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Fireside is the Irish Storytelling Podcast. Kevin C. Olohan is your host and Fireside Bard. Every Wednesday, Kevin takes a story from Folklore or Mythology, gives it a fresh retelling, and discusses the story itself and the craft, culture and history of Storytelling. Whether you’re a folklore fanatic, or someone who just enjoys hearing a good yarn, you can always join Kevin by the Fireside.
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Briar Rose: The Sleeping Beauty
jeudi 29 février 2024 • Duration 32:20
In episode 237 of Fireside, Kevin adapts the Grimm Tale of Briar Rose, better known as The Sleeping Beauty. A king and queen are desperate to have a child, but when their blessing arrives, one uninvited guest could threaten to take it all away
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The Frog Prince
jeudi 29 février 2024 • Duration 30:14
In episode 238 of Fireside, Kevin adapts the Grimm Tale of The Frog Prince, a spoiled princess loses her precious golden ball, but when a mysterious frog offers to get it back for her, the princess may get more than she bargained for...
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The Kildare Pooka
vendredi 20 octobre 2023 • Duration 28:55
In episode 228 of Fireside, Kevin tells the tale of the staff of a Dublin townhouse, all of whom begin to hear creaks and clatters in the night. Who has cleaned the kitchen? Was it one of them? Or was it a shapeshifting faerie?
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138 - Episode CXXXVIII - Lleu and Blodeuedd
mercredi 25 août 2021 • Duration 36:19
In episode 138 of Fireside, Kevin tells the final part of the fourth branch of the Mabinogion - the tales of Welsh mythology - with the troubled marriage of a man and his wife made of flowers: infidelity, treachery and vengeance abound…
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137 - Episode CXXXVII - The Curse of Arianrhod
mercredi 18 août 2021 • Duration 36:43
In episode 137 of Fireside; Kevin continues the fourth branch of the Mabinogi, the tales of Welsh Mythology - by telling the story of a young boy cursed by his mother for the crime of his own birth. But there is more to Arianrhod’s wrath…
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136 - Episode CXXXVI - Math, Son of Mathonwy
mercredi 11 août 2021 • Duration 40:37
In episode 136 of Fireside; Kevin tells the dark and sinister tale of the fourth branch of the Mabinogion - the tales of Welsh Mythology. Math is lord in the north, Pryderi is lord in the south. Math has two nephews - one is in love with Math’s foot maiden, the other will do anything to help his brother - anything.
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135 - Episode CXXXV - Manawydan
jeudi 5 août 2021 • Duration 36:37
In episode 135 of Fireside; Kevin tells the third branch of the Mabinogion - the tales of Welsh Mythology. It’s the story of a mysterious mist that descends over the kingdom of Dyfed - a mist that wipes out all living creatures, except for four heroes - who must travel to England to work their trade…
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134 - Episode CXXXIV - Wales at War with Ireland
mercredi 28 juillet 2021 • Duration 37:29
in episode 134 of Fireside; Kevin tells the second part of the second branch of the Mabinogion - the collection of tales from Welsh Mythology. Branwen, Princess of Wales is being mistreated in Ireland by her husband Matholych - King of Ireland - So her brother Bendigeidfran sails to Ireland and war. Follow Kevin on Instagram: @Firesidebard Support Fireside: https://headstuffpodcasts.com/
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133 - Episode CXXXIII - The Blow to Branwen
samedi 24 juillet 2021 • Duration 37:13
In episode 133 of Fireside, Kevin begins the second branch of the Mabinogion - the tales of Welsh Mythology; with the story of the marriage of the chief princess of Wales and the King of Ireland.
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132 - Episode CXXXII - Pryderi
mercredi 14 juillet 2021 • Duration 32:35
In episode 133 of Fireside Kevin tells the third and final part of the first branch of The Mabinogion - The welsh myth of the birth and mysterious disappearance of the son and heir of Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed and his wife Rhiannon.
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