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
BOOK CLUB 14: Smoke Hole
Episode 100: FOLKLORE IN THE LANDSCAPE
BOOK CLUB 13: Introducing the Medieval Dragon
Episode 99: CHARLOTTE SOPHIA BURNE
BOOK CLUB 12: The Coven
BOOK CLUB 11: Church Curiosities
Episode 98: EROTIC MAGIC
BOOK CLUB 10: HONEYCOMB
BOOK CLUB 09: Ironspark
Episode 97: GHOST SHIPS
BOOK CLUB 08: New Queer Horror Film and Television
Episode 96: GORDON HIGGINSON - Psychic Medium...?
BOOK CLUB 07: Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder
Bonus Content: The Atlas Mines Episode 3
Bonus Content: The Atlas Mines Episode 2
Episode 95: GEISHA
Bonus Content: The Atlas Mines Episode 1
BOOK CLUB 06: The Folklore of Pagham on Sea
Episode 94: THE BATTERSEA POLTERGEIST
BOOK CLUB 05: Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women
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