A mythical-looking beast to be found on the hills of the Isle of Man; the loaghtan is a fascinating heritage breed sheep whose story is intertwined with Manx culture and history.
Blasstal is a podcast series by Lecker about food and folklore on the Isle of Man, supported by
Culture Vannin.
Hosted and produced by Lucy Dearlove and Katie Callin
Podcast theme music by
Mera Royle
Podcast artwork by
Vicky Webb
With thanks to all contributors and others who made the series possible!
Music credits:
Manx Folk Dance Music - Car ny Ferrishyn
Manx Folk Dance Music - Fathaby Jig
Caarjyn Cooidjagh - Ballakilpheric - 07 Irree Shiu
Caarjyn Cooidjagh - Ballakilpheric - 11 Berree Dhone
Manx Folk Dance Music - 08 Thobm y Thallear (Tom the Tailor)
Caarjyn Cooidjagh - Ballakilpheric - 02 Ny Kirree fo Niaghtey
Manx Folk Dance Music - 15 Car Juan Nan
With thanks to Annie Kissack
Follow Lecker on
Twitter and I
nstagram. Read more about Blasstal and see some behind the scenes photos at
leckerpodcast.com