FolkLands

A Winter Wassail

Eat, drink and be merry!It's time to go a-wassailing, venerate the trees, scare away the dark spirits and celebrate all things apple.We find ourselves in the lovely little village of Hartley Wintney for a traditional orchard wassail.Expect Morris dancers, fire and seasonal village chats.Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here Be Dragons?

"It's in the trees! It's coming!"Today we are heading to Waverley Abbey in Farnham Surrey for some dragon sightings and cryptid chat with the legendary Richard Freeman and Jackie Tonks.Expect Scandinavian Vardoger or Forewalkers, Tulpa's, dragon sightings, goblin chat and as the fogs descend, do we detect the ghostly voices of children coming from the ruins?Well, you'll just have to listen and find out won't you.Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Strangers on the Shore

Come join us for some Mayday Mudlarking as we explore the Thames foreshore with mudlarker Ollie Dory on a beautiful spring morning.Mainly due to the preserving anaerobic mud of the Thames, coupled with the fast flow and rapid tides of the old river. Extraordinary treasures can unearthed, you just have to know where to look for them.Clay pipes, to medieval daggers, to mysterious fairy loaves from an even more ancient time, the Thames is the great memory store of the city.Expect bone tides, bicycles and very wet socks.Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Weird Words

On todays episode we are back amongst the books as we delve between the shelves at the British Library alongside our great friend Edward Parnell.Expect spooky chats and wyrd wanderings, with a little splash from psychogeographer Iain Sinclair and writer-journalist Suzy Feay, plus interviews with writer-editor Nick Freeman, writer-performer Kit Green, the British Library's event co-ordinator Jon Fawcett and incoming editor of The Weird Tales Series Rufus Purdy.Enjoy!Follow us @folk_lands on Instagramand at FolkLandsUK on Etsy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Horn Dance

In todays swirling and twirling episode we explore one of the oldest traditions in England, the Abbott's Bromley Horn Dance. At nearly 800 years old and counting this is an extraordinary piece of living folklore, bursting with myth and legend we plunge right into the heart of the dance, exploring its history and standing today from those that live and breath it.Come, bring bells, join us as we dance a round and sing merrily to the old Gods.Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.