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FolkTales set to Music from Around the Globe
by World Music Institute
Today: #112 in Kids & Family on our combined chart.
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| Date | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 3 | #112 |
About the show
The WMI FolkTales podcast is an original award-winning production that features improvised re-imaginings of classic folk tales from around the world, hosted by acclaimed storyteller Bill Gordh. Each episode features a guest artist who joins Bill for a musical re-telling of a beloved story from their culture. Recommended for children of all ages.WMI Folk Tales podcasts are supported by music lovers like you. We thank you!Podcast producer: Kate WinnAudio courtesy of Cliff Hahn SoundPodcast artwork courtesy of Cody Hudson - https://www.struggleinc.com
Latest episodes
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Palestine - Thuraya and the Ghoul - Firas Zreik and Bill Gordh
September 14, 2026 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail In this Palestinian folktale featuring our storyteller Bill Gordh and qanun master Firas Zreik, Thuraya is whisked away to a mysterious palace tower by a hungry ghoul—but she’s no helpless prisoner. With music, quick…
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Japan - The Dancing Tea Kettle with Kaoru Watanabe and Bill Gordh
April 30, 2025 · 34 minSend us Fan Mail The story follows an old man living in the mountains who discovers his leaking tea kettle has magical properties: When he tries to boil water, the kettle transforms into a tanuki (raccoon dog) who makes a mess of the old…
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India - A Flowering Tree with Saraswathi Ranganathan and Bill Gordh
November 11, 2024 · 37 minSend us Fan Mail In a tiny village, sisters Gitika and Lalitika are on a mission to save their struggling mom by selling blossoms from Gitika, who can magically transform into a flowering tree and back to herself again - but only with very…
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West Africa - Why Sun and Moon Are Up in the Sky with Yacouba Sissoko and Bill Gordh
April 17, 2024 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail For this FolkTale episode, Bill plays banjo and is joined by Malian kora master, singer, and fellow storyteller Yacouba Sissoko. Yacouba was born to a well-known Djeli family in Kita, Mali. For centuries, Djelis have been…
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Ukraine - A Garment for the Moon with Lisa Gutkin and Bill Gordh
December 5, 2023 · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Grammy Award-winning fiddler and vocalist Lisa Gutkin (The Klezmatics) and Bill Gordh tell the Jewish-Ukrainian tale A Garment for the Moon. The moon loves being up in the night sky but sometimes she gets cold. The tailors…
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Persia - Parinaz and the Golden Lamp with Mehrnam Rastegari and Bill Gordh
October 22, 2023 · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Mehrnam Rastegari and storyteller Bill Gordh improvise this Persian folk tale which tells the story of a young woman named Parinaz who escapes being married off to a rich man she does not love by hiding in a golden lamp…
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China - The Dragon's Eye with Zhou Yi and Bill Gordh
August 4, 2023 · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Storyteller Bill Gordh and pipa master Zhou Yi improvise the Chinese folktale The Dragon's Eye which tells the story of a tinker who meets and befriends an orphaned dragon whom he raises in his home. Zhou Yi is a pipa (a…
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Morocco - The Sultan's Horse with Samir LanGus and Bill Gordh
July 30, 2023 · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Storyteller Bill Gordh and gnawa artist Samir LanGus improvise the Moroccan tale of The Sultan's Horse, in which the Sultan must choose one of his three sons to be his successor, and tasks them with traveling and returning…