House of Legends: World Myths & Legends

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 s…

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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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,…

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.

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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 tradit…

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, an…

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 a…

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…

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 boo…

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 t…

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 …

The final chapter of the first branch of the Mabinogion.

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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…

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

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

The first story starts at 24:55.

Learn more about Donna’s work at:

https://dlwstoryteller.com

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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 t…

A Scottish selkie story with emerging storyteller Kirsten Milliken.

Learn more about selkies in my article 'What is a Selkie?' here:

https://www.houseoflegends.me/blog/what-is-a-selkie-selkies-psyche-a…

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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