Witch Country

Sarah Robinson
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A podcast of Wildwood, Witches, and Wyrd! Join Author & Yoga Teacher Sarah Robinson as she sets out to seek (and meet) the witch in the British Isles and Europe through myth, superstition, and walking the land. Thoughts on this episode? questions? ideas? new witchy places I should explore? Say Hi on Instagram! @thisiswitchcountry Show notes and homepage for the podcast can be found at https://sentiayoga.com/witchcountrypodcast

  1. DEC 15

    Witch Country Midwinter Special: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

    Ok, just one more pod to end the year! Two extraordinary tales to see in Christmas with, retold in my own words. The Christmas Masquerade - Published by Mary E. Wilkins, 1892 The Sparrow and the Winter Fairy - Published by Georgianna M. Bishop, 1859 Thank you for joining me this year in Witch Country. May these old stories bring warmth to your hearth and a spark of wonder to your winter days. We’ll meet again in the new year for more tales, folklore, and seasonal reflections. Until next time, keep the witch lights burning, may the glow of the season always guide you into safe harbour and may a little winter magic find its way to your door. Merry Christmas and Bright Yuletide, one and all xxx

    31 min

  2. NOV 29

    Witch Country Episode 23: December - Frosted Festive Folklore

    For your festive nights, enjoy this gathering of tales! The Frozen Hearth Fairy (From the Old-Fashioned Fairy Book Constance Cary Harrison, 1843 - 1920 Extracts from Christmas and Christmas lore by Thomas G. Crippen, published in 1923 The Story of the Year by Hans Christian Anderson, 1805 - 1875 And I close with the poem Under the Holly Bough by Charles Mackay, published in 1857 Thank you for joining me through 2025. Here's to a merry and magical winter and bright 2026!  Sarah xxx

    40 min

  3. OCT 30

    Witch Country Episode 22: November - Stories from Stone

    Welcome, friends, to the November episode of Witch Country. As the nights draw in and the air grows sharp with autumn’s edge, I’ve been walking among the Rollright Stones — a circle steeped in story. Kings turned to stone, witches weaving fate, and whispers carried on the wind linger here. In this episode, I share my own walk among the stones, along with the folklore, legends, and uncanny tales that have gathered around them for centuries. And to close, a delectable and chilling treat: the tale of the Stone King, another version of the Rollright story, read by the incomparable Vincent Price from the 1973 archive A Coven of Witches’ Tales.

    32 min
  4. Witch Country Ghost Stories: The Bean Nighe

    OCT 13

    Witch Country Ghost Stories: The Bean Nighe

    I’ve left the most chilling of our tales until the edge of Halloween…Set in Scotland. In this haunting tale of fear, death, hardship and superstition, Mary has the misfortune of meeting a Bean Nighe. This story is from a book called Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch. Written by Dorothy K. Haynes, it's a collection of eerie tales published in 1949. Sarah xxx

    27 min

  5. SEP 30

    Witch Country Episode 21: October - This is Witch Country

    Witch Country Arrives!! This October, Witch Country the podcast and Witch Country the book finally meet! In this episode I read a large section from the October chapter. (I do say in the recording that it’s the full chapter—but in the end I trimmed it slightly for brevity, and to whet your appetite for more!) Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this journey so far. And fear not—the path of Witch Country is far from over! Sarah xxx As of Halloween, you can buy Witch Country in paperback from all the usual online booksellers, direct from Womancraft Publishing and Red Wheel (our US distributors) or ask your local indie to order in! It's also available in ebook and audiobook form!

  6. AUG 28

    Witch Country Episode 20: September - Shadow Hounds & Wolf Women

    As autumn descends, I wanted to face a classic symbol in British and European folklore - the black dog We start in East Anglia, England, with perhaps the most famous of all shadow hounds: Black Shuck, who makes an appearance in St Mary's church of Bungay in 1577, storms to raise havoc. And a reading drawn from Ghosts and Witches by Wentworth + Ayrton, 1991, on the Galleytrot and Shuck. Before facing: The Barghest of Yorkshire, accompanied by rattling chains, may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula's transformation into an enormous black dog in Whitby. Yeth Hounds (Devon) Whisht Hounds (Devon/Dartmoor) Richard Cabell's Hounds (Dartmoor) widely considered a major inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. The Devil's Dandy Dogs (Cornwall): A terrifying hunt led by Satan himself. The Wish Hounds or Witch Hounds of Sussex The Church Grim, a guardian spirit that appears as a large black dog And The Moddey Dhoo of the Isle of Man: Meaning "black dog" in Manx, this giant shaggy-haired dog that haunted Peel Castle  And we finish with readings of The Moddey Doo or the Black Dog of Peel Castle from Manx Fairy Tales by Sophia Morrison, 1911 and The Book of Were-Wolves by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1865. And accounts of witch wolves from Estonia. These are just a few of the countless legends of black dogs, wolves and hounds. Do drop me a message if you would like to share your own favourites!  Happy September Sarah X

    33 min
  7. Witch Country Ghost Stories: The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly

    AUG 24

    Witch Country Ghost Stories: The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly

    Welcome to the strange and fascinating tale of The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly, from the mind and pen of Rosa Mulholland. First published in 1891, it’s one of the oldest stories in our series — 133 years old! And a rare ghost story set in the crackling heat of summer, which adds perhaps to the frenzy… The Mistress and Squire Hurly of Hurly Burly know their son Lewis has been dead for some 20 years. How then has he been seen not 5 days ago… the strong and industrious Margaret Calderwood, who was Lewis’s fiancée before his untimely and cursed demise, seeks answers, and poor Little Lisa faces strange enchantment. Death and devilry ensue. Sarah XXX PS - In reading it aloud, I’ve kept to Rosa’s original words, which includes some outdated language, particularly in how the Italian character Little Lisa is considered a "foreigner" to our insular English couple.

    39 min

  8. JUL 31

    Episode 19: Spirit of Place - Sprowl & Serpents Breath

    With thanks to Mark from Dorset for inspiring much of this episode! Featuring ideas, stories and poems from Gemma Gary, Enid Blyton, Olive Knott and Walter del la Mare Sarah XXX

    27 min
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A podcast of Wildwood, Witches, and Wyrd! Join Author & Yoga Teacher Sarah Robinson as she sets out to seek (and meet) the witch in the British Isles and Europe through myth, superstition, and walking the land. Thoughts on this episode? questions? ideas? new witchy places I should explore? Say Hi on Instagram! @thisiswitchcountry Show notes and homepage for the podcast can be found at https://sentiayoga.com/witchcountrypodcast

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  • Creator
    Sarah Robinson
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Witch Country

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