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.


Additional Files

183 Pieces

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Folktale of Misfortune
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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It's setbacks, hard knocks and obstacles of every sort we deal w/ on this Folktale of Misfortune--in the finest of musical perspectives. Ready for ...

Bought by WFIU, WLPR , and WFIU


  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 3
Folktale of Backroads
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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It's a universal belief that "travel broadens the mind," so we're adding music to your itinerary this week, with an hour of Folktales adventure on ...

Bought by WFIU, WLPR , and WFIU


  • Added: May 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:01
  • Purchases: 3
Folktale of the Afterlife
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of the Afterlife, Credit: Julia Meek
Let's face it--that 'final passage' is the most difficult stage of life for 'the departed' AND the loved ones left behind--and it's that road we tr...

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


  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
Folktale of Weddings
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Weddings, Credit: Julia Meek
'Tis the season-- we have many musical knots to tie around that matrimonial hitching post on the Folktale of Weddings, and you are SO invited to at...

Bought by WFIU, WLPR , WFIU, WFIU, KRZA and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 6
Folktale of Agriculture
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Agriculture, Credit: Julia Meek
It's fields & farmlands we're cultivating this week on Folktales, with a bountiful harvest of musical customs from every corner of the agrarian wor...

Bought by WFIU, KWMR, WLPR , and WFIU


  • Added: May 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 4
Folktale of Roots Revival
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Roots Revival, Credit: Julia Meek
As author, Eric Olson noted: "Music is what life sounds like"...and it's the roots of that very soundscape we're exploring this week, on the Folkta...

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


  • Added: Sep 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 4
Folktale of Liberty
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Liberty, Credit: Julia Meek
It's independence this Folktale salutes, with a look at freedom, and its pursuit, around the musical globe. A powerful tour de force? Hear for your...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WFIU, WCPN, 'The Sea' and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 12
Folktale of Recreation
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Recreation, Credit: Julia Meek
As most folks know, play time is serious business! For a musical assessment of maximizing the fun in YOUR life, please join us for the Folktale of ...

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


  • Added: Aug 17, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 10
Folktale of The Wheel of Fortune
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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Like the song says: "What goes up must come down--spinnin' wheel got to go round..." And where does it land us? Hot on the trail of Lady Luck, in a...

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


  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 6
Folktale of Joy
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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This week's show is a literally lighthearted tour around the musical globe--so put on a happy face, let a smile be your umbrella, and tune in for t...

Bought by WFIU, 'The Sea', WFIU, WLPR , WFIU and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2014
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 9
Folktale of Summer's Spell
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Summer's Spell, Credit: Julia Meek
Those lazy, hazy, crazy days have the power over us all this month--to hear what it sounds like, join us for the Folktale of Summer's Spell.

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


  • Added: Jun 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 8
Folktale of Devotion
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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Some people, and causes are worth the world, and that's the passion we're tracking this week, in the finest of musical modes. We're quite attached ...

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


  • Added: Aug 01, 2014
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 10
Folktale of Possibility
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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As many folktworlds believe: "If you can think it, you can do it." That's the attitude we're adopting this week, on the 'Folktale of Possibility'--...

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


  • Added: Jul 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 9
Folktale of Knowledge
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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From ABC's to 1-2-3's, our Foktale of Knowledge is a fount of musical wisdom. Hope you can spend the hour with us, and who knows? You just might le...

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


  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 9
Folktale of Autumn
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Autumn, Credit: Julia Meek
In our folkworld, Fall is in the air, and this week on Folktales, it's on in airwaves as well, so grab a sweater and a smile, and join us!

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


  • Added: Oct 03, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 11
Folktale of The Wind
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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From gentle breezes to nor'easters, squalls and unrelenting gales, it’s these air currents that carry us to every corner of the musical world this ...

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


  • Added: Sep 08, 2014
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 9
Folktale of Community Support
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Community Support, Credit: Julia Meek
It's fund raising time in our folkworld, and we're saying hats off to YOU, our public radio family, with this special Folktale of Community Support!

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


  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:18:19
  • Purchases: 7
Folktale of Dreamscapes
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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As Anais Nin would say: "Dreams are necessary to life". Take an hour to find out why, this week on Folktales, and in the meantime: Dream on...

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


  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 9
Folktale of Color Schemes
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Color Schemes, Credit: Julia Meek
This week on Folktales, life is a coloring book, and we're filling it in with bold strokes of audio from every corner of the globe! Got your paint ...

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


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 6
Folktale of Hardship
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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Obstacles of any sort are bitter pills to swallow, and what you make of them is often the final, and finest challenge. We're sharing musical reflec...

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8

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