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A stroll through the rich and fascinating folklore of Britain and Ireland. From music, to psychogeography, to what to do if you notice the devil following you to church. It's a long, strange trip and there are no guarantees you'll be home in time for dinner. Each episode also includes a mini-almanac for the month ahead. If you enjoy this show, feel free to buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/2SWoNqH Music by @big.big.sky | Additional artists referenced in each episode | Logo design James Fisher
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Due to the lateness of this episode (extreme tech issues), please enjoy a juicy extra-long section on Halloween đ So... what does romance have to do with All Hallows / Samhain / Calan Gaeaf? â„ïž Find out in this month's broadcast! đ€ Become a valued â â â â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â â â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB đș Folkways â â â â â â Youtubeâ â â : â â â https://bit.ly/âŠ
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(S4E2) đŠ INTO THE TREES: The Strange Case of Mawnan, Cornwall (Part 2)
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đŠ Today the podcast takes a very different approach to last episode, as we head through the trees on a bit of a Cornish epic. We meet different characters amongst the graves, including Tony Doc Shiels, Leonora Carrington... and Ithell Colquhoun! But will they be able to help us...? đ€ Become a valued â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB âŠ
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đ» Welcome to the broadcast! This month we talk the Autumnal Equinox, Scottish Selkies and Harvest Supermoons đŸđ đ PLACE OF THE MONTH: â St Trothans or Olrig Kirkâ , Castletown, Caithness https://bit.ly/3MzlaCZ Become a valued â â â â â â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â â â â â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB Soundtrack by â â â â â â â â @big.big.skyâ â â â â : https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 FâŠ
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It's the month of Lughnasadh or Lammas, so let's head out into the fields! đŸ Also talk of August's supermoon and some exquisite verse from Hugo Williams đ€ Become a valued â â â â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â â â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by â â â â â â @big.big.skyâ â â : https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 đș Folkways â â â â â â Youtubeâ â â : â â â https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF âïž â â âŠ
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Get out your sunscreen and Mr Whippy's as we consider what July has in store for us in the heavens and hedgerows, including talk of St Swithin's Day and Sirius, plus Thomas Hardy and some early Irish verse. đ€ Become a valued â â â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by â â â â â @big.big.skyâ â : https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 đș FolkwaysâŠ
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đ Welcome to Season 4! Today we're plunging into one of the strangest stories in contemporary British folklore... Monsters in the woods at Mawnan, Cornwall. đ€ Become a valued â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by â â â @big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 đș Folkways â â â Youtube: â â â https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF âïž â â â Buy me a coffâŠ
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âĄïž Season 4 returns shortly! In the meantime, here's a rare self-indulgent ramble about life at Folkways HQ... đ€ Become a valued â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by â â â @big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 đș Folkways â â â Youtube: â â â https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF âïž â â â Buy me a coffeeâ â â : https://bit.ly/3dxssVw đ Get in contactâŠ
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Let's take a look at the reflection of Mars in the Celtic languages, plus St David, St Piran and St Patrick, and the strange fairy lore of Milford Haven... đ€ Become a valued â â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by â â â â @big.big.skyâ : https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 đș Folkways â â â â Youtubeâ : â â â https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF âïž â â â â Buy me âŠ
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Welcome to the new format! The almanac will now be uploaded as an individual video here (streaming platforms), with the main show uploaded separately. As is done on Youtube. This is in acknowledgement of time sensitivity for episodes - as many people listen in the archive, often years later, and the almanac at the end of an episode may not be relevâŠ
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Let's head to Loch Sween, Argyll, Scotland, as we linger by a patch of rocks, rumoured to be an entrance to the Otherworld... đ€ Become a valued â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by â â â @big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 đș Folkways â â â Youtube: â â â https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF âïž â â â Buy me a coffeeâ â â : https://bit.ly/3dxssVw đâŠ
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Write to me! Plus the Friends of Folkways Winter Solstice Competition Winners. đ Merry Christmas! đ Some more festive offerings... đ âïž THE ANCESTORS (are watching) https://bit.ly/3RTt1xx âïž A SLEIGH RIDE THROUGH CHRISTMAS https://bit.ly/3GUn7H6 âïž SOLSTICE: The Real Story of Yule https://bit.ly/47cjfft âïž GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS https://bit.lyâŠ
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This Yule, come in from the cold, warm your feet by the fire, grab a mulled wine if you like, as itâs time to consider The Ancestors. đ„ Plus we talk Anglo Saxon Christmas, the Winter Solstice, JRR Tolkien, and more in December's Almanac. đ
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What happened in Kersey, Suffolk, October of 1957? Find out in this atmospheric episode for Samhain. đ Plus, the latest almanac! đ€ Become a valued â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by â â â @big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 đș Folkways â â â Youtube: â â â https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF âïž â â â Buy me a coffeeâ â â : https://bit.ly/3dxssVâŠ
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In this episode we continue our look at the folk traditions surrounding the early harvest feast. This time we look at the fairs of Tailtiu or Carmen; plus we play 'an hour in the hay', and mull over the significance of that very first loaf. đ€ Become a valued â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by â â â @big.big.sky: https://sâŠ
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A look at the folk traditions surrounding the early August feast that opens the harvest, also known at Lugh's Funeral Games. Stay tuned for part 2, coming this week. đ€ Become a valued â â â Friend of Folkwaysâ â â : https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by â â â @big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 đș Folkways â â â Youtube: â â â https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF âïž â â â Buy âŠ
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Travel with us to Wivenhoe, north Essex, as we muse over the role of folklore today, fairy trees, plus bizarre lockdown sightings with folklore researcher Bethan Briggs-Miller. BBM's work: đ§ Eerie Essex Podcast https://t.ly/p8tw đ§ Spectre of the Sea Podcast https://t.ly/KKxZ đș Death and the Landscape: Glamorgan and the Llynfi Valley https://t.ly/V9âŠ
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(S3E2) đŽó §ó ąó ·ó Źó łó ż GHOSTS OF GLAMORGAN: Interview with Bethan Briggs-Miller
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Enjoy this adventure to folklorist Bethan Briggs-Miller's childhood home in Tondu, Wales. Bethan is a great raconteur and regales us with tales of the spectres that may still linger at the family fireplace... A frank, vivid, and personal conversation. BBM's work: đș Death and the Landscape: Glamorgan and the Llynfi Valley https://t.ly/V98h đ§ SpectreâŠ
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Welcome to Season 3! Today we're exploring time-slips and their link to the Otherworld... Featured: Niamh and OisĂn (Ireland) King Herla (England) Shon ap Shenkin / Sion ap Siencyn (Wales) The lad from Scorrybreac (Scotland) đ€ Become a valued â Friend of Folkwaysâ đ§ Soundtrack by â @big.big.skyâ đș Folkways â Youtubeâ âïž â Buy me a coffeeâ đ Get in contâŠ
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âïžđ Enjoy Icebreak in full https://bit.ly/3ljU2NO âïžđ đ§ Soundtrack by @big.big.sky đș Folkways Youtube âïž Buy me a coffee đ Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com đ Connect with Folkways on Instagram or Twitter @folkwayschannel
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Welcome to the next episode in our series The Otherworld. Part 4: Gifts from the Gods. đâš Today we delve into some of the mystical presents that have been imparted from 'beyond the veil', including a fairy flag and stories of music and artistry. This one's for all the dreamers out there... âïž Full episode script + show notes đ€ Become a valued FrienâŠ
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Welcome to the next episode in our series The Otherworld. Part 3: The Adventures of Cherry of Zennor. âïž Full episode script + show notes đ€ Become a valued Friend of Folkways đ§ Soundtrack by @big.big.sky đș Folkways Youtube âïž Buy me a coffee đ Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com đ Connect with Folkways on Instagram or Twitter @folkwayschannel âŠ
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Welcome to the second episode in our series The Otherworld, where we take a cautious step into liminal spaces. âïž Full episode script + show notes đ€ Become a valued Friend of Folkways đ§ Soundtrack by @big.big.sky đș Folkways Youtube âïž Buy me a coffee đ Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com đ Connect with Folkways on Instagram or Twitter @folkwayâŠ
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(S2E4) â ïž THE OTHERWORLD, Part 1: Dead Can Dance
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What is the connection between the dead, fairies and the otherworld? Let's explore some of the main themes in this first part of The Otherworld series. âïž Full episode script + show notes đ€ Become a valued Friend of Folkways đ§ Soundtrack by @big.big.sky đș Folkways Youtube âïž Buy me a coffee đ Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com đ Connect with âŠ
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Welcome to the first episode in our unique series Folklore (Why Bother?) Part 1: The Land Men who eat Ringforts https://bit.ly/3KysPxT đ€ Become a Friend of Folkways đ https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by @big.big.sky https://spoti.fi/3hwjFG4 đș Folkways Youtube https://bit.ly/3hIwlcZ âïž Buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw đ Get in contact folkwâŠ
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The show returns with the second instalment of atmospheric folk tale The Bells of Minsmere. Also included is April's mini-almanac, where we wash white lions in the tower of London, buy some striped paint, as well as beg for eggs at our neighbours' doors. đ€ Become a Friend of Folkways đ https://bit.ly/34awiDB đ§ Soundtrack by @big.big.sky https://spoâŠ
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A warm welcome to the first episode of Season 2, where we're heading deep into the marshes for the Bells of Minsmere. Also included is March's mini-almanac, where we muse the Spring Equinox, do some 'shriving' and learn the true origin of Mothering Sunday. Soundtrack to The Bells of Minsmere by Big Big Sky https://spoti.fi/3hwjFG4 đ€ Become a FriendâŠ
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(BONUS) đ GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS: The Darker side of Yule (Chat with Eerie Essex) Winter Solstice | Folk Horror | Traditions
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Solstice greetings! The longest night of the year is upon us. To help pass the dark hours, why not listen to this conversation between Folkways and Eerie Essex, in which we contemplate the darker side of this time of year. âïž If you enjoyed, feel free to buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw đ If you have any thoughts on todayâs show, please get iâŠ
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(S1E7) đŠ A SLEIGH RIDE THROUGH CHRISTMAS: The Solstice to Santa
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It's Christmas Eve! Wrap up warm, pour yourself a mulled cider and hop on board as tonight we take a sleigh ride through Christmas. We're visiting Newgrange for the Winter Solstice, dropping by on a Roman Saturnalia, as well as encountering the Holly King and that jolly Saint Nick. If you enjoyed, feel free to buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVwâŠ
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The final instalment in our popular mini-series Still Waters Run Deep. Today we hike through both Snowdonia and the Otherworld as we discover further tales of the Gwragedd Annwn, or, the ladies of the lakes. âïž If you enjoyed, feel free to buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw đ If you have any thoughts on todayâs show, please get in contact folkwâŠ
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Weâre returning to our exploration of the the Ladies of the Lakes as we rejoin Rhiwallon in the Brecon Beacons, as the dramatisation of the lady of Llyn y Fan Fach concludes. The second episode in a three-part mini-series. âïž If you enjoyed, feel free to buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw đ If you have any thoughts on todayâs show, please get iâŠ
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Today weâre getting out our hiking boots and heading into the mountains to dive into the world of the Gwragedd Annwn: the water women of the Welsh lakes. We start with the most famous lake lady of all - the keeper of Excalibur in the legends of King Arthur - before finding ourselves in the Brecon Beacons for the story of Rhiwallon and the Lady of LâŠ
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Weâre talking to Rob Jones of Black Dog Zine - a striking new publication looking at East Anglian landscape and lore. We talk cities that fell in the sea, black dogs, white dogs and green children. Plus our relationship with the landscape around us, experimental music scenes, âdeep touristingâ and the lingering touch of MR James. Not to be missed! âŠ
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Welcome to the show's second episode on Midsummer! We're taking a deep-dive into the customs surrounding the Summer Solstice - from fires on the hill tops of Ireland, dreaming of your future lover, to the occult past of St John's Wort. âïž If you enjoyed, feel free to buy me a coffee đ If you have any thoughts on todayâs show, please get in contact âŠ
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(S1E1) đ MIDSUMMER, Part 1: The Summer Solstice, Sun Worship and Standing Stones that Dance.
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Welcome to our maiden voyage! This is the first of 2 episodes on the folklore of Midsummer - that period celebrated between 19 - 25 June, with Midsummer's Day traditionally falling on the 24. We'll be providing context for sun worship in the modern age, pausing for a moment to smell the damn roses, and issuing a warning about stone circles that comâŠ
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