House of Legends is 100 episodes old! 

I decided to celebrate by having a hangout with my co-facilitators from the Oak & Ash retreat. We talk about the event and what we learnt from it about story, song and ceremony. 

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Ain initiation tale from Borneo.

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This episodes features a story taken from my book Finn & The Fianna, a retelling of the Finn MacCool stories which originated in Ireland, and which tell of the legendary band of warriors known as the Fianna. Their captain at the height of their fame was a man named Finn MacCool, and in this story, Finn leads his men on a hunt on which something magical and mysterious takes place, which isn’t unusual for these stories. 

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Today’s story comes from the Selkup people of Siberia. It’s one I recorded a few years back for my patrons and wanted to share with you this January. 

It's an animistic tale about respect for the spirit of fire, coming from people who live in some of the harshest conditions on the planet. 

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Kat Houghton is a storyteller, author, wilderness rites of passage guide, transformational coach and forest farmer. Originally from the Scottish Borders, she now lives and works in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia. For the last eleven months Kat has been a student on my Myth Singers program, which led her to start her new podcast, Celtic Medicine Stories, which I highly recommend. 

On this episode, Kat tells the classic Scottish story of Thomas the Rhymer, which is well overdue a telling on this podcast, and afterward we talk about the story, which Kat sees as an initiatory story which mirrors her own work with visionary rites of passage. I also offer an exercise to help you access 'True Thomas Knowing'.

Learn more about Kat and the many aspects of her work here.

Listen to Kat's Celtic Medicine Stories Podcast on Apple Podcasts here.

Note: Kat's home region has been devastated by the Hurricane Helene. Kat is currently working hard with other volunteers in the area. If you would like to help, she suggests the following two organisations:

'BeLoved Asheville has a long history of carrying for our most vulnerable people, especially those without houses. There are suddenly many more for them to assist'

 https://www.belovedasheville.com/rebuilding-hope-after-hurricane-helene/
 
 'And our farmers who have been donating all their harvest and not getting paid. This fund is to support them and the farms that were so damaged they have no more crops'
 
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-farmers-and-grassroots-food-system-organizing-in-wnc

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My guest today is Dougie Mackay. Dougie hails from the Scottish Highlands and draws on his background in nature connection and ancestral skills in his storytelling. He founded the Inverness Storytelling Festival, hosts the Tales for Our Times podcast, recently toured British Columbia and hosts regular events at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. 

On this episode Dougie tells the Scottish story of Whuppity Stoorie, and afterwards we talk about the story and his work. 

I’m trying a new format, in which we go straight into the story and then talk afterwards, so please let me know if you prefer this.

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Today’s episode is a joint release with Danica Boyce of Fair Folk Podcast to mark Lughnasa. It’s been a few years since Danica and I last guested on each other’s podcasts, during which time our work has evolved and changed, we’ve started collaborating and Danica has moved to Scotland. 

So it was about time for a catch up. On this episode we take the story of The Coming of Lugh as a starting point for a conversation about accessing Celtic myth, pagan ritual song and the nature of devotional practice amongst other things. 

We also share news of our new offering, The Cave of Dreams. 

You can sign up for the waiting list for The Cave of Dreams here.

Join Danica's substack here, listen to her podcast Fair Folk here and follow her on Instagram here.

If you're in or near England next week, join us at Medicine Festival.

A few Celtic tradition bearers mentioned on the episode who share their work online are Candlelit Tales, Fireside, Michael Harvey, Tamar Williams and Angharad Wynne.

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We're a bit past midsummer but it's such a great story, I couldn't resist!

This is another Celtic story taken from my new book Scottish Myths & Legends Volume II, told by me. It's an old pagan tale of dancing trees which, to me, is an illustration of the overflowing of life and light we experience in Scotland in the middle of summer, when the nights never truly darken. I wonder if the people of Ancient Scotland might have believed that all the trees, not just those in this one glen, danced on midsummer's night. 

My version of the story comes from a version by the influential Traveller singer and storyteller Stanley Robertson. Supposedly Stanley’s family would camp at a Traveller site near Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire when they were working on the flax harvest; Auld Croovie was the name of a tree near the site. In some versions, the trees dance only once every fifty years. The word ‘Croovie’ is from the Gaelic word ‘craobh’ for tree.

Stanley Robertson had a profound influence on many singers and storytellers, including the celebrated singer Sam Lee who was his apprentice. You can listen to some recordings of Stanley on Soundcloud here.

Go out and tell this story to the trees.

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Today’s episode is a special one as it marks the release of my new book, Scottish Myths & Legends Volume II.

For this episode I wanted to share with you a story narrated by Angus King, who narrated the audiobook of Scottish Myths & Legends Volumes I & II. The story comes from the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides. I first heard it from Linda Williamson, the wife of the famous Traveller storyteller Duncan Williamson, and it’s called Fair Maid’s Tresses.

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My guest today is Stephen McCabe of Green Temple Therapy. A former student on my Myth Singers course, Stephen is a storyteller, author, Zen Buddhist, tarot reader and nature therapist based in the village of Temple in Scotland. He’s the author of The Moorfoot Tales, a collection in which his deep love for nature is always present and eloquently expressed. 

You can use the chapter marker or go to around 47mins if you’d like to skip straight to the story. 

Learn more about Stephen by visiting his website where you can download his free nature therapy ebook, or buy getting a copy of The Moorfoot Tales, which I highly recommend.

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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.

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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.

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A village tale of predatory men and feminine secrets from Ghana, told by Daniel Allison.

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

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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. 

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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. 

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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

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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. 

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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.

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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

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Our story on this episode is The Crow’s Wife, which you can also find in my book Scottish Myths & Legends. 

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On this episode my guest is Phil Owedy, a Welsh-Nigerian storyteller based in Pembrokeshire. He draws deeply on his dual heritage and multiple cultures in order to find the contemporary in the traditional. 

Phil regularly performs in storytelling clubs and has featured at Beyond the Border and Aberystwyth Storytelling Festivals, as well as at Kea Festival in Greece and Fabula Festival in Sweden. I met Phil at Beyond the Border this summer where he delivered the premier of his brilliant new show, The Gods are All Here. 

In this episode, we take about Phil’s experiences and approach to storytelling, and we hear a telling from The Gods are All here.

Learn more about Phil’s work at:

https://www.philokwedystoryteller.co.uk

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On this episode I tell the Amazonian story of The Jaguar King.

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On this episode I share an early draft of the Irish story of The Coming of Lugh from my forthcoming book, The Children of Danu.

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My guest on this episode is Ian Stephen. Ian is a a writer, poet and storyteller from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. He worked for 15 years in the coastguard service, based in Stornoway, and since 1995 has worked full-time in the arts, after winning the inaugural Robert Louis Stevenson award. 

Ian was the first artist in residence at StAnza, Scotland's annual poetry festival. His poetry and short fiction have been published in numerous journals worldwide while his debut novel, A Book of Death and Fish, was a book of the year choice in The Guardian, The Herald and The Glasgow Review.

Learn more about Ian’s work at www.ianstephen.co.uk

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Our guest this week is Sef Townsend, a brilliant storyteller and musician who has worked on peace and reconciliation projects throughout the world, including in the West Bank, in Armenia-Azerbaijan and Northern Ireland. In our conversation we talk about his travels throughout the world, his unique heritage, his love of language and much more, and he tells a beautiful story.

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On Thursday 28th October I’ll be a guest at an online session with Lisnakea Yarnspinners in Northern Ireland. Link:

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Our guest this week is Jay Leeming, a performance storyteller whose poetic way of bringing traditional stories alive has captivated audiences in theaters, schools, libraries and National Parks. He is the creator of the Crane Bag Podcast, the author of two books of poetry and the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Recordings and more information about his work can be found at www.JayLeeming.com.

Story begins at 36mins; use the chapter mark if you want to go straight there.

Note: we replaced the audio of the live telling with a pre-recorded story as the recording was breaking up a lot. 

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Our guest this week is Orcadian storyteller Tom Muir. 

Tom was born on a small farm by the sea on the Orkney Mainland and now works as an engagement officer the Orkney Museum.He has published many books on Orkneys history and stories and as a storyteller he has performed in many countries, from Newfoundland and Greenland in the north to Slovenia and Hong Kong in the south, as well as all over Scotland, Scandinavia and Europe. He is a founder member and president of the Orcadian Story Trust, which runs the annual Orkney Storytelling Festival.

The story starts at 57mins, you can use the chapter marker if you want to skip straight to it. 

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This week I'm re-releasing a previous House of Legends episode: the haunting tale from the Isle of Skye which I call Where Music Comes From. 

I'm still working on the next Mabinogion tale and wanted to make sure I'm ready before I record it, so I thought I'd give you this to enjoy in the meantime. 

Hope you enjoy the story.

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Our guest this week is Clare Murphy.

Clare has been a storyteller for 14 years. She has performed in more than 20 countries, telling stories for all kinds of audiences. Her performances include shows such as “The King of Lies”; the political folkloric show set in Damascus, and playful pieces like UniVerse which explores where quantum physics, philosophy and mythology meet. She tells the story that is called for in each situation; from telling to the President of Ireland to performing at the Writers room of the Royal Shakespeare Company to working as storyteller in residence for the NHS Leadership academy.

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The final chapter of the first branch of the Mabinogion.

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Our guest this week is Csenge Zalka.

Csenge is a professional storyteller and author from Hungary. She got her MA in Storytelling at East Tennessee State University, and has her PhD in Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University, OH. She performs traditional stories (folktales, myths, legends and epics) internationally in English, Spanish and Hungarian; she has been featured at festivals in the USA, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece.

If you want to skip straight to the stair, you can find it at 26.00

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We continue our Mabinogion series with the tale of Pwyll & Rhiannon, from the first branch of the Mabinogi. 

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This episode is the sixth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly.

In episodes 94-96 I share my retelling of the unforgettable story of Midir & Étaín.

The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025).

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Our guest this week is multiple-award winning US storyteller Donna Washington. 

The first story starts at 24:55.

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The first part of our Mabinogion series. The Mabinogion is a collection of Welsh legends. It is the earliest prose literature of Britain and one of the jewels of Celtic legend. 

I base my telling on the 2008 translation by Sioned Davies.

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A Scottish selkie story with emerging storyteller Kirsten Milliken.

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Part 5 of our Tales Of The Fianna series to celebrate the launch of my new book, Finn & The Fianna (available January 2021). 

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Part 4 of our Tales Of The Fianna series to celebrate the launch of my new book, Finn & The Fianna (available January 2021). 

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Part 3 of our Tales Of The Fianna series to celebrate the launch of my new book, Finn & The Fianna (available December 2020). 

Find out about the Roundhouse Storytelling School:

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

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Part 2 of our Tales Of The Fianna series to celebrate the launch of my new book, Finn & The Fianna (available December 2020). 

Find out about the Roundhouse Storytelling School:

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

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Part 1 of our Finn MacCoull series to celebrate the launch of my new book, Finn & The Fianna (available December 2020). 

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

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Our guest this week is Nana Tomova, host of The Story Apothecary Podcast. Nana is a storyteller, poet, photographer, as well as a mental health specialist and pharmacist, who draws deep inspiration from nature. We discussed her work and Nana told the Bulgarian story, Salt Is The Dearest.

I hope you enjoy the conversation and the story. If you’d like to skip straight to the story, you can use the chapter marker.

Lisen to Nana's podcast at:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-story-apothecary/id1508380185

Learn about her other work at:

https://www.nanatomova.com/podcast

Follow her excellent Instagram page at:

https://www.instagram.com/nana.tomova/

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This week’s guest is Lisa Schneidau. Based in Dartmoor in England’s west country, Lisa is a storyteller, author and environmentalist. She is the author of the bestselling book, Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland and the forthcoming Woodland Folk Tales of Britain & Ireland. Lisa has a beautiful and mesmerising voice and I’m sure you’re going to love listening to her story. 

For those of you who want to jump straight to the story, you can do so using the chapter markers.

Find Lisa online at:

http://www.lisaschneidau.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/LisaSchneidauStoryteller/

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This episode is the fifth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly, available exclusively from Audible. 

In episodes 94-96 I share my retelling of the unforgettable story of Midir & Étaín.

The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025). 

Get the audiobook here.

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For our 50th episode (!) we feature one of the world's finest oral storytellers, Kamini Ramachandran. 

Note: There is some background humming noise from a ceiling fan during the story, which was recorded in Singapore, where it's very hot... don't worry, you'll tune it out.

Kamini is a pioneer in the global storytelling movement. She is the creative producer of Storyfest Singapore, founding director of The Storytelling Centre Ltd and a veteran performer who has graced stages from Edinburgh to Sydney. 

I first saw her perform in Edinburgh many years ago and was fortunate enough to be invited to her festival in Singapore last year.

In this interview, we discussed Kamini’s recent projects as well as her experience growing up in the plantations of Malaysia.


Kamini's links:

www.moonshadowstories.com

https://storytellingcentrelimited.com

Social media:

@kaministoryteller

Photo credit: Moonshadow Stories


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Our guest this week is Sharon Blackie. Sharon is an award-winning writer and internationally recognised teacher whose work sits at the interface of psychology, mythology and ecology. She is the author of If Women Rose Rooted, This Enchanted Life, Foxfire, Wolfskin and The Long Delirious Burning Blue.

Find Sharon online at www.sharonblackie.net

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This week we feature a fantastic Welsh storyteller and teacher, Angharad Wynne.

You can learn more about Angaharad's work with pilgrimages at Dreaming the Land:

https://www.dreamingtheland.com

The Dadeni Mystery School:

https://www.dadeni.org

And Cae Mabon:

https://www.caemabon.co.uk

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This week’s story is The Shepherd’s Dream from Ireland.

Event link for Wd 13th May: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/950184208666216/?event_time_id=1121022501582385


To join, click the following Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/652120818 

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