Happy Friday! It's not just any Friday. It's Fairy Tale Friday. This month, it's Jack and the Beanstalk. Enjoy!

Music used is by Kevin MacLeod and can be downloaded from:

https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

Tracks:

"Fairytale Waltz"
"Magic Escape Room"
"Circus of Freaks"

It's that time again - it's Fairy Tale Friday. This month I read Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve's original version of Beauty and the Beast. It's quite a far cry from the Disney version we all know and love, but very interesting nonetheless! Just don't expect any singing candlesticks...

Music used is by Kevin MacLeod and can be downloaded from:

https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

Tracks:

"Fairytale Waltz"
"Parisian"
"Dark Times"
"Darkest Child"
"The Snow Queen"
"Gathering Darkness"
"Arcadia"
"Duet Musette"

It's another Fairy Tale Friday - this time, it's Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid", in honour of LGBT History Month (if you know, you know - if not, look it up!).

Music used is by Kevin MacLeod and can be downloaded from:

https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/


Tracks:

"Fairytale Waltz"
"Aquarium" by Camille Saint-Saëns (produced by Kevin McLeod)
"Arcadia"
"Frost Waltz"
"Some Amount of Evil"
"Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Mermaid"
"Water Prelude"
"Gathering Darkness"

Happy New Year, and Happy #FairyTaleFriday! This month's fairy tale is Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper, as told by Charles Perrault and translated by Charles Welsh.

Music used is by Kevin MacLeod and can be downloaded from:
https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

Tracks:
"Fairytale Waltz"
"Some Amount of Evil"
"Arcadia"
"Scheming Weasel"
"Sad Trio"
"Royal Coupling"
"Court of the Queen"

It's this month's #FairyTaleFriday! This time it's Snow-White, as told by the Brothers Grimm, and translated by Lucy Crane. Watch out for poisoned apples!

Music used is by Kevin MacLeod and can be downloaded from:
https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

Tracks:
"Fairytale Waltz"
"Some Amount of Evil"
"Mysterioso March"
"Krampus Workshop"
"Arcadia"

Four legs good, two legs bad... Coming soon!

Introducing a new regular bonus episode... The first Friday of the month is #FairyTaleFriday! I'll be reading original versions of the fairy tales we all think we know... For this first one, I've chosen Hansel and Gretel, as told by the Brothers Grimm, and translated by Lucy Crane. I thought it was appropriately creepy since we're still in Halloween week!

Music used is by Kevin MacLeod and can be downloaded from:
https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

Tracks:
"Fairytale Waltz"
"Darkest Child"

FULL AUDIOBOOK NOW AVAILABLE:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/willowaudiobooks
The following is a sample from Episode 4 (the final part) of Peter Pan & Wendy. In order to gain access to the full episode, please visit the link above and make a donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
You will then be emailed a download link and access code.
In 1929, JM Barrie unexpectedly and generously gifted his copyright of Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital. In recognition of the unprecedented generosity and the exceptional work of the hospital itself, the House of Lords sprinkled more fairy dust over GOSH in 1988 by voting overwhelmingly for a special clause in the UK’s Copyright, Designs & Patents Act. This amendment gives the hospital the right to a royalty from Peter Pan in perpetuity in the UK. Thus, for over 80 years so far, the story of Peter Pan has benefitted the seriously ill children who come to GOSH for life-saving treatment every day, and will continue to do so in the future.

The following is a sample from Episode 3 of Peter Pan & Wendy. In order to gain access to the full episode, please visit the following link and make a donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/willowaudiobooks
You will then be emailed a download link and access code.
In 1929, JM Barrie unexpectedly and generously gifted his copyright of Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital. In recognition of the unprecedented generosity and the exceptional work of the hospital itself, the House of Lords sprinkled more fairy dust over GOSH in 1988 by voting overwhelmingly for a special clause in the UK’s Copyright, Designs & Patents Act. This amendment gives the hospital the right to a royalty from Peter Pan in perpetuity in the UK. Thus, for over 80 years so far, the story of Peter Pan has benefitted the seriously ill children who come to GOSH for life-saving treatment every day, and will continue to do so in the future.

The following is a sample from Episode 2 of Peter Pan & Wendy. In order to gain access to the full episode, please visit the following link and make a donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/willowaudiobooks
You will then be emailed a download link and access code.
In 1929, JM Barrie unexpectedly and generously gifted his copyright of Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital. In recognition of the unprecedented generosity and the exceptional work of the hospital itself, the House of Lords sprinkled more fairy dust over GOSH in 1988 by voting overwhelmingly for a special clause in the UK’s Copyright, Designs & Patents Act. This amendment gives the hospital the right to a royalty from Peter Pan in perpetuity in the UK. Thus, for over 80 years so far, the story of Peter Pan has benefitted the seriously ill children who come to GOSH for life-saving treatment every day, and will continue to do so in the future.

The following is a sample from Episode 1 of Peter Pan & Wendy. In order to gain access to the full episode, please visit the following link and make a donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/willowaudiobooks
You will then be emailed a download link and access code.
In 1929, JM Barrie unexpectedly and generously gifted his copyright of Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital. In recognition of the unprecedented generosity and the exceptional work of the hospital itself, the House of Lords sprinkled more fairy dust over GOSH in 1988 by voting overwhelmingly for a special clause in the UK’s Copyright, Designs & Patents Act. This amendment gives the hospital the right to a royalty from Peter Pan in perpetuity in the UK. Thus, for over 80 years so far, the story of Peter Pan has benefitted the seriously ill children who come to GOSH for life-saving treatment every day, and will continue to do so in the future.

🧚Coming soon!🧚
By arrangement with and in support of Great Ormond Street Children’s Charity, Willow Audiobooks presents J M Barrie’s PETER PAN AND WENDY.
This immersive audiobook will be available to download in return for a donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital, to whom J M Barrie left the rights to Peter Pan in perpetuity. Watch this space for more details!

This month I had the absolute pleasure of guesting on Down the Yellow Brick Pod with Tara Tagliaferro and Emily Kay Shrader as they jumped into the third Oz book, "Ozma of Oz". I did this as an audiobook last year and loved it, so revisiting it with two self-proclaimed Oz nerds was an absolute joy. If you aren't aware of Tara and EmKay's podcast but you love Oz, you really need to listen - go back to their first season where they went through the original novel in detail, or their second season where they dissected the 1939 MGM movie and 1978's The Wiz.
Down the Yellow Brick Pod: https://downtheybp.buzzsprout.com/

This month I had the absolute pleasure of guesting on Down the Yellow Brick Pod with Tara Tagliaferro and Emily Kay Shrader as they jumped into the third Oz book, "Ozma of Oz". I did this as an audiobook last year and loved it, so revisiting it with two self-proclaimed Oz nerds was an absolute joy. If you aren't aware of Tara and EmKay's podcast but you love Oz, you really need to listen - go back to their first season where they went through the original novel in detail, or their second season where they dissected the 1939 MGM movie and 1978's The Wiz.

Down the Yellow Brick Pod: https://downtheybp.buzzsprout.com/

Episode 100! I can't believe it. I apologise for being quiet for the last few months - I've had a lot of changes to get used to and my time has been eaten up with life commitments. Rest assured I am still working on Peter Pan & Wendy, coming to your feed as soon as possible! 
For now, to celebrate two years since I started Willow Audiobooks, here is a special trailer of highlights from the past two years. Thank you for listening!

Final part! Legend tells of the gigantic spectral hound that has haunted the Baskerville family for centuries. When Sir Henry, the last remaining heir, is due to move into the ancestral home on Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes remains coolly sceptical that he could be in any supernatural danger. Nevertheless, he sends his faithful friend Dr Watson to investigate the matter, and it soon becomes clear that there is more to the tale than meets the eye... 
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is in the public domain worldwide. This is a Willow Audiobook read by Stephen Alexander. Music used is by Kevin MacLeod and is available royalty free from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/.  
Tracks used: "Dark Times" "Distant Tension" "Gnarled Situation" "Mystery Bazaar" "Oppressive Gloom" "Redletter" "This House" "Vanishing" 
To stay updated with Willow Audiobooks, you can follow us on social media. Just search for Willow Audiobooks on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, or you can visit our webpage at https://www.stephenalexanderwillis.com/willowaudiobooks. If you’re enjoying this audiobook, why not leave a rating or a review on iTunes, or wherever you happen to get your podcasts? Instagram/Facebook: @WillowAudiobooks Twitter: @WillowAudiobook https://www.stephenalexanderwillis.com/willowaudiobooks

Apologies for the delay, with no episode last week! I unfortunately got ill so my recording plans got scuppered. I made the decision to split the intended third and final part of this book into two episodes, so here is the now penultimate part, with Part 4 coming next weekend to conclude the story.
Legend tells of the gigantic spectral hound that has haunted the Baskerville family for centuries. When Sir Henry, the last remaining heir, is due to move into the ancestral home on Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes remains coolly sceptical that he could be in any supernatural danger. Nevertheless, he sends his faithful friend Dr Watson to investigate the matter, and it soon becomes clear that there is more to the tale than meets the eye...
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is in the public domain worldwide. This is a Willow Audiobook read by Stephen Alexander. Music used is by Kevin MacLeod and is available royalty free from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/. 
Tracks used: 
"Dark Standoff"
"Distant Tension"
"Mystery Bazaar"
"Thinking Music"
"This House"
"Unlight"
"Vanishing"
To stay updated with Willow Audiobooks, you can follow us on social media. Just search for Willow Audiobooks on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, or you can visit our webpage at https://www.stephenalexanderwillis.com/willowaudiobooks. If you’re enjoying this audiobook, why not leave a rating or a review on iTunes, or wherever you happen to get your podcasts? 
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Readings of three poems to mark Remembrance Day. 
"In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae
"Dulce et Decorum est" by Wilfred Owen
"For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon
Recording of "The Last Post" sourced from Benboncan on Freesound.org and licensed under Creative Commons: https://freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/62050/

Legend tells of the gigantic spectral hound that has haunted the Baskerville family for centuries. When Sir Henry, the last remaining heir, is due to move into the ancestral home on Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes remains coolly sceptical that he could be in any supernatural danger. Nevertheless, he sends his faithful friend Dr Watson to investigate the matter, and it soon becomes clear that there is more to the tale than meets the eye...
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is in the public domain worldwide. This is a Willow Audiobook read by Stephen Alexander. Music used is by Kevin MacLeod and is available royalty free from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/. 
Tracks used:
"Distant Tension"
"Mystery Bazaar"
"Oppressive Gloom"
"Relent"
"Sad Trio"
"The Other Side of the Door"
"Thinking Music"
"This House"
"Unlight"
"Vanishing"
"Western Streets"
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Something suitably chilling for the season! I'm thrilled to be bringing a full-length Sherlock Holmes novel to your ears, and this is widely regarded as the most popular! 
Content warning: Please be aware that this episode contains the use of outdated racial terms ("Negro" and "Eskimo"), as well as very briefly implied sexual assault. 
Legend tells of the gigantic spectral hound that has haunted the Baskerville family for centuries. When Sir Henry, the last remaining heir, is due to move into the ancestral home on Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes remains coolly sceptical that he could be in any supernatural danger. Nevertheless, he sends his faithful friend Dr Watson to investigate the matter, and it soon becomes clear that there is more to the tale than meets the eye... 
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is in the public domain worldwide. This is a Willow Audiobook read by Stephen Alexander. Music used is by Kevin MacLeod and is available royalty free from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/. 
Tracks used: 
"Mystery Bazaar" 
"Reign Supreme" 
"Sneaky Snitch" 
"Virtutes Instrumenti" 
"The Chamber"
"Redletter" 
"Unlight" 
"Vanishing"  
To stay updated with Willow Audiobooks, you can follow us on social media. Just search for Willow Audiobooks on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, or you can visit our webpage at https://www.stephenalexanderwillis.com/willowaudiobooks. If you’re enjoying this audiobook, why not leave a rating or a review on iTunes, or wherever you happen to get your podcasts?  
Instagram/Facebook: @WillowAudiobooks 
Twitter: @WillowAudiobook 
https://www.stephenalexanderwillis.com/willowaudiobooks