Lore and Legend : Tales From Our Mythic Past

In Boccaccio's 14th century story collection, ‘the Decameron’, a group of friends hunkered down in a villa to wait out the plague. They passed the time by telling stories. Ten characters told a story each over ten days, with one person acting as story monarch for that day. To bring some light to these similarly lurgy-ridden times, medievalist Daisy Black has co-ordinated a modern Decameron of tales. Storytellers old and new from across the world have united to share their tales over a period of ten days.

Ten days of ten stories. A hundred messages of hope and solidarity.

The stories will be uploaded on Facebook and Youtube.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3049501975089576/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUzlu6LWoTODcgfCfEm1wg/about

Like Boccaccio’s tellers, we have dutifully included breaks for Sundays and for our tellers to do their chores. Join us on the following days for an epic online storytelling festival which would make Boccaccio’s biggest fanboy, Geoffrey Chaucer, weep with awe.

The 27th, 29th, 30th, 31st of March / The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th of April

Can’t wait for us to begin? Check out the original Decameron here: https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/texts/DecShowText.php?myID=proem&lang=eng

Questions? Contact Daisy at [email protected]

A war-weary King unexpectedly finds a Queen and soulmate. But when tragedy befalls them, what unhallowed powers will he turn to in his quest to get her back?

The Blue Rose is an original fairytale from writer Sara Pearl, interpreted and performed by Rick Scott.

This episode of Lore & Legend comes to you thanks to the contributions of our Patreon subscribers Christy Carson and Paul Jackson; thank you for your generosity and your enthusiasm for our stories.

The music featured in this episode includes the Lore & Legend themes by Robert Bentall, and ‘Mourning of the Roses’ and other tracks by composer Caleb Hennessy. You can follow Caleb and his work on social media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calebhennessyscompositions

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CalebH_Artist

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calebhennessycomposer/?hl=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/slavetofreedom216/videos?fbclid=IwAR1B6piDXpGNb-L61MVUf-jwzVeJT3eTo5qeoQAoWtbChCxEaBZbuDJF8wE

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0rVck1q8myHTANStSKadS3?si=vFSLN70PTKeusCgPFiTxVg

Audio work and sound effects sourced from the community at Freesound.org. Full audio credits can be found on our website. Verses from traditional folk ballad ‘The Nut Brown Maid’, and from the poetry of John Donne were read by Rick Scott.

Simon Heywood shares the tales of a ghoulish Barghest that stalked Lore & Legend's home city of Sheffield (the UK's 'Steel City'), and a blind fiddler with a puzzling request. Rick interviews Simon about his career as a lecturer and storyteller, and the rich roots of storytelling in local history and folk culture around the world. Plus, hear Yorkshire folk singer Ray Hearne perform the political protest songs of the eighteenth-century Sheffield filecutter and ballad singer Joseph Mather!

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King Arthur's festive merriment is disturbed by the revelation that someone has been stealing from his Treasury, and have left behind an unfortunate gift...

Welcome to the 2021 Christmas Special, Part 4 of 4. Featuring 'The Hunting of the Wren' performed by Finnegan Tui.

EPISODE NOTES: https://www.loreandlegend.co.uk/

AUDIO CREDITS:

Lore & Legend Themes by Robert Bentall.

“Hunting The Wren” performed by Finnegan Tui
Written by Ian Lynch, John Murphy, Radie Peat, Cormac Dermody, Darragh
Lynch
Published by Beggars Music Limited
Courtesy of Finnegan Tui

Finnegan Tui
https://www.instagram.com/finnegantui

https://www.tiktok.com/@finnegantui

https://twitter.com/FinneganTui

https://www.youtube.com/c/FinneganTui

https://www.facebook.com/FinneganTui

Lankum

http://lankumdublin.com/

https://lankum.bandcamp.com/

https://twitter.com/LankumDublin

Beggar Group Ltd.

https://www.beggars.com/

'Christmas Day' by Derek Fiechter on Album: Winter Wonderland

'Winter Festival' by Brandon & Derek Fiechter on Album: Christmas Land

'The Black Knight' by Brandon & Derek Fiechter on Album: Medieval Times

'Kitchen Hearth' by Brandon Fiechter on Album: Medieval Times

'The Dark Wanderer' by Brandon Fiechter on Album: Winter Whisperers

'King of the Pixies' by Brandon & Derek Fiechter on Album: Treefolk

Brandon & Derek Feichter Music on:

Bandcamp: https://calebhennessy.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calebhennessyscompositions

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/slavetofreedom216/videos

'The Tree of Gold (Broceliande Forest)' by Caleb Henessey on Album: Pendragon

'The Empty Seat at the Round Table' by Caleb Henessey on Album: Pendragon

Caleb Hennessy Compositions on:

Bandcamp: https://calebhennessy.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calebhennessyscompositions

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/slavetofreedom216/videos

Additional incidental music, background ambience and sound effects by multiple authors sourced from Freesound.org.

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