Season 3 Episode 7: A Fish In The Net - Folklore of Fish And The Sea

Here it is! The seventh episode of Season 3 of the podcast, the last episode of the season but you will be pleased to know I'm already working on Season 4! I know this episode is a little late but last month was a little bit crazy in one way or another. Hopefully this episode finds you well and you will enjoy a little fishy folklore.

This month’s theme is ‘A Fish In The Net’ and for this episode I have some a trip to the beach, the shanty ‘When The Boat Comes In’ some selected folklore of fish and the story of ‘The Fisherman And The Fish’.

On occasion there are dark folkloric characters explored in this podcast and so, as always,  I would recommend that you should listen through first before listening with younger members of your household.

 

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References

Books

Breverton, Terry (2010) Breverton’s Nautical Curiosities: A Book Of The Sea, Quercus.

Dent, Susie, (2018) Brewers Dictionary Of Phrase & Fable.

Russell et al (1973), Folklore. Myths & Legends Of Britain, Reader’s Digest.

Websites:

Flying Fish - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_fish

What is the story of the Flying Fish - https://procaffenation.com/story-flying-fish/

The Flying Fish Dispute - https://britishseafishing.co.uk/the-flying-fish-dispute/

Authentic Barbados Flying Fish https://www.sandals.com/blog/coucou-and-flying-fish-recipe/#:~:text=Flying%20fish%20is%20a%20type,of%20the%20Bajan%20national%20dish.

Mālolo: the flying fish  -https://www.mauimagazine.net/malolo/

Ainu Legend of the trout that founded the world - https://japanesemythology.wordpress.com/ainu-legend-of-the-trout-that-founded-the-world/

The White Trout - https://emeraldisle.ie/the-white-trout

Fur-Bearing Trout - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur-bearing_trout#:~:text=The%20fur%2Dbearing%20trout%20(or,%22shaggy%20trout%22%20of%20Iceland.

A Guide To Koi In Mythology - https://pondinformer.com/koi-mythology/#:~:text=In%20Japan%2C%20koi%20carp%20are,and%20accepting%20death%20with%20courage.

Weird Norfolk  - https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/weird-norfolk-storm-witchcraft-kings-lynn-1383266

Folklore Thursday: The Witch Files: Going to Sea in an Eggshell

https://folklorethursday.com/folklife/the-witch-files-going-to-sea-in-an-eggshell/

The Big Five - https://britishseafishing.co.uk/the-big-five-fish-species/

Seasick Fish - https://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/2009/04/22/seasick-fish

 

Music Attribution:

Intro & Outro Music: Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

With thanks for Clare Mansell for production

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