Fireside
Kevin C. Olohan is your host and Fireside Bard. Every Wednesday, Kevin takes a story from Folklore or Mythology, gives it a fresh retelling, and discusses the story itself and the craft, culture and history of Storytelling.- Kevin C. Olohan
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150 – Episode CL – Culhwch and Olwen
In the 150th episode of Fireside, Kevin completes his adaptation of The Mabinogion - the tales of Welsh Mythology with the story of a young boy who is cursed by his step mother to love no others before he wins the heart of a giant’s daughter.
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149 – Episode CXLIX – Rhonabwy’s Dream
In episode 149, Kevin tells of the dream of a knight - a dream that takes him back to Arthurian times, to meet the Bane of Britian and witness a feud between attenda...
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148 – Episode CXLVIII – Geraint and Enid
In episode 148 of Fireside, Kevin tells of a love story gone wrong - as the marriage of the knight Geraint and the princess Enid, is soured by rumour and crossed wir...
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147 – Episode CXLVII – Fireside of Horror III
In episode 147 of Fireside, Kevin celebrates Halloween by readings and discussions of more gothic literature and pagan inspired poetry. Featuring:
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146 – Episode CXLVI – Geraint and the Knight of the Sparrowhawk
In epsidoe 146, Kevin tells of the knight Arthur’s knight Geraint, and his defence of the honour of Gwenovere. There’s jousting, violence and romance - what’s not to...
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145 – Episode CXLV – The Countess of the Fountain
In episode 145 of Fireside, Kevin tells of the knight Owain who goes to defeat the mysterious knight of the fountain. What Owain does not anticipate, is falling in l...
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