The legend of the Selkie, a woman or man who comes ashore as a seal before shedding their skin to turn human, is common in the Scottish Islands, but has parallels in other cultures. In this episode of the podcast, host Mark Norman summarises a little of the Selkie folklore, before introducing an in-depth look at the new independent film 'Mara: The Seal Wife' which has the story of the Selkie Wife at its heart. Podcast film reviewer Tracy Nicholas discusses the film with its writer and director, Uisdean Murray.
Also featured in this episode is a telling of a Selkie Wife story by storyteller Sarah Lloyd Winder, recorded exclusively for The Folklore Podcast.
Featured music is 'Tranquility' by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 3.0 attribution licence.
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Folklore and Magic Roundtable
Episode 157: LINCOLNSHIRE FOLKLORE
Episode 156: TRAUMA AND THE PARANORMAL
Episode 155: THE FOX IN ASIAN FOLKLORE
Episode 154: MONSTROUS WOMEN
Episode 153: EVERYDAY FOLKLORE
Episode 152: NICK MEDINA - Native American lore
Episode 151: RAT HOLES, POTHOLES AND MANHOLES
Episode 150 - AISLING: VISIONS OF IRELAND
Episode 149 - LOKI: A BAD GOD?
Episode 148 - REDISCOVERED PRATCHETT
Episode 147 - THE SNOW GIRL
ANNOUNCEMENT: Stories from the Hearth
Episode 146 - AMERICA'S FEMALE GHOSTS
Episode 145 - THREE RAVENS
Episode 144 - THE ELEMENTS
Episode 143 - IN CONVERSATION WITH PETER LAWS
Episode 142 - AN INTERVIEW WITH CHUCK TINGLE
Episode 141 - REBEL FOLKLORE
Episode 140 - FOLKLORE AND FICTION
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