International Storytelling Festival of Rome, as well as at international festivals in Sharjah and Bolzano. She is the apprentice of the highly-regarded storytellers Paola Balbi and Davide Bardi and a translator of bilingual performances. Martina's repertoire consists of Greek and Roman myths and global folktales, with a focus on the Middle East and the Mediterranean. 

Follow Martina on Instagram at @martinapisciali and catch her live if you can!

If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.

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A classic Russian tale, taken from Men and The Water of Life by Michael Meade.

Dedicated to Mon, Head Trainer at Diamond Muay Thai, Koh Phangan.

Learn more about Michael's amazing work as a storyteller, teacher and community leader here.

If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.

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A literary, pseudo-folk tale by the Japanese author Haruki Murakami, featured in his novel IQ84.

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This story is taken from:

'The Creative Fire: Myths & Stories on the Cycles of Creativity' by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Estes is best known for her seminal work 'Women Who Run With The Wolves'. If you enjoy this podcast, you will enjoy this book! If you've already read it, do give her audiobooks a try. They're full of great material and her voice is incredibly rich.

If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.

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A gorgeous wintry Tsimshian tale, taken from Winter Tales by Lari Don.

Discover more of Lari's work here.

Learn more about the Tsimshian culture here.

If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.

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I heard this story from Ian Stephen, a storyteller, author and poet from the Isle of Lewis.

Learn more about Ian's work here.

If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.

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In this episode we visit Siberia for the story of Seventy Languages. 

This story was taken from ‘Singing Story, Healing Drum’ by Kira Van Deusen. Other recommended volumes by the author are ‘Raven and The Rock’ and ‘The Flying Tiger’.

Learn more about Siberian spiritual traditions in the seminal text, ‘Shamanism; Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy’ by Mircea Eliade.

A wonderful album of Siberian music is ‘Voices From The Distant Steppe’ by Shu-De.

If these stories speak to you, you're welcome to journey deeper into myth with me.

Start with my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook, available here. You'll get access to regular mythic writings from me.

Or you can start with one of my books. Each one is a full immersion in Celtic Dreamtime. 

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