Society & Culture
Far below the ocean waves live the strange and mysterious people of the sea. From ancient times to the modern day we have been fascinated by stories of the sea folk – the way they look, the songs they sing, and the great hold they have on us. But the merfolk are very different to humans, and when human and sea person meet, things rarely go according to plan… Read the Podcast ScriptSources and Further ReadingIntroductionsMermaidsMerrowsSelkies StoriesLebor Gabála Éirenn, translated by Robert Stewart MacAlisterRoth Mac Cithaing & Port Láirge, in the Rennes Dindsenchas translated by Whitley StokesThe Wonderful Tune / The Lady of Gollerus by Thomas Crofton CrokerOrkney Folk-lore: Selkie Folk by William Traill DennisonThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersonThe Fisherman and His Soul by Oscar Wilde EssaysThe Testimony of Tradition by David MacRitchieThe Motif of the Mermaid in English, Irish, and Scottish Fairy- and Folk Tales by Stephanie KickingerederSupernatural Beings in the Far North: Folklore, Folk Belief, and The Selkie by Nancy Cassell MacEntire MusicThe Butterfly by SláintePure Water by MeydnSiren Song by Platypus VACapclear by AislinnCobweb Morning by Kai EngelThe Great Selkie of Sule Skerry by June TaborRain by MeydnO Come Ye by Ayla NereoOctober by Kai Engel