Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 36 of The Embers Podcast.This time, we are so wonderfully excited to be joined by out sisters in stories Stumble Trip Theatre. Their deliciously absurd story is followed by a chat between Chloe, Grace and

Episode 35 - The Goddess Danu, with Candlelit Tales

Mar 24th, 2021 36m 7s

Welcome, welcome one and all to Episode 35 of The Embers Collective podcast.Once again, we are delighted to be joined by Candlelit Tales for another deep dive into Celtic Mythology.This time we have the tale of The Goddess Danu, told by Sor

Episode 34 - Cnoc Aine, with Candlelit Tales

Mar 10th, 2021 48m 16s

Welcome to Episode 34 of The Embers Podcast!What a treat we have in store - over the next two episodes we will be joined by Aron and Sorcha Hegarty from Candlelit Tales to share some Celtic Mythology with us.First up is Aron, telling the st

Episode 33 - Prometheus and Pandora

Feb 24th, 2021 32m 36s

Hello hello,Welcome to Episode 33 of The Embers Collective Podcast.This time around, we have Lonan Jenkins with his own take on the epic Greek myths surrounding Prometheus and Pandora. Music is by the endlessly talented Tim Karp.The story

Episode 32 - The Great Goddess Pan

Feb 10th, 2021 28m 17s

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 32 of The Embers Collective Podcast.It's been a while hasn't it? We've been resting, recuperating and resettling into the way the world works at the moment, but we are BACK with a self-written story by the

Episode 31- Pansexual Pandora

Jun 27th, 2020 15m 48s

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 31 of The Embers Collective Podcast.We have SUCH a treat in store for you.As today would've been London Pride, we are celebrating in our own way with our first ever QUEERSTORY podcast!The wonderful Cha

Episode 30- Sleeping Beauty

Apr 23rd, 2020 30m 2s

CONTENT WARNING: This piece contains a depiction of and discussions about sexual assault.Hello, hello and welcome to Episode 30 of The Embers Collective Podcast.Recorded a few weeks before lockdown, this episode we have Lonan Jenkins tellin

Episode 29- Iris And Hypnos

Apr 8th, 2020 42m 37s

Welcome, welcome to Episode 29 of The Embers Collective Podcast.This was recorded a few weeks ago, pre-Corona lockdown. It features Sam Rix telling the story of Iris and Hypnos, with music by Tim Karp. The tale is a love story disguised as an

Episode 28- Thor's Hammer

Mar 18th, 2020 31m 54s

Hello hello, welcome one and all to Episode 28 of The Embers Podcast.This was recorded a few weeks ago, and we are delighted to be able to still share stories with you in this strange, uncertain time. On this episode, we have Lonan Jenkins

Episode 27- The Story of Fintan

Mar 9th, 2020 29m 59s

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 27 of The Embers Collective Podcast.This time we have Sam Rix, with music by Tim Karp, telling his take on the Celtic origin story. The story is followed by a chat between Tim, Lonan and Rixy about the sto

Episode 26 - Herbacious Kitchen Invasion

Jan 22nd, 2020 17m 36s

Welcome to Episode 26 and PART 2 of a Stumble Trip Theatre double bill.This piece was used as part of a show we devised with Stumble Trip in 2018 for Wilderness Festival 2018, but in the chat afterwards we find out its roots go back even furt

Episode 25 - Fallen Angel

Jan 9th, 2020 30m 21s

Hello hello.Happy New Year, and welcome to Episode 25 of The Embers Podcast! And what a treat we have in store for you this time 'round- Part 1 of a Stumble Trip Theatre double bill, the incredible Chloe and Grace bring their dark, hilarious

Episode 24- The Devil's Violin

Oct 28th, 2019 32m 59s

Welcome, welcome to Episode 24 of The Embers Podcast.This time we have the magnificent Sarah Liisa Wilkinson with a chilling Halloween tale called The Devil's Violin with music from Tim Karp.Afterwards, Rixy, Tim and Sarah Liisa chat about

Episode 23 - Cannibal Mummy

Oct 15th, 2019 27m 51s

Welcome welcome, one and all to episode 23 of The Embers Podcast.Just in time for Halloween we have the one and only Sam Rix, with an gruesome original piece called Cannibal Mummy.Accompanied by Tim Karp and Fiona Fey.Recorded in Tottenha

Episode 22 - Death Becomes Her

Sep 24th, 2019 25m 55s

Welcome, welcome to Episode 22 of The Embers Podcast. Coming at you from our little recording hub in Tottenham, North London. This time we have a very special spoken word special with the one and only Ella Guthrie, aka Arcadie with a poem cal

Episode 21 - In The Beginning...

Sep 15th, 2019 36m 43s

Ello you lovely bunch. Here we are with a very special creation story, written and performed by the one and only James Boswell with music by Tim Karp. This story was written by James for the wedding of two of our wonderful friends Alex Ingram

Episode 20 - Ti Kako Ekana O Kaimenos

Sep 2nd, 2019 4m 46s

Welcome to Episode 20 of The Embers Collective Podcast!This one is the last in our Musical Stories series, with a song from Epirus in Greece, performed by Dunja, Tim and Josh of Don Kipper.Enjoy.Our podcasts are free, but if you would lik

Episode 19 - Epirus Journey

Aug 21st, 2019 22m 38s

Welcome to Episode 19 of The Embers Collective Podcast.This one is SUCH a treat. Part three in our Musical Stories series, this one is all the way from Epirus in Northwestern Greece.Our regular musicians Tim Karp, Dunja Botic and Josh Middl

Episode 18 - Thalassaki

Aug 15th, 2019 19m 35s

Welcome to Episode 18 of The Embers Podcast, and Part 2 of our Musical Stories series.This episode we have the inimitable Dunja Botic, with a beautiful song of the sea Thalassaki (which means little sea), accompanied by Josh Middleton and Tim

Episode 17- Wings Of A Gull

Aug 7th, 2019 18m 48s

Welcome to Episode 17 of The Embers Podcast. This month we have SUCH a treat for you- not one, not two but FOUR podcasts this month, all around the theme of song-stories. Over the next month we will be taking you on a journey through folk mus

Episode 16- How Cú Chulainn Got His Name

Jul 24th, 2019 25m 33s

Welcome to Episode 16 of The Embers Podcast. Next up in our Celtic Mythology double bill, we have Lonan telling the story of the great Irish hero Cú Chulainn, and how he got his name. Accompanied on guitar by Tim Karp. The story is followed

Episode 15- The Curse of Macha

Jul 12th, 2019 26m 29s

Welcome to Episode 15 of The Embers Podcast, recorded in Tottenham, London. This time around we have Lonan Jenkins telling the story of The Curse of Macha from The Ulster Cycle in Celtic Mythology. Music by the wonderful Tim Karp. The story i

Episode 14 - The Wolf's Eyelash

May 22nd, 2019 24m 31s

Yes, yes! Hello wonderful humans. Episode 14 is here- part 2 of a Thalissa Teixeira double whammy this month. Close your eyes and be whisked off to the woods as Thalissa tells her version of The Wolf's Eyelash from The Women Who Run With Wolves

Episode 13 - Yuki-onna

May 7th, 2019 35m 17s

Hello you lovely lot, and welcome to episode 13 of The Embers Podcast.This month we have a very special treat- a Thalissa Teixeira double whammy. First up is the chilling Japanese tale of Yuki-onna, with music by Tim Karp. Followed by a chat

Episode 12 - Artemis And Orion

Apr 25th, 2019 22m 2s

Ello lovelies. Welcome to Episode 12 of The Embers Podcast. Here we have Lonan Jenkins telling the story of Orion and Artemis, with music from Tim and the wonderful women of Tell Tale Tusk. The story is followed by a chat on the many form