A song inspired by dealings with the boggarts and bogles, local creatures of folklore in Lincolnshire, to bring a hard winter to an end...and the terrible cost that must be paid.

Music by Kathryn Wheeler, Lyrics by Giles Watson, 2013
Inspired by a tale in ‘Legends of the Lincolnshire Carrs’, recorded in 
Folklore, 1891, by Mrs Balfour.

“So thou 'st heerd tell o' th' boggarts an' all the horrid things o' th' au'd toimes ? Ay ; they wor mischancy, on- pleasant sort o' bodies to do wi', an' a 'm main glad as they wor all go'an afore ma da'ays. 

I ha' niver seed nowt o' that sort ; cep' mappen a bogle or so — nuthin wu'th tellin' of. But if thou likes them sort o' ta'ales, a can tell 'ee some as ma au'd gran'ther tould us when a wor nobbut a tiddy brat.”

“at da'arklins ivery noight th' fo'ak 'd bear loights i ther ban's roon' ther ha'ouses, sa'ain' wo'ds to ke'p 'um off; an' a 'd smear blo'od o' th' door-sil' to skeer awa'ay th' horrors ; an' a'd put bre'ad and salt o' th' flat stouns set oop by th' la'ane side to get a good ha'arvest ; an' a'd spill watter i' th' fowcr co'ners o' th' fields, when a wanted ra'in"

“ a reckon tha made nigh iverythin' as they seed 'n heerd into sort o' gre'at bogles ; an' tha wor alius gi'un 'um things, or sa'ayin' so't o' prayers loike, to keep um fro' doin' th' fo'ak anny evil."

The Green Mist

An excerpt from a longer song, "The Hunger". Lyrics by Sean Langford, music by Kathryn Wheeler.

The Hunger

When someone still has your heart.

Music and arrangement by Jez Lawrence. Image from public domain sources.

Snakes & Ladders

When a bard loves a goblin from a far off land. This one's for my beloved Granny Amanita, the undisputed Queen of Goblin Bards.

You don't know who Granny Amanita is?!!! 

Well you probably (definitely) want to check out where she and the justifiably-abused Boonie scream hysterically into the void, over on youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@grannyandtheboon2925/about

Recorded by Phil Callan of Red Banner Studios. Written by Jez Lawrence and Steve McGreal, performed by Jez Lawrence.

Ode to Granny

Based on a tale from Eirwen Jones, Folk Tales of Wales, London, 1947
https://sites.google.com/site/drgileswatson/home

Lyrics by Giles Watson   
Music by Kathryn Wheeler
Demo performed by Kathryn Wheeler. Recorded, with thanks, by Erin Holden of Tinkerscuss  http://www.reverbnation.com/tinkerscuss

Kathryns Tunes

Hywel and the Mermaid

Hello! I’m Kathryn Wheeler - a playful, inquisitive musician who loves to improvise, jam and set poetry to music.

This Soundcloud page is for original songs inspired by folklore, landscape and natural environment.  Here is where I put my ideas for these songs, mostly recorded live and fairly immediately after. 

I spent early years exploring castles and megalithic stones and trained as an archaeologist (and went on to do a Doctorate in reconstructing what ancient landscapes would have looked like).  I have also worked in nature conservation and taken many a close up photo of plants.  

I have loved setting poetry to music and have been extremely fortunate to work with Giles Watson https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/gileswatson

Recently I have written tunes for 20button anglo concertina.  These are instrumentals inspired by the same subjects.  I also play medieval instrumental music on the vielle (medieval fiddle) www.youtube.com/KathrynWheelerMusic

Hywel and the Mermaid

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