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A wide rangeing conversation with singer Genevieve Andersen about the role of the bard in Welsh culture, past and present, and the ethics of being inspired by other people’s traditions.
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In her most recent collection of poems, Charlotte Hussey has drawn on the fairytale of Tam Lin as found in a 16th century ballad from the Scottish Borders. In this interview we look at some of the poems and how they echo both the myth and Hussey's own history, and how the weaving of several perspectives and stories breaths new life in to this most mysterious of folk ballads. Those of you familiar with Celtic myth will hear the echoes and resonances, and spot the familiar archetypes and concepts.Courses on Celtic myth and folklore: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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Many modern poets have found the awen in Taliesin's myth, not just in Wales but also beyond. Simon Lilly and Chris Martin are two such wordsmiths who have thrown themselves willingly into the cauldron. In this wide rangeing discussion we hear them read their own Taliesin-inspired poetry, and talk through some of the more powerful visions we find in this eternally abundant myth.
If you want to find out more about these two brilliant poets, you can find them online at https://simonhlilly.com and https://www.chrismartinpoet.com
More free materials, lectures, videos and podcasts at https://celticsource.online
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Trioedd Ynys Prydein, the medieval Welsh storytriads, can tell us a few different things about other sources of Welsh myth, particularly the Mabinogi.Courses on Celtic myth and folklore: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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What do we mean when we say that Celtic goddesses like Rhiannon and Macha are medieval variations of an older, original horse goddess? What are we missing out in that apparently simple statement?
Courses on Celtic myth and folklore: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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The Táin Bó Cuailnge, often simply called the Táin, is one of the most important Irish myths, and perhaps even one of the most important in Europe, with some claiming that it’s the earliest surviving epic in Western vernacular literature.
You can sign up for the course here: https://celticsource.online/courses/the-tain/
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Why is Taliesin a suitable guide to the world of Welsh myth? Here's a few reasons why.
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This is a new podcast my wife and I will be making over the next few months. If you want to hear more, please search for the Myth Mountain podcast on your favourite platform and subscribe. You can find us on Spotify here.
This podcast explores many of the ideas behind the Myth Mountain programme that you can find here.
"Join Lucy and Gwilym as they unpack why we are compelled by myths, what role they play in enriching our lives, why we are drawn to the myths of our ancestral lands and how this gives us a sense of the sacred. Sharing personal stories and their experience of being in the wild, vision quest and connection to place."
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There have been several decades of speculation about the relationship between these two mysterious mythic mothers who both founded divine lineages in Celtic myth. But what is their relationship? Are they the same or different?
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What questions should we ask when investigating Celtic myths? There are plenty we could ask, but I've tried to hone it down to three eternally fruitful questions.
You can join us on the new courses here: https://celticsource.online/courses-page/
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There's not many folks who end up in my line of work, and I often reflect on how I've ended up here, why I'm still following the path of Celtic myth.
It all began with Taliesin, and I have a very distinct set of memories from my youth about those first tentative steps.
This is a recorded version of the introduction to the new book (and now course), Taliesin Origins.
https://celticsource.online/product/taliesin-origins-signed-paperback/
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Do books on modern paganism have a translation problem when it comes to Celtic sources? A discussion with Kris Hughes on an important subject.Courses on Celtic myth and folklore: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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Courses on Celtic myth and folklore: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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What would a 5th branch of the Mabinogi look like? By following the recurring themes of The Four Branches of the Mabinogi, is there a way of guessing what a 5th branch would contain? A lecture given a few years back at the Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival.
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Many of the characters in Welsh and Irish myths are believed to be medieval versions of earlier Celtic gods. But did medieval audiences and readers see them in the same way? What was the medieval relationship to Celtic myth? Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird tries to answer the question.
Courses on Celtic myth: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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In this addendum to our long rangeing conversation about Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, poet and storyteller Tom Hirons talks about what brings some poems and stories to life.
Courses on Celtic myth: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight isn't just an old poem about chivalry and codes of honour, it also appears to be a meditation upon different types of masculinity. Which story about the sacred masculine is being told here?
In this fifth part of a long rangeing discussion between Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird and the poet and storyteller, Tom Hirons, we enter the final stages of our exploration.
Courses on Celtic myth and folklore: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird and Tom Hirons venture into the pagan wilds of the English classic, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Many scholars have commented on the mixture of Christian and Pagan beliefs in the poem, but why did the anonymous author contrast the two types of belief so explicitly? The fourth part in the series.Courses on Celtic myth and folklore: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird and Tom Hirons talk through a poem by Hirons, 'Sometimes a Wild God', and some of it's connections to the Green Knight. The following discussion explores Sir Gawain's relationship with Lady Bertilak and what this can tell us about medieval and modern ideas of sexuality.
Courses on Celtic myth and folklore: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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In this second part of the conversation between the poet Tom Hirons and myself we explore the different tensions in Sir Gawain, initially between desire and death, and then between the different types of morality that can be read in the poem.
Courses on Celtic myth and folklore: https://celticsource.online/courses-page
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