Encore: The Fairy Fort
Circle Round
WBUR
4.5 • 16.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Taylor Richardson (The Gilded Age) and Alison Wright (The Americans, Snowpiercer) co-star in this Irish tale about mischievous fairies and the power of music.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Circle Round fans, we've added stops to our 2025, 2025, 26 Circle Round Live tour, and you're invited. |
| 0:08.1 | Join us for live episode recordings in Los Angeles on January 18th, Boston on February 7th, and Cleveland on March 14th. |
| 0:16.0 | We can't wait to Circle Round with you live. Get your tickets at WBUR.org.org slash Circle Round. |
| 0:22.8 | Hi, Rebecca Shear here, wishing you a happy, healthy new year. |
| 0:28.3 | Here at Circle Round, we're taking time off this week to gear up for a bunch of exciting |
| 0:32.1 | live recordings. |
| 0:34.2 | Join us for Circle Round Live in Los Angeles on January 18th, Boston on February 7th, and Cleveland on March 14th. |
| 0:42.1 | Get your tickets at WbUR.org.org slash Circle Round. |
| 0:45.7 | And now we're pleased to present an encore edition of Circle Round, an episode from the archives that's become a big listener favorite. |
| 0:53.5 | We'll be back with a new episode next Tuesday. |
| 1:00.5 | Have you ever made mischief? A little harmless mischief can be fun. My son recently put a |
| 1:07.8 | whoopee cushion on my chair at the dinner table, and, well, we all had a good laugh about that. |
| 1:12.9 | But in today's story, the mischief doesn't come from a playful young boy. |
| 1:17.3 | It comes from some impish fairies. |
| 1:19.4 | And they don't just make mischief. |
| 1:22.0 | They wreak havoc. |
| 1:36.4 | Music I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time. |
| 1:39.7 | Today, our story is called the Ferry Fort. |
| 1:43.6 | Versions of this tale come from Ireland, a country in northern Europe. |
| 1:54.6 | Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this folktale, including Taylor Richardson and Allison Wright. |
| 1:58.3 | Taylor Richardson stars in The Guilded Age on HBO Max. |
| 2:00.8 | Emmy nominated actress Alison Wright stars in Snowpiercer on TNT, |
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