Folkways: The Folklore of Britain and Ireland

Folkways
Folkways: The Folklore of Britain and Ireland

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

  1. 7 FEB

    💧BRIGID'S PLACES: February 2025 Almanac

    Welcome to the broadcast! Let's wander around some places associated with St Brigid, including a very famous street in central London... 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com 👋 Connect with Folkways on Instagram @folkwayspodcast | LINKS + SOURCES | P.H. 'Old English Customs: Extant at the Present Time'. (London: Methuen, 1896) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3vMRKKf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dunlop and Tirion 'Night Sky Almanac: A Stargazer's guider to 2025'. (Glasgow: Collins, 2023) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3FTHfqL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hutton, Ronald 'The Stations of The Sun'. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3hG1Wft⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lagram, Anne Marie 'Country Wisdom and Folklore Almanac'. (Talking Trees Books, 2020) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.talkingtreesbooks.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leendertz, Lia 'The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2025'. (London: Gaia/Octopus Publishing Group, 2023) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lialeendertz.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Roud, Steve 'The English Year' (London: Penguin Books, 2008) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3txP9RQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wright, Jonathan 'The Forager's Calendar'. (London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foragerscalendar.net⁠

    13 min

  2. 5 JAN

    🌅 BACK TO THE WORLD: January 2025 Almanac

    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... 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com 👋 Connect with Folkways on Instagram @folkwayspodcast | LINKS + SOURCES | Morgan, Trefor M. 'Mari Lwyd: A Study of Welsh Seasonal Customs'. Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1992. Roberts, Huw. 'Welsh Folk Customs'. Llandysul: Gomer Press, 1991. John, Gwenllian F. 'Welsh Folklore and Folk Customs'. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1978 Ifans, Dafydd and Rhiannon. 'Y Gwyliau Gaeaf a’u Harferion yng Nghymru (Winter Festivals and Their Practices in Wales)'. Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales Press, 1980. P.H. 'Old English Customs: Extant at the Present Time'. (London: Methuen, 1896) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3vMRKKf⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dunlop and Tirion 'Night Sky Almanac: A Stargazer's guider to 2024'. (Glasgow: Collins, 2023) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3FTHfqL⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hutton, Ronald 'The Stations of The Sun'. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3hG1Wft⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lagram, Anne Marie 'Country Wisdom and Folklore Almanac'. (Talking Trees Books, 2020) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.talkingtreesbooks.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leendertz, Lia 'The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2025'. (London: Gaia/Octopus Publishing Group, 2023) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lialeendertz.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Roud, Steve 'The English Year' (London: Penguin Books, 2008) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3txP9RQ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wright, Jonathan 'The Forager's Calendar'. (London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foragerscalendar.net⁠

    18 min

  3. 29/12/2024

    (S4E4) 🍷 Christmas Ghost Stories with Thomas Sheridan

    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 symbolic murdering of the year! Not under any circumstances to be missed! 🚫 Featuring the end of John Huston's The Dead, 1987 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠@⁠big.big.sky⁠: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 F⁠olkways ⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com 👋 Connect with Folkways on Instagram @folkwayspodcast

    37 min

  4. 20/12/2024 · BONUS

    (S4E3) 🎄🌞 SOLSTICE: The Real Story of Yule (BBC R4, 1985)

    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 the sun dies and is reborn: a night of magic, which has more to do with our traditional Christmas celebrations than people might like to admit. Just for tonight, the Shaman lives...' With the voices of Michael Elder, Diana Olsson and Paul Young. Produced by Patrick Rayner for BBC Scotland. This can additionally be found at the end of A Sleigh Ride Through Christmas from Folkways Podcast https://spoti.fi/3pfx2PB Merry Solstice! 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com 👋 Connect with Folkways on Instagram @folkwayspodcast

    26 min

  5. 08/12/2024

    ❄️⚡️ NORTHERN SPIRITS: December 2024 Almanac | Christmas, Yule

    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. 🌬 Plus December's stargazing and a trip to St Anthony's Well! Happy Jól / Yule! 🎄 | LINKS + SOURCES | P.H. 'Old English Customs: Extant at the Present Time'. (London: Methuen, 1896) ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3vMRKKf⁠⁠⁠ Dunlop and Tirion 'Night Sky Almanac: A Stargazer's guider to 2024'. (Glasgow: Collins, 2023) ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3FTHfqL⁠⁠⁠ Hutton, Ronald 'The Stations of The Sun'. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997) ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3hG1Wft⁠⁠⁠ Lagram, Anne Marie 'Country Wisdom and Folklore Almanac'. (Talking Trees Books, 2020) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.talkingtreesbooks.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ Leendertz, Lia 'The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2024'. (London: Gaia/Octopus Publishing Group, 2023) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.lialeendertz.com/⁠⁠⁠ Roud, Steve 'The English Year' (London: Penguin Books, 2008) ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3txP9RQ⁠⁠⁠ Wright, Jonathan 'The Forager's Calendar'. (London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.foragerscalendar.net⁠

    15 min

  6. 23/10/2024

    🔮 LIMINAL LOVE DIVINATIONS: October 2024 Almanac

    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 out in this month's broadcast! 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com 👋 Connect with Folkways on Instagram @folkwayspodcast | LINKS + SOURCES | Scottish Halloween Customs, Tobar An Dualchais bit.ly/4eJyvVD Century-old Tricks for Finding Your True Love on Halloween, Library of Congress https://bit.ly/4fgkvCB P.H. 'Old English Customs: Extant at the Present Time'. (London: Methuen, 1896) ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3vMRKKf⁠⁠ Dunlop and Tirion 'Night Sky Almanac: A Stargazer's guider to 2024'. (Glasgow: Collins, 2023) ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3FTHfqL⁠⁠ Hutton, Ronald 'The Stations of The Sun'. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997) ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3hG1Wft⁠⁠ Lagram, Anne Marie 'Country Wisdom and Folklore Almanac'. (Talking Trees Books, 2020) ⁠⁠https://www.talkingtreesbooks.co.uk⁠⁠ Leendertz, Lia 'The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2024'. (London: Gaia/Octopus Publishing Group, 2023) ⁠⁠https://www.lialeendertz.com/⁠⁠ Roud, Steve 'The English Year' (London: Penguin Books, 2008) ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3txP9RQ⁠⁠ Wright, Jonathan 'The Forager's Calendar'. (London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019) ⁠⁠https://www.foragerscalendar.net⁠

    22 min

  7. 01/10/2024

    (S4E2) 🦉 INTO THE TREES: The Strange Case of Mawnan, Cornwall (Part 2)

    🦉 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...? 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com 👋 Connect with Folkways on Instagram @folkwayspodcast #owlman #cryptid #mawnan

    1h 3m

  8. 08/09/2024

    🌝 SELKIE SUPERMOONS: September 2024 Almanac

    📻 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 https://bit.ly/3MzlaCZ Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com Connect with Folkways on Instagram @folkwayspodcast

    12 min
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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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