Fair Folk Podcast

This is an extremely potent interview of myself by Kathryn Fink, of the Heart is a Cauldron Podcast! The Heart is Cauldron Podcast: https://kathrynfink.com/the-heart-is-a-cauldron Sign up for my mailing list to hear when Abundance Paganism opens again: www.fairfolkcast.com Kathryn Fink instagram: www.instagram.com/kathryn.a.fink/ My instagram: www.instagram.com/danica.boyce/ Fair Folk Patreon: www.patreon.com/fairfolkcast

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: Abundance Paganism info and registration: https://fair-folk-media.mykajabi.com/sales-page 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

Abundance Paganism sales page for January 2021: https://fair-folk-media.mykajabi.com/abundance-paganism This episode introduces the concept of abundance paganism, and announces my offering of a course by the same name beginning September 2nd! Topics covered: *how abundance mentality dovetails with a pagan worldview and pagan practice *my definition of ancestry *appropriation and integrity *the connection between suffering, death, sacrifice and transformation *what our ancestors were doing most of the time (hint: it wasn’t war) Music: Fair Folk intro theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods 16:55 “Ia Patonepi” by Imke McMurtrie, Nana Mzhavanadze & Tamar Buadze https://www.amazon.com/Georgian-Songs-Mzhavanadze-Buadze-McMurtrie/dp/B07BJFJLQH 32:00 “Helvegen” by Kalandra (written by Einar Selvik) https://kalandra.bandcamp.com/ “Kur Sakuolalis Ten Gegiutala” by Kulgrinda https://www.facebook.com/Kulgrinda/

This is a re-release of last year's August Fair Folk Almanac for Patreon about the Irish festival of Lughnasadh, its mysterious history, and its afterlife in modern Irish folklore. This is the feast of the harvest's beginning, of the shining sun, of first precious golden loaf. In Irish, Lughnasa is a gathering for the god Lugh, who was responsible for teaching the people of Ireland how to harvest the grain, and for maintaining the four quarters of the year, with the harvest at their peak. Music: Intro theme: Forest March by Sylvia Woods 10:00 Instrumental track: The Dear Little Isle (air)” by Antóin Mac Gabhann & Caitlín Nic Gabhann with Brian McGrath 18:45 "Corn Rigs" by Us and Them 29:00 "The Band of Shearers" by Carla Sciaky 37:15 "Corn Rigs" by Whirligig 44:30 "The Lammas Tide" by the Corries 51:05 "Corn Rigs" by Whirligig (again) The book I referenced is "The Festival of Lughnasa" by Máire MacNeill

This episode witnesses the troubled relationship between the folklore of wells and springs and memories of trauma and violation. It discusses the vulnerability and suffering of women and Jews under medieval Christianity that is symbolized in the image of the well and processed through the embodied act of singing. Links: Mailing list: www.fairfolkcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/fairfolkcast.com Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/yb6cp36h Music: 1:40 "Gungnir" by Valgaldr (Gøran Hálfdanarson Ellingsen) 9:15 “You are the Field” by Sarah Neufeld 12:30 “The Holy Well” by Jean Ritchie 20:00 “Maria Magdalena” by Vendla Johansson 24:25 “The Well Below the Valley” by Frankie Armstrong and Maddy Prior 30:20 “George Collins” by John Fleagle 38:15 “Per Tyrsons döttrar i Vänge” by Jan Hammarlund 49:30 “Little Sir Hugh” by Alasdair Roberts 58:15 "Herr Töres Döttrar I Vänge" Jan Johansson

This episode discusses Empire and its deconstruction, and the relationship between healing and learning in life and in this podcast. I speak on abundance and scarcity in the context of European traditional spirituality and culture, and invite listeners to give themselves moments of grace in order to address the work of anti-racism from a place of abundance and love. Music: Intro theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods Instrumental track: "The Warm Shoulder" by Mary Lattimore "Sleepers Awake" by Jackie Oates

The first in a series on wells and springs, this episode explores the phenomenon of wells and springs in mythology and spiritual belief and practice. Wells for magic, wells for healing, wells for wisdom and love; wells for the pure awe and wonder of living water. Bi-weekly Q&A on Patreon, Conjuration Tier: https://www.patreon.com/join/fairfolkcast/ Music: Intro theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods "Háleygir" by Valgaldr (instrumental) “Tobar Tobar” by Marit and Rona “Nornegaldr” by Runahild “The Leaves of Yggdrasil” by Myrkur “My Love is a Well” by Daoirí Farrell “Туман яром, туман долиною” (Tuman Yarom) by the Veryovka National Folk Choir of Ukraine “Makosh’ ” by Vedan Kolod “Čisto Srce Gospod želi” by Grupa Legende “Nornegaldr” by Runahild

My interview with Faber Horbach of Sowulo Pagan Band in the Netherlands, June 2019. Listen to Sowulo's new album and more: https://www.sowulo.nl/ (Bandcamp) https://www.facebook.com/Sowulo/ (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/sowulo.music (Sowulo Instragram) https://www.instagram.com/faber.horbach/ (Faber Horbach Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/amplifiedhistory/ (Heilung Facebook) Music: Intro Theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods 2:00 "Wulfwiga" by Sowulo 6:40 "Sol" by Sowulo 11:30 "Slincan Snican" by Sowulo 15:35 "Beltane" by Sowulo 20:25 "Wohs Wildum" by Sowulo 31:45 "Wulfwiga" by Sowulo This episode edited by Laura Hamill.

My interview with Ignas Šatkauskas, pagan priest of Romuva, in August 2018 Pagan Ritual Songs from Romuva Camp, playlist on Fair Folk's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwfbVKoLviE&list=PLDGCg4JtohsA1pJf6bB_pNbmKT_AK0d6W Fair Folk's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw5BgVgYLuRWmEs66AHx38A Music: Intro Theme: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods 22:00 ”Kukal, Rože, Ratilio” by Jievaras 26:45 “Improvisation on the Bagpipe” by Skirmantas Sasnauskas 34:50 "Nuslaida Saulala" by Kulgrinda 39:50 “Vakarinė žvaigždelė” by Kulgrinda 46:40 "Turėja liepa” by Vilniaus čiurlionio Mgs Ansamblis

In Part Two of Children of the Sun episode, I travel to the forests of Dzūkija region with ethnomusicologist Eglė Česnakavičiūtė to meet the elder and traditional singer Elena Česnulytė, and talk folksong politics. I finally wind up at Šatrijos Ugnis, a perpetual flame tended at a hill in a national park in Samogitia, where I decide maybe paganism is not about belonging after all, but rather, more powerfully, about connection. Music Intro theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods 00:45 “LIV Kompozicija” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė 3:35 Elena Česnulytė, Žiūrai village, Dzūkija 5:17 “Lyliumoj” by Elena Česnulytė, Žiūrai village, Dzūkija 7:40 “Aš Kelaliu Keliavau” by Žiūrų kaimo folkloro ansamblis / Žurai village folklore ensemble (Dzūkija) 17:00 “Aš Pasėjau Balandėlį” by Obelija 19:55 “Ant Tėvulio Dzidzio Dvaro / In the Father’s Great Manor” by Obelija 22:55 Eglė Česnakavičiūtė 25:45 “LIV Kompozicija” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė 38:30 “III Kompozicija” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė 40:45 “Rimo Rimo, Tūto” by Birutė Račkaitienė, V

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 zemynat@gmail.com to order a CD b

This episode draws on the folklore of the household spirit (gnome, tomte, tonttu, nisse, domovoi, et al)and the folk music of Scandinavia to explore the ancient traditions of animism and ancestor veneration at midwinter. Music: Intro theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods “Tomtarnas Julnatt” by Göteborgs Symfonietta (instrumental) “Nisse-Polka” by Sing Song Sisters “Winter Darkness (Mørketid)” by Georg Buljo & Nils Økland “Haugebonden” by Folk Och Rackare “Tomtarnas” Julnatt by Fem Bobbies “Tomtehallingen” by Øyonn Groven Myhren “Tomten” by Kraja “Hej Tomtegubbar” by Nina Persson & Oscar Johansson The book I referred to in the intro: Gnomes and Secrets of the Gnomes Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet Resources for this episode: The Tradition of Household Spirits by Claude Lecouteux Russian Folk Belief by Linda J. Ivanits Tomten by Viktor Rydberg (a video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJ0Ec-jYg8)

I recorded this conversation last fall with the award-winning Irish storyteller Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair, who lives in Donegal, Ireland, and learned her craft from the last living traditional storytellers in Donegal. Get the Fair Folk tote at my new website www.fairfolkcast.com! Notes: *The book Eithne mentions at 39:00, Women Who Run With the Wolves is written by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. It’s available at used and new bookshops all over. *42:05 the "schools collection" she refers to is part of the National Folklore Collection of Ireland, at University College Dublin *This episode edited by Laura Hamill of Perennial Collective! http://www.perennialcollective.com/ Music: Intro theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods “Carolan's Farewell to Music” by Julia Seager-Scott “Untitled” by Jean Christian “Carolan - Five Tunes By the Irish Harper: IV. Carolan's Farewell to Music” by Da Camera “When She Cam Ben” by Da Camera “Untitled” by Jean Christian “Carolan's Farewell to Music” by Julia Seager-Scott “The Great Silkie

This episode explores the ancient traditions behind today's favourite Halloween activities: trick-or-treating, jack-o-lantern carving, divination, and... communing with the dead. This episode's music: Intro Music: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods 2:09 “Nöstmo Halvar” by Per O G Runberg 7:04 “King Orfeo” by Alva 13:07 “Samhain” by Ron Allen 14:55 “Punkie Night” by Withe & Stone 17:11 “Tam Glen” by Jean Redpath 22:45 “Colcannon” by The Black Family 26:30 “The Wife of Usher’s Well” by Alfred Deller & The Deller Consort 31:38 “Souling Song” by the Watersons 38:10 “Faithful Johnny” by Bryony Griffith & Will Hampson 42:30 “Lyke Wake Dirge” by the Young Tradition Image: Witch plate. Fancy dresses described, or, what to wear at fancy balls, Arden Holt, 1882.

An astounding performance and conversation with Finnish expert runo-singer and jouhikko player, Outi Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen is a Doctor of Music specializing in runo-singing and holistic improvisation with voice, movement and speech. She also works with several bands, eg. the female a cappella groups MeNaiset and Pulkkinen-Räss-Sadovska. She is currently researching archaic music through a shamanistic approach, and she teaches folk music, voice training and holistic improvisation at University of the Arts Helsinki. She has released three solo albums, which you can purchase here: http://shop.digeliusmusic.mycashflow.fi/search/?q=Outi+pulkkinen You can also listen to her music on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/outipulkkinen Find her group MeNaiset on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-505647846 The MeNaiset album Kelu can be purchased here: https://www.kansanmusiikkiliitto.fi/nettiputiikki/aanitteet/menaiset-kelu MeNaiset has recorded another album, which will be released next year, so keep your eyes op

Nigel Pennick is the author of over fifty books, on topics ranging from paganism and folk magic to geomancy and divination with the runes. His book The Eldritch World will be available soon in an American edition, produced by Arcana Europa. You can read the preface here: https://arcanaeuropamedia.com/blogs/arcana-blog/preface-for-nigel-pennicks-the-eldritch-world Many of Pennick's past and future books can be found at Inner Traditions, including the soon-to-be-released Operative Witchcraft: https://www.innertraditions.com/author/nigel-pennick/ Music: "Edith Swan-Neck" by Paddon and Pennick "Ellacombe (Berthon)" by Nigel Pennick "Ground Hog Blues" by John Lee Hooker "Fairy Bells" by Nigel Pennick "The Outlandish Knight" by Will Noble "The Bobtail Mare" by Nigel Pennick The image Nigel mentioned of the sorceror's apprentice is here: https://tinyurl.com/yy53sg4x Subscribe to the Fair Folk Almanac on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/fairfolkcast

Aslak Tolonen, recorded live in Riihimäki, Finland June 16, 2019. You can find more information about his music or contact him about purchasing a kantele here: https://nestfin.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nestfinland or email him at nestfinlandia@gmail.com The intro music for Fair Folk is "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods Patreon: www.patreon.com/fairfolkcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/fairfolkcast

In July of 2018 I spent a month in Iceland looking for performers of a stye of Icelandic folk singing called "tvísöngur." What I found was that the history of folk music in Iceland is far more complicated than I could have ever guessed. I found myself asking: In a nation known internationally for its indie music, why is Icelandic folk music so hard to come by? Thank you to the many musicians, researchers, and friends who contributed music, personality, and information to this episode. Special thanks to Gunnstein Olafsson, Linus Orri, Eyjolfur Eyjolfson, Orn Magnusson and Marta Halldorsdottir, Kimberly Cannady, Runa Inginumdardottir, Gudny Robertsdóttir Orlygur Kristfinsson, and Gustav Danielsson. Thank you also to the Icelandic folk music centre in Siglufjordur and Herhusid artist residency for hosting and helping me while I researched this topic. My paper on tvísöngur for the International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony October 2018: www.academia.edu/37863707/Tv%C3%A…rary_Performance Fair Folk Patreon:

May Day, or Beltane in Scottish Gaelic, is a joyous occasion to welcome new growth and fertility in the fields, the hills and home. With its all-night bonfires, green branches, towering may poles and delicate flowers, this might be the most tactile and sensual holiday of the entire year. And it's just bursting with song. Check out my 2020 May Almanac episode and others: https://www.patreon.com/posts/generous-wood-36480866 Instagram: danica.boyce https://www.instagram.com/danica.boyce Youtube channel: Fair Folk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw5BgVgYLuRWmEs66AHx38A/featured Music: Intro: "Forest March" by Sylvia Woods "Hal-An-Tow" by the Watersons "Arise, Arise" by Robert White "Jack in the Green" by Martin and Shan Graebe "Maypole Dance" by Richard Myhill "Searching For Lambs"(feat. Graham Coxon) by Lisa Knapp "As I Walked Through the Meadows" by Magpie Lane "As I Roved Out" by The Voice Squad "Bedfordshire May Carol" by Jack Sharp "In the Merry Month of May" by Patricia Spero "The May Morning Dew" b

This episode traces the age-old European origins of many of the Winter Solstice traditions we enjoy today, from mother goddess worship through stories of the wizard child Jesus, to Christmas fortune telling with bones. Support Fair Folk: www.patreon.com/fairfolkcast PayPal.me/DanicaBoyce Music: “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” by the Ballycastle Players “Miri it is While Sumer Ilast” by Ensemble Belladonna “O Frondens Virga” by Augsburg Early Music Ensemble “Podblyadnye Song” by byAgrafena Glinkin “Ancient Gates” by Olga Glazova “Podblyadnye Songs” by Ensemble Joy “Persephone” by Stellamara “Tec, Peleite, Zernju Zogtu” by Kitka “The Holly She Bears a Berry” by the Voice Squad “Haugebonden” by Tiriltunga “Oi Linksta Suolaliai” by Keisto Folkloro Grupė” “Et Lite Barn Så Lystelig” by Julestemmer “The Bitter Withy” by the Valley Folk “Cherry Tree Carol” by Shirley Collins “Mari Lwyd (The Grey Mare)” by Carreg Lafar “Ecco donne la befana / Ninna nanna ninna oh (Filastrocche e canto natalizio Bologna)” by