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
Episode 71- GHOSTLAND
Episode 70 - THE STORY KEEPER
Episode 69 - TAFFY THOMAS MBE
Episode 68 - ZMEY
Episode 67 - CELTIC AND WESTERN EUROPEAN FAIRIES
Episode 66 - BONUS: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
Episode 65 - CHARMS AND CHILDBIRTH
Episode 64 - CORNISH FOLK TALES OF PLACE
Episode 63 - SLAVIC WITCHCRAFT
Episode 62 - THE GIRL WHO SPEAKS BEAR
Episode 61 - WORLD OF THE UNKNOWN: GHOSTS
Episode 60 - MAGICAL HOUSE PROTECTION
Episode 59 - THE GLASS WOMAN
Episode 58 - ICELANDIC FOLKLORE
Episode 57 - TALES OF BRITAIN
Episode 56 - REDISCOVERING RENAISSANCE WITCHCRAFT
Episode 55 - CUNNING FOLK
Episode 54 - BOTANICAL FOLK TALES
Episode 53 - ROSES ARE RED
Episode 52: GHOSTS IN CINEMA
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