Children of the Sun: Paganism and Folksong in Lithuania - Part One

In this episode I spend a week with pagan religious group Romuva, and reflect on the role of belonging in paganism and folk tradition. Live recordings taken in 2018. Music: Intro theme: “Forest March” by Sylvia Woods 4:10 - “XL Kompozicija” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė 6:57 “Dūno upė” - Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda 9:08 Gabija chant - Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda 10:35 Leliumoj - Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda 13:35 Žemyna chant -Romuva camp attendees / Kūlgrinda 17:35 “XLVI Kompozicija” Žemyna Trinkūnaitė 30:05 “Nuslaide Saulala” by Kūlgrinda 32:40 “XLI kompozicija” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė 36:30 Inija Trinkūnienė 48:50 “Kompozicija xix” by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė Thank you so much to all the people who helped me in various ways in producing this podcast; your assistance was essential to my understanding. Any factual or pronunciation errors are my own. You can find Žemyna Trinkūnaitė’s music on Spotify, the itunes store, and streaming at pakartot.lt. You can also email her at zemynat@gmail.com to order a CD by post. Kulgrinda can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Kulgrinda

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Fair Folk is a podcast rediscovering and sharing the sacred song and folk traditions of Europe.