Fairies of New England: The Little People of the Hills and Forests

I had the pleasure of talking recently with Claire Casely of the Fairy Whispering podcast. Claire has written a book on British pixies that will be coming out soon: I can’t wait to read it. Check out our conversation above or wherever you listen to podcasts, including Spotify.

We discuss the following topics:

• the mysteries of an abandoned fairy village in Connecticut
• Marblehead’s status as the “pixie capital” of New England
• the blending of fairy beliefs by European settlers and Indigenous peoples
• some fabricated lore in New York that became integrated into authentic fairy folklore
• the demonization of fairies
• and the bizarre tale of a wizard who conjured satanic imps to drive his sawmill.

To read about more American fairies, check out my book New England Fairies: A History of the Little People of the Hills and Forests.