Away With The Fairies Podcast: Recent Episodes
Amelia Childress
Clap your hands and shake off the morning dew! We're going away with the fairies and talking all things fairy and fae, from folklore to pop culture and everything in between. Follow Away With The Fairies on Twitter @PodcastFairies.
America is full of tall tales. This week we discuss the fearsome critters that stalk the woods, deserts, swamps, and air of America.
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Resources:
Wikipedia
Douglas Herrick, 82; On a Whim He Created ‘Jackalope’ | The LA Times
Jackalope | Mythology.Net
LUMBERWOODS: The (in)Complete Field Guide to Fearsome Critters by Alec Anderson
Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods by William T. Cox
Snallygaster | Legends of America
From the Wild Hunt to the Night Parade of 100 Demons, we're talking processions of spectral beings and fairies.
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Resources:
Wikipedia
The Wild Hunt | Norse Mythology for Smart People
Dutch Folklore: The Bokkenrijders | I Am Expat
Life of Blake by Allan Cunningham
Phantom Funerals | Haunted Ohio
Corpse Candles and Phantom Funerals | BBC Blogs
Fort De Chartres and the Phantom Funeral | Military Ghosts
Legends of Hawaii’s Night Marchers | Olukai.com
Hyakki Yagyō | Yokai.com
Poltergeists are disturbing and sometimes violent ghosts, but their actions are often similar to that of fairies. Today we discuss three interesting cases of poltergeist activity.
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Resources:
Wikipedia
The Bizarre Case of the Devil of Glenluce | Mysterious Universe
An Australian Poltergeist | The Paranormal Guide
What It’s Like to Meet a Poltergeist | BBC Radio 4
Inside The Terrifying Enfield Haunting That Inspired ‘The Conjuring 2’ | All That’s Interesting
Join me this week to discuss werewolves, from the Welsh werewolf to the Beast of Bray Road.
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Resources:
Wikipedia
Werewolves of Wales: Everything You Need to Know | Spooky Isles
Werewolf Legends from Germany
The Ancient Origins of Werewolves | The Conversation
The Lais of Marie de France Summary and Analysis of "Bisclavret" | Grade Saver
What was the Beast of Gévaudan? | History.com
History of the Rougarou: Louisiana’s Werewolf | Pelican State of Mind
Beast of Bray Road | Legends of America
Cryptozoology A To Z by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark
Mystery monster returns home after 121 years by Walt Williams | Bozeman Daily Chronicle
The Wolf Deer | Pine Barrens Institute
Nothing is more enchanting than a mermaid, their song so sweet as they drown you in the ocean. Their presence foretold storms and shipwrecks, but they were beautiful to look upon. This week we explore merfolk across different cultures, from the Irish merrow to the Japanese ningyo.
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Resources:
Wikipedia
Melusine
Mythical Creatures and Magical Beasts: An Illustrated Book of Monsters from Timeless Folktales, Folklore and Mythology: Volume 1 & 2
Ningyo | Yokai.com
Black Mermaids: The Waters Beyond Eurocentric Mythology Natasha Bowen | Tor.com
Women and the Global Imagination: Reimagining the Myth of Sedna Hila Ratzabi
Levi, S. C. (1977). P. T. Barnum and the Feejee Mermaid. Western Folklore, 36(2), 149–154.
Knock knock. Who's there? It's the Tommyknockers! Today we talk about mining and subterranean fairies and similar.
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Resources:Wikipedia
Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology, Theresa Bane
James, R. M. (1992). Knockers, Knackers, and Ghosts: Immigrant Folklore in the Western Mines. Western Folklore, 51(2), 153–177. https://doi.org/10.2307/1499362
Mine Disaster Premonitions at Morfa, Beach Combing | StrangeHistory.net
ГОРИЗОНТЫ - Фольклор - Легенды подземелий
In 1920 two photographs caused a sensation. They showed fairies. The photos famously became known as the Cottingley Fairies photographs.
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Resources:
Wikipedia
The Case of the Cottingley Fairies Joe Cooper
The Coming of the Fairies Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Fairies Photographed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Strand Magazine
The Cottingley Fairies Miriam Bibby
The moon is many things. This episode we'll be talking about the moon as a deity or spirit and the many images people all over the world see in the moon's face.
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Resources:
The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson
Me and the Man in the Moon, by The Ambassadors with Frank Sylvano
To the Moon by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Wikipedia
Selene and Endymion
Encyclopedia of Spirits, Judika Illes
Almanac.com
The Man in the Moon Myths
The Man in the Moon
Goblins! From brownies and boggarts to gremlins and abbey-lubbers, we're talking about the small, mischievous fairies called goblins. We'll also delve into a case of goblins possibly from out of this world.
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Resources:
- It’s Halloween Jack Prelutsky
- Wikipedia
- Goblin Mythology: A Brief Study of the Archetype, Tracing the Explications in English Literature Annliya Shaijan
- Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology Theresa Bane
- Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture
- The Original MRO Annoyance: Gremlins
- Close Encounter at Kelly and Other of 1955 Isabel Davis and Ted Bloecher
- Astonishing Legends Podcast, The Kelly Hopkinsville Encounter Parts 1 - 3
- The Eerie Story Behind the Small Town Everyone Is Flocking to for the Eclipse This Summer Maria Carter
- Story of space-ship, 12 little men probed today, Kentucky New Era
- The Labyrinth (1986)
People and dogs go well together, but what about fairies? Folklore is full of hounds and dogs of the liminal type. In this episode, we'll discuss fairy hounds, black dogs, hellhounds, and more.
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Resources:
- Wikipedia
- Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Lore of Scotland Westwood and Kingshill
- Go Searching for the Legendary Black Dog of the Hanging Hills https://ctweekender.com/the-black-dog-of-the-hanging-hills/
- The Labors of Hercules, The Perseus Project http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/labors.html
- Britain’s Black Dog Legends - 7 Spooky Canines and Hellhounds https://www.davidcastleton.net/black-dog-legends-england-britain-ghosts-hellhounds/
- El Cadejo https://www.elsalvadortips.com/el-cadejo-legend
- Phantom Black Dogs in Latin America Simon Burchell https://www.hoap.co.uk/pbdla.pdf
- China Beasts and Legends https://www.chinabeastsandlegends.com/tian-gou
- Folklore Friday - The Faerie Dogs https://clan.com/blog/folklore-friday-the-faerie-dogs
- Corgi Fantasy Anne G. Biddlecombe
- Corgi Folklore – The Legend of Corgis and Fairies https://thesmartcanine.com/corgis-and-fairies/
- A Straunge and Terrible Wunder… Abraham Fleming
Beware friendly horses with water weeds in their manes and don't stray too close to the water. This week we discuss the malicious water horses from the kelpie to the nøkk and plenty of variations in between.
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Resources:
Wikipedia
The Kelpie by Nick Baker https://allpoetry.com/poem/6189461-The-Kelpie-by-NickBaker
The Kelpie by Ben Johnson, www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Kelpie/
The Inverness Courier www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/loch-ness-monster/
The Granny Curse and Other Ghosts and Legends from East Tennessee Randy Russell, Janet Barnett
Scotland.Org www.scotland.org/features/scottish-myths-folklore-and-legends
The Grey Fairy Book Andrew Lang
Disney Wiki
Goodreads
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Spring has sprung (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and it's time to start thinking about your garden. In this episode, we talk fairy gardens. So grab your gardening gloves, a bag of soil, and your favorite plants!
Sources:Wikipedia
Fairy Garden DIY www.fairygardendiy.com
The Folklore and Tradition of the Irish Hedgerow http://irishhedgerows.weebly.com/flora.html
Gardenia www.gardenia.net
Perennials.com www.perennials.com
ASPCA www.aspca.org
Flower Fairies www.flowerfairies.com
Common Names (Botanical Names)Scotch moss (Sagina subulata)
Irish moss (Arenaria verna)
Creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum)
Creeping jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
Greater periwinkle (Vinca major)
Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)
Miniature daisies (Bellium minutum)
Floss flowers (Ageratum houstonianum)
Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
Impatiens (Impatiens)
Wild pansies/Johnny jump ups (Viola tricolor)
Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Lavender (Lavandula augustifolia)
Hen and chicks (Sempervivum)
Jade plant (Crassula ovata)
String of pearls (Senecio rowleyanus)
Zebra plant (Haworthia fasciata)
Ivory towers (Crassula x perforata)
Miniature pine tree (Crassula tetragona)
Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides)
Air plants (Tillandsia)
Foxglove (Digitalis)
English bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
Common cowslips (Primula veris)
Hawthorn tree (Crataegus douglasi)
Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
Oak (Quercus)
If you travel near a bog or swamp at night, beware of the small flickering lights you see. These are the will-o’-the-wisps and will lead you astray. At least, that’s what the stories say.
Resources:Wikipedia
AllPoetry.com
Article from the University of Pittsburg by D. L. Ashliman, Will-o'-the-Wisp Jack-o'-Lantern https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/willowisp.html
PelicanStateofMind.com https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/mystery-louisiana-feu-follet/
VisitLakeCharles.org https://www.visitlakecharles.org/blog/post/feu-follet/
JoplinMO.org http://www.joplinmo.org/575/The-Spook-Light
TSHA https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/marfa-lights
Yokai.com https://yokai.com/kitsunebi/
Charles Darwin University article https://www.cdu.edu.au/newsroom/min-min-progress
Boulia Shire Council https://www.boulia.qld.gov.au/tourism/min-min-hotel-site
National Library of Scotland https://digital.nls.uk/broadsides/view/?id=16041&transcript=1
IMDB
Fairies come from Fairyland, but what is that exactly? Well, this episode doesn't really answer that question, but it does tell you a bit about Fairyland.
Sources:
Wikipedia
Mythology.net
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
BardMythologies.com
Norse-Mythology.org
AllPoetry.com
Today’s topic may not be suitable for all listeners. Listener discretion is advised.Changelings are one of the biggest topics in fairy folklore. In this episode, I delve into the changeling phenomenon and the sad case of Bridget Cleary.
Sources:
The Stolen Child, W. B. Yeats
The Changeling, by Charlotte Mew
Wikipedia
The Mythology of Fairies, Thomas Keightley
The Irish Post, Exploring Irish Mythology: Changelings www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-the-irish-mythology-changelings-170347
"Not Witches, But Fairies – A New Explanation of the Strange Tragedy in Tipperary" The New York Times. 22 April 1895.
Changeling Legends from the British Isles by D. L. Ashliman, University of Pittsburgh sites.pitt.edu/~dash/britchange.html
Goodreads
Clap your hands and shake off the morning dew! We're going away with the fairies and talking all things fairy and fae, from folklore to pop culture and everything in between.
The first ever episode of Away With The Fairies! In this episode, I delve into the basics of what a fairy is and where they come from.
Sources:
- Wikipedia
- Encyclopedia of Spirits, Judika Illes
- The Mythology of Fairies, Thomas Keightly
- Ancient Legends of Ireland: Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland with Sketches of the Irish Past, Lady Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde
- The Book of Fairy Poetry, Dora Owen
- Sound effects by freesfx.co.uk