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.
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Music by @big.big.sky | Additional artists referenced in each episode | Logo design James Fisher
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(S4E10) ⚡️ WORSHIP THE OLD GODS with Fiona Aedgar (00:29:26)
Something different! The show has talked a great deal about deity and ancestral veneration in the past tense, with the aim of understanding it within a historical context. But what about those with a ...
(S4E9) 🍂 HAUNTED LANDS: The occult mystery of the Sussex Downs (00:41:57)
Let's explore a mystery that has hovered over the Downs since the 1970s. We visit Chanctonbury and Cissbury Ring, then head into the notorious Clapham Woods...🤝 Become a valued Friend of Fol...
(S4E8) 🐈 GATE TO HELL: The Cave of the Cats (Halloween) (00:29:14)
🐈 Let's take a seasonally-appropriate trip to a mysterious cave in County Roscommon, said to be Ireland's 'gateway to hell', and also the origin of Halloween...We meet Queen Maeve, monstrous cats, th...
(S4E7) 🇮🇪 STONE AND SIDHE: Irish Fairies with Thomas Sheridan (00:35:34)
Folkways welcomes back esteemed guest Thomas Sheridan! 🍻Today we talk about the Irish Sidhe, and the stone circles and hills associated with them.The circle on a roundabout mentioned is The Abbeyquar...
(S4E6) ⚡️ BETWEEN: Boundaries and Thresholds (00:14:17)
‘Jesters, clowns, shamans and poets belong to this border realm...’ An extract of the introduction to Boundaries and Thresholds, by Hilda Davidson.📖 Boundaries and Thresholds from The Folklore Socie...
(S4E5) 🏴 MYSTERIOUS ISLE: Norah Fornario's Trip to Iona (00:47:39)
In 1929 an occultist was drawn to the Scottish Isle of Iona, her eerie story contributing to the island's already substantial mythos. 🌀💎 Enjoy no less than 3 bonus sections created for this episode!...
💨 MARCH FORWARD: March 2025 Almanac (00:15:36)
Welcome to the broadcast! Some Lide winds blow the cobwebs away, before we head up into the Curlew Mountains to view some strange lights...🤝 Become a valued Friend of Folkways: http...
💧BRIGID'S PLACES: February 2025 Almanac (00:12:48)
Welcome to the broadcast! Let's wander around some places associated with St Brigid, including a very famous street in central London...
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🌅 BACK TO THE WORLD: January 2025 Almanac (00:18:24)
Welcome to the broadcast! Step back with me into Ordinary Time as we celebrate Twelfth Night... Welsh style!
Plus let's pay a visit to Pentre Ifan, said to be the entrance to Annwn...
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(S4E4) 🍷 Christmas Ghost Stories with Thomas Sheridan (00:37:12)
I sit down for the ultimate winter chat with Thomas Sheridan! We discuss everything from Alternative Folklore, Winter liminality, James Joyce, Irish Christmas traditions, The Snowman... to the symboli...
(S4E3) 🎄🌞 SOLSTICE: The Real Story of Yule (BBC R4, 1985) (00:25:47)
Please enjoy the original stunning radio play 'Solstice' by Alison Mcleay, first broadcast Sat 21st Dec 1985, 10.30pm on BBC Radio 4.
Original blurb: 'It is now the Winter Solstice, the night when th...
❄️ NORTHERN SPIRITS: December 2024 Almanac | Christmas, Yule (00:15:05)
Welcome to the broadcast! Thinking about Britain's Germanic heritage, this Christmas we raise a glass to the ancient northern spirits: the mothers at Modraniht, and the Norse dísir and their Dísablót....
🔮 LIMINAL LOVE DIVINATIONS: October 2024 Almanac (00:21:39)
Due to the lateness of this episode (extreme tech issues), please enjoy a juicy extra-long section on Halloween 🎃
So... what does romance have to do with All Hallows / Samhain / Calan Gaeaf? ♥️ Find ...
(S4E2) 🦉 INTO THE TREES: The Strange Case of Mawnan, Cornwall (Part 2) (01:02:44)
🦉 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 Shiel...
🌝 SELKIE SUPERMOONS: September 2024 Almanac (00:11:52)
📻 Welcome to the broadcast! This month we talk the Autumnal Equinox, Scottish Selkies and Harvest Supermoons 🌾🌕
📍 PLACE OF THE MONTH:
St Trothans or Olrig Kirk, Castletown, Caithness
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🌾 LABOURING MAN: August 2024 Almanac (00:08:45)
It's the month of Lughnasadh or Lammas, so let's head out into the fields! 🌾 Also talk of August's supermoon and some exquisite verse from Hugo Williams
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🐕 DOG DAYS OF SUMMER: July 2024 Almanac (00:10:28)
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 ...
(S4E1) 🌲 INTO THE TREES: The Strange Case of Mawnan, Cornwall (Part 1) (00:38:51)
🎈 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.
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🌼 MARS & MILFORD HAVEN: March 2024 Almanac (00:13:50)
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...
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🕯 BRIGID & BOSCASTLE: February 2024 Almanac (00:12:49)
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...
(S3E8) 🎶 PORTALS: The Fairy Music of Loch Sween (00:44:37)
Let's head to Loch Sween, Argyll, Scotland, as we linger by a patch of rocks, rumoured to be an entrance to the Otherworld...
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Plus the Friends of Folkways Winter Solstice Competition Winners. 💌 Merry Christmas!
🎄 Some more festive offerings... 🎄
❄️ THE ANCESTORS (are watching) https://bit.ly/3RTt1xx
❄️ A SLE...
This Yule, come in from the cold, warm your feet by the fire, grab a mulled wine if you like, as it’s time to consider The Ancestors. 🔥
Plus we talk Anglo Saxon Christmas, the Winter Solstice, JRR To...
(S3E6) 🌀 BACK, AGAIN: The Kersey Slip (Halloween special) (00:49:33)
What happened in Kersey, Suffolk, October of 1957? Find out in this atmospheric episode for Samhain. 🍂 Plus, the latest almanac!
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(S3E5) 🍎 FIRST FRUITS: Lughnasadh and Lammas (Part 2) (00:27:09)
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 t...
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