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Gnome for Christmas: the Midwinter Household Spirit
Gnome for Christmas: the Midwinter Household Spirit
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Dec 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This episode draws on the folklore of the household spirit (gnome, tomte, tonttu, nisse, domovoi, et al)and the folk music of Scandinavia to explore the ancient traditions of animism and ancestor veneration at midwinter.
Music:
Intro theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods
“Tomtarnas Julnatt” by Göteborgs Symfonietta (instrumental)
“Nisse-Polka” by Sing Song Sisters
“Winter Darkness (Mørketid)” by Georg Buljo & Nils Økland
“Haugebonden” by Folk Och Rackare
“Tomtarnas” Julnatt by Fem Bobbies
“Tomtehallingen” by Øyonn Groven Myhren
“Tomten” by Kraja
“Hej Tomtegubbar” by Nina Persson & Oscar Johansson
The book I referred to in the intro:
Gnomes and Secrets of the Gnomes Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet
Resources for this episode:
The Tradition of Household Spirits by Claude Lecouteux
Russian Folk Belief by Linda J. Ivanits
Tomten by Viktor Rydberg (a video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJ0Ec-jYg8)
Music:
Intro theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods
“Tomtarnas Julnatt” by Göteborgs Symfonietta (instrumental)
“Nisse-Polka” by Sing Song Sisters
“Winter Darkness (Mørketid)” by Georg Buljo & Nils Økland
“Haugebonden” by Folk Och Rackare
“Tomtarnas” Julnatt by Fem Bobbies
“Tomtehallingen” by Øyonn Groven Myhren
“Tomten” by Kraja
“Hej Tomtegubbar” by Nina Persson & Oscar Johansson
The book I referred to in the intro:
Gnomes and Secrets of the Gnomes Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet
Resources for this episode:
The Tradition of Household Spirits by Claude Lecouteux
Russian Folk Belief by Linda J. Ivanits
Tomten by Viktor Rydberg (a video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJ0Ec-jYg8)
Released:
Dec 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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