In this first part of a two-episode journey into Dartmoor’s otherworldly landscape, Claire Casely is joined by Ian to explore a remarkable fairy encounter. Ian recalls a hot summer day whilst crossing an old bridge over a river, when he noticed a young girl, on the riverbank below, dressed in striking, almost old-fashioned black-and-white clothing — immaculate, unexpected, and strangely out of place. The sighting left him questioning whether he had glimpsed a fairy maiden stepping through from an invisible doorway into the present day.

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Richard Dadd’s The Fairy Feller’s Master‑Stroke is one of the most intricate, unsettling, and mesmerising fairy paintings ever created — and few people speak about it with more insight and imaginative clarity than Lena Heide Brennand. Lena is a curator, researcher, and host at the Last Tuesday Society and the Viktor Wynd Museum.

In this episode, we explore the uncanny brilliance of Dadd’swork, the story of his life and legacy, and the strange magnetism of The Fairy Feller’s Master‑Stroke.

Lena shares her love of Nordic and fairy folklore, the threads of myth and music that run through her creative practice,and the ways folklore becomes a living, breathing presence in her work.

Elimination of a Picture & its Subject—called The Fellers' Master Stroke - Queen – The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke

In this mini 'field notes' episode, Claire shares her encounter with hearing mermaid music in a small fishing cove in 2019 and how she used her experience to help a friend to heal a past relationship. Plus, Claire shares some thoughts on connecting with mermaids and other elementals, and mermaid lore!

The Heart of Pixieland: West-Country Faeries & TheirHaunts - Release date 13th July!

We were taught that fairies vanished into old stories long ago.Yet many people today are encountering them — quietly, unexpectedly, in the midst of ordinary life.On Fairy Whispering, I speak with guests who have met these beings at the edges of perception and the thresholds of the everyday.To catch a fairy whisper, you have to listen closely… listen with me.

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I’m Claire Casely — a Fairy Whisperer, researcher, and guide. Since childhood I’ve sensed the unseen and listened for messages from the Otherworld. My work is to bring awareness to the many beings who share the Earth with us, just a whisper away.Join me as we explore how fairies reach out, how they shape our lives, and the wisdom they offer from beyond the veil.