EPISODE · Oct 20, 2021 · 38 MIN
Andres Maienlied 'Hexenlied': Felix Mendelssohn
from Follow the Lieder · host Cincinnati Song Initiative
Witches, Witchcraft, Paganism! What does any of that have to do with Lieder and why should we talk about it? Find out all that and more in today's looooooooong awaited episode. Special guest host (and witch!) Chelsea Willett discusses the history of this long misunderstood practice as well as its place in the modern world. Chelsea is a graphic designer and you can follow her on Instagram @chelseawillett_designs and her shop @luna.mons. Her website is https://www.chelseawillettdesigns.com/links/Discussion is followed up with a performance of Mendelssohn's Hexenlied sung by guest vocalist Siân Dicker, Instagram--> @siandickerSing Hexenlied with me!!!!!--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtAsajgyeWM&list=PLIcW-nltlNHFyhSWSHES-F2E7HL8UPSjr&index=19Sources:https://bostonreview.net/gender-sexuality/jessie-kindig-all-witches-they-could-not-burnhttps://lithub.com/a-literary-history-of-witches/https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trialshttps://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witcheshttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140925-where-do-witches-come-fromhttps://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-broomshttps://pulitzercenter.org/stories/witchcraft-too-mainstreamhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Nighthttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Walpurgis-Night Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts You can support the podcast by going to https://www.patreon.com/liedernerd and becoming a patron!You can find me on Instagram @liedernerd and on YouTube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Witches, Witchcraft, Paganism! What does any of that have to do with Lieder and why should we talk about it? Find out all that and more in today's looooooooong awaited episode. Special guest host (and witch!) Chelsea Willett discusses the history of this long misunderstood practice as well as its place in the modern world. Chelsea is a graphic designer and you can follow her on Instagram @chelseawillett_designs (https://www.instagram.com/chelseawillett_designs/?hl=en) and her shop @luna.mons (https://www.instagram.com/luna.mons/?hl=en). Her website is https://www.chelseawillettdesigns.com/links/ (https://www.chelseawillettdesigns.com/) Discussion is followed up with a performance of Mendelssohn's Hexenlied sung by guest vocalist Siân Dicker, Instagram--> @siandicker (https://www.instagram.com/siandicker/?hl=en) Sing Hexenlied with me!!!!!--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtAsajgyeWM&list=PLIcW-nltlNHFyhSWSHES-F2E7HL8UPSjr&index=19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtAsajgyeWM&list=PLIcW-nltlNHFyhSWSHES-F2E7HL8UPSjr&index=19) Support me and the podcast on Patreon ! --> https://www.patreon.com/liedernerd ( https://www.patreon.com/liedernerd) You can find me on Instagram @liedernerd (https://www.instagram.com/liedernerd/?hl=en) and on YouTube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmkokbjDkm1hFQC4UmI374A). Sources: https://bostonreview.net/gender-sexuality/jessie-kindig-all-witches-they-could-not-burn (https://bostonreview.net/gender-sexuality/jessie-kindig-all-witches-they-could-not-burn) https://lithub.com/a-literary-history-of-witches/ (https://lithub.com/a-literary-history-of-witches/) https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/ (https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials) https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140925-where-do-witches-come-from (https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140925-where-do-witches-come-from) https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms (https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms) https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/witchcraft-too-mainstream (https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/witchcraft-too-mainstream) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Walpurgis-Night (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Walpurgis-Night) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mandee-madrid-sikich/message
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