In this episode, Fern shares the audio from a recent Halloween concert she put together. It includes live performances of four traditional ballads, "Long Lankin," "Lady Gay," "Sweet William's Ghost," and "Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight." In between performances, Fern discusses her own relationship to the songs and explores themes of vengeful laborers, intimacy across the veil, and the unquiet dead. To find the lyric sheet to the version of the songs Fern performs, go to ofsongandbone.wordpress.com
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In this episode, Fern shares the audio from a recent Halloween concert she put together. It includes live performances of four traditional ballads, "Long Lankin," "Lady Gay," "Sweet William's Ghost," and "Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight." In between performances, Fern discusses her own relationship to the songs and explores themes of vengeful laborers, intimacy across the veil, and the unquiet dead. To find the lyric sheet to the version of the songs Fern performs, go to ofsongandbone.wordpress.com
Ep. 2 - "The Maid on the Shore:" Sirens, Mermaids, and Sinister Water Spirits
Of Song and Bone
19 minutes 55 seconds
4 years ago
Ep. 2 - "The Maid on the Shore:" Sirens, Mermaids, and Sinister Water Spirits
In the second episode "Of Song and Bone," we explore ballads about sirens, mermaids, and other seemingly sinister water spirits. What lessons do these ballads offer about the sacred ecology of water, the liminality of sea travel, and the power and anger of women’s voices?
Features a recording of "The Maid on the Shore" by the John Renbourne Group.
"Of Song and Bone" is a podcast by Fern Maddie exploring ancestral arts and people's history through song, story, and poetry. Learn more at: ofsongandbone.wordpress.com
Learn more at: ofsongandbone.wordpress.com
Of Song and Bone
In this episode, Fern shares the audio from a recent Halloween concert she put together. It includes live performances of four traditional ballads, "Long Lankin," "Lady Gay," "Sweet William's Ghost," and "Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight." In between performances, Fern discusses her own relationship to the songs and explores themes of vengeful laborers, intimacy across the veil, and the unquiet dead. To find the lyric sheet to the version of the songs Fern performs, go to ofsongandbone.wordpress.com
