Folktales

Series produced by Northeast Indiana Public Radio

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Join us for a topical tour around the musical folkworld.

For one hour every week, Julia takes listeners around the world as she explores a theme that touches the human spirit. From steel drum bands to didgeridoos, from Americana to Arabesque, Julia and her listeners consider how the traditions, customs, heritage, and myths of our world have been expressed through music.

Meticulously researched but presented with minimal commentary or interpretation, Julia allows the folktale theme of the week to unfold itself in the mastery of the musicians and their music.


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It's Cupid's bow pointing the way this week, and we're on a global quest for the very sweetest music for the occasion!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: WBOI's Folkale of Revenge, Credit: Julia Meek
Whether you believe in 'an eye for an eye', or 'turning the other cheek' there's musical recourse just for you--so don't get mad--get even--and be ...

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2016
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Animal Instinct, Credit: Julia Meek
As Dr. Doolittle notes: "If we could talk to the animals, just imagine it..."--that's the conversation this folktale proposes--and to be sure, they...

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 10
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As they say in many a folk world, "Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns"--and on this week's edition, you'll find out that caring and sharing...

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Irish Backroads, Credit: j
Sure and 'tis a fine road we travel this week--off the beaten path, and around a world of musical customs & collaborations, all hailing from the Em...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, RadioStPete Florida, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2019
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 30
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It's graces & goodwill we gather this week, with a joyous assortment of musical expressions to share in celebration of the season around us.

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Prosperity, Credit: Julia Meek
It's the horn of plenty a-blowing this folktale, and a wealth of good music--you can bank on it!

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of The 4 Elements, Credit: Julia Meek
Earth, water, fire & air--these are the "spiritual essences" this week's Folktale tracks, in the finest of musical tradition!

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  • Added: Aug 09, 2016
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Conflict, Credit: Julia Meek
We've all been warned to choose our battle carefully, and this week we're taking a listen to ALL sides of musical traditions on this issue--ready f...

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  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: WBOI's Folktales, Credit: Julia Meek
A mother's work is never done--and this week's Folktale celebrates the love, spirit and dedication of mothers, daughters & grandmothers around the ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, WFIU and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2017
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Secret Gardens, Credit: Julia Meek
It's a bevy of blossoms and floral finery we're tracking on this week's edition--in especially lovely locales you won't find on the public parkway ...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Patriotism & Remembrance, Credit: Julia Meek
It's a time of military memorials in our world, and that's the hallowed path we walk on this week's edition, with musical reflections on battles--a...

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  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Home Sweet Home, Credit: Julia Meek
We all agree there's no place like it! And this week's edition of Folktales is visiting favorite homes and habitats of all ages -- around the music...

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  • Added: May 23, 2013
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Fatherhood, Credit: Julia Meek
This week's edition of Folktales declares 'hats off'' to all the Paters, Pops and Patriarchs we know, with a world of good music!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, WFIU and more


  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Poverty, Credit: Julia Meek
This week's Folktale puts the musical focus on need--and hardship around the globe.

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 6
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It's a sweet nocturnal glow that illuminates our pathway on this Folktale--and the 'audio view' is spectacular!

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Folktale of Loyalty, Credit: Julia Meek
It's sincerity and single-mindedness at its musical best on this week's true blue Folktale of Loyalty!

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: The Folktale of Family Affairs, Credit: Julia Meek
On this week's edition of Folktales, it's 'the sisters and the cousins to be reckoned up by dozens--and the aunts!'--and it's all relative!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2013
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: WBOI'S Folktale of the Sound of Summer, Credit: Julia Meek
We're toasting the season at hand on this week's show, so grab a lawn chair, AND a 'summer state of mind' for this warm and wonderful Folktale!

Bought by WLPR , WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , WFIU and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 7
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This week's 'Folktale of Anger' provides a musical look at a most volatile topic, so take a chill pill & join us--or do you want to fight about it?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8