Owen Davies, Ceri Houlbrook and Folklore: a journey through the past and present

This special episode of Folklore Matters is a recording of a live event at Off The Shelf 2025, at the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield. Part of the National Folklore Survey for England team, Professor Owen Davies and Dr Ceri Houlbrook published a groundbreaking book in 2025, entitled Folklore: a journey through the past and present. This episode presents Owen and Ceri live in conversation with David Clarke, speaking about their book, the decision to write it and their introduction to folklore, but also their involvement in the Survey project. As some of the audience questions couldn't be heard very well in the recording, Diane Rodgers interprets so Owen and Ceri's answers can be contextualised.