Folkways: The Folklore of Britain and Ireland

I listen to a lot of podcasts and Folkways is my absolute favorite podcast I’ve ever listened to. Each episode is so beautifully put together and well researched that you really are transported to another world. Frequently I will replay old episodes and glean something new from it.

This podcast is enjoyable on multiple levels. The narrator has a mellow voice that works especially well in her meditation episodes. Her stories adapted from lore do an excellent job of adhering to the folk tales while fleshing out the human experience. Most interesting to me, though, is the connection of what we today consider simply lore to its practical origins of yesteryear. As the narrator notes, many of us are so removed from our dependency upon the seasons and even the daylight for our lives that we fail to recognize their importance, so certainly do not understand the value of the related celebrations. Folkways is great for listeners interested in details of the historical day-to-day and for listeners seeking inspiration to connect more with the natural world.

Beautiful reading of carefully collected stories, thank you!

Great, inventive storytelling. Love the multipart stories, The Bells of Minsmere is a favorite. Really enjoy the informative almanac segments too. Really well researched.