This week's story comes from the pygmy people of the Congo. I heard it told by Joseph Campbell in an interview he gave with Bill Moyers. You can watch a clip here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F7Wwew8X4Y

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In this episode I interview Noah Tetzner, the host of The History of Vikings Podcast. Noah gives an overview of the Norse cosmology and then we discuss the source texts and different aspects of the subject in more depth. 

Sources episodes are a new feature for House of Legends, in which we delve deeper into mythology and folklore as opposed to hearing stories. Let me know if you'd like to hear more of these.

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www.thehistoryofvikings.com

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And worldwide.

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In this episode I talk to Danica Boyce, the host of Fair Folk, an outstanding folklore podcast. 

Clarification from Danica: The version of the Cruel Mother that she sings is by Shirley Collins, an English singer; the song is English/Scottish but the lines about the afterlives are from The Maid and the Palmer, a ballad collected from an Irish traveller.

Check out Fair Folk Podcast at:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fair-folk-podcast/id1177770160

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This week's story is from Scotland. It's a tale of the kelpie, one of our most famous and fascinating otherworld creatures. I heard it from Ian Stephen, a storyteller from the Isle of Lewis, and have been telling it a lot in performance recently.

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And worldwide.

Music by Kate Young.

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It's time for snowy stories! We kick off the season of wintry tales with a perennial favourite of mine, The Snow Maiden. This is a Russian folk tale collected by Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev, which was later made into a play and opera, and lingers in that classic Christmas film, The Snowman.

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Music by Kate Young www.kateyoungmusic.com

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We remain in Orkney for a tale which introduces us to the strange beings known in Orkney as the finfolk. 

You can learn more about the finfolk n Tom Muir's excellent Orkney Folk Tales. Get it in the UK at:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Orkney-Folk-Tales-United-Kingdom/dp/075249905X/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=orkney+folk+tales&qid=1574719255&sr=8-2

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A special episode featuring a reading from my new novel, The Bone Flute, set in Iron Age Orkney and drawing on Scottish and Orcadian mythology.

The Bone Flute is available now from Amazon; follow the link below:

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We kick off our mini-series of Orcadian stories with The Mermaid Bride.

You can find this story in two books by Orcadian storyteller Tom Muir. The first is The Mermaid Bride and the other is Orkney Folk Tales. I highly recommend both.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tom-Muir/e/B0034QAO6C?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1573505319&sr=8-1

Tom recently helped develop the Orkney Folklore Trail app - read about it here:

https://www.orkneyology.com/orkney-folklore-trail.html

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I sit down to talk with world-renowned storyteller Jan Blake, who came to perform at the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2019. Jan shares some of her journey as a storyteller and reflects on the art.

Find out more about Jan at:

https://www.janblakestories.co.uk

Music by Kate Young.

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Another bonus episode from the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2019. This time I sit down for a chat with Robert Seven Crows Bourdon, a storyteller from Quebec of Akadian and Mi'kmag descent, who has delighted audiences here with his warmth, generosity and talent.

You can follow Robert on Facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/Robert-Seven-Crows-Bourdon-120079868174154/

And listen to his music at:

https://nikamowin.com/en/artist/robert-seven-crows-bourdon

Music by Kate Young.

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