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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Episode XXXVII: Gold Tree and Silver Tree
On this Fireside, an Irish version of the classic fairy tale of Snow White sees the vain and wicked Silver Tree attempt to reclaim her place as most beautiful in the land by murdering her own daughter Gold...
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Episode XXXVI: Cormaic Mac Airt
This week on Fireside, we continue our look at the Historical Cycle of Irish Mythology, with the story of ...
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Episode XXXVI: Cormaic Mac Airt
This week on Fireside, we continue our look at the Historical Cycle of Irish Mythology, with the story of the suppo...
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Episode XXXV: Munachar and Manachar
This week on Fireside, a strange and humourous folk tale of a boy named Munachar, who wants to hang his foe Manacha...
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Episode XXXV: Munachar and Manachar
This week on Fireside, a strange and humourous folk tale of a boy named Munachar, who wants to hang his fo...
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Episode XXXIV: Niall of the Nine Hostages
This week on Fireside, continuing our look at the Historical Cycle of Irish Mythology, Kevin tells of Niall, the fo...
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