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DreamSwarm Podcast

DreamSwarm Podcast

By: Andy Mark Simpson
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Supernatural Film, Stories, Art: Interviews and discussion covering dreams, fairytales, fantasy, folklore, folk horror, magic realism, mythology, psychogeography, supernatural, urban fantasy© 2020 Art
Episodes
  • Fantasy Folklore Novels - With Alexandra Beaumont
    Aug 19 2024

    We are re-joined by returning heroine Alexandra Beaumont, auther of new fantasy novel 'Dissonance of Birdsong'. We chat about how her new novel has been influenced by folklore and by her experiences of Cornwall.

    • New novel 'Dissonance of Birdsong'
    • Influence of folklore
    • Landscape and environment of Cornwall
    • Tropes and trends in fantasy
    • Tips for generating creative ideas

    You can buy 'Dissonance of Birdsong' and her other fantasy novel 'Testament of the Stars' here

    Follow Alexandra Beaumont on X here @ABeaumontWriter

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    22 mins
  • Films of Terence Davies - Special with Andy Mark Simpson
    Oct 15 2023

    RIP Terence Davies, one of our favourite filmmakers, who died this week. No guests on this episode, just Andy talking about what he loves about Terence Davies' films. Davies' was one of the best ever at using film to explore themes of memory and the passage of time. His magic-realist style has been a big influence and one of the reasons we set up the DreamSwarm platform to begin with. This is a 15-minute chat about his autobiographical films.

    Introduction to Terence Davies and his magic-realist films

    Non-linear associational structures

    Breaking the link between sound and images

    Memories altered by the act of filmmaking narration

    Where to get started with Terence Davies' films

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    17 mins
  • Christmas Mummers Plays - Wantage Mummers
    Dec 15 2022

    'In comes I, Old Father Christmas...'

    We love the pageantry of the Christmas period. For our festive Christmas special we are joined by Sem from the Wantage Mummers group.

    We learn all about the traditions of English mummers plays which take place over the Christmas period.

    • History of Mummers plays
    • The Old Father Christmas character
    • Links with other folk art forms

    You can learn more about the Wantage Mummers group and other societies here

    https://www.wantagemummers.org.uk/

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    20 mins

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