Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology Podcast

By: Candlelit Tales
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  • We are a group of storytellers, performers, and musicians. We tell Irish myths to a live audience with live music. Candlelit Tales was founded by brother-sister storytelling duo Aron and Sorcha Hegarty. Driven by a passion for Irish mythology, we started retelling the stories to a near-empty room upstairs in a Dublin pub one rainy evening in November. The next week, the room was a lot less empty, and we were joined by musician Ru O’Sé. By the fourth week, the room was full, and so was the hall outside. We realised that when we share our passion, it becomes contagious. And we’ve been telling stories and playing music from that day to this. Since then, over the past five years of telling stories in the capital of this nation of storytellers, we have developed and refined our uniquely expressive, naturalistic and modern style. Live music is the heartbeat of all our performances, and a live original music score composed by a team of talented musicians drives the rhythm of the stories
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  • The Fianna - Boyhood - Irish Mythology Storytelling - Episode 262 - Collaborations

    The Fianna - Boyhood - Irish Mythology Storytelling - Episode 262 - Collaborations
    Nov 13 2024
    Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast. After our seasonal break for some Samhain-themed storytelling and spookier stories, this episode continues our newest linked series on the Fianna! The first episode of this series is episode 254, so listen back if you want to learn all about the band of warriors known as the Fianna. In this story, we continue with young Fionn’s upbringing in the wilderness, and we see how the young boy learns plays, and trains in his wild surroundings. When he sees the ancient game of hurling for the first time (still the fastest field sport in the world by the way), he becomes utterly fascinated and completely obsessed with it. In this episode, we are also continuing the tradition of collaborating with musicians that we love working with. For this one, we have teamed up with Caoimhín (pronounced Kwe-Veen”. Known to some as the pide piper of the Celtic revolution, Caoimhín has performed several shows with Aron and Sorcha in the last two years and so he asked to produce a story he would like; “something with a bita “UMFF”...and maybe some hurling if possible”. We are delighted to share his work with you, and we hope you enjoy the music he created for this Podcast. Caoimhí is also a multi-instrumentalist, a stringent producer of his own music and a singer-songwriter from Dublin. He mostly sings in the Irish language and draws inspiration from the landscape, the folklore & the mythology of the land for his music. You can find his music online here Social media handle @caoimhínceol Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes mentions of child endangerment and some aspects of violence. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/ https://www.youtube.com/c/CandlelitTales https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/candlelittales https://www.instagram.com/candlelittales https://vimeo.com/user52850249 https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/00d5c29b-ee1a-4078-aacf-62e1a94522dc/candlelit-tales-irish-mythology-podcast
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  • Samhain Stories - Bridget Cleary - The Other Side - Irish Mythology Storytelling - Episode 261

    Samhain Stories - Bridget Cleary - The Other Side - Irish Mythology Storytelling - Episode 261
    Oct 30 2024
    Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast. In this episode, we’re continuing our seasonal break from our Fianna series to bring you stories of the Otherworld in the lead-up to the Celtic New Year: Samhain If you’d like to learn more about the Celtic Fire Festivals, and dive into the meaning and ritual over the course of a year, applications are still open for our Wheel of the Year Storytelling Course, and filling up fast! More info on our website: http://candlelittales.ie/ This story is a retelling of a historical case, the murder of Bridget Cleary. In this version, we see things from another perspective, no less tragic and senseless. The music and the song for this Podcast was created Saoirse Miller, an independent singer-songwriter, composer and producer from Dublin. Drawing inspiration from Irish folklore, pagan mysticism and hauntology, Saoirse's music blends natural sounds with electronics and her otherworldly vocals, to create ethereal electro-acoustic ambience. Her repertoire explores distinctive new-wave trad as well as alternative electro-pop. Her live performances blend her distinct vocals with electronics, live saxophone, clarinet and poetry with live audio-reactive visuals, to teleport the audience into her mystical world. You can find her music here https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UaszBnRpKLugFKFpaQ6Pq?si=Ew7e7XqsSgOHeeiMKUQaIw and give her a follow on instagram https://www.instagram.com/saoirsemiller/profilecard/?igsh=M3I2encybHpyb2t6 Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes allusions to domestic abuse, coercive control, child abuse, and mention of death by burning.. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/
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    18 mins
  • Samhain Stories - The Burning Of Bridget Cleary - Re - Release

    Samhain Stories - The Burning Of Bridget Cleary - Re - Release
    Oct 27 2024
    Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast. We are telling some stories of the creatures of the Otherworld in the lead-up to the Celtic New Year: Samhain If you’d like to learn more about the Celtic Fire Festivals, and dive into the meaning and ritual over the course of a year, registration is currently open for our Turning the Wheel Together Storytelling Course. More info on our website: http://candlelittales.ie/ This is a re-release of a previous episode from a few years ago. Remember you can deep dive through our YouTube playlist to follow all our previous Samhain Story Podcasts. This is based on the true and tragic story of Bridget Cleary, which is sometimes referred to as a “witch burning”. In fact, her community believed that Bridget had been taken by fairies, and turned to violence in a misguided attempt to get her “back”. Please note the content of these stories may be triggering for some listeners, please take care of yourself as you listen. This story includes allusions to domestic violence, mental health issues, torture and death. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ Find details of our upcoming shows here: https://candlelittales.ie/performances/
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Lovely!

Very enjoyable, the stories draw you in, and the music adds the perfect background mood-setting these tales deserve.

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love these two!

wonderful storytellers, sweet & insightful individuals, excited to hear the rest of the series!

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good for listening

I love this podcast!!! has so many stories both old and made new. the performances and added music are super great.

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