Folklore Scotland

Folklore Scotland

Scottish registered charity telling the tales of the past with the technology of today. Tune in every week for insight on Scottish folklore! Every week between the summer and winter solstice, you can expect fresh folkloric content, with 'The Crannog' (our panel discussion), 'Scots Corner' (our Scots story episodes) and 'Campfire Tales', our storytelling episodes.

  1. Aug 31

    #170 The Future Husband | Campfire Tales

    Ever wondered what happens when you do a Samhain ritual to spy your future spouse? This story was sourced from: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/61508?l=en Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.com/ Check out our socials to keep in the loop! instagram.com/folklorescotland/ Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

    #170 The Future Husband | Campfire Tales

  2. Aug 24

    #169 Skye Folklore The Crannog

    This week on The Crannog, we're going over the sea to Skye to discuss bank robbing witches, a giant's thumb, and a warrior school run by a fearsome queen! Please note, this episode includes discussion of phallic imagery. Tobar an Dualchais interactive storytelling map: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/map Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
 facebook.com/FolkloreScotland
 twitter.com/FolkloreScot 
instagram.com/folklorescotland Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com SOURCES https://katethulumysterycave.com/2019/07/29/mythology-monday-the-wooing-of-emer/ http://www.paddybrown.co.uk/pdfs/The_Wooing_of_Emer.pdf https://bardmythologies.com/cu-chulainns-training-with-scathach/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sc%C3%A1thach https://spookyscotland.net/scathach/ https://folklorethursday.com/regional-folklore/sgeulachdan-tales-scottish-highlands-hebridean-islands/ https://folklorescotland.com/sgathachs-warrior-school/ https://katethulumysterycave.com/2019/11/04/mythology-monday-cu-chulainns-rocky-montage/ https://discoverhighlandsandislands.scot/en/tapestry/the-old-man-of-storr https://theskyeguide.co.uk/moderate-walks/37-the-storr/ https://hiddenscotland.com/journal/legends-from-the-old-man-of-storr https://www.rabbies.com/en-gb/blog/stories-storr https://timelesstravelsteps.com/old-man-of-storr-isle-of-skye-legends-hike/ https://hauntedpalaceblog.com/2013/03/21/folklore-and-legends-of-skye-the-old-man-of-storr/ https://www.andthenimetyoko.com/travel-blog/old-man-of-storr-walk https://risingoutoftheocean.wordpress.com/2017/10/28/old-man-of-storr/ https://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/02/the-old-man-of-storr.html

    #169 Skye Folklore The Crannog

  3. Aug 17

    #168 The Swans Swim Sae Bonnie | Campfire Tales

    A tragic tale of two sisters... Find a text version of this story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-swans-swim-sae-bonnie/ Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.com/ Check out our socials to keep in the loop! instagram.com/folklorescotland/ Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

    #168 The Swans Swim Sae Bonnie | Campfire Tales

  4. Aug 10

    #167 Music in Folklore | The Crannog ft. Dr Frances Wilkins

    This week we have the honour of being joined by Dr Frances Wilkins, a senior lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, Aberdeen University. Frances joined us to chat all things music and folklore, and even treated us to some tunes! Thank you so much for coming onto the show, Frances 🌿 Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
 facebook.com/FolkloreScotland
 twitter.com/FolkloreScot 
instagram.com/folklorescotland Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com SOURCES https://clan.com/blog/folklore-friday-culzean-castle-and-the-ghostly-piper?srsltid=AfmBOorDNdUcUDmRDKjxX3KinkdqXtFX9Vb_pySvXD3j_aLU2mGYUAie https://localfolklore.weebly.com/ghost-piper.html https://aclanaday.substack.com/p/the-many-ghost-pipers-of-scotland https://www.firesidehorror.co.uk/blog-2/ghostly-folklore-the-ghostly-piper-of-duntrune-castle https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/why-does-scotland-have-so-many-ghost https://theroseandthethistle.com/2019/09/29/the-ghost-piper-of-duntrune-castle2/ https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-ghosts-of-culzean-castle https://sorchiadubois.com/spectral-pipers-musical-ghosts-of-scotland/ https://islabankhouse.com/adventures/local-myths-legends/the-ghost-piper-of-fraserburgh

    #167 Music in Folklore | The Crannog ft. Dr Frances Wilkins

  5. Aug 3

    #167 Earl Beardie and Auld Nick | Campfire Tales

    Never gamble on the Sabbath, or with the devil... Find a text version of this story on our website: folklorescotland.com/earl-beardie-and-auld-nick/ Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.com/ Check out our socials to keep in the loop! instagram.com/folklorescotland/ Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

    #167 Earl Beardie and Auld Nick | Campfire Tales

  6. Jul 27

    #166 Origins Tales | The Crannog

    Such a fun part of folklore is observing how it was used to understand the world and give meaning to things around us, so we dedicated a whole episode to it! This week on the Crannog we're looking at how the island of Islay came to be, the origin of the new year celebration of Hogmanay, and how Scotland gained its flag, its thistle, and its stag. Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
 facebook.com/FolkloreScotland
 twitter.com/FolkloreScot 
instagram.com/folklorescotland Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiology https://www.icysedgwick.com/islay-folklore/ https://sirbowmore.nl/bowmoresite/legends.htm https://maltandoak.com/yula-princess-or-goddess-of-islay-island-malts/ https://peatzeria.com/blog/scottish-folklore-islay-myths-legends/ https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/159393/folklore/clachan-ceann-ile?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://pantheon.org/articles/i/ile.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com#google_vignette https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/12/cailleach-scotland-ice-queen/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IrishFolklore/s/jVWNx9CPmi https://folklorescotland.com/a-coal-for-the-hearth-at-hogmanay/ https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/the-origins-of-first-footing-in-scotland https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-History-of-Hogmanay/ https://www.scotland.org/events/hogmanay https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/inspiration/523-facts-about-hogmanay https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/38477036 https://www.visitscotland.com/things-to-do/events/christmas-winter-festivals/hogmanay https://spookyscotland.net/hogmanay/

    #166 Origins Tales | The Crannog

  7. Jul 20

    #165 The Cruel Brother | Campfire Tales

    A tragic tale of a brother who was left out... Find a text version of this story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-cruel-brother/ Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.com/ Check out our socials to keep in the loop! instagram.com/folklorescotland/ Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

    #165 The Cruel Brother | Campfire Tales

  8. Jul 13

    #164 The Seamaiden | Scots Corner

    The first episode in an exciting new series that celebrates the Scots language! Coorie in a telling of The Seamaiden in Scots! Adapted from a tale of the same name in Popular Tales of the West Highlands, by Donald MacPhie from South Uist. English adaption by Roisin McCrimmon, Scots translation and narration by Rosie Young. Read the Scots version and its English translation here: https://folklorescotland.com/the-seamaiden/ Some lesser-known Scots words featured in this story. These definitions are from The Online Scots Dictionary, found at ww.scots-online.org. stoonin - aching gowpin - throbbing pain snirkle - to tangle burble - a tangle currack - specific type of seaweed, laminaria digitata drou - specific type of seaweed, thin stringy seaweed buckie - whelk leam - to gleam and glitter deek - to see, to descry cowp - bargain, or to topple over in a fair fimmis - in a state of excitement boorach - a group, a cluster kempy - fearless, brave kythe - to emerge agrouf - in a prone position, flat Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
facebook.com/FolkloreScotland instagram.com/folklorescotland/ Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

    #164 The Seamaiden | Scots Corner
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Scottish registered charity telling the tales of the past with the technology of today. Tune in every week for insight on Scottish folklore! Every week between the summer and winter solstice, you can expect fresh folkloric content, with 'The Crannog' (our panel discussion), 'Scots Corner' (our Scots story episodes) and 'Campfire Tales', our storytelling episodes.

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  • Creator
    Folklore Scotland
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    170
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Folklore Scotland

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