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The Children of the Children of Lir
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Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/tex...) • • Join us on a wet and windy night as, tonight, we listen the strange and untameable tale of Fionnghuala, Oadh, Fiacra and Conn, the children of Lir, and meet up with our own (children of the) children of Lir who share their own wild mythologies. • • I also give an explanatory statement about the YouTube podcast channel. • • Journal entry: • • 11th June, Tuesday • • “Standing knee deep • In a green ocean of grass. • The woodpecker’s • Seagull laughter • Tumbles among the trees below. • • And here am I, • On a summer’s evening, • Skimming stones across the stilled waters • Of a restless mind.” • • Episode Information: • • In this episode I retell the story of the Children of Lir. As can be expected from a tale birthed in orality it can be found in many forms. A good introduction can be found here: Wilderness Ireland (https://www.wildernessireland.com/blo...) . However, oral stories are not so much about the precise details but what you, the listener, bring to them. • • I also refer to our old friend, Miles Hadfield’s (1950) An English Almanac. • • With special thanks to our lock-wheelers (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1378432/su...) for supporting this podcast. • • David Dirom • Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger • Captain Arlo • Rebecca Russell • Allison on the narrowboat Mukka • Derek and Pauline Watts • Anna V. • Orange Cookie • Donna Kelly • Mary Keane. • Tony Rutherford. • Arabella Holzapfel. • Rory with MJ and Kayla. • Narrowboat Precious Jet ( / @narrowboatpreciousjet ) . • Linda Reynolds Burkins. • Richard Noble. • Carol Ferguson. • Tracie Thomas • Mark and Tricia Stowe • Madeleine Smith • • General Details • • In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org. • • Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org (https://freesound.org/) on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. • • Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram. • • All other audio recorded on site. • • Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1378432/su...) • • Become a 'Lock-Wheeler' • Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1378432/su...) . • Contact • • • • Facebook at / noswpod • • • Instagram: / nighttimeonstillwaters • • • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky... • • • Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw • • I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or drop me a line by going to the nowspod (https://www.podpage.com/nighttime-on-...) website and using either the contact form (https://www.noswpod.com/contact/) or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon. • For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters • • You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com (https://www.noswpod.com/) .
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