#rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl

[fey-changeling]

talk to me about seth lakeman's music plz??

So once upon a time my beloved mother discovered Seth Lakeman, an English folk singer/songwriter/musician. She bought an album, Poor Man's Heaven, and played it on the way to school (and on the way back) for months and months. Me and my mum have a similar music taste so I didn't really have a problem with this.(it's been well over ten years I can still sing almost every song on this album from memory)

His music is based off folklore and stories of real people, he's done retelling of songs from the 1600s, he's written about his grandparents. He writes about ordinary people. It's all very English, in a way it feels like the coast, and the countryside, and all the stories that lie buried in the landscape. Each of his albums has a very distinct sound, I can't explain it in any other way (i love the sound of Word of Mouth). But also as an artist his style as a whole is very distinct, a few years ago he wrote a song for an episode of Midsomer Murders and me and mum recognised it as him within the first 5 seconds before he even started singing (Ballad of Midsomer County is a fun song with trad folk themes of don't trust the pretty woman in the woods she'll kill you)

i've seen Seth play live a handful of times now (thank god that folk artists always have sensibly priced tickets) and it's always an incredible experience. If you have the chance to see him live do it. He's an incredible performer and you can tell how much he loves what he does. Mostly I've seen him perform in churches (which is so cool) but for my birthday one year me and my mum travelled to Cornwall to see him perform at the Minack which is an open air theatre built on the edge of a cliff.

I can't not mention Kitty Jay, his favourite song. He plays it at every single gig and has done for twenty years now. It's always such a moment when he starts playing it because the intro is always a little bit different and the build up is *gesticulates wildly* anyway this is one of my favourite versions though the intro he's been doing more recently is incredible.

If you enjoy folk or folk-adjacent music, if you like songs that tell stories you'll probably fall in love with some of Seth Lakeman's songs.

Blood Red Sky, Higher We Aspire, Divided We Will Fall, The Hurlers, The Courier, Willow Tree

Also as a side note he collaborated with a group called Wildwood Kin on one album and you should listen to their song Warrior Daughter right now

[theroguetoast]

while applejuice is telling you to fix your colors on your theme, can I tell you to set up ur account so that you actually have your own url and full page? tell me if u don't know what i mean by that

Am I going to have to break my five-year streak of never having used Tumblr on desktop for this?

[amphibianaday]

Amphibian Pride 2024!

Thank you to everyone who joined!

Link to a Google drive with larger version! Credits below!

@arcadianskypirate, @bagumbo, @boldforg, @bumblechub, @charlotte-lancer, @dark-roasted-kestel, @froggyfroo-art, @goofy-guy-dj, @hsavinien, @impulseimpact, @infiniteorangethethird, @its-a-beautful-day, @laptoparmageddon, @mb-blue-roses, @mercworm, myweirdwriting, @pride-flag-planets, @reallyprofoundkryptonite, @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl, @salamanders-in-a-trench-coat, @shittybraindrawings, @sillyinq, @slemhosta, @spamssketches, @teethburglar, @thebespectacledhyacinth, @werewolf-transgenderism

[graylikethecolor42]

Hey mutuals let’s start a chain! Add a link to the most recent song you’ve listened to!

Me first: https://open.spotify.com/track/1n8sOGhhV0eyWcGpmwl71q?si=5fodZ9OJSJuvt78qLgagMw

Tagging: @happyallykats @zeldanoel @midnight-clover @eridanisanenby @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl @ohdamitsme @distracted-milkshake @fizzy-champagne @mandobogwitch @ulysses-but-somehow-more-transer @mad-i-moody

Anyone is free to join!

[duckduckngoose]

The Mechanisms fandom survey 2023 results!

Aand after a week, the results are out!

Once again, thank you to all the people who took the survey and/or reblogged the post about it! Its thanks to those people we got 181 answers!

For any questions/observations about the results, feel free to send me an ask!

Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/122DYSXzGA6Er7Jl9EKfW9xia99vQTSAKUR6VGKkCxek/edit?usp=sharing

Taglist: @hesgotavoicebox  @arktixx @vampiric-vhs @loserclawkittycat @riveracheron @rainbowstargazerlilies   @resident-nickname-collector @vulpes-corvid @thefaceofthegirlinthewater @astral-doe @insertfandomrefhere @transgender-rex @time-is-restored @jewishlancelot @kazs-scheming-face  @starry-voidss @crow-of-ohio @l3monbunny @spinchs-field @sorakamoonlight @arqueervist @shadowypersonalnightmare @nerdyqueerr @possiblyatransgirl @autism-activated @podxol @cosmere-cat @scuzznishimuraenthusiast @generic-internet-name  @nastya-rasputina-posts @themidnightwitch44 @labrat-heart-emoji @jonny-dvilles-blog @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl @mileaftermile @dasminie @mothocean @svere-online @arcanequark @gaiusgoose @cyberiandemonz @squidarts  @breathmints1 @teakettle-sys @adozenforks @avataroftheslaughter @gayformlessblob @zellvion @legendary-dumpster-fire @mchasmfiend @dramaticdads  @twinktookover @faolonfiendrender @uncomfy-niche @landscaping-your-mind @leopardkingrome @justyourresidentstowaway  @cen0b1te @one-of-many-mothmen @brookreader @m0mento @ivycryptid @junipersramblings @twasforresearch @ceaseless-rambler @rowan-the-dragon @wishingtoflylikeabirdinthesky @ashdances @uncalamar @gendiegremlin @jester-writing @daisysmartheart  @poisoncoffeecup @radio-robin @gunpowder-tim @timothy-gunpowder  @flowers-all-around-me    @agatheringofbees  @elendiltengwesta @the-worms-in-your-bones @jonsrightrib @fagofandrogyny @amber-and-sunshine @four-ravens-in-a-trenchcoat @doctor-von-raum @kulttuurinkurittama  @ifyourereadingthisblinktwice @klatukattdreams @dilfdubois @weirdscience @out-there-on-the-maroon @theevilwithin2014 @thatwitchynerd @hello-there-world- @raemoriarty1020 @celestial-circus @labyrinthineclockwork @harpie-raven @lostspaceghost @imjustexistingtbh @starchilll @m-o-o-n-f-i-r-e @mayjeffneverstopyou @spiderh0rse @the-suns-a-tube @continuousmeowing @thestrangesun @bones-edition @tiny-feral-arachnid-man @xekal-vanil @onlykoshki @origami-butterfly @shatteredzydrateteacup @ghostshipskipper @queer-lynx @canonicallyginger @sleepybasil @awfullyqueerwriter @sylviestars @thetoastyghosty @blurjay-07 @peachpriness4444 @Luiqinggessocialskills @cosmiccalico @morgan-is-here @sweetaskiwis @cattheribot @vforvaudevillain @god-of-all-things @francnkie @dhampir-aasimar @im-a-demon-im-not-nice @x-ca1iber @whyispickingusernamessohard @realcadianmoose @star-that-howls

[dandy-draws]

Meshi May day 21!

This one was requested by my dear friend, @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl, who asked for a drawing of Kuro meeting my IRL dog, Darla (pictured below). Love you, babe!

[hairasuntouchedaspartoftheamazon]

So here's my rendition of "It's Called 'Helena and Gerard, a Vampire Tragedy in Unmetered Limrick', Mom" by The Forgetmenauts. Enjoy.

@rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl

[graydrawssometimes42]

i finally got up the nerve to post this! i’ve been wanting to make a self sona for a hot second, so here they are! i was going for a jackalope plushie kind of vibe :)

feel free to send any asks abt this, and i’ll leave some close ups under the cut! and a special thanks to @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl and @fizzy-champagne for supporting me when i felt self conscious!

[the-clockwork-three]

A gaeilge cover of The Summer King by the Forgetmenauts

My lyrics, an English translation, and tags under the cut

Gaeilge (English)

Chan an abhainn go binn i mí na Luil (The river sings gently in July)

Shuigh sé ann lena craiceann gorm (He sits there with his blue skin)

Bhí greim agam ar luachair (I gripped at the rushes)

Nuair a ghlaoigh Rí Samhraidh orm. (When the Summer King called to me)

Rug sé ar caol na lámhe orm (He took me by the wrist)

Bhí sé séimh ach láidir freisn (he was gentle but also strong)

“Luigh liom ar leaba na habhann ("Lie with me on the river bed)

Fan go fóil beag,”ar saesin. (For a while," he said."

Ní fheicfidh mé na duillí dearg (I will not see the red leaves)

‘Gus ní bheidh mo gheimhrí fuar. (And my winters will not be cold)

Cronóidh mé blathanna an earraigh (I will miss the spring flowers)

Ach tá gach rud ceart go leor. (But everything will be alright.)

Chuiramar sceach gheal ar fud na tíre (We planted hawthorn all over the country)

Fásfaidh agus bláthfaigh muid le chéile (We will grow and bloom together)

Choróin na noníní agus ráth arsa (Daisy crown and ancient ringfort)

Fanaimid leis an lá féile. (We will wait for the festival day)

Tags: @charlataninred @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl @bella-daonna @unseeliethot @grimalkinsquill (ask to be added or removed)

[ladydragonkiller]

The results are in!!

Congratulations to all who voted, cheered, or otherwise participated!

And the runner-up. . .

the winner of my heart ily rusalka and the shepherd girl

A thousand thanks to @miralines for these wonderful graphics, i love them dearly (and if anyone wants a version without the text lmk)

Taglist: @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl, @charlataninred, @miralines, @trainwreckisawreck, @kazs-scheming-face, @transgender-rex, @jewishdainix

[jewishdainix]

I was in the rushes

By the banks of the river sweet

The current that tugged at my skirts

Nearly strong enough to pull me right off of my feet

And I should've listened to grandmother

And I should've stayed with the sheep

But @thefaceofthegirlinthewater 's

The same as the face of the girl who's been haunting my dreams

She comes to me every night

Her body a song, a poem in the candlelight

Tempts me away from the lord

Salvation anew past the banks of the river shore

Whispers my name in an unchristian way

Tells me for once, I don't have to behave

I don't care if she's the devil, I don't want to be saved

I'll lay down in the current and let the river carry me away

Lay down, christian lass

Chaste no more and free at last

Think no more of sin and toil

Of sheep and wolves, your mortal coil

In baptism bow your head

The river rushes make our bed

Leave behind your narrow home

And men shall leave you well alone

Marriage is a damned curse

A life of servitude and worse

So spurn the blood and flesh of christ

And lay with me beneath the ice

A dowry of rotten gold

Forsake for me your narrow world

Current catch you, dance and twirl

@rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl

The current catch you, dance and twirl

@rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl

The current catch you, dance and twirl

@rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl

The current catch you, dance and twirl

@rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl

The current catch you, dance and twirl

@rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl

[fey-changeling]

ask game: 11 and 30 :)

hi rio!!!

11. advice for anything?

tell your friends you love them, don't let anyone else's opinions take away the things you love, if you're hanging upside down from a tree branch and think if i let go i'll just slither elegantly to the ground DON'T DO IT that's the devil talking.

30. favorite animals?

great question. All cats, capybara, giant anteaters, elk, buzzards, most birds of prey native to the uk, raven, polecats, pine marten, sharks, seals, ringtailed lemur, bats, look i spent an awful lot of time as a child at local conservation parks and watching wildlife programs, I love many animals, I'll stop while I still can.

Thanks for the ask :)

Asks be here!

[theroguetoast]

🐏💗🎀

I'm so happy with how this came out! I bought this outfit impulsively after seeing it on @lolita-wardrobe, and gave it a spin for a birthday dinner yesterday. Nothing to be sheepish about here!

(Thank you to @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl for taking the best of these photos 💗)

[theoscelosaurus]

Tagged by @asterlark (thank you :D!!) Rules: pick a song for every letter of your url and then tag that many people (welp that is A Lot of letters we'll see how this goes)

T: The Road to Nowhere, Radical Face

H: Hey, Runner!, The Arcadian Wild

E: Eat You Alive, The Oh Hellos

O: Old Pine, Ben Howard

S: Summer Skeletons, Radical Face

C: (The) Consequence of Imagination Is Fear, Junie & TheHutFriends (sorry lol apparently I don't listen to music starting with C)

E: Everything Costs, Radical Face

L: Lying Beast, Run River North

O: Of the Wall! Magical!, Junie & TheHutFriends

S: Sunn, Radical Face

A: A Benediction, The Arcadian Wild

U: I've looked through all of my playlists but genuinely can't find a single one¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

R: Rearview, Run River North

U: :(

S: Severus and Stone, Radical Face

That was a lot harder than I thought it'd be! @myrtaceaae @obsidianmage3 @mythologeekwriter @transcarcinization @cinqueform @doruwuwei @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl (okay i genuinely can't remember people's usernames well enough for this, @ 8 other people i probably like very much but have sadly forgotten)

[coven-bloodbath]

Round 1 - 6

Rio @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl propaganda:

"Hell yeah I have some propaganda! I've been doing coven activities since before we were even a coven– speaking of, I was responsible for the band members' discovery of us if y'all remember that fateful day. I claim primacy among the Rusalka stans due to having the canon url and making my own mp3 semi-immediately from KXSF so I could loop forevermore. Also I'm just really cool and hot" -Rio

Audio crimes regularly attack grace our ears. Also a massive sweetheart and only uses her dominion over The Coven's Second Most Favorite Song™ for good and not evil.

Welly @bantambookeater propaganda:

very cool and fun to torment with mass rb spamming <33

[gunpowderdtim]

Artist depiction of me on my dash tonight after my mechs mutuals listened to some sort of taz amnesty musical or something

@generic-internet-name @miralines @rusalkaandtheshepherdgirl @hairasuntouchedaspartoftheamazon what was even HAPPENING my guys. Where do i listen to this. (This was very entertaining to scroll through!!!! I hope all of you had fun!!!!!)