World myths and legends with Scottish storyteller and USA Today bestselling author Daniel Allison. Discover breathtaking stories from around the world, all told...
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. You can join Daniel Allison and Danica Boyce's 'Cave of Dreams' gatherings here.Support the podcast by buying a book for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.
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Episode 88: Thomas the Rhymer with Kat Houghton
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-wncYou can join Daniel Allison and Danica Boyce's 'Cave of Dreams' gatherings here.Support the podcast by buying a book for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.
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Episode 87: Whuppity Stoorie with Dougie Mackay
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.Visit Dougie's website here and listen to his podcast here.You can sign up for the waiting list for Daniel and Danica's 'Cave of Dreams' gatherings here.Support the podcast by buying one of my ebooks for the price of a cup of coffee here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends. You can join Daniel Allison and Danica Boyce's 'Cave of Dreams' gatherings here.Support the podcast by buying a book for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.
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Episode 86: Lughnasa Special with Danica Boyce
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. Support the podcast by buying one of my ebooks for the price of a cup of coffee here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends. You can join Daniel Allison and Danica Boyce's 'Cave of Dreams' gatherings here.Support the podcast by buying a book for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.
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Episode 85: Auld Croovie
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. You can buy Scottish Myths & Legends Vol. II here. Get my free ebook of Orcadian stories here.Support the podcast by buying one of my ebooks for the price of a cup of coffee here. Learn about Myth Singers, my Online Celtic Storytelling Apprenticeship, here. You can join Daniel Allison and Danica Boyce's 'Cave of Dreams' gatherings here.Support the podcast by buying a book for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends.
World myths and legends with Scottish storyteller and USA Today bestselling author Daniel Allison. Discover breathtaking stories from around the world, all told in Daniel's intimate and lyrical style. Also featuring guest spots from the world's best oral storytellers.
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