Tomorrow morning, 5 a.m. EST

[ellenkushner]

Am I nuts?  Or can I just not resist Jim Freund's puppydog eyes --and constant unwavering support of all sf/f/interstitial writers in the NYC area  (and visitors from the four corners of the world) whom he can corral, induce, persuade & delight to come hobnob with him on Hour of the Wolf on NYC's WBAI 99.5FM every Saturday morning from 5:00-7:00 a.m.*?

So that's where you'll find me, about 12 hours from now.  

I'm only doing it 'cause MWTK publisher Henry Wessells said he'd come, too.

And did I mention it's a CALL-IN show?

And it's streamed live on the interweb here.   So if you're in the UK or Paris, f'rinstance, you can be dipping your croissant in your cafe au lait (don't spill it on your keyboard) & Skype in your questions to me.  That would be so cool!  (And if you're in Seattle or Japan, just stay up late...)

We'll be talking about "The Man with the Knives" (in honor of its pub date this Monday, May 3rd!), playing songs to do with May Day (& animal transformation, in honor of The Beastly Bride, too!) . . . and best of all, Jim is going to broadcast a recording of the reading that deliasherman  & I did of "The Man with the Knives" back in December at NYRSF! The reading felt like something very special at the time; it was the first time I'd presented the story to the public, and people seemed pretty excited. I hope it sounds as good as it felt.

Better go find those Waterson/Carthy albums, now . . . (And if anyone can suggest a good Animal Transformation song - or non-trite version of "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerrie" - I'm all ears.)


*Not to mention the years he's spent organizing & running the NYRSF readings, and recording all the KGB (and prior) readings every month.  Really, the man's a jewel.  He also recorded our Witches of Lublin reading this week, so I REally Owe Him.

Comments

[thumbelinablues.livejournal.com]

I like Broadside Electric's "Silkie." :0)

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Found eerie wonderful one w/fiddle & flute done by Aly Bain (Boys of the Loch) & Ale Moller (Swedish group Frifot) - collected in Shetlands in 1852.

[thumbelinablues.livejournal.com]

And does "Tam Lin" count?

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

I don't think so - "Beastly Bride" is mostly about animal shapeshifters or humans' relationships with same. I'm not sure 10 seconds in someone's arms really counts.

Only a threat

[jfreund.livejournal.com]

As I recall She (and an angry Queen was She) only threatens to have turned him a tree, had she but known...

Now Alison Gross, OTOH...

[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

Err, I will either be greeting the dawn near the Weeks footbridge in Harvard Square with the other May Morning celebrants, or sound asleep. I have a sneaky suspicion it will be the latter, as this week has been insane.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Thass OK - Jim said he's archiving the shows for online listening for about 2 weeks after the broadcast.

[jfreund.livejournal.com]

The show will be available at http://archive.wbai.org through 5/13. One could figure out how to d/l it, but that would be wrong... (I have instructions on what you oughtn't do somewhere around here...)

[michaeldthomas.livejournal.com]

*g* We understand. rarelylynne had to be up at 3:45 am CST in order to call in for the Chicks Dig Time Lords episode of Hour of the Wolf a few weeks ago.

Have fun!

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

I'm sure she enjoyed it!

[rarelylynne.livejournal.com]

It was lots of fun! jfreund was a sweetie.

[sovay]

(And if anyone can suggest a good Animal Transformation song - or non-trite version of "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerrie" - I'm all ears.)

Florence and the Machine, "Howl."

Gordon Bok, "Peter Kagan and the Wind."

Kerstin Blodig, "The Seal Man."

My mother used to sing me a version of Joan Baez's "Silkie," and I have performed that professionally, but it's not like I have a recording.