This episode features two guest speakers, recorded live at the flagship conference of The Folklore Society in 2018, held at the Museum of English Rural Life in Reading and examining aspects of rural life and folklore from around the world.
Rosalind Kerven presents "Spinners, Servants and Midwives: Women at Work in British and Irish Folk Narratives" and Jo HIckey-Hall speaks on fairy lore in her paper "Wilt gie us the lend of thy plough and tackle?: Fairies at Work".
Full details of the guests and other episodes of the podcast can be found at www.thefolklorepodcast.com
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BOOK CLUB 22: Cunning Women
Episode 108: STORYLAND
BOOK CLUB 21: The Wheel
Episode 107: FOLKLORE 101
Episode 106: THE LAST WITCHES OF ENGLAND
Episode 105: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2021
BOOK CLUB 20: The Piano Room
BOOK CLUB 19: Weep Woman Weep
BOOK CLUB 18: A Girl Made of Air / The Island Child
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BOOK CLUB 17: Blodeuwedd
Episode 103: THE POOKA
BOOK CLUB 16: The Good Neighbours
Episode 102: SLAVIC FOLKLORE
BOOK CLUB 15: The Island of Happiness
Episode 101: LITERARY FAIRY TALES
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