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Short Works: The Blue Folk of The Minch

The Blue Folk of The Minch

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Hebridean folklore with a contemporary twist is at the centre of Kevin MacNeil's story of the Blue Folk of The Minch - mythical sea creatures found of the shores of his native Lewis.  In keeping with tradition such creatures challenge the humans they encounter to a deadly contest of words.  There's no escape, as a young man discovers when a poetry slam in Glasgow goes wrong.

Kevin MacNeil is a novelist, poet and playwright

Produced by Maggie Ayre for BBC Audio Bristol

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