Vonken onder de as: Het vuur laait op (Transl. Sparks underneath the ashes: The fire rises again)
A podcast in three episodes full of exciting, funny, creepy and absurd folk tales from the Netherlands, often forgotten by time. The collective story memory is refreshed and the sparks are blown back into flames. Each episode contains stories around one theme, from terrifying witches to the wonderful world of water. About the symbolism, the context and the power of stories.
Vonken onder de as: Het vuur laait op was created by Piet Verkleij for the Meertens Institute, under the supervision of Theo Meder. With thanks to: Jaap Brand, Margreet Spijkers, Max Louwerse, Willem de Blécourt, Nienke Roth, Olga Leonhard, Martine de Bruin, Leo Anemaet, Didi Hovingh, Pascal van Hulst, Michiel Van de Weerthof, Lot Broos, the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision and Delpher.
Source audio fragments: Sound archive Vonken onder de as at the Meertens Institute, Freesound.org for De boze heks (VPRO), Richard Wagner: Orchestral Favourites, and own work.