Grimm's Fairy Tales              Gilgamesh            The Odyssey
​Greek Myths           Arthurian Tales ​
The Crane Bag is a podcast that explores myths and stories from around the world, bringing these stories alive through guitar, drum, and the magic of the spoken word.
Photo: "Fisherman in Time" by Aju George Chris,. Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
The Arabian Nights: the One-Eyed Dervish's Tale
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Please note that this story is most appropriate for audiences 15 and up.  (Photo: Chris Gonzalez)
Rags and Leaves
Proteus: Changing Man of the Sea
 





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Support the Art of Storytelling!


The Crane Bag Storytelling Archive is a library of over 30 hours of myths and stories from around the world including The Odyssey, Gilgamesh, The Arabian Nights, Nart Sagas, Arthurian tales, Norse myths, Sufi wisdom stories and much more. A donation of as little as $5 a month provides Patreon supporters with full access to this archive as well as to poetry, films, and interviews. To find out more, please click on the link above.

Donations to the podcast are also greatly appreciated, and help to share the magic and power of storytelling with others. They nourish the storytelling animal grazing on long grass just over the hill beneath the watermelon moon.
If you are a member of the podcast, access to the the Crane Bag Storytelling Archive as well as to poetry readings and interviews are available here:  

LeemingJay@gmail.com

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