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Imagine being left behind in a storm and stumbling upon a situation that would change your life forever.  But it's there a man is asked to not to do one simple thing... Today Ann recants the tale of the Fisherman and the Elf King of Seley.  Listen to see what happens! Like what you hear?  Give us 5 Stars!  And follow us for more... Checkout our website: Eerie Iceland  Follow us on: Instagram  Find our page on: Facebook  Email us: hello@eerieiceland.com Sources & Extras: Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Ann's Mention of the TV Show Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Episode & Editing By: Ann Irene Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner)

In this episode, I reflect on my first time in the Game Master's seat running Yochai Gal's Cairn 2nd Edition. Here's a link to Yochai running Rise of the Blood Olms https://youtu.be/HcY1Ytwznyk?si=SFQZf4p4fueTLyCO Games and adventures mentioned: Apocalypse World by D. Vincent Baker & Meguey Baker One Shot World, Cairn, & Rise of the Blood Olms by Yochai Gal https://yochaigal.itch.io Into the Odd, & Electric Bastionland by Chris McDowall Knave by Ben Milton Mausritter by Isaac Williams Osseous by FreeThrall Barrow of the Elf King by Nate Treme Feast by Chriss Bissette https://loottheroom.itch.io/feast Honourable mentions: Colin Green of Spikepit (podcast & YouTube), Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus (podcast), Yochai Gal & Brad Kerr of Between Two Cairns (podcast) "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere You can leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands Email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com ⁠Follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Magical Night in Tivoli: Journey with the Elf King Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/magical-night-in-tivoli-journey-with-the-elf-king Story Transcript:Da: I hjertet af København står Tivoli.En: In the heart of Copenhagen stands Tivoli.Da: Denne aften var særlig.En: This evening was special.Da: Freja, Magnus og Søren var spændte.En: Freja, Magnus, and Søren were excited.Da: Det var tid til den årlige fejring.En: It was time for the annual celebration.Da: Lyset i Tivoli blinkede.En: The lights in Tivoli twinkled.Da: Farverne var levende.En: The colors were vibrant.Da: En stor scene var i midten.En: A large stage stood in the center.Da: Mennesker samlede sig.En: People gathered.Da: Freja tog fat i Sørens hånd.En: Freja grabbed Søren's hand.Da: "Er du klar?"En: "Are you ready?"Da: spurgte hun.En: she asked.Da: Søren nikkede.En: Søren nodded.Da: Magnus så på sit ur.En: Magnus looked at his watch.Da: "Det starter nu!"En: "It's starting now!"Da: sagde han.En: he said.Da: Pludselig blev scenen oplyst.En: Suddenly, the stage lit up.Da: Musik spillede, og tåge svævede over jorden.En: Music played, and fog hovered over the ground.Da: En høj mand trådte frem.En: A tall man stepped forward.Da: "Hej, alle sammen!"En: "Hello, everyone!"Da: sagde han.En: he said.Da: "I aften bringer vi danske folkesagn til live!"En: "Tonight, we bring Danish folklore to life!"Da: Publikum klappede.En: The audience clapped.Da: Magnussen skinnede i hans øjne.En: Excitement shone in his eyes.Da: En portal åbnede sig.En: A portal opened.Da: En storvarm glød kom ud.En: A warm glow emerged.Da: Freja gispede.En: Freja gasped.Da: Ud trådte Elverkongen.En: Out stepped the Elf King.Da: Hans krone glimtede.En: His crown shimmered.Da: "Velkommen," sagde han.En: "Welcome," he said.Da: "Jeg er Elverkongen.En: "I am the Elf King.Da: Følg med på vores rejse."En: Follow us on our journey."Da: Freja var fortryllet.En: Freja was enchanted.Da: Elverne dansede.En: The elves danced.Da: Lysene skiftede.En: The lights shifted.Da: Hun følte sig som en del af eventyret.En: She felt like part of the fairy tale.Da: Søren var også tryllebundet.En: Søren was also spellbound.Da: Magnus tog billeder.En: Magnus took pictures.Da: Han ville huske alt.En: He wanted to remember everything.Da: Pludselig steg tågen.En: Suddenly, the fog rose.Da: En stor skikkelse viste sig.En: A large figure appeared.Da: "Lysalfen!"En: "The Light Elf!"Da: råbte Søren.En: Søren shouted.Da: Lysalfen bøjede sig og smilte.En: The Light Elf bowed and smiled.Da: "Tak fordi I kom."En: "Thank you for coming."Da: Elverkongen trådte frem igen.En: The Elf King stepped forward again.Da: "Vi mødes ofte, men kun her i Tivoli," sagde han.En: "We meet often, but only here in Tivoli," he said.Da: "Tak for jeres besøg.En: "Thank you for your visit.Da: Husk at tro på eventyr."En: Remember to believe in fairy tales."Da: Lyset ændrede farve igen.En: The lights changed color again.Da: Figuren forsvandt.En: The figures disappeared.Da: Folk klappede.En: People clapped.Da: Forestillingen var slut.En: The performance was over.Da: Freja, Magnus og Søren stod stille.En: Freja, Magnus, and Søren stood still.Da: Freja sukkede.En: Freja sighed.Da: "Det var magisk," sagde hun.En: "It was magical," she said.Da: Søren nikkede.En: Søren nodded.Da: "Det var utroligt at møde Elverkongen," tilføjede han.En: "It was amazing to meet the Elf King," he added.Da: De gik hjemad.En: They walked home.Da: Tivoli Gardens forsvandt i mørket.En: Tivoli Gardens vanished into the darkness.Da: Men i deres hjerter levede magien videre.En: But in their hearts, the magic lived on.Da: Freja så op på månen.En: Freja looked up at the moon.Da: "Vi ses næste år," hviskede hun.En: "See you next year," she whispered.Da: Magnus tog hendes hånd.En: Magnus took her hand.Da: "Ja, det gør vi," sagde han.En: "Yes, we will," he said.Da: Eventyret var slut for nu.En: The adventure was over for now.Da: Men det store i små øjeblikke ville altid minde dem om magien.En: But the magic in small moments would always remind them of the wonder. Vocabulary Words:heart: hjertespecial: særligexcited: spændtannual: årligecelebration: fejringtwinkled: blinkedevibrant: levendestage: scenegathered: samledenodded: nikkedesuddenly: pludselighovered: svævedestepped: trådtefolklore: folkesagnclapped: klappedeemerged: kom udgasped: gispedeshimmered: glimtedeenchanted: fortrylletspellbound: tryllebundetfigures: skikkelserdisappeared: forsvandtsighed: sukkedemagical: magiskamazing: utroligtvanished: forsvandtdarkness: mørkesmall: småmoments: øjeblikkewonder: magi

Today is the first episode of my Folklore Friday series, where I am sharing fascinating stories from Icelandic folklore on Fridays throughout 2024. This one is extra special because tomorrow is January 6th and it is said that many magical things happen then in Iceland. Why January 6th is the end of Christmas in Iceland On January 6th, Iceland bids a vibrant farewell to its Christmas season, a day steeped in magic and folklore. Known as Þrettándinn or "The Thirteenth," this day marks the culmination of a thirteen-day yuletide celebration. Having 13 days of Christmas is uniquely Icelandic in its charm and mystique.In Iceland, Christmas starts on the 24th of December, and Þrettándinn, literally translating to "the thirteenth," aligns with what many know as the twelfth night of Christmas. But here, it holds a deeper significance, intertwining with the enchanting lore of Huldufólk, the hidden people of Icelandic tales.As the day unfolds, the end of the festive season is celebrated. The last of the Yule Lads their family begin their journey back to their homes in the mountains. This retreat signals the end of their annual visit, as they vow to return next Christmas.Under the starlit sky, Icelanders traditionally gather around roaring bonfires on this day. Songs of the New Year and elfin melodies float through the air, a celebration of community and folklore. Keep an Eye Out for the Mystical Icelandic Creatures that Might Appear But the magic of Þrettándinn extends beyond the visible. It's a day when cows are whispered to possess the gift of speech. Their words a tantalizing mystery, yet one must resist the urge to listen, for their voices are said to bring madness. Seals shed their normal appearance and wander the land in human form. It's a sight both wondrous and eerie.The most fascinating part of all is that the Elf King and Queen are said to show up at the bonfires. They dance and sing around the crackling flames. Their jubilant voices echo through the night, a reminder of the enchantment that pervades this mystic evening.Þrettándinn stands as a unique and captivating finale to Iceland's Christmas season. A day where the line between the ordinary and the magical blurs, leaving behind memories as vivid as the Northern Lights themselves.After this day, the festive spirit dims in homes across Iceland. Christmas lights might stay up until the end of the month because the light is nice to see during the dark months. However, trees are dismantled, and decorations are tucked away until next year. Icelandic Word of the Episode Due to so many random facts already shared in this episode, I don't have a separate segment for that but the Icelandic word of the episode is Þrettándabrennur, which translates to the thirteenth bonfires. Books About Icelandic Folklore The Guardians of Iceland and other Icelandic Folk TalesIcelandic Folk Legends: Tales of Apparitions, Outlaws, and Things UnseenThe Little Book of the Hidden People: Twenty Stories of Elves from Icelandic FolkloreIcelandic Folk TalesÞakka þér kærlega fyrir að hlusta og sjáumst fljótlega Share This Post Facebook Email Twitter Let's Be Social Youtube Tiktok Instagram Facebook

The lion king, O'Jigraph has been a hospitable host. After dinner, and a place to rest, the king shares some secrets that await them in the land Jonathan, gorgonzola, and…

In the eighteenth chapter of the Dice Company Podcast... the crew split while in Haven, with Augustus and Bennie spy-catching, while Vander and Tock go squirrel-chasing...   For more information, please visit https://dicecompanypodcast.com/   Starring (with Special Thanks to): Richard Godden as the Voice of God (https://richardgoddenvoiceactor.com)   Music (Thanks to): Intro Theme by Mykola Sosin Field Grass by SergePavkinMusic Frequency of Sleep Meditation by NaturesEye Meditate with the Fairies by AlanFrijns In the Hall of the Elf King by JuliusH Battle/Fight/Game/Movie Music by The4ElementsOnline Dramatic Orchestra by Oleksii_Kalyna Emotional Romantic Piano Story by RomanSenykMusic   Artwork by The Sleepy Pencil Artist https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ThesleepypencilArt

Elise Kova, author of A Deal with the Elf King and Air Awakens, is a USA Today and internationally bestselling author. She enjoys telling stories of fantasy worlds filled with magic and deep emotions. She lives in Florida and, when not writing, can be found playing video games, drawing, chatting with readers on social media, or daydreaming about her next story.You can find Elise online at elisekova.com as well as on TikTok at @elisekova and Instagram at @elise.kova.This episode of Book Talk for Book Tok was recorded on Riverside.fm, a cloud-based podcast recording platform.Support the show

In this episode, I respond to a couple of calls from Dr Samuel Johnson and Safer Fantasy Craft and John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries before addressing prompts 15 to 20 of #RPGaDAY2023.Find all the prompts here https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html?m=1Find out more from David F. Chapman and Anthony ‘Runeslinger' Boyd hereFeaturing…Lieren of Updates from the Middle of NowhereBarrow of the Elf King by Nate TremePirate Borg by LimithronSpire: The City Must Fall and Heart: The City Beneath from Rowan, Rook & DecardDragonbane from Free League PublishingThe Troubleshooters by Kister SundelinUbiquity from Exile Game StudioCall of Cthulhu, Pulp Cthulhu, Stormbringer, Elric! and Basic Role-Playing from ChaosiumGhostbusters by West End GamesAndy Goodman of Grizzly Peaks RadioInto the Odd, Mark of the Odd SRD, Electric Bastionland and Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowallDeath is the New Pink by Mike EvansMausritter by Issac WilliamsCairn by Yochai GalRunecairn and We Deal in Lead by Colin Le SueurANNA-X66 by Slade StolarAgents of the O.D.D. by Jason TocciLiminal Horror by Goblin ArchivesMail Order Apocalypse by Christian BuggedeiEco Mofos!! by David BlandyIsle of Ixx by Karl ‘SkullFungus' StjerbergBetween Two Cairns podcastWyvern Song by Brad KerrTomb Robbers of the Crystal Frontier by Gus LOld-School Essentials and Dolmenwood by Gavin NormanDolmenwood on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/dolmenwood-tabletop-rpg?ref=discovery_categoryHaunted Almanac by Nate TremeGames OmnivorousMusic by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of NowhereLeave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands⁠You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠Subscribe to my newsletter The StochasiumYou can also find me here ⁠https://twitter.com/FreeThrall⁠, here ⁠https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/⁠, here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ and on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

I begin this episode by re-answering the first RPGaDAY prompt then I respond to a couple of calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries before addressing prompts 2 to 6 of #RPGaDAY2023.Find all the prompts here https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html?m=1Find out more from David F. Chapman and Anthony ‘Runeslinger' Boyd hereGet Yochai Gal's Cairn 2E playtest here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Km4LQliCbn-sAH2nzT6WhLTnGKZyijLx/viewFeaturing…Lieren of Updates from the Middle of NowhereLeague of Eternal Guardians by Barney Dicker of Loco LudosPulp Cthulhu and Shadows of Yog-Sothoth from ChaosiumAndy Goodman of Grizzly Peaks RadioInto the Odd by Chris McDowallBarrow of the Elf King by Nate TremeColin Green of SpikepitOsseous by Free Thrall (me)Middle-Earth Role Playing by Iron Crown EnterprisesCarl KnightIsle of Ixx by SkullfungusThe Dark Crystal Adventure Game and Jim Henson's Labyrinth The Adventure Game from River HorseUltraviolet Grasslands and the Black City by Luka RejecTroika! by Daniel SellCarapace by Goblin's HenchmenElectric Bastionland by Chris McDowallVaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying by Nils HintzeMusic by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of NowhereLeave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands⁠You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠Subscribe to my newsletter The StochasiumYou can also find me here ⁠https://twitter.com/FreeThrall⁠, here ⁠https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/⁠, here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ and on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

In this episode, I respond to a bunch of amazing calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Michael ‘ChicagoWiz' Shorten of The Dungeon Master's Handbook, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, and Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents…I get to talk about some of my favourite games including…Chris McDowall's Into The Odd https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/, Electric Bastionland https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/electric-bastionland, Mythic Bastionland playtest https://drive.google.com/file/d/18qOLDK6GifFGljetTI0NLho8RIFmVtnl/view and Mark of the Odd (Into the Odd SRD) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AxH25aVWJETisfWNrxCOAHyKE7OCVgS1Yochai Gal's excellent Cairn 2E playtest https://newschoolrevolution.com/2023/07/10/cairn-2e-playtest. You can find more information here https://cairnrpg.com/wip/2e/You only have a few more days to back Eco Mofos!! on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/daniellocke/eco-mofos?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=eco%20mofos!!%23Honourable Mentions: Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus, Nate Treme's Barrow of the Elf King https://natetreme.itch.io/botek, Christian Buggedei's Mail Order Apocalypse ⁠https://moa.orkpiraten.de⁠, Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting, By Odin's Beard's We Deal in Lead https://byodinsbeardrpg.com/books/we_deal_in_lead/, Ben Milton's Maze Rats https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/197158/Maze-Rats?term=maze+rats, Knave https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/250888/Knave, Knave 2E Preview https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/435009/Knave-2e-Kickstarter-Preview and Marc Miller's Classic Traveller https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/355200/Classic-Traveller-Facsimile-Edition?cPath=4767Music by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of NowhereLeave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands⁠You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠Subscribe to my newsletter The StochasiumYou can also find me here ⁠https://twitter.com/FreeThrall⁠, here ⁠https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/⁠, here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ and on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623Check out Osseous, Pith and whatever else I might “working on” here ⁠https://free-thrall.itch.io/⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Kicking off with a great bunch of calls from Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents…, Anthony ‘Runeslinger' Boyd of Casting Shadows, Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, Joe Richter of Hindsightless, and Michael ‘ChicagoWiz' Shorten of The Dungeon Master's Handbook.This August marks the beginning of the 10th RPGaDAY month. Find the prompts here.https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.htmlWatch the trailer for Phil Tippet's 2021 film Mad God here.Find Nate Treme's excellent Barrow of the Elf King along with a whole bunch of other awesome stuff from Highland Paranormal Society here.https://natetreme.itch.ioSpecial thanks to Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus for providing the little nudge I needed.[Edit] Thanks to Joe Richter for reminding me to add the link to the episode that includes my tentative steps towards GMing. https://freethrall.substack.com/p/rpg-podcast-episode-a-month-day-episode-096Music by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of NowhereLeave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands⁠You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠Subscribe to my newsletter The StochasiumFind me here ⁠https://twitter.com/FreeThrall⁠, here ⁠https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/⁠,here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ and on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623Check out what else I might be up to here ⁠https://free-thrall.itch.io/⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Thank you for tuning in for today's episode of Books with Benefits on Taken by the Dark Elf King by Charlotte Swan! We really enjoyed this author's debut and are biiiig fans of big daddy Arkain. We hope you enjoyed our pod and tune in for more book talk next week! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bookswithbenefitspod/support

Chapter SixA BobbinNow, there was a Little, or a Bobbin if you prefer, of, well… how should we say this? A Bobbin of a peculiar nature. That's how some folks in the district would have put it in an aside, behind the hand, whisper if you knew ‘em well enough. Especially down in the lowlands areas of the Gentle Lands where things were much more proper like.But up in Dry Hills and all the way out to Lost Valley, perhaps not so much. Not so formal. Things were stranger up there and those who raised olives up among the dry canyons and hillsides had a tendency to keep to themselves as did the small quiet villages of workers who tended those twisting pastel trees of soft green and washed out white or grey, trees[NC1]  and made the oils which were exported even to the court of the Elf King of Indolién himself.They were serious about their work up there and tended to stick to their own business and shutter up quickly, sometimes even before dark. But it was pleasant enough up there, in a sort of hauntingly quiet way. Folk there referred to themselves properly as Bobbin and not the elvish phrasing of Littles.Nercë as it would be said in Indaarian. Or sometimes just, “the Ner.”Littles.As we were saying… there was one such Bobbin of a peculiar nature who lived up in Dry Hills and had inherited a modest estate of SalteBlock Olives from his rich uncle Guthbert MaCrow of the Wayside MaCrows before the big split in the family in which the respectables severed ways from… well, the peculiar branch.And it was on this night when the winds were wild and dark off the coast, that this particularly peculiar Bobbin who'd inherited his estate was on a late walkabout far from his orchards when he came upon the wounded stranger stumbling up the road with the bundle of the old ruck under his arm.And the hilt of a broken sword in the other.Tappert MaCrow saw the dark cloaked and hooded figure from afar off making his way along the winding Old Road up into the hills. Now… it must be said… most Bobbin[NC2] s would have seen such a sight on a windy spring night like this particular one well after midnight and approaching Last Snack, and thus promptly taken themselves off back home for a warm glass of milk and a dozen Oat Berry cookies to put themselves back to sleep and to forget all the nonsense of dark cloaked strangers stumbling about the lands in the middle of the night.That's what the average Bobbin would have done. No doubts about that. I can assure you of this. But as has been said, Tappert was not an average Little, or even Bobbin for that matter.He was in fact, quite peculiar for his kind.How peculiar, the reader of this tale might ask right about now.Let me explain.Tappert had been, from a very young age, his strange uncle's favorite young Bobbin, and thusly rewarded such by a sizeable and oft talked of inheritance. And Tappert, sometimes known as Tap Tap, or even Tapper among the small band of young friends he maintained, had the very un-Little trait, a nasty one at that, of being… curious. So of course, it wasn't any stretch for young Tappert to one day inherit the modest yet renown SalteBlock Farms of his weird uncle who'd been known to go off a'wanderin' at times and even once or twice for more than a year or so. All this happened not because Tappert was exceptionally good at the raising, pressing, and barreling of oils, but because, like his uncle, Tappert was peculiarly curious.We've used that word a lot. Curious.And to understand its context here we have to understand the Bobbins. An easy way to say what needs to be said next… is just to say it. So here it is. The Bobbins, Littles really, were a simple lot concerned with just their own daily business, and especially the business of other Bobbins, or the greater outside beyond their gentle lands. And very much not so much in the least[NC3]  concerned with the affairs of the world at large, though they would sit and listen to a little bit of gossip near the inn's hearth on any given night of the week. Or perhaps over a neighbor's fence if they were about some snack between chores. Perhaps even in the morning when the coffee was brewing, and it was just bacon. But by and large they tended to keep to themselves and be busy with the ordinary everyday business of their lives. Farm. Family. Flowers and gardens and such.To them, the Fall of Sirith Osildor ranked just a little bit lower than news of Goodie Tavish's prize peonies and the county faire of course this summer.That would be normal Little behavior. Nothing peculiar about that. And so, it was quite peculiar for Tappert McCrow to be out on such a night as this and going for a long walk as was his usual as the nights got less cold and the moon was out. He was, what the oldsters in the district would have said, young and restless at that age. And, according to them, all Little MaCrow needed was a nice Bobbin lass, round and happy, to a'settle him down a bit, ya hears me. That's all.And all this peculiarness could be forgiven by the locals if that were the grand extent of it. Late night walks deep into the less populated edges of the district. But such was not the case. For you see… Tappert McCrow, like his Grand old weird Uncle… [NC4] loved maps. Studying them. Making them. Finding them. Collecting them. Covering the walls of his old hill[NC5] , the one inherited from Uncle Guthbert, with them.Maps were Tappert's passion.His study, high in the old abbey tower around which a great oak had grown up alongside, atop the estate inside the hill below, the hill that was the center and life of SalteBlock Farms, was filled with maps. Desks, walls, chests, great drawers paid good money for in which to keep and lay them out. Maps old Guthbert had acquired in his many strange travels. Maps young Tappert had acquired in his long walks since. And not just maps. But also… bits and pieces of the past. Curiosities. Relics and artifacts from his walkabout tours every summer as close to the Barrow Valley, which some called the Lost Valley, as he dared. And where there were not maps and curiosities in his grand study, there were books. Many of them in fact.The collection of old dusty leatherbound collections of vellum and even papery papyrus lined the walls of his study and could be found often, open on every possible surface and space within the small tower while the latest acquisition was under months long inspection by Tappert.So this… is what made Tappert peculiar to the other Bobbins, or Littles if you prefer, far and wide about the Gentle Lands and caused them to roll their eyes or utter something about that McCrow curse that had made that branch of the ancient family daft. For it was the McCrows of long ago who'd gone off to battle in the southern waystes to help the elves in their long-ago wars against the Shadow.And it was the respectable branch that was greatly pleased by this history they claimed.Elves passing through was one thing. Elves were of course always putting on airs as was their wont and traipsing through the district on some mysterious business they preferred not share. But helping elves, in war no less, this was not done in current times and the MaCrows' long ago service, a captain among their ancestors in command of company of Bobbin spear and dagger[NC6] , could be laid as a source, or the source, of the curse that had plagued the McCrow family for three generations now as far as anyone was concerned.It was one thing to be polite to an elf passing through. A knight or lady journeying by with their entourage, or retinue, heading south to take a ship as had been done in the long ago. Perhaps even offer them an apple from your basket and never no mind the copper, m'lady. The Elves of Indolién were indeed fine and beautiful people to look at, but they was elves after all and elves was deadly peculiar and, as has been mentioned here in this part… not a favored Little trait. Their magical ways, the elves, and always up to intrigue and dark adventures, were considered nasty habits. Wars in the south, why? Wars in the east, well wasn't that a bit ago, times are different now. A lost fleet on the Western Sea, seems a bit irresponsible. And their tombs… the tombs of the old elves, the Eldaar, all those old grand barrows laid with many a curse up there in the hills just below the mountains, near the old haunted fortress, or so some said if any were to be believed, those were dark matters best not paid mind to for proper-like peoples as the Littles considered themselves to be.So, every Little purposed in their hearts to have as little as possible to do with elves, or strangers, beyond the required pleasantries of civilized persons encountering one another. Of course. This was how it was done.But such were never the ways of the Crazy Old Guthbert McCrow as had he been once known[NC7] , and still was in whisper and rumor and cautionary lesson. And it certainly was how Tappert seemed to be turning out if things continued the way they were going with these long summer hikes higher into the hills, and of course these late-night walks.And this was the greatest charge laid against him by the Littles down along the coast… He didn't manage his groves in the least. Left it all up to Ol' Ned Thom to[NC8]  the seein'.And of course, them queer maps. Always coming in special packages, creamy big envelopes straight from the sages and collectors of Indolién itself. Inked in gold, said Postman Symes when he stopped by your front post and had a cup of tea and perhaps a little bit of freshly baked lemon rosemary seedcake.Remember when I told you Littles aren't much interested in others' business? Well, that's just a lie they live. Inherently all Littles are madly interested in news, tales, and talk. But long ago they convinced themselves they shouldn't be and so, formally, they aren't.Now gossip on the quiet, a whisper behind the hand out[NC9]  by the post on a hot afternoon between chores, well that's just a tasty treat just as well savored as a slice of dark sugar pecan pie. No harm in that.“Nah one gettee a letter fine like that from Indolién[NC10] ,” Symes would tell one and all who'd listen each time a package came from Indolién for Saltblocke Farms. “Nah one a'tall.”So there on the late night on the verge of turning toward the witch hours was a small Bobbin about on the twisting roads deep in the district with his walking stick in hand, wrapped up in his tweed walking coat when he did indeed see the stumbling stranger making his way up the Old Road toward the High Hills. At first, he thought it might be one of those elven fortune hunters down lurking around the barrows and having gotten into a spot of trouble. The outcasts. And because Tappert was curious to see what was the matter he waited under the old lantern atop Smote Hill, which was one of the smaller hills before you reached the fork in the road that either led off toward Barrow Valley, or up into Dry Hills proper and the vast olive farms and the fine old homes that lay along the ancient cobblestone wall and road that was as old as time itself.Or so the oldsters say.Tappert was a keen observer. Had to be if one were to be a collector, was what Old Guthbert had always tried to teach him. And he was. As his Grand Uncle had been and as most McCrows were for no reason they could ever define. So, even now as he watched the stranger from under the lantern atop Old Smote Hill, he could see other bands of shadowy figures moving about down in the Hollows and even the occasional green-fire torch coming to life this way and that.And even though the wind had been up a while ago, he'd been sure he'd heard hunting horns like none other he'd ever heard, in the night.“Now that's a might strange,” murmured Tappert as he watched and waited for the elf to climb the hill. He was assuming it was an elf. And then perhaps once that happened, they might have a nice conversation as elves didn't mind the dark and the late and he'd had other conversations with some on late nights just like this. Tappert enjoyed spending a chat with elves when they were willing to. And the ones that came for the treasures of the barrows were more than like to talk, and want talk.In time the elf arrived, and it was clear, again because Tappert was a keen observer, that the stranger was indeed wounded or feeling ill, and was not an elf at all, but a man.Which was stranger still. Men were rare. Mostly all one ever saw of them were rumors and the much coveted Little gossip out by the post.“I say,” announced Tappert, for it was clear the elf who was not an elf but a man, was not aware of Tappert's presence as he made the top of Smote Hill. “You seem to be having a bit of a rough struggle.”The stranger stopped, swaying a bit, casting his gaze quickly over his shoulder and down into the hollows where the strange bands of dark figures had been roving about as though searching for something, or someone.Two things occurred to Tappert who as has been stated was a bit of a keen observer. A constant watcher. A collector, as it were.One. The man was holding a broken sword.Two. The bundle under the arm of the stranger was… smoking. Gray wisps drifted from its fatness. Curling and delicate, they climbed off into the night and drifted, deliberating[NC11]  it seemed, off toward the hollows. Drifting away and leaving a smell like… like Tappert would think later… burnt charcoal on the breeze. A not unpleasant smell. But very curious in that it was coming from inside an old and worn travelling pack where one usually did not keep fire. So of course, both were of interest to the peculiar Bobbin.“May I be of assistance?” asked Tappert. All Littles are always first kind.The stranger, muttering, came to himself at seeing the Little under the lantern's light atop the rise he'd come up with no little difficulty. There was a trail of blood droplets, dark in the night, behind him.“Who might you be, little one?” asked the stranger tiredly.Tappert planted his walking stick, stuck out his small hand and announced his name.“Allow me to introduce myself, stranger. Tappert Junctulius McCrow of the Wayside McCrows.”A long moment passed as the stranger continued to sway in his boots. Blood began to drip down onto the dirt of the road as he stood there, as though seeming to decide what to do next. This also, was not lost on Tappert.“Most just call me Tappert,” he continued friendly enough in the ensuing silence. “A few friends I have over in Ladybridge call me Tap Tap, but they are…”The Bobbin coughed.“Rascals but friends none the less.”“Ah,” said the stranger. Clearing his throat. His voice was odd, noted the Bobbin. Most elves had high almost musical sounding voices. Or like trumpets, especially if they were knights or noble family. But this one sounded like a highwayman or a drover. He had seldom talked with men, as men were not given to talk.“And…” began the Man. “Are you… uh… a relation of old Guthbert… McCrow,” he coughed at the last.Tapper was surprised and seemed to lean back at this.“I am indeed!” he exclaimed. “He was my good old grand uncle from way back. Gone now these five years.”The stranger looked over his shoulder and down in the vast zig zag of hollows he'd just climbed out of.“They're coming…” he seemed to mutter to himself, but Tappert caught this all the same.The Bobbin stepped closer, peering down into the darkness, and trying to see what the stranger saw. Though Bobbin eyes are good… they are not elf good. Still, he tried. The shadows were gone now.“Old Guthbert was known to Storytellers. We called on him in times of trouble,” rumbled the stranger.Tappert did not know this. In fact, this struck him as a very fantastic thing and yet one more interesting curiosity about his unbelievable uncle that was totally believable. He was still discovering secret rooms and passages and small treasures laid up through the Estate at Saltblocke Farms. And, as Tappert's quick little mind worked, the explanation of many mysteries he had often wondered about, unlocked, a little. Like some small number of tumblers in a difficult lock.“I say…” Tappert whispered to himself in the night as a few mysteries fell into place. The stranger stood silently as Tapper did the same, his mind roving over old memories.“I am badly wounded,” began the stranger and coughed a bit. “Waylaid along the roads.”“In a fight?” mouthed the Bobbin incredulously. Such things were unheard of here in the district mostly. Dreamt of maybe. As one dreams of adventures. But of course… Bobbins don't do adventures. That of course is well known, and a'wanderin' is nothing to be proud of.But there had been stories of dark figures on the roads of late. Tappert had heard such talk.“Set upon by dark forces from the South. Emissaries of the Doom Gate.”A small gasp escaped the Bobbin's mouth and Tappert felt himself tighten his grip on his old walking stick.“I would not presume on any of your fine folk unless the needs were dire,” continued the stranger, weaving slightly. “But I must ask for help now… I need to get off the road this night. Perhaps…”“A hiding place,” finished Tappert expectantly and knew not why he did so.The stranger grunted a bit as he took his hand away from his wound. Then… a soft almost quiet, “yes.”And without discussion or questions or even a nod to the worries that brought such evil mentioned as the Doom Gate and Dark Forces, Tappert was hustling the stranger along the road to Dry Hills and the old Abbey that was his home atop the hill.Not just because he was a good Bobbin, though peculiar Bobbin, who would render aid to a strange traveler in trouble on the road. But because this… smelled like… an adventure to him and he had the feeling he was caught up in something he'd been looking for in all those maps he loved so much.Please make sure to preorder the Audiook version of Strange Company2: Voodoo Warfare. It's available now here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickcole.substack.com/subscribe

Chapter SixA BobbinNow, there was a Little, or a Bobbin if you prefer, of, well… how should we say this? A Bobbin of a peculiar nature. That's how some folks in the district would have put it in an aside, behind the hand, whisper if you knew ‘em well enough. Especially down in the lowlands areas of the Gentle Lands where things were much more proper like.But up in Dry Hills and all the way out to Lost Valley, perhaps not so much. Not so formal. Things were stranger up there and those who raised olives up among the dry canyons and hillsides had a tendency to keep to themselves as did the small quiet villages of workers who tended those twisting pastel trees of soft green and washed out white or grey, trees[NC1]  and made the oils which were exported even to the court of the Elf King of Indolién himself.They were serious about their work up there and tended to stick to their own business and shutter up quickly, sometimes even before dark. But it was pleasant enough up there, in a sort of hauntingly quiet way. Folk there referred to themselves properly as Bobbin and not the elvish phrasing of Littles.Nercë as it would be said in Indaarian. Or sometimes just, “the Ner.”Littles.As we were saying… there was one such Bobbin of a peculiar nature who lived up in Dry Hills and had inherited a modest estate of SalteBlock Olives from his rich uncle Guthbert MaCrow of the Wayside MaCrows before the big split in the family in which the respectables severed ways from… well, the peculiar branch.And it was on this night when the winds were wild and dark off the coast, that this particularly peculiar Bobbin who'd inherited his estate was on a late walkabout far from his orchards when he came upon the wounded stranger stumbling up the road with the bundle of the old ruck under his arm.And the hilt of a broken sword in the other.Tappert MaCrow saw the dark cloaked and hooded figure from afar off making his way along the winding Old Road up into the hills. Now… it must be said… most Bobbin[NC2] s would have seen such a sight on a windy spring night like this particular one well after midnight and approaching Last Snack, and thus promptly taken themselves off back home for a warm glass of milk and a dozen Oat Berry cookies to put themselves back to sleep and to forget all the nonsense of dark cloaked strangers stumbling about the lands in the middle of the night.That's what the average Bobbin would have done. No doubts about that. I can assure you of this. But as has been said, Tappert was not an average Little, or even Bobbin for that matter.He was in fact, quite peculiar for his kind.How peculiar, the reader of this tale might ask right about now.Let me explain.Tappert had been, from a very young age, his strange uncle's favorite young Bobbin, and thusly rewarded such by a sizeable and oft talked of inheritance. And Tappert, sometimes known as Tap Tap, or even Tapper among the small band of young friends he maintained, had the very un-Little trait, a nasty one at that, of being… curious. So of course, it wasn't any stretch for young Tappert to one day inherit the modest yet renown SalteBlock Farms of his weird uncle who'd been known to go off a'wanderin' at times and even once or twice for more than a year or so. All this happened not because Tappert was exceptionally good at the raising, pressing, and barreling of oils, but because, like his uncle, Tappert was peculiarly curious.We've used that word a lot. Curious.And to understand its context here we have to understand the Bobbins. An easy way to say what needs to be said next… is just to say it. So here it is. The Bobbins, Littles really, were a simple lot concerned with just their own daily business, and especially the business of other Bobbins, or the greater outside beyond their gentle lands. And very much not so much in the least[NC3]  concerned with the affairs of the world at large, though they would sit and listen to a little bit of gossip near the inn's hearth on any given night of the week. Or perhaps over a neighbor's fence if they were about some snack between chores. Perhaps even in the morning when the coffee was brewing, and it was just bacon. But by and large they tended to keep to themselves and be busy with the ordinary everyday business of their lives. Farm. Family. Flowers and gardens and such.To them, the Fall of Sirith Osildor ranked just a little bit lower than news of Goodie Tavish's prize peonies and the county faire of course this summer.That would be normal Little behavior. Nothing peculiar about that. And so, it was quite peculiar for Tappert McCrow to be out on such a night as this and going for a long walk as was his usual as the nights got less cold and the moon was out. He was, what the oldsters in the district would have said, young and restless at that age. And, according to them, all Little MaCrow needed was a nice Bobbin lass, round and happy, to a'settle him down a bit, ya hears me. That's all.And all this peculiarness could be forgiven by the locals if that were the grand extent of it. Late night walks deep into the less populated edges of the district. But such was not the case. For you see… Tappert McCrow, like his Grand old weird Uncle… [NC4] loved maps. Studying them. Making them. Finding them. Collecting them. Covering the walls of his old hill[NC5] , the one inherited from Uncle Guthbert, with them.Maps were Tappert's passion.His study, high in the old abbey tower around which a great oak had grown up alongside, atop the estate inside the hill below, the hill that was the center and life of SalteBlock Farms, was filled with maps. Desks, walls, chests, great drawers paid good money for in which to keep and lay them out. Maps old Guthbert had acquired in his many strange travels. Maps young Tappert had acquired in his long walks since. And not just maps. But also… bits and pieces of the past. Curiosities. Relics and artifacts from his walkabout tours every summer as close to the Barrow Valley, which some called the Lost Valley, as he dared. And where there were not maps and curiosities in his grand study, there were books. Many of them in fact.The collection of old dusty leatherbound collections of vellum and even papery papyrus lined the walls of his study and could be found often, open on every possible surface and space within the small tower while the latest acquisition was under months long inspection by Tappert.So this… is what made Tappert peculiar to the other Bobbins, or Littles if you prefer, far and wide about the Gentle Lands and caused them to roll their eyes or utter something about that McCrow curse that had made that branch of the ancient family daft. For it was the McCrows of long ago who'd gone off to battle in the southern waystes to help the elves in their long-ago wars against the Shadow.And it was the respectable branch that was greatly pleased by this history they claimed.Elves passing through was one thing. Elves were of course always putting on airs as was their wont and traipsing through the district on some mysterious business they preferred not share. But helping elves, in war no less, this was not done in current times and the MaCrows' long ago service, a captain among their ancestors in command of company of Bobbin spear and dagger[NC6] , could be laid as a source, or the source, of the curse that had plagued the McCrow family for three generations now as far as anyone was concerned.It was one thing to be polite to an elf passing through. A knight or lady journeying by with their entourage, or retinue, heading south to take a ship as had been done in the long ago. Perhaps even offer them an apple from your basket and never no mind the copper, m'lady. The Elves of Indolién were indeed fine and beautiful people to look at, but they was elves after all and elves was deadly peculiar and, as has been mentioned here in this part… not a favored Little trait. Their magical ways, the elves, and always up to intrigue and dark adventures, were considered nasty habits. Wars in the south, why? Wars in the east, well wasn't that a bit ago, times are different now. A lost fleet on the Western Sea, seems a bit irresponsible. And their tombs… the tombs of the old elves, the Eldaar, all those old grand barrows laid with many a curse up there in the hills just below the mountains, near the old haunted fortress, or so some said if any were to be believed, those were dark matters best not paid mind to for proper-like peoples as the Littles considered themselves to be.So, every Little purposed in their hearts to have as little as possible to do with elves, or strangers, beyond the required pleasantries of civilized persons encountering one another. Of course. This was how it was done.But such were never the ways of the Crazy Old Guthbert McCrow as had he been once known[NC7] , and still was in whisper and rumor and cautionary lesson. And it certainly was how Tappert seemed to be turning out if things continued the way they were going with these long summer hikes higher into the hills, and of course these late-night walks.And this was the greatest charge laid against him by the Littles down along the coast… He didn't manage his groves in the least. Left it all up to Ol' Ned Thom to[NC8]  the seein'.And of course, them queer maps. Always coming in special packages, creamy big envelopes straight from the sages and collectors of Indolién itself. Inked in gold, said Postman Symes when he stopped by your front post and had a cup of tea and perhaps a little bit of freshly baked lemon rosemary seedcake.Remember when I told you Littles aren't much interested in others' business? Well, that's just a lie they live. Inherently all Littles are madly interested in news, tales, and talk. But long ago they convinced themselves they shouldn't be and so, formally, they aren't.Now gossip on the quiet, a whisper behind the hand out[NC9]  by the post on a hot afternoon between chores, well that's just a tasty treat just as well savored as a slice of dark sugar pecan pie. No harm in that.“Nah one gettee a letter fine like that from Indolién[NC10] ,” Symes would tell one and all who'd listen each time a package came from Indolién for Saltblocke Farms. “Nah one a'tall.”So there on the late night on the verge of turning toward the witch hours was a small Bobbin about on the twisting roads deep in the district with his walking stick in hand, wrapped up in his tweed walking coat when he did indeed see the stumbling stranger making his way up the Old Road toward the High Hills. At first, he thought it might be one of those elven fortune hunters down lurking around the barrows and having gotten into a spot of trouble. The outcasts. And because Tappert was curious to see what was the matter he waited under the old lantern atop Smote Hill, which was one of the smaller hills before you reached the fork in the road that either led off toward Barrow Valley, or up into Dry Hills proper and the vast olive farms and the fine old homes that lay along the ancient cobblestone wall and road that was as old as time itself.Or so the oldsters say.Tappert was a keen observer. Had to be if one were to be a collector, was what Old Guthbert had always tried to teach him. And he was. As his Grand Uncle had been and as most McCrows were for no reason they could ever define. So, even now as he watched the stranger from under the lantern atop Old Smote Hill, he could see other bands of shadowy figures moving about down in the Hollows and even the occasional green-fire torch coming to life this way and that.And even though the wind had been up a while ago, he'd been sure he'd heard hunting horns like none other he'd ever heard, in the night.“Now that's a might strange,” murmured Tappert as he watched and waited for the elf to climb the hill. He was assuming it was an elf. And then perhaps once that happened, they might have a nice conversation as elves didn't mind the dark and the late and he'd had other conversations with some on late nights just like this. Tappert enjoyed spending a chat with elves when they were willing to. And the ones that came for the treasures of the barrows were more than like to talk, and want talk.In time the elf arrived, and it was clear, again because Tappert was a keen observer, that the stranger was indeed wounded or feeling ill, and was not an elf at all, but a man.Which was stranger still. Men were rare. Mostly all one ever saw of them were rumors and the much coveted Little gossip out by the post.“I say,” announced Tappert, for it was clear the elf who was not an elf but a man, was not aware of Tappert's presence as he made the top of Smote Hill. “You seem to be having a bit of a rough struggle.”The stranger stopped, swaying a bit, casting his gaze quickly over his shoulder and down into the hollows where the strange bands of dark figures had been roving about as though searching for something, or someone.Two things occurred to Tappert who as has been stated was a bit of a keen observer. A constant watcher. A collector, as it were.One. The man was holding a broken sword.Two. The bundle under the arm of the stranger was… smoking. Gray wisps drifted from its fatness. Curling and delicate, they climbed off into the night and drifted, deliberating[NC11]  it seemed, off toward the hollows. Drifting away and leaving a smell like… like Tappert would think later… burnt charcoal on the breeze. A not unpleasant smell. But very curious in that it was coming from inside an old and worn travelling pack where one usually did not keep fire. So of course, both were of interest to the peculiar Bobbin.“May I be of assistance?” asked Tappert. All Littles are always first kind.The stranger, muttering, came to himself at seeing the Little under the lantern's light atop the rise he'd come up with no little difficulty. There was a trail of blood droplets, dark in the night, behind him.“Who might you be, little one?” asked the stranger tiredly.Tappert planted his walking stick, stuck out his small hand and announced his name.“Allow me to introduce myself, stranger. Tappert Junctulius McCrow of the Wayside McCrows.”A long moment passed as the stranger continued to sway in his boots. Blood began to drip down onto the dirt of the road as he stood there, as though seeming to decide what to do next. This also, was not lost on Tappert.“Most just call me Tappert,” he continued friendly enough in the ensuing silence. “A few friends I have over in Ladybridge call me Tap Tap, but they are…”The Bobbin coughed.“Rascals but friends none the less.”“Ah,” said the stranger. Clearing his throat. His voice was odd, noted the Bobbin. Most elves had high almost musical sounding voices. Or like trumpets, especially if they were knights or noble family. But this one sounded like a highwayman or a drover. He had seldom talked with men, as men were not given to talk.“And…” began the Man. “Are you… uh… a relation of old Guthbert… McCrow,” he coughed at the last.Tapper was surprised and seemed to lean back at this.“I am indeed!” he exclaimed. “He was my good old grand uncle from way back. Gone now these five years.”The stranger looked over his shoulder and down in the vast zig zag of hollows he'd just climbed out of.“They're coming…” he seemed to mutter to himself, but Tappert caught this all the same.The Bobbin stepped closer, peering down into the darkness, and trying to see what the stranger saw. Though Bobbin eyes are good… they are not elf good. Still, he tried. The shadows were gone now.“Old Guthbert was known to Storytellers. We called on him in times of trouble,” rumbled the stranger.Tappert did not know this. In fact, this struck him as a very fantastic thing and yet one more interesting curiosity about his unbelievable uncle that was totally believable. He was still discovering secret rooms and passages and small treasures laid up through the Estate at Saltblocke Farms. And, as Tappert's quick little mind worked, the explanation of many mysteries he had often wondered about, unlocked, a little. Like some small number of tumblers in a difficult lock.“I say…” Tappert whispered to himself in the night as a few mysteries fell into place. The stranger stood silently as Tapper did the same, his mind roving over old memories.“I am badly wounded,” began the stranger and coughed a bit. “Waylaid along the roads.”“In a fight?” mouthed the Bobbin incredulously. Such things were unheard of here in the district mostly. Dreamt of maybe. As one dreams of adventures. But of course… Bobbins don't do adventures. That of course is well known, and a'wanderin' is nothing to be proud of.But there had been stories of dark figures on the roads of late. Tappert had heard such talk.“Set upon by dark forces from the South. Emissaries of the Doom Gate.”A small gasp escaped the Bobbin's mouth and Tappert felt himself tighten his grip on his old walking stick.“I would not presume on any of your fine folk unless the needs were dire,” continued the stranger, weaving slightly. “But I must ask for help now… I need to get off the road this night. Perhaps…”“A hiding place,” finished Tappert expectantly and knew not why he did so.The stranger grunted a bit as he took his hand away from his wound. Then… a soft almost quiet, “yes.”And without discussion or questions or even a nod to the worries that brought such evil mentioned as the Doom Gate and Dark Forces, Tappert was hustling the stranger along the road to Dry Hills and the old Abbey that was his home atop the hill.Not just because he was a good Bobbin, though peculiar Bobbin, who would render aid to a strange traveler in trouble on the road. But because this… smelled like… an adventure to him and he had the feeling he was caught up in something he'd been looking for in all those maps he loved so much.Please make sure to preorder the Audiook version of Strange Company2: Voodoo Warfare. It's available now here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickcole.substack.com/subscribe

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Give us faerie p*rn or give us death. Today we're talking about all our favorite faerie books and how the patriarchy needs to chill out and let us read whatever the heck we want. Tangents include Meredith Blake in The Parent Trap, Legolas sparking our sexual awakenings, and Jack Sparrow cardboard cutouts. ----more---- Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Other Links     Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of the Month Club referral Loretta's Chirp audiobooks referral (50% off your first purchase) Dev's FandomSleeves Code - Dev10 Dev's Once Upon a Book Club Box Code - Dev10 Dev's Red Rebel Code - Dev10   Books Mentioned: Stuck With You by Ali Hazelwood The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood The Steminist novellas by Ali Hazelwood A Botonist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari Wicked Beauty by Katee Roberts The Halloway Girls by Susan Bishop Crispell Book Lovers by Emily Henry Claimed by an Aien Warrior by Tiffany Roberts I Married a Lizardman by Regine Abel Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike Tithe by Holly Black The Cruel Prince by Holly Black The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black The Fae Chronicles by Amelia Hutchins Moonshadow by Thea Harrison The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare The Bargainer series by Laura Thalassa Darkfever by Karen Marie Morning Wicked by Jennifer L. Armentrout Wonderous Strange by Lesley Livingston Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl by Julie Kagawa Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova Air Awakens by Elise Kova King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan Fae Guardians series by Lana Pecherczyk Movies mentioned: The Parent Trap The Spiderwick Chronicles Wicked

Content warning for discussion of sexual assault in mythology and romance novels at times: 1:00:58 -1:11:36This is a long one, you sparkly romance nerds. Buckle in! We're diving into Cinderella, Beauty & the Beast, Pride & Prejudice, and Hades & Persephone! If you haven't listened to part one, go click #37 for some information on the different categories of retellings. Questions/Comments/Concerns? Don't forget to email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Terms:Folktale - a fictional story passed down by generations, generally starting as an oral tradition, and with the purpose of relating a moral or life lesson to the listener.Tale Type - a self-sufficient narrativeMotif - the smallest descriptive unit within the narrative. These motifs combined together create the building blocks that lead us up to a narrativeMyth - a legendary story that usually explains some historical or religious phenomenonLiterature - in this episode, this refers to fictional writings that serve no larger purpose than just to tell a storyTrope - a narrative within the larger literary narrative; a path built of motifs that leads to an understood outcomeThe Aarne-Thompson-Uther classification of folktales - abbreviated to ATU, this is a classification system of tale types and motifs. The ATU groups together multiple tales that represent an independent type which has been documented amongst at least three ethnic groups or over a long time period.Cinderella linksATU Tale Types 510: Persecuted Heroine storiesTale of RhodopsisTale of Ye XianPentamarone by Giambattista Basile "Cenerentola" (1634)Histoires ou contes du temps passé by Charles Perrault "Cendrillon; ou la petite pantoufle du verre" (1697)Aschenputtel by the Brothers Grimm (1812)"The History of Cinderella" (Abilene Public Library)Cinderella Across cultures (ed. by de la Rochère, 2016)"A Girl, A Shoe, A Prince: The Endlessly Evolving Cinderella"(Holmes for NPR, 2015)RetellingsA Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa JamesIf the Shoe Fits by Julia MurphyA Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeMidnight in the Garden of the Prince by Catherine KeatonRogue Princess by BR MeyersThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangIf the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa DareOne Night with You by Sophie JordanBeauty and the Beast linksATU tale type 425 A-C: The Search for the Enchanted Lost Husband"The Woman Who Married the Snake" from the Panchatantra (1199 CE, possibly as early as 200BCE)"Cupid and Psyche" as written by Lucius Apuleius in The Golden Ass (1st and 2nd c. CE)La Jeune Americaine et les Contes Marins by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot, Dame de Villeneuve in her work (1740)Magasin des enfants by Jean-Marie le Prince de Beaumont (1756)“Beauty and the Beast; visions and revisions of an old tale” by Betsy Hearne (1991)"Beauty and the Beast, Old And New" (Windling, 2007)"Beauty and the Beast" (Pook Press, 2018a)"7 Variants of Beauty and the Beast Fairy Tales – A Tale as Old as Time" (Pook Press, 2018b)RetellingsA Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid KemmererThe Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare Romancing the Duke ALSO by Tessa DareEntreat Me by Grace DravenThe Beast by Katee RobertPride & Prejudice links'"Pride and Prejudice" Jane Austen Society of America""Pride and Prejudice" Remains Timeless and Delightful, More than 200 Years Later" (Rogerson, 2020)"Why are we still so passionate about 'Pride & Prejudice'?" (Donahue, 2013)RetellingsThe Soulmate Equation by Christina LaurenAyesha at Last by Uzma JalaluddinPride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali DevPride and Premeditation by Tirzah PricePride by Ibi ZoboiUnmarriageable by Soniah KamalThe Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-KubiHades & Persephone linksHomeric Hymn to Demeter"The Story of Hades and Persephone: Rape and Romance" (Warner, 2020)"Hades and Persephone story" (Athens Beyond, 2021)"Persephone: Queen of the Underworld" (Greekmythology.com, 2021)"Homer" (Britannica)"Homerids" (Britannica)"Homerics Hymns 1-3" (Classical Texts Library)"Persephone" (wikipedia)Makowski, John F. “Persephone, Psyche, and the Mother-Maiden Archetype.” The Classical Outlook, vol. 62, no. 3, American Classical League, 1985, pp. 73–78 (jstor)Mylonas, George E. “The Hymn to Demeter.” The Classical Weekly, vol. 38, no. 23, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1945, pp. 180–82 (jstor)Parker, Robert. “The ‘Hymn to Demeter' and the ‘Homeric Hymns.'” Greece & Rome, vol. 38, no. 1, Cambridge University Press, 1991, pp. 1–17 (jstor)RetellingsNeon Gods by Katee RobertTouch of Darkness by Scarlett St. ClairLore Olympus (vol.1) by Rachel SmytheA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas Promises and Pomegranates by Sav r. MillerKore by Ambrosia R. HarrisPestilence by Lauren ThelassaThe Power of Hades by Eliza RaineIt Ain't Me Babe by Tillie COleDeal with the Elf King by Elisa KovaFrom Blood and Ash series and book by Jennifer Lynn Armentrout Punderworld by Linda SejicCirce by Madeleine MillerOther links:"The uses and limitations of the Folklorist's toolkit for fiction" (Lemberg, 2015)"The Evolution of the Disney Princess Franchise: Catching Up and Moving Forward" (Maier, 2016)"Why Romance Will Never Stop Retelling Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast" (Popp, 2021)"Legendary Literary Couples Live on in Countless Retellings" (Cybil, 2019)da Silva, Sara Graça, and Jamshid J Tehrani. “Comparative phylogenetic analyses uncover the ancient roots of Indo-European folktales.” Royal Society open science vol. 3,1 150645. 20 Jan. 2016,Other retellings:Omegaverse retellings Bleeding Red and Sullied Cinders by DE ChapmanThe Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy (King Midas, but Midas isn't endgame)Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan (myth of Chang E)A Spindle Splintered by Alix Harrow (Sleeping Beauty)Anything by Madeleine Miller, Pat Barker, or Jennifer L Saint!#sasquatchexists

Book 2 is releasing November 10,2022 As a daughter of the Dragon Court, Wren knows three truths: never show weakness, pay the tithe, and never trust the elves. When the enemy strikes on the eve of her wedding, Wren has no choice but to fight. Captured, she's dragged before the elvish king and given two choices. Death or marriage. She submits, biding her time as she plots and spies, determined to strike at the heart of the elvish royalty and take back her family's throne once more. But the more time she spends with her dangerous and achingly handsome husband, she finds herself wavering. Only the strong survive the hash moors of the Dragon Isles, and she can't afford to question her loyalties, leaving only one final choice. Strike hard and fast. Never waver. It's his heart or hers. A Court of Dragons is the first book in a new fantasy romance series, inspired by the tales of Beauty and the Beast with Reylo viking vibes. It's perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash, A Deal with The Elf King, and The Bridge Kingdom. If you're looking for enemies to lovers with a delicious slow burn romance, read now!

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Twilight with elves instead of vampires? Its more likely than you think! Join us talk about a girl and her magic wolf! Oh and I guess there's some elves also.... Presenting Elise Kova's A Deal With the Elf King!

Hello everyone! Today on Feeling My Shelf, A Podcast we have read and reviewed A Deal With the Elf King by Elise Kova. Come listen in on this magical tale as we dive into the one of the latest retellings of Hades and Persephone.

What has been the best book you've read so far in 2021? We talk about all the highs and lows of our reading this year, as well as the books we are looking forward to reading in the remainder of 2021. The Mid-Year Book Tag was originally created by Chami. Books we mention in this episode include: Dear Mr. You by Mary-Louise Parker Heartstopper, Volume 4 by Alice Oseman I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver Outlander by Diana Gabaldon The Young Elites by Marie Lu You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Princess Bride by William Goldman Supernova by Marissa Meyer Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas Fortunate Son by J. Crownover Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Survive the Night by Riley Sager Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren Shadow of the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune Gods and Monsters by Shelby Mahurin A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon Exodus by Kate Stewart Midnight Library by Matt Haig If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions of the books are entirely our own and may not reflect the actual book. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

We continue our marriage of convenience trope but this time, with a little paranormal twist to it. Join us as we read Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright and The Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova.

King Socha of the half-elves is slain. General Pren-Hooke takes command of his army and marches to claim the secret the elves have hidden in the village of Arlot. Within Mount Ish, Belphesor abducts Pindar, the would-be father of the Elf King. His actions begin the Wizard War.

Michael is moving to Japan for a year. OR MORE. But what does that mean for MIA?! Can Michael prove himself to the Elf King? Did Lilly and JP Do It over the summer? This episode focuses on the beginning of volume 8, Princess on the Brink through the section Wednesday, September 8th, Chemistry. Website - www.thepodcastdiaries.com Facebook - The Podcast Diaries Instagram - @thepodcastdiary1 Twitter - @thepodcastdiary Gmail - thepodcastdiary@gmail.com Anchor - www.anchor.fm/thepodcastdiaries

While we'd rather be reading, Lia's husband rather watch Mello and Jerrica's husband rather defrost the freezer. Their priorities are not in line with ours, so time for some spicier romances in the final book of heartless Send Me Their Souls by Sara Wolf and in the intro of our next read A Deal With the Elf King by Elise Kova - to love triangle or not to love triangle, that's always our question. Happy reading!Pictures of the covers on our Instagram feed @wedratherbereadingTheme Music: "For The Penguins" Written and performed by David AllredFrom the album The TransitionCourtesy of Erased Tapeswww.erasedtapes.comListen on SpotifyBuy the album

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we have a tea chats episode and we’re chatting about all of our favorite things from the year of craziness that was 2020. We also catch you up on what we did throughout December and January and our goals for 2021. So grab your favorite cup of tea and join us!   Our Life in Books Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/ourlifeinbooks Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/samanthamccombs Scottish Caramel Tea- https://teacellartea.com/shop/scottish-caramel/  Crave by Tracey Wolff- https://amzn.to/3tdf5AZ  One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus- https://amzn.to/2NKao1k  A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson- https://amzn.to/3tbDveh  Music From Another World by Robin Talley- https://amzn.to/3tgKjXU  Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo- https://amzn.to/36qQgaX  Felix Ever After by Kacen Calendar- https://amzn.to/36whtsX  A Deal With the Elf King by Elise Kova- https://amzn.to/3tgKwua  Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks- https://amzn.to/3tgVOi4  Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi- https://amzn.to/3tdjRyC  Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi & Jason Reynolds- https://amzn.to/2YwhmJx   A Universe of Wishes edited by Dhonielle Clayton- https://amzn.to/3tdxjCz  Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America edited by Ibi Zoboi- https://amzn.to/36tOs1g  Say Her Name edited by Zetta Elliott- https://amzn.to/3r3S9lO  So You Wanna Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo- https://amzn.to/3pFjI4L  Pretty Things by Janelle Brown- https://amzn.to/3oHLZXi  Ten by Gretchen McNeil- https://amzn.to/3te5nOZ  And That’s Why We Drink- https://www.andthatswhywedrink.com  Beach Too Sandy- https://www.beachtoosandy.com    Dateline Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dateline-nbc/id1464919521  Cold Case Files Podcast- https://www.aetv.com/shows/cold-case-files-2017/pages/cold-case-files-podcast  How It Ends- https://howitendspodcast.com  90 Day Fiance- https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/  Real Housewives- https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills  Below Deck- https://www.bravotv.com/below-deck  Vanderpump Rules- https://www.bravotv.com/vanderpump-rules  Full-Metal Alchemist Brotherhood- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1355642/   Dorohedoro- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11147852/  Servant- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8068860/ Animal Crossing: New Horizons- https://www.animal-crossing.com/new-horizons/  Among Us- https://innersloth.com/gameAmongUs.php  Stardew Valley- https://www.stardewvalley.net  Mystery Puzzle Games: Artifex Mundi- https://www.artifexmundi.com  Jason Sulli- https://www.twitch.tv/jasonsulli  Julien- https://www.twitch.tv/julien  Markiplier- https://www.youtube.com/user/markiplierGAME  Unus Annus- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxz0FRdUV0dgWKo1owZUfxg   Studio Ghibli- https://www.studioghibli.com.au 

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we’re chatting about some amazing new books coming out in November. Seriously, get those TBRs ready because you’ll be adding so many books to the list. Grab your favorite cup of tea and join us!   Our Life in Books Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/ourlifeinbooks Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety   Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/samanthamccombs   Ginger Peach from Tea Cellar- https://teacellartea.com/shop/ginger-peach/  A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey- https://amzn.to/2HqJokI  Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall- https://amzn.to/337efKY  The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb- https://amzn.to/3nJzvOs  The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams- https://amzn.to/35Tx1qW  Tiny Little Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton is coming to Netflix- https://www.epicreads.com/blog/tiny-pretty-things-netflix/ Interview with Marissa Meyer about Instant Karma- https://www.fiercereads.com/?post_type=blog&p=10010 Bookish Horoscope- https://www.epicreads.com/blog/2020-book-november-horoscopes/ Spells Trouble by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast- https://amzn.to/36ZQvJR  All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott- https://amzn.to/3lVNy32  Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer- https://amzn.to/3pTj0Bv  The Ravens by Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige- https://amzn.to/3l584xb  Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon- https://amzn.to/33brBpj  These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong- https://amzn.to/3kSexLv  Rent A Boyfriend by Gloria Chao- https://amzn.to/3kWRcIK  A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova- https://amzn.to/2KqEt4o  Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett- https://amzn.to/3kXTiYX  The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar- https://amzn.to/399AVxF  How to Pack for the End of the World by Michelle Falkoff- https://amzn.to/371qtWr  Dearly: New Poems by Margaret Atwood- https://amzn.to/2J2wWIm  Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline- https://amzn.to/2J06gIr  Cobble Hill by Cecily von Ziegesar- https://amzn.to/35WcIJu  Love & Olives (Love & Gelato) by Jenna Evans Welch- https://amzn.to/33a4xHu  A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins- https://amzn.to/374ANNk  Ruinsong by Julia Ember- https://amzn.to/2US2Rhp  Little Weirds by Jenny Slate-  https://amzn.to/3fxnglu  Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher- https://amzn.to/2URXVcj  This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes- https://amzn.to/3fqSJpf  How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black- https://amzn.to/399Ncm6  Goblin King (Permafrost #2) by Kara Barbieri- https://amzn.to/399tNSg  The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco- https://amzn.to/35VUBTI  A Promised Land by Barack Obama- https://amzn.to/2J2VkcS  Spellbreaker by Charlie N.Holmberg- https://amzn.to/35TgaEx  White Ivy by Susie Yang- https://amzn.to/2J0BvmG

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Welcome back (or hello for the first time)! It's time again for us to charm you with the sweet sultry sounds of our voices. Today we're focusing on luck and love, but as usual, we get distracted on the way. Our luck discussion quickly becomes stories about childhood injury and strife; as it turns out, neither Nick or Erick should ever ride anything with two wheels. Nor should anyone be allowed to purchase and drink a 3 liter of soda in a single sitting (Hello early onset childhood diabetes!). We also gab about 4th graders fighting for Nick's affection, our self-proclaimed titles (The Elf King and The Coffee Filter of The Internet), how thots love shin-guards, and how r/relationshipadvice is a messed up place. Come fall in love with us. Check it out, subscribe to our nonsense, and hit us up on Twitter and Instagram ( @ outoffocusshow).

The Big Ol' Ottawa Brouhaha Rundown you've been waiting for, ft. Lavalon the Elf-King, more steak than sizzle, and censorship.

Join us for the last episode of the year! In the second part of this two parter, Matt and Dan continue their informal hobby chat. In Part two subjects include Tribal, Red Book of the Elf King, The Analogue Hobbies Paint Challenge, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars games If you're interested in hearing more on any of the stuff we mentioned in this episode let us know on social media: Facebook: Hobby Knockout Podcast Intstagram: HobbyKnockout

Nick and Robin sit down with Joe Salah of Lucid Eye Publications to talk about all the various projects they have going on. Especially Red Book of the Elf King and it's upcoming addition Troll Wars. https://www.lucideyepublications.com/ Visit our Podcast here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/1728321 Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkirmishSupremacy Find us on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SkirmishSupremacy Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/skirmishsupremacypodcast Links to our sponsors: Death Ray Designs - www.deathraydesigns.com The Miniature Building Authority - http://www.miniaturebuildingauthority.com/ Reformation Brewery - http://reformationbrewery.com/ Music: Kevin Macleod "Summon the Rawk"

Join Caitlin, Rachel, and Emily as they discuss Chapter VII of the Hobbit, Flies and Spiders. Characters Bilbo – Our heroic hero The Dwarves – there’s a lot of them. Spiders – they are large, and creepy and we do not like them The Elf King – he’s a bit of a dick.   Here […]

There's nothing like dancing in the rain with awesome Celtic music from Dun Aengus, Na Rosai, Gwendolyn Snowdown, Breabach, Lunasa, Spirited Lads, Ginger Ackley, Moonrakers, IONA, Jim Sharkey, Colleen Raney, The High Kings, David Pedrick, Trinity River Whalers, Runa, The Gothard Sisters. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ Listen and share this podcast. Download 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. TODAY'S SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/   THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:03 "Shandon Bells" by Dun Aengus from Down By the Glenside 3:42 "The Rainy Day/The Sparkle Slip/The Cloon" by Na Rosai from First Rain 8:28 "Little Duke Arthur's Nurse" by Gwendolyn Snowdown from Three Strand Braid 12:28 "Cockerel in the Cree" by Breabach from The Big Spree 15:35 "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore" by Lunasa from Cas 20:03 CELTIC FEEDBACK 22:30 "Jigs" by Spirited Lads from Tall Tales and Fond Farewells 25:39 "Celtica" by Ginger Ackley from Elf King's Horn 27:38 "Shotover" by Moonrakers from Tides 30:40 "Wildwood Flower" by IONA from Signature 35:20 "The Campaign Song" by Jim Sharkey from Sweet Anne's Road 40:59 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 42:32 "I Know My Love" by Colleen Raney from Lark 44:38 "The Rising of the Moon" by The High Kings from Decade: Best of the High Kings 49:02 "Carolan's Draught" by David Pedrick from Wintertide EP 50:48 "Strong Women Rule Us All" by Trinity River Whalers from Dancin' Beggarman 55:06 "Black River" by Runa from Current Affairs 1:00:15 "Midnight Sun" by The Gothard Sisters from Midnight Sun The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. CELTIC PODCAST NEWS * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic and Geek musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. I want to ask you to support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. You are an integral part of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Not only are you listener and possibly a patron. But you find Celtic music you love in places I will never go. If there's a band are artist that you've found who you've not heard on the podcast, do us both a favor, contact them. Ask them to submit their music to our award-winning and largest podcast of Celtic music online. My goal is to help give indie Celtic artists a voice. They just need to complete the permission form and send music. I will get them on the show. Patrons of the Podcast will save 40% off the price of the 2018 Irish & Celtic Music Podcast shirt in May 2018. Order your shirt right now in time for the festival season. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is supported by listeners like you. Your generous pledge helps pay for the production and promotion of the podcast and its artists, as well as my time in producing it. Patrons get episodes before regular listeners, discounts on merch, and when we hit a milestone, you get a two-hour special. Our next milestone will bring 2-hours of Celtic flute and whistle music to your ears. I want to send a huge thanks to our many new patrons: Properal, Tracy Beedy, Charles Hunt, Annie Moisan, Bridget Robertson, George James, Pamela Hajcak, Asa Swain. We are $24 away for our next milestone. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast at http://patreon.com/celticpodcast VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 It's easier than ever to do. Just list the show number, and the name of one or two bands. That's it. You can vote once for each episode help me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2018 episode. http://bestcelticmusic.net/vote/ I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Kitty emailed: "A few years ago, you had a song on the podcast (from an Irish-american band) called The First Ones Drinking and the Last Ones Standing. That was the refrain if not the title. The song was hilarious. Is it available for download? I cannot remember the name of the band. Thanks!" Laurie Fisher of Carolina Ceili emailed: "I'm listening while prepping for a waltz dance I'm putting on this evening in a lovely ballroom in Asheville, NC.  I've been turned on to some fine music and bands thru your podcast.  I especially appreciate the homage to trees and Arbor Day.  May I suggest 'Bonny Portmore', which I've heard on your podcast before.  'Tis a song about regret for cutting down a beautiful tree." Joseph Earl-Ridley emailed a picture: "You always sound so pleased to hear from your listeners so I thought I'd send a message to let you know how much I've been enjoying your podcast. I only started listening on Easter Sunday so the latest Arbour Day episode was my sixth. I attach a photo that I took this morning whilst listening out walking my goats, high in the mountains of Portugal! Keep up the good work."

Welcome to Episode 243 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together to catch up with what they have been doing over the last few weeks, chatting about the games they have played, the miniatures they have painted a what has found its way into their hobby shopping baskets. For our feature interview, we talk to Joe Selah from Lucid Eye Publications. We find out about how this company started and look at the games and beautiful miniatures that this company produces, including the forthcoming fantasy game The Red Book of the Elf King. We hope you enjoy the show. Lucid Eye Publications If you enjoyed this episode of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast, you may want to become a supporter of the show, Details can be found on our Donate page, or you may want to visit our Patreon page.

Supermarket Sweeps, Nickelodeon GUTS, Who Doesn't Want to be a MIllionaire, "Oh God, I Lost: The Game Show," "Who Wants to Marry an Elf King?", how to not tread on snakes, Garden Hoes, Game of Thrones, Sean Hannity, Star Wars, T-Mobile sucks, "Daddy's Poopin' Jewels." Also make sure you get to the end, because I start laughing so hard that I literally begin openly weeping.

Celtic women are making a big impact on Celtic music as you'll enjoy in this week's show with amazing Celtic music from Fiddlinda: Linda Relph, Leah Jorgensen, Jennifer Licko, Eilis Crean, Claire Roche, Becky Taylor, Abby Green, Anne Roos, The Gothard Sisters, Gillian Boucher, Merry Wives of Windsor, Samantha Gillogly, Karan Casey, Cady Finlayson, Ginger Ackley, Tania Opland, Beth Patterson, Bonnie Rideout, Colleen Raney, Cynthia Bennett, Maggie Sansone, Tullamore, Maggie Drennon, Siren's Song, Jil Chambless, Amelia Hogan.  http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ If you enjoy this podcast, then please rate the show on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. Then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Subscribe today to download 34 Celtic MP3s for free. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. And remember to Vote in the Celtic Top 20 to help me create next year's Best Celtic Music 2016 episode.   Today's show is brought to you by Celtic Invasion Vacations Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans to exotic locations around the world. We don’t travel in big tour buses and see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to Know the region through its culture, history, and legends. Plus, I bring you some great Celtic music by me and other Celtic artists. We're going to Brittany in 2017. Subscribe to the mailing list to join the invasion at celticinvasion.com Notes: * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. * What are your favorite Samhain or Celtic Halloween songs? I'm planning another Halloween special for the podcast. * I want to send out a big thanks to the patrons of the podcast. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 per episode pays for the production of this podcast as well as my time in producing the show. You get a personal podcast feed where you can listen to the show before regular subscribers, occasional extended editions of the show, and my deepest thanks. When we hit a milestone, you get a 2-hour special. We are $30 away from Two Amazing, ON FIRE Hours of Celtic music by some of the HOTTEST Celtic artists Burning It Up online! A super special thanks to our newest patron, Matthew Means. Become a patron today because you love Celtic music. * If you joined me on Facebook over the past couple o'weeks, you would've read a bunch of Celtic Music Spotlights. If you ever wanted to find out more about the bands in the show, these short features are both informative and fun. Plus, this week, we posted a list of upcoming Celtic festivals for the next month. I'm hoping that will be a new regular feature. * I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK: What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening, or from one of your trips to one of the Celtic nations. Call 678-CELT-POD to leave a voicemail message. That's 678-235-8763. Meisters Realm posted on Facebook: "I'm enjoying the music tonight! I've been listening to podcast # 274 while I'm updating the dates of the nation's Ren and Scotfests on my directory website." Kyle Wagner-Dixon emailed last year: "I am a dog groomer from Ontario, Canada and I've been listening to your podcast now for almost 6 years. Through you and your show I discovered a new depth to a world which I loved, but never knew was so varied. I am, of course, talking about celtic music. After listening to my first episode, I became immediately addicted to the wonderful music. Through iTunes I bought many a song that I heard on my podcast. Now, my iPod has about 60 hours of music. That is 2 1/2 days. I am definitely an addict of Celtic Music and am proud of it. May Hekate light the shadowed paths in your life" Patrick emailed from Rochester, NY: "Hi, Marc! My name is Patrick and I'm a young teen from New York. My grandfather introduced me to Celtic music and by the time I was 5 I could sing most of the drinking songs ever written. You asked for feedback so here it is: You should play more songs and less tunes. Don't get me wrong, jigs polkas and reels can be great but 40 minutes of them get boring after a little while. Overall though, it's a great podcast and you're an awesome host! P.S. I always swing while I listen to music. My grandfather always did it when I was little and since I have Aspergers Syndrome it helps calm my nerves. PPS: I recommend playing more music from Poxy Boggards and more from the Wolf Tones. Also, check out the Irish Brigade on YouTube for some great funny rebel songs! Bye!"   This Week in Celtic Music 0:17 "Woman - Man - Long" by Fiddlinda: Linda Relph from There & Then - Here & Now 5:10 "Flying to the Fleah" by Leah Jorgensen from Peace - Love - Harp 7:14 "He Na Mllig" by Jennifer Licko from SING 9:32 "Winne Hayes Set" by Eilis Crean from The Lonesome Fiddler 15:17 "To A Child Dancing in the Wind" by Claire Roche from Dancing in the Wind 18:07 "The Lady's Cup of Tea" by Becky Taylor from Ireland Bridge 22:11 CELTIC MUSIC NEWS 23:21 "Home to Bearna" by Abby Green from Einini 26:50 "Ger the Rigger" by Anne Roos from Mermaids & Mariners 29:25 "Grace O'Malley" by The Gothard Sisters from Mountain Rose 32:56 "Jig Jazz" by Gillian Boucher from Elemental 35:40 "Lannigan's Ball" by Merry Wives of Windsor from Bottoms Up 39:11 "My Lagan Love" by Samantha Gillogly/Tim Maurice from Celtic Chamber Music 42:14 CELTIC FEEDBACK 44:45 "An Buachaillin Ban" by Karan Casey from Songlines 47:19 "St Ignatius Jig/Wed Is Hamburger Soup/St. Ignatius Reel" by Cady Finlayson from Irish Coffee 49:23 "Fox Fairy Woman" by Ginger Ackley from Elf King's Horn 50:53 "The Female Ramblin' Sailor" by Tania Opland from Bonnie Rantin' Lassie 53:40 "Labyrinth" by Beth Patterson from Forward 57:55 "Gillie Callum - Highland Rant - Ryan's Rant" by Bonnie Rideout from Celtic Circles FOR PATRONS OF THE PODCAST 1:04:11 "The Cruel Brother" by Colleen Raney from Here This Is Home 1:09:37 "Down By the Glenside" by Cynthia Bennett from Cauldron of Life 1:12:13 "Willie's Old Trousers & The Tartan" by Maggie Sansone from Wind Drift: Celtic Grooves, Mystic Moods 1:16:07 "From Clare to Here" by Tullamore from The O'Malley's Sessions - One for the Road 1:21:12 "Dawnings Whisper" by Maggie Drennon from Just Now 1:26:21 "Valparaiso" by Siren's Song from Starlight and Shadows 1:28:20 "Helen of Kirkconnel" by Jil Chambless from The Ladies Go Dancing 1:32:33 "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore" by Amelia Hogan from Transplants: From The Old To The New VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20. It's easier than ever to do. Just list the show number, and the name of one or two bands. That's it. You can vote once for each episode help me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2016 episode. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at celticmusicpodcast.com.

Celtic women are making a big impact on Celtic music as you'll enjoy in this week's show with amazing Celtic music from Fiddlinda: Linda Relph, Leah Jorgensen, Jennifer Licko, Eilis Crean, Claire Roche, Becky Taylor, Abby Green, Anne Roos, The Gothard Sisters, Gillian Boucher, Merry Wives of Windsor, Samantha Gillogly, Karan Casey, Cady Finlayson, Ginger Ackley, Tania Opland, Beth Patterson, Bonnie Rideout.  If you enjoy this podcast, then please rate the show on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. Then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Subscribe today to download 34 Celtic MP3s for free. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. And remember to Vote in the Celtic Top 20 to help me create next year's Best Celtic Music 2016 episode.   Today's show is brought to you by Celtic Invasion Vacations Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans to exotic locations around the world. We don’t travel in big tour buses and see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to Know the region through its culture, history, and legends. Plus, I bring you some great Celtic music by me and other Celtic artists. We're going to Brittany in 2017. Subscribe to the mailing list to join the invasion at celticinvasion.com   Notes: * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. * What are your favorite Samhain or Celtic Halloween songs? I'm planning another Halloween special for the podcast. * I want to send out a big thanks to the patrons of the podcast. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 per episode pays for the production of this podcast as well as my time in producing the show. You get a personal podcast feed where you can listen to the show before regular subscribers, occasional extended editions of the show, and my deepest thanks. When we hit a milestone, you get a 2-hour special. We are $30 away from Two Amazing, ON FIRE Hours of Celtic music by some of the HOTTEST Celtic artists Burning It Up online! A super special thanks to our newest patron, Matthew Means. Become a patron today because you love Celtic music. * If you joined me on Facebook over the past couple o'weeks, you would've read a bunch of Celtic Music Spotlights. If you ever wanted to find out more about the bands in the show, these short features are both informative and fun. Plus, this week, we posted a list of upcoming Celtic festivals for the next month. I'm hoping that will be a new regular feature. * I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK: What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening, or from one of your trips to one of the Celtic nations. Call 678-CELT-POD to leave a voicemail message. That's 678-235-8763. Meisters Realm posted on Facebook: "I'm enjoying the music tonight! I've been listening to podcast # 274 while I'm updating the dates of the nation's Ren and Scotfests on my directory website." Kyle Wagner-Dixon emailed last year: "I am a dog groomer from Ontario, Canada and I've been listening to your podcast now for almost 6 years. Through you and your show I discovered a new depth to a world which I loved, but never knew was so varied. I am, of course, talking about celtic music. After listening to my first episode, I became immediately addicted to the wonderful music. Through iTunes I bought many a song that I heard on my podcast. Now, my iPod has about 60 hours of music. That is 2 1/2 days. I am definitely an addict of Celtic Music and am proud of it. May Hekate light the shadowed paths in your life" Patrick emailed from Rochester, NY: "Hi, Marc! My name is Patrick and I'm a young teen from New York. My grandfather introduced me to Celtic music and by the time I was 5 I could sing most of the drinking songs ever written. You asked for feedback so here it is: You should play more songs and less tunes. Don't get me wrong, jigs polkas and reels can be great but 40 minutes of them get boring after a little while. Overall though, it's a great podcast and you're an awesome host! P.S. I always swing while I listen to music. My grandfather always did it when I was little and since I have Aspergers Syndrome it helps calm my nerves. PPS: I recommend playing more music from Poxy Boggards and more from the Wolf Tones. Also, check out the Irish Brigade on YouTube for some great funny rebel songs! Bye!"   This Week in Celtic Music 0:17 "Woman - Man - Long" by Fiddlinda: Linda Relph from There & Then - Here & Now 5:10 "Flying to the Fleah" by Leah Jorgensen from Peace - Love - Harp 7:14 "He Na Mllig" by Jennifer Licko from SING 9:32 "Winne Hayes Set" by Eilis Crean from The Lonesome Fiddler 15:17 "To A Child Dancing in the Wind" by Claire Roche from Dancing in the Wind 18:07 "The Lady's Cup of Tea" by Becky Taylor from Ireland Bridge 22:11 CELTIC MUSIC NEWS 23:21 "Home to Bearna" by Abby Green from Einini 26:50 "Ger the Rigger" by Anne Roos from Mermaids & Mariners 29:25 "Grace O'Malley" by The Gothard Sisters from Mountain Rose 32:56 "Jig Jazz" by Gillian Boucher from Elemental 35:40 "Lannigan's Ball" by Merry Wives of Windsor from Bottoms Up 39:11 "My Lagan Love" by Samantha Gillogly/Tim Maurice from Celtic Chamber Music 42:14 CELTIC FEEDBACK 44:45 "An Buachaillin Ban" by Karan Casey from Songlines 47:19 "St Ignatius Jig/Wed Is Hamburger Soup/St. Ignatius Reel" by Cady Finlayson from Irish Coffee 49:23 "Fox Fairy Woman" by Ginger Ackley from Elf King's Horn 50:53 "The Female Ramblin' Sailor" by Tania Opland from Bonnie Rantin' Lassie 53:40 "Labyrinth" by Beth Patterson from Forward 57:55 "Gillie Callum - Highland Rant - Ryan's Rant" by Bonnie Rideout from Celtic Circles VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20. It's easier than ever to do. Just list the show number, and the name of one or two bands. That's it. You can vote once for each episode help me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2016 episode. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at celticmusicpodcast.com. I didn't have any pictures this week, so I thought I'd share some pics from the 2016. Celtic Invasion of Cornwall.

The episode originally aired on July 18, 2016.This week, we are reading a narrative form of the old English fairytale, "Childe Roland" as he quests after the Elf King in the Dark Tower from this illustrated book:Click on the picture above to be taken to an Amazon link (book now out of print, unfortunately).Pictures for this episode can be found on the original show notes page:https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2016/07/18/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-49-fairytale-storytime-childe-roland/Illustrations byMoira Kemp that accompany the text:Childe Roland encounters Merlin.Childe Roland getting schooled by Merlin.Childe Roland on his quest.Childe Roland tempted by food as his sister, Burd Ellen, is unable to keep from giving it to him.The King of Elfland.Next week, we'll read the poem by Robert Browning,"Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came."This story provided inspiration for Stephen Kin's epic fantasy, theDark Tower series.  More on this in the future.  Here are some illustrations byMichael Whelan of Stephen King's version of Childe Roland, Roland of Gilead, the Gunslinger:Roland and a young Jake Chambers, the real "childe" version of the adult Roland.Roland looking into a pond, probably contemplating all the sacrifices he's gone through on his quest for the Dark Tower.As always, thanks for listening!∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Signup for themailing list for a free special edition podcast and a demo copy of The Thirteenth Hour!FollowThe Thirteenth Hour's instagram pages: @the13thhr and@the13thhr.ost for your daily weekday dose of ninjas, martial arts bits, archery, flips, breakdancing action figures, fantasy art, 80s music, movies, and occasional pictures or songs fromThe Thirteenth Hour books.Website: https://13thhr.wordpress.comBook trailer:http://bit.ly/1VhJhXYInterested in reading and reviewingThe Thirteenth Hourfor a free book?  Just email me at writejoshuablum@gmail.com for more details!

I'm back from my Celtic Invasion of Cornwall. We had an incredible invasion visiting Tintagel, Eden Project, Stonehenge, Glastonbury Abbey, Chalice Well, some stone circles, horse riding and more. It was a brilliant trip. Before I start planning for 2017, I want to share some more great indie Celtic music from Leaping Lulu, We Banjo 3, 3 Pints Gone, Ron Cody, Rowan, Willie McCulloch, Gaelic Storm, Ginger Ackley, Mason Brown, Ceol Gan Achar, Old Man Flanagan's Ghost, Amadan, John Byrne Band, A Band of Rogues, Saor Patrol. If you enjoy this podcast, then please rate the show on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. Then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Subscribe today to download 34 Celtic MP3s for free. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. And remember to Vote in the Celtic Top 20 to help me create next year's Best Celtic Music 2016 episode. Today's show is brought to you by Pirates vs Dragons Marc Gunn's latest album, Pirates vs. Dragons, will be released on July 27, 2016. You'll hear sea shanties interwoven with a Celtic Steampunk musical story about an air pirate that kidnaps a bard to immortalize his dragon treasure hunting in song. What he doesn't realize is that the musician will do anything to protect the dragons. Subscribe to my mailing list to notified when it is released, or go to celticmusic.org/savethedragons   Notes: * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. * I am back from an incredible Celtic Invasion of Cornwall. We saw Tintagel Castle, Stonehenge, the Chalice Well, The Eden Project, Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival, went horse riding, saw stone circles, and had an amazing adventure. You can find pictures from the trip on my Facebook music page. I'm starting to plan for the 2017 invasion. Sign up at celticinvasion.com if you want to be notified about where we shall go next year. * The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is successful thanks to people like you. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 per episode covers the cost of producing the show. And 10% of your pledges go back to non-profits to support and build our Celtic communities. Best of all, whenever we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. We are working towards a two-hour special on Celtic Women. Become a Patron of the Podcast today, because we are helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. Special thanks our latest Patron, Rod Nevin. * If you enjoy the music in this show, then you might also enjoy our Facebook video shows. The Celtic Music News show goes out on Mondays, and each show is between 3-5 minutes. * If you ever wanted to hear what it's like on a Celtic Invasion Vacation, you can listen to a few podcasts from my Celtic Invasion of Cornwall. It's all on The Celtfather Podcast at celtfather.com. I hope to post a couple more episodes from the trip soon. * I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK: Call 678-CELT-POD to leave a voicemail message. That's 678-235-8763. What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening, or from one of your trips to one of the Celtic nations. Hi Marc, I've been meaning to email you for awhile now, but have been remiss in getting it out. It's actually my birthday today and the latest Irish & Celtic Music podcast was a great present! My son is also performing tonight, as he plays Viola in the 7th grade orchestra at his middle school. Just a couple of weeks ago we both we're in recital at our local Suzuki school (my piece was Loch Lommond). Sorry I'm rambling here, but just want to say how great the podcast continues to be and thank you for all the work you put into it. I usually listen while I'm walking and here are a couple of pictures of springtime in East Tennessee. Thanks again for you do on the podcast. Slainte! Hank Woodward Hey Marc, thanks for enriching my life with your wonderful podcast. I’m a 27-year-old violinist in Melbourne, Australia. I’m battling chronic illness which means I can’t move far from bed lately, so it’s wonderful to have such dependably brilliant music to soothe me, lift my spirits and help keep me warm as our winter sets in! Thanks Carl This Week in Celtic Music 0:32 "Craig's Pipes/The Mountain Road/The Gravel Walk" by Leaping Lulu from Celtic Night Live 5:21 "The Cavan Reel/Up Against the Boughalauns/The Dublin Lasses" by We Banjo 3 from Roots of the Banjo Tree 7:57 "Beaches of St. Valery" by 3 Pints Gone from The Beaches of St. Valery 14:01 "Little Johnny's Run" by Ron Cody from The Talking Rake 17:38 "Bonnie Portmore/Elinini" by Rowan from Tales Through Time 21:32 CELTIC MUSIC NEWS 22:35 "Outer Hebrides" by Willie McCulloch from Auld Tales & New 24:49 "Raised on Black and Tans" by Gaelic Storm from Cabbage 28:11 "Fairy Tale" by Ginger Ackley from Elf King's Horn 30:50 "Katie Rose" by Mason Brown from I Am a Handsome Devil 33:10 "Boys of Malin St" by Ceol Gan Achar by Ceol Gan Achar 39:50 CELTIC FEEDBACK 41:05 "The Midnight Ship" by Old Man Flanagan's Ghost from Sociable 44:40 "Union of Drunken Upstarts" by Amadan from Hell-Bent Victory 47:31 "See You Then" by John Byrne Band from After the Wake 52:50 "You Can't Eat the Scenery" by A Band of Rogues from A Band of Rogues 58:34 "Aftermath" by Saor Patrol from Outlander VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20. It's easier than ever to do. Just list the show number, and the name of one or two bands. That's it. You can vote once for each episode help me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2016 episode. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. You can post feedback in the shownotes at celticmusicpodcast.com.

President Obama declared March to be Irish American Heritage Month. Of course for me, March is the month of all the Celts as we gather to celebrate the musical and culture of the Celtic nations running all the way up to St. Patrick's Day. I have a ton of great episodes planned for the next few weeks starting today with an extra-long St Patrick's Day special featuring the indie Celtic music of Friday Frolics, Wicked Tinkers, Fiddlinda: Linda Relph, Michael Black, Anne Roos, Michael DeAngelis, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Slipjig, Merry Wives of Windsor, Sons of Malarkey, Ginger Ackley, Aisling, Barleyjuice, Hanz Araki, Jed Marum with Hugh Morrison and Mason Brown,  Jameson's Revenge, Sgian Dubh, Ed Miller, Fromseier Rose, Skelpin, Searson, Ren. If you enjoy this podcast, then please rate the show on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. Then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. 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In our first episode we discuss video game addiction, brown recluse spiders, and an idea for a game mechanic that uses Wikipedia as an integral part of play. Tom barely contains his rage at strangers on the internet and Johannes boards the ADHD train to Incoherencyville. Intro gag: Comin' to ya' live from deep within the earth's molten core, my name's Tom and with me as always is a pile of babies in a trench coat pretending to be a full-grown man, and this is the Mildly Alarming Podcast. Episode 108: Honor of the Elf King. Cracked.com: 5 Ways Video Game Addiction Is Ruining Gaming To download the written transcript of this episode in .doc format, click here.

15 December 1938. Program #17. The Wall of Doors. The Elf King gives Jonathan Thomas a key to open the correct door in the wall of doors.

14 December 1938. Program #16. Saving the Elf King. Jonathan Thomas and the Man in the Moon have dinner with O’Gigraf the lion. The lion also gives them some of his roars to scare away the evil witch. Jonathan Thomas meets the Elf King and save him from the evil witch. In return the Elf King promises the travelers anything that they want.