Ireland - Red Rory and the Fairies with Seamus Egan and Bill Gordh
03/16/22 • 25 min
Storyteller Bill Gordh and multi-instrumentalist Seamus Egan improvise the Irish folktale "Red Rory and the Fairies". Red Rory likes showing off and telling stories - especially about the fairies. When he takes his fibbing a step too far, the fairies strike back with their playful wrath, throwing a wrench in his plans to head home for dinner with a trail of tricks and hurdles.
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Sound editing courtesy of David Klym
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Storyteller Bill Gordh and multi-instrumentalist Seamus Egan improvise the Irish folktale "Red Rory and the Fairies". Red Rory likes showing off and telling stories - especially about the fairies. When he takes his fibbing a step too far, the fairies strike back with their playful wrath, throwing a wrench in his plans to head home for dinner with a trail of tricks and hurdles.
More about Seamus Egan
Listen to WMI Plus At Home with Seamus Egan and Stephen Winick
Sound editing courtesy of David Klym
WMI FolkTales podcasts are supported by a grant from Con Edison and world music lovers like you. We thank you!
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