Conspiring With Brigit with Kate Chadbourne | S6 Ep42

About this episode

In this episode, Marisa Goudy and guest Kate Chadbourne explore the tales of Brigit, Ireland's patron goddess and saint, highlighting her resourcefulness and connection to the divine feminine.

Take Marisa's Brigid class at Celtic Junction! Marisa will be teaching a three-session online class for Celtic Junction, starting January 28. Register for Brigid & Expressions of the Irish Divine Feminine Our Story As the season of Imbolc draws closer, an episode from the KnotWork archives. Kate Chadbourne offers us two tales of Brigit, Ireland's patron goddess and saint. The first describes Brigit as the Blessed Virgin Mary's best friend and the first celebration of Saint Brigit's Day. The second is a story of resourcefulness and kindness: when Brigit saves a fox and outfoxes a king. Our Guest Kate Chadbourne is a singer, harper, and storyteller, an award-winning songwriter and poet, and a scholar of Irish language and folklore with a PhD from Harvard. She's a beloved performer at venues throughout New England and founder of The Bardic Academy, a school for writers, musicians, singers, and young scholars. Kate recently released her novel The Poet on the Train . Learn more about Kate as a performer, teacher, editor, and guide at The Bardic Academy and her vibrant YouTube channel. In This Episode: Fite fuaite —an Irish phrase that speaks to the weaving together of ideas The…

People in this episode

Host: Marisa Goudy

Guest: Kate Chadbourne

Topics covered

• Brigit
• Irish folklore
• storytelling
• Celtic culture
• divine feminine
• resourcefulness

Keywords

• Brigit
• Celtic Junction
• Irish language
• folklore
• storytelling
• Imbolc
• divine feminine
• Kate Chadbourne

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Celtic Junction

Books & works: The Poet on the Train

Places: Ireland

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