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Circle Round

Listeners' Favorite: 'The Piper And The Pooka'

Circle Round

WBUR

Ages 4-10, Children, Storytelling, Kids & Family, Childrens' Story, Books, Stories For Kids, Kids, Storytime, Story

4.414.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

This episode was chosen by you, the fans! Thanks for the submissions! In this Irish folktale, Damian McGinty ("Glee," "Celtic Thunder") stars as a musician with a serious case of butterflies.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Is that a lion?

0:04.6

I think he's saying our fourth picture book, The Lion's Whiskour, hits shelves this spring.

0:12.4

And on Saturday, June 17th, we're throwing a party at WBUR's city space in Boston to celebrate

0:18.6

and you're invited.

0:20.5

Find more details and get your in-person or virtual tickets at WBUR.org slash circle

0:26.1

round.

0:30.0

Produced by the island at WBUR Boston.

0:37.0

Hi, Rebecca Sheer here.

0:46.9

For the past few weeks, we've been asking you to nominate your favorite circle round story

0:51.4

so we could play it again this week.

0:53.7

Big thanks to all of you who wrote in.

0:55.5

We're excited to bring you this special encore edition from season one of Circle

0:59.4

Round, a story about a musician, a magical creature, and a reward that a little bit of self-confidence

1:06.8

can bring.

1:11.6

Have you ever performed in front of people?

1:15.6

Maybe you've been in a concert or a play.

1:18.3

Perhaps you've sung a song or recited a poem for your family.

1:22.4

For some people, performing is the most natural thing in the world.

1:27.0

For others, it can be a nerve-wracking experience.

1:30.1

I know I've had my share of sweaty palms and butterflies in my stomach.

1:34.0

Today, we'll meet a musician who knows all about those butterflies until he finds himself

1:39.6

performing for a very special and magical audience.

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