Queer as Folktales Part 3: The Laird o the Loch

Stories of Scotland

Annie and Jenny

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Young fisher Mairi will do anything to return the sealskin to her almost-beloved selkie. The only problem is a few terrifying monsters stand in the way. In this final episode of a three-part miniseries, Annie and Jenny of Stories of Scotland Podcast retell classic Scottish mythology with a queer twist. Join Mairi on her journey into love & lore.Funded by the Edwin Morgan Trust Second Life Award, Queer as Folktales is a lighthearted look at how traditional folklore can be reimagined to incorporate the LGBT+ community of the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Listen to episodes in order for the tale to make sense. Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to queer as folktales by Stories of Scotland.
0:17.8	This project is funded through the Second Life Grant Scheme,
0:22.6	celebrating the Edwin Morgan Centenary.
0:25.4	This is supported by Creative Scotland,
0:27.8	the Sautier Society and the Edwin Morgan Trust.
0:31.6	Hello to listeners new, old and ancient.
0:34.8	I'm Jenny.
0:36.1	And I'm Annie. Welcome.
0:38.6	This is the final episode of a three-part mini-series.
0:42.5	So if you haven't listened to episodes one and two in that order,
0:47.5	then you'd be best to go back now and listen to them.
0:50.4	Otherwise, this episode will make about as much sense as turnip wine, which is truly dreadful.
0:58.3	We made this as a cheeky wee basement play for LGBT History Month in 2020, where it sold out.
1:06.4	But that was mostly because we gave away the tickets for free.
1:14.0	And what a wonderful basement play it was!
1:18.7	We are ecstatic to be sharing it with so many listeners from all around the world.
1:22.0	We've had an amazing response to the first two episodes.
1:25.3	I've had such kind messages from folks across the globe.
1:29.3	So thank you all so much for listening. Please continue sending us messages, leaving reviews and sharing this tale far and wide. Our first episode started on
1:35.9	Skappa Beach in Orkney. Our young fisher, Mary, met the mysterious Selkeye-Shanade and fell in
1:43.7	almost love.
1:45.5	Unfortunately though, our Selky Shanade can't return Mary's almost love
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