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Behold! The second season of Follow the Lieder is upon us! Season 2 will be all about Schubert's Winterreise, beginning today with an overview of Wilhelm Müller and the genesis of his poems, as well as a hefty discussion about Gute Nacht, the first song of this epic cycle. With guest host Brian Sikich. My supreme gratitude goes out to Dr. Tyler Reece as I would not be able to produce this podcast without his incredible vocal collaborations.  Gute Nacht: 🌃🥀🌘🚶🏽 Emoji stories for each episode by @teodoro.piano Sing Gute Nacht with me --> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIcW-nltlNHH1J7uSNuLoe7AcUy3CksRM You can support the podcast by going to https://www.patreon.com/liedernerd and becoming a patron! You can find me on Instagram @liedernerd and on YouTube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich. Sources for this episode include: The Schubert Song Companion by John Reed; Schubert's Winter Journey by Ian Bostridge; Retracing a Winter's Journey: Schubert's Winterreise by Susan Youens; Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs by Graham Johnson; Franz Schubert: A Biography by Elizabeth Norman McKay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mandee-madrid-sikich/message

Witches, Witchcraft, Paganism! What does any of that have to do with Lieder and why should we talk about it? Find out all that and more in today's looooooooong awaited episode. Special guest host (and witch!) Chelsea Willett discusses the history of this long misunderstood practice as well as its place in the modern world. Chelsea is a graphic designer and you can follow her on Instagram @chelseawillett_designs and her shop @luna.mons. Her website is https://www.chelseawillettdesigns.com/links/ Discussion is followed up with a performance of Mendelssohn's Hexenlied sung by guest vocalist Siân Dicker, Instagram--> @siandicker Sing Hexenlied with me!!!!!--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtAsajgyeWM&list=PLIcW-nltlNHFyhSWSHES-F2E7HL8UPSjr&index=19 Support me and the podcast on Patreon ! --> https://www.patreon.com/liedernerd You can find me on Instagram @liedernerd and on YouTube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich. Sources: https://bostonreview.net/gender-sexuality/jessie-kindig-all-witches-they-could-not-burn https://lithub.com/a-literary-history-of-witches/ https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140925-where-do-witches-come-from https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/witchcraft-too-mainstream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night https://www.britannica.com/topic/Walpurgis-Night --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mandee-madrid-sikich/message