My guest today is Jess Smith. Jess is a storyteller, author and singer from the Scottish travelling people. She spent much of her childhood living on a bus and travelling around Scotland with her parents and seven sisters, spending evenings around fires listening to the stories carried by the travelling people while the rest of the country was busy forgetting them. 

Listening back to the interview, which we recorded a couple of year ago, I’m struck once again by gratitude that I know and get to talk to people who carry such precious heritage and knowledge as Jess, and to introduce you to her. There are very few people left who can remember this way of life, and even fewer with such a gift for describing it.

You can use the chapter marker if you’d like to skip straight to the story, which starts around 40mins in. But I'd highly recommended listening to Jess describe a way of life which is almost gone from this world.

You can learn more about Jess and find links to buy her books here.

Get my free ebook of Orcadian stories here.

Support the podcast by buying one of my books for the price of a cup of coffee here.

Learn about Myth Singers, my Online Celtic Storytelling Apprenticeship, here. 

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. 

Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

In this episode I share a Scottish story taken from my forthcoming book, Scottish Myths & Legends Volume II.

The story comes from Orkney, an archipelago northeast of the Scottish mainland.

Get my free ebook of Orcadian stories here.

Support the podcast by buying one of my books for the price of a cup of coffee here.

Learn about Myth Singers, my Online Celtic Storytelling Apprenticeship, here. 

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. 

Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

This is a very special episode!

My guest on today’s episode is Judith-Kate Friedman. Judith-Kate inhabits the flinty places where art, activism, ritual and oral tradition dance. She sings, composes, writes, performs, curates spaces, produces events, tends hearth-fires, tells stories and documents aliveness. Born in New York City, she now calls Washington State’s rural north Olympic Peninsula (traditional Coast Salish lands) home. 

Judith-Kate was married to the late Daniel Deardorff, who was a mythsinger, storyteller, ritualist, composer, and producer. A polio survivor and early teacher about Otherness, he toured extensively with renowned soft-rock band Seals and Crofts and produced award-winning albums for other artists. When post-polio sequelae required change, he became an independent scholar of myth teaching internationally alongside such renowned teachers as Robert Bly, Martin Shaw,  and Michael Meade, all of whom adored and revered him, and speak passionately of him and his work. 

Judith-Kate runs the Mythsinger Legacy Project which continues Daniel’s work restoring myth to culture and community. In this episode, Judith-Kate and I talk about Daniel’s life and work, and we are very, very fortunate to feature a recording of Daniel telling a story.

You can learn more about Daniel Deardorff, Judith-Kate and the Mythsinger Legacy Project at their respective websites, which are linked below, along with a link to purchase the new edition of The Other Within. 

The story starts at 57mins.

https://mythsingerlegacy.org

https://judithkate.com

https://www.amazon.com/Other-Within-Genius-Deformity-Culture/dp/1556437609

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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. 

Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

On this episode I share my interpretation of a classic Greek myth.

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Amazon UK

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Get my FREE ebook Silverborn here

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Music by Kate Young 

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. 

Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

My guest on this episode is Aron Hegarty.  Aron is an Irish born Actor and Storyteller, and the cofounder of Candlelit Tales. Through Candlelit Tales he and his sister have introduced many thousands of people to Irish mythology, and their podcast is one of my absolute favourites. 

We performed together in Dublin last year and again when Aron came to Thailand this month. We also sat down in a little hut by the beach to record a chat and a story for House of Legends. If you’d like to go straight to the story, use the chapter marker or skip ahead manually to 49mins. 

Support House of Legends by becoming a patron at:

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Learn about Myth Singers, my online Celtic Storytelling Apprenticeship, at:

www.houseoflegends.me/story-coaching

Get my books, Scottish Myths & Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn & The Fianna, at Amazon US:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10

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Join us on Instagram:

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Music by Kate Young 

https://www.kateyoungmusic.com

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. 

Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

My guest on this episode is Siobhan Asgarzadeh. Siobhan is a storyteller and grief pilgrim based in Colorado. She holds grief pilgrimages both in person, in nature and online, in which she helps individuals and groups to work with their own grief.  Siobhan is a member of the Roundhouse Storytelling School, a highly valued member of our community and a very powerful storyteller, so I was delighted that she agreed to come on the podcast to talk about her work and share a story. 

Learn more about Siobhan at https://griefpilgrim.com/

Support House of Legends by becoming a patron at:

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Study with me at the Roundhouse Storytelling School:

https://www.roundhouseschool.com

Learn about Myth Singers, my storytelling coaching program, at:

www.houseoflegends.me/story-coaching

Get my books, Scottish Myths & Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn & The Fianna, at Amazon US:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10

Amazon UK:

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Get my FREE ebook Silverborn at:

https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-page

Join us on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcast

Music by Kate Young 

https://www.kateyoungmusic.com

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. 

Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

This episode is a collaboration with Pathways, a podcast by Welsh storyteller Tamar Eluned Williams. After a brief chat with Tamar you’ll hear an episode of her podcast in which she guides you on a story walk along the Ely River and down to Cardiff Bay.

Learn more about Tamar at https://www.tamarelunedwilliams.com

Explore Tamar’s Pathways project at https://www.pathways-llwybrau.com

Support House of Legends by becoming a patron at:

https://www.patreon.com/houseoflegends

Study with me at the Roundhouse Storytelling School:

https://www.roundhouseschool.com

Learn about Myth Singers, my storytelling coaching program, at:

www.houseoflegends.me/story-coaching

Get my books, Scottish Myths & Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn & The Fianna, at Amazon US:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10

Amazon UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Allison/e/B081PNRL92/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

Amazon Canada:

https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ADaniel+Allison&s=relevancerank&text=Daniel+Allison&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1

Get my FREE ebook Silverborn at:

https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-page

Join us on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcast

Music by Kate Young 

https://www.kateyoungmusic.com

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. 

Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

My guests on the episode are Emily Hanna-Grazebrook and her son Leo, who tells stories together on their wonderful Dragonfly Tales podcast. Here they give us their unique version of that old classic, Puss in Boots.

Listen to Emily and Leo’s podcast, Dragonfly Tales, at:

https://dragonflytales.uk/podcast

Note: Apologies for the lower-than-normal sound quality in the intro, I had trouble finding a quiet space to record recently. Normal service will resume shortly. 

Get access to every House of Legends episode and patron-only worksheets by becoming a patron at:

https://www.patreon.com/houseoflegends

Study with me at the Roundhouse Storytelling School:

https://www.roundhouseschool.com

Learn about Myth Singers, my storytelling coaching program, at:

www.houseoflegends.me/story-coaching

Get my books, Scottish Myths & Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn & The Fianna, at Amazon US:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10

Amazon UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Allison/e/B081PNRL92/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

Amazon Canada:

https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ADaniel+Allison&s=relevancerank&text=Daniel+Allison&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1

Get my FREE ebook Silverborn at:

https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-page

Join us on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcast

Music by Kate Young 

https://www.kateyoungmusic.com

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. 

Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

Apologies for the lower sound quality on this episode, I had trouble finding a quiet space to record for this one. Normal service will resume soon.

Get access to every House of Legends episode and patron-only worksheets by becoming a patron at:

https://www.patreon.com/houseoflegends

Study with me at the Roundhouse Storytelling School:

https://www.roundhouseschool.com

Learn about Myth Singers, my storytelling coaching program, at:

www.houseoflegends.me/story-coaching

Get my books, Scottish Myths & Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn & The Fianna, at Amazon US:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10

Amazon UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Allison/e/B081PNRL92/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

Amazon Canada:

https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ADaniel+Allison&s=relevancerank&text=Daniel+Allison&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1

Get my FREE ebook Silverborn at:

https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-page

Join us on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcast

Music by Kate Young 

https://www.kateyoungmusic.com

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. 

Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 

Our guest on the episode is Nicholas Jubber, author of the new book The Fairy Tellers. I talk to Nick about the book and we hear Nick tell the story of The Golden City.

You can find Nick at http://www.nickjubber.com

Get his book at your local independent bookshop or on Amazon here.

Get access to every House of Legends episode and patron-only worksheets by becoming a patron at:

https://www.patreon.com/houseoflegends

Study with me at the Roundhouse Storytelling School:

https://www.roundhouseschool.com

Learn about Myth Singers, my storytelling coaching program, at:

www.houseoflegends.me/story-coaching

Get my books, Scottish Myths & Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn & The Fianna, at Amazon US:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10

Amazon UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Allison/e/B081PNRL92/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

Amazon Canada:

https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ADaniel+Allison&s=relevancerank&text=Daniel+Allison&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1

Get my FREE ebook Silverborn at:

https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-page

Join us on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcast

Music by Kate Young 

https://www.kateyoungmusic.com

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. 

Thanks for being part of House of Legends.