Mermaid sightings in the UK are often attributed to seals and superstition, but that’s not the whole story. The folk of the sea – both feared and revered – are an entrenched part of British folklore. It’s time to talk about how mermaid mythology still exerts a tidal pull on this windswept island. Absolutely magical. I love the way that the siren song is variable in sound; it fades in and out so you can appreciate just the sound of the water, enjoy it altogether, and get these really lovely siren songs by themselves too. It doesn't feel like an audio loop, it feels like each second is truly unique! McDermid, Val (29 October 2009). "Complaints about women writing misogynist crime fiction are a red herring". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 April 2023.

Do not piss off a mermaid. They control the weather, and if you work with the sea, the weather is your life. The Mermaid of Lamorna Siren Song - Sirens are able to emit a captivating singing voice that lures anyone who hears it toward the singer. Apparently those who are exposed to it have lingering side effects; the exact nature of these symptoms are as of yet not clearly defined. Ben compares it to a drug, describing it as something he needs. Eventually, the Siren Song leads the person that hears it to hallucinate seeing that mermaid everywhere and hearing their Siren Song out in the ocean. The person will then be driven into the water to find that mermaid and eventually drown. The song can be effective on anything or anyone, including men, women, and even animals.When you next visit a mermaid’s location, look around you and savour what you see. Why would this location be ripe for mermaid myths, compared to other places in the area? What springs to mind as you look at the weather, the lay of the land, and consider the lives of people who have passed this way centuries before? What do you see when you look out onto the waters? The story mentions a number of different types of fish. Can you find out the names of any more? How are they similar / different? It’s a lovely piece of theatre that’ll leave its audience in a trance, while possessing enough loopy visual brio to ensure adults have a swimming time too.’ I absolutely love Mermaids Calling; this mix makes me feel like the main character in a deep underwater fantasy! Definitely worth the donation!! <3

On a final note, consider this: perhaps the real mermaid isn’t the one the folklore tales speak of, but the one looking out at the water, looking for a sign. With all those tales of interbreeding among finfolk and humans, perhaps it’s brine that runs through your veins, though you may not know it. Mermaids Calling has me ready to leave all my Earthly possessions behind and take a dive in a faraway turquoise bay in the Mediterranean. I think I'm in love. You always remember the first time. Isn’t that what they say about sex? How much more true it is of murder…The finned folk of Eynhallow are described as having long fins acting as cloaks to shield their tails from view, and they have twinned their island home with Finfolkhaheen, a city beneath the waves where merfolk spend the winter. Does Eynhallow belong to humans or merkind? Tales say that Eynhallow never even used to be visible until it was won from the merfolk by magic. Like the rest of the merpeople, Sirens have identical abilities and powers with the only exception being the inclusion of the Siren Song: This generator inspired me to donate the first time and I use it so often I'll continue to donate. The combination of calming waves and water with the vocals relaxes me more than anything else. When I'm stressed or tired I know that the mermaids will always assist me. Angelica, the transgender murderer in The Mermaids Singing, is intended by McDermid as a subversion of and commentary on this gendered pattern; [4] with her graphic descriptions of what Winter Elliott calls "violence exhibited on male bodies, bodies open and exhibited to the reader", McDermid reverses common patterns in crime fiction of the objectification of female bodies. [5]