What does a banshee’s wail sound like? That, of course, was one of the central challenges of turning this chapter into a podcast. Those of you who listened to The Supernatural Housewives of Ballystrange will know a banshee played a central role in that podcast, and will play a bigger role whenever I get around to Season 2. However, Maeve …
Just published E5 of Werewolf of Connemara Podcast, The Laments of Sister Clare. In this episode, Fergal learns to play guitar from a mysterious nun he hears singing an old Irish ballad at night on the convent grounds. It’s not a very happy song: it’s a song about a girl getting murdered by a willow tree. When I originally wrote …
The first five episodes/chapters of Werewolf of Connemara are set in the Industrial School. In just published E4, Fergal escapes one fine night only to end up trapped in a Fairy Field. For those of us who grew up in rural Ireland, our elders warned us of the dangers of Fairy Fields – fields that once you made the mistake …
Today, I published Episode 3, The Evil Pennywhistle. While each episode of Werewolf of Connemara is a story in itself, E3 will eventually turn out to be important to the overall plot and the mystery of Fergal’s lost family. It’s very much inspired by the history of Irish music, in particular the historical, mystical and magical powers of this music …
Today, just published Episode 2, “The Terrors of the Industrial School.” One of my biggest challenges narrating this chapter was getting the voices of the two baddies, Sister Philomena and Father Brehony right. I hope I did okay. The other is building the right sound landscape, given my fairly limited musical talents. Thanks for listening.
Today, I launched a podcast of my first novel, Werewolf of Connemara. My hope is to add episodes weekly, though I learned from Supernatural Housewives that it is not always easy live up to that promise. Happy to report you can hear the first episode now, embedded below. Dancehall of the Damned.
You can listen to all episodes on your favorite podcast player.