goddamn fucking novel ideas. at least it's timed well? time to lazywebs.

[alexseanchai]

Looking for primary sources on Faerie. Off the top of my head I've got Tam Lin, Faerie Queene, Midsummer Night's Dream, and the Queen Mab speech from Romeo and Juliet. I'm sure there's plenty useful material in Irish folklore, too, my mom's got a couple books of that somewhere, I just have to find them. Also, Yeats.

Also looking for more versions of the Tam Lin song. Got Fairport Convention, Mediaeval Baebes, and Tricky Pixie.

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[sylvaine]

I have a book of Scottish folk music that has plenty of fairy story songs, so that might be a thing to look into, too. The story that most sticks in my mind is that of True Thomas/Thomas the Rhymer.

[alexseanchai]

Ooh, thanks!

[crystalpyramid]

I think my sister likes the Steeleye Span version of Tam Lin.

[alexseanchai]

Steeleye Span did Tam Lin? Awesome! Thanks!

[embroiderama]

Yes, that's my favorite, too!

[redsixwing]

Do you already have Gawain and the Green Knight (who is patently not human, and sometimes called a faerie) or Morgan|a le|la Fay on your list?

[alexseanchai]

I don't but I should. Thanks!

[dawn-bat.livejournal.com]

How about the poem 'Farewell, Rewards and Fairies' (http://www.bartleby.com/40/179.html)?
I'm not sure what you mean by primary sources. Do you mean older texts and folklore? This one's from 1600 or so.
Also The Outlandish Knight, which I don't have a link for because I only read a retelling.

[alexseanchai]

Folklore, yes, rather than works analyzing folklore.

Thanks!