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On this episode, you'll find out just how many landscape features can be attributed to the petty hostilities of overgrown men, you'll hear about that one time Stan Rogers dabbled in druidism, and you'll learn what Fe Fi Fo Fum actually means.
Music:
Intro theme: Sylvia Woods - Forest March
"The Sun" by Warsaw Village Band
"Jotunheimr" by Adrian Von Ziegler
"Giant" by Stan Rogers
"The Legend of Fionn Mac Cumhaill " by Nick Mason
"Herr Mannelig" by Garmarna
"Paul Bunyan" by Gene Bluestein
"Ballad of John Henry" by Doc Watson
"You Can't Save Everything" by Magnolia Electric Co.
"The Giant of Illinois" by Andrew Bird
"Early One Morning (Friendly Giant Theme) by Bob Homme & John Duncan -
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:
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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 of Fair Folk you’ll hear about how an early modern Scottish king literally wrote the book on witchcraft, making Harry Potter possible for future generations, I’ll tell you about the Swedish Queen who is revered to this day for murdering her suitors, and you’ll hear some of the very best folk songs about witches.
Music:
Opening Theme - "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods
"I Once Lived in Service" by The Witches of Elswick
"La Harpe et l'Enfant" by Alan Stivell
"Willie's Lady" by Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer
"Martinmas Time" by Andy Irvine and Paul Brady
"The Witch of the Westmoreland" by Stan Rogers
"Mammy Redd" by John Allison
"The Death of Goody Nurse" by John Allison
"The Broomfield Hill" by Malinky
"Alison Gross" by Dave & Toni Arthur
"Come, Witches, to the Dance" by Lady Isadora with Lord Pan
"Witches Reel" by Green Crown
"The Brown Girl" by Frankie Armstrong -
This is an extremely potent interview of myself by Kathryn Fink, of the Heart is a Cauldron Podcast!
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In this episode I spend a week with pagan religious group Romuva, and reflect on the role of belonging in paganism and folk tradition. Live recordings taken in 2018.
Music:
Intro theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods
4:10 - “XL Kompozicija” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė
6:57 “Dūno upė” - Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda
9:08 Gabija chant - Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda
10:35 Leliumoj - Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda
13:35 Žemyna chant -Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda
17:35 “XLVI Kompozicija” Žemyna Trinkūnaitė
30:05 “Nuslaide Saulala” by Kūlgrinda
32:40 “XLI kompozicija” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė
36:30 Inija Trinkūnienė
48:50 “Kompozicija xix” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė
Thank you so much to all the people who helped me in various ways in producing this podcast; your assistance was essential to my understanding. Any factual or pronunciation errors are my own.
You can find Žemyna Trinkūnaitė’s music on Spotify, the itunes store, and streaming at pakartot.lt. You can also email her at [email protected] to order a CD by post.
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The first in a series on vocal polyphony, this episode gives credit to the ancient origins of vocal polyphony in rural community practices, looking specifically at the polyphony of Lithuania, whose sutartinės are a symbol of the nation's strong pre-christian folk heritage.
Music:
"Georgia: Vocal" by Greek Orthodox Church Choir
"Vay, More" (Oh, the Sea) by The Women's Folklore Ensemble of Staraya Terizmorga
Chant dedicated to St. Boniface, patron saint of Germany, 10th century by Quintin Beer and John Clapham
"Responsory: Favus Distillans" by Anonymous 4
"Äs Zäuerli" by Öse Schuppel
Latvian Song recorded by Andres Jurian in 1895 by Ensemble Sausejas
"Kaval Sviri (The Flute Plays)" by Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir
"Porazh Veles" (Porazh Village) by The Women's Folklore Ensemble of Staraya Terizmorga
"Trep Trepo, Martela" by Trys Keturiose
"Kas Tar Taka" by Obelija
"Kā Palinkai, Berželi?" (Recorded 1939)
"Ka Palinkai, Berželi" by Jievaras
"Daudas" by Kūlgrinda
"Vakarinė Žvaigždelė" by Kūlgrinda
"Responsory: Favus distillans" by Anonymous 4
This episode relied heavily on books and articles by Joseph Jordania and Daiva Račiūnaitė-Vyčinienė. Special thanks to Eglė Česnakavičiūtė of the band Obelija for assisting research, translating and explaining sutartinės for me.
Image:
An elderly group of sutartinės singers from the village of Smilgiai dancing, by Balys Biračas, 1936. Found in Daiva Račiūnaitė-Vyčinienė's "The Archaic Lithuanian Polyphonic Chant Sutartinė." Lituanus 52, 2006.
