House of Legends: World Myths & Legends
World myths and legends with Scottish storyteller and USA Today bestselling author Daniel Allison. Discover breathtaking stories from around the world, all told in Daniel's intimate and lyrical style. Also featuring guest spots from the world's best oral storytellers.
Episodes
96 episodes
Episode 96: Midir & Étaín: Part Three read by Aidan Kelly
This episode is the sixth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly.In episodes 94-96 I share my retelling of the unforgettable story of Midir & ...
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Episode 95: Midir & Étaín: Part Two read by Aoife McMahon
This episode is the fifth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly, available exclusively from Audible. In episodes 94-96 I share my retelling ...
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Episode 94: Midir & Étaín: Part One read by Aidan Kelly
This episode is the fourth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly. Over the next three episodes I'll share my retelling of the unforgettable ...
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Episode 93: Irish Mythology Special: The 1st Battle of Moytura read by Aidan Kelly
This episode is the third in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly, available exclusively from AudibleGet the audiobook
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Episode 92: Irish Mythology Special: Fire in the Sky read by Aoife McMahon
This episode is the second in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly, available exclusively from Audible.Over three episodes I'll share the first thr...
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Episode 91: Irish Mythology Special: The Landing read by Aidan Kelly
This episode is the first in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, available exclusively from Audible. Over three episodes I'll share the first three chapters of the book, recounting th...
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Episode 90: The Red Woman
This episodes features a story taken from my book Finn & The Fianna, a retelling of the Finn MacCool stories which originated in Ireland, and which tell of the legendary band of warriors known as the Fianna. Their captain at the he...
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Episode 89: The Fire Spirit
Today’s story comes from the Selkup people of Siberia. It’s one I recorded a few years back for my patrons and wanted to share with you this January. It's an animistic tale about respect for the spirit of fire, coming from people wh...
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Episode 88: Thomas the Rhymer with Kat Houghton
Kat Houghton is a storyteller, author, wilderness rites of passage guide, transformational coach and forest farmer. Originally from the Scottish Borders, she now lives and works in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia. For the last eleven mon...
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Episode 87: Whuppity Stoorie with Dougie Mackay
My guest today is Dougie Mackay. Dougie hails from the Scottish Highlands and draws on his background in nature connection and ancestral skills in his storytelling. He founded the Inverness Storytelling Festival, hosts the Tales for Our Times p...
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Episode 86: Lughnasa Special with Danica Boyce
Today’s episode is a joint release with Danica Boyce of Fair Folk Podcast to mark Lughnasa. It’s been a few years since Danica and I last guested on each other’s podcasts, during which time our work has evolved and changed, we’ve started collab...
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Episode 85: Auld Croovie
We're a bit past midsummer but it's such a great story, I couldn't resist!This is another Celtic story taken from my new book Scottish Myths & Legends Volume II, told by me. It's an old pagan tale of dancing trees which, to me, is a...
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Episode 84: Fair Maid's Tresses with Angus King
Today’s episode is a special one as it marks the release of my new book, Scottish Myths & Legends Volume II.For this episode I wanted to share with you a story narrated by Angus King, who narrated the audiobook of Scottish Myths &...
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Episode 83: The Edgewell Tree with Stephen McCabe
My guest today is Stephen McCabe of Green Temple Therapy. A former student on my Myth Singers course, Stephen is a storyteller, author, Zen Buddhist, tarot reader and nature therapist based in the village of Temple in Scotland. He’s the author ...
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Episode 82: Davey Boy & The Devil with Jess Smith
My guest today is Jess Smith. Jess is a storyteller, author and singer from the Scottish travelling people. She spent much of her childhood living on a bus and travelling around Scotland with her parents and seven sisters, spending evenings aro...
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Episode 81: Keeping Out The Sea Man
In this episode I share a Scottish story taken from my forthcoming book, Scottish Myths & Legends Volume II.The story comes from Orkney, an archipelago northeast of the Scottish mainland.Get my free ebook of Orcadian stories...
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Episode 80: Calling Spirits with Judith-Kate Friedman & featuring the late Daniel Deardorff
This is a very special episode!My guest on today’s episode is Judith-Kate Friedman. Judith-Kate inhabits the flinty places where art, activism, ritual and oral tradition dance. She sings, composes, writes, performs, curates spa...
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Episode 79: The Hounds of Actaeon
On this episode I share my interpretation of a classic Greek myth.Support House of Legends by becoming a patronLearn about
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Episode 78: The Voyage of Bran with Aron Hegarty from Candlelit Tales
My guest on this episode is Aron Hegarty. Aron is an Irish born Actor and Storyteller, and the cofounder of Candlelit Tales. Through Candlelit Tales he and his sister have introduced many thousands of people to Irish mythology, and the...
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Episode 77: The Mustard Seed with Siobhan Asgharzadeh
My guest on this episode is Siobhan Asgarzadeh. Siobhan is a storyteller and grief pilgrim based in Colorado. She holds grief pilgrimages both in person, in nature and online, in which she helps individuals and groups to work with their own gri...
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Episode 76: To the Sea with Tamar Eluned Williams
This episode is a collaboration with Pathways, a podcast by Welsh storyteller Tamar Eluned Williams. After a brief chat with Tamar you’ll hear an episode of her podcast in which she guides you on a story walk along the Ely River and down to Car...
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Episode 75: Puss in Boots with Emily & Leo Hanna-Grazebrook
My guests on the episode are Emily Hanna-Grazebrook and her son Leo, who tells stories together on their wonderful Dragonfly Tales podcast. Here they give us their unique version of that old classic, Puss in Boots.Listen to Emily and Leo...
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Episode 74: The Smith & The Fairies
Apologies for the lower sound quality on this episode, I had trouble finding a quiet space to record for this one. Normal service will resume soon.Get access to every House of Legends episode and patron-only worksheets by becoming a patr...
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