(S5E2) 🔥 SUMMER IS ICUMEN IN: May Day and Beltane
Let's look at May Day and Beltane traditions across Britain and Ireland, from ancient fires to seasonal folk customs.🤝 Become a valued Friend of Folkways: https://bit.ly/34awiDB🎧 S...
1 Touko 32min
(S5E1) 🏰 ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY: The Secrets of St Michael's Mount
Walk across the sea with me. From legends of angels and giants, to a mysterious ley line known as 'the dragon line'... to a bizarre discovery made inside the chapel... let's explore the history and fo...
6 Huhti 39min
(S4E9) 🍂 HAUNTED LANDS: The occult mystery of the Sussex Downs
Let's explore a mystery that has hovered over the Downs since the 1970s. We visit Chanctonbury and Cissbury Ring, then head into the notorious Clapham Woods...🤝 Become a valued Friend of Fol...
16 Joulu 202541min
(S4E8) 🐈 GATE TO HELL: The Cave of the Cats (Halloween)
🐈 Let's take a seasonally-appropriate trip to a mysterious cave in County Roscommon, said to be Ireland's 'gateway to hell', and also the origin of Halloween...We meet Queen Maeve, monstrous cats, th...
16 Loka 202529min
(S4E7) 🇮🇪 STONE AND SIDHE: Irish Fairies with Thomas Sheridan
Folkways welcomes back esteemed guest Thomas Sheridan! 🍻Today we talk about the Irish Sidhe, and the stone circles and hills associated with them.The circle on a roundabout mentioned is The Abbeyquar...
8 Syys 202535min
(S4E6) ⚡️ BETWEEN: Boundaries and Thresholds
‘Jesters, clowns, shamans and poets belong to this border realm...’ An extract of the introduction to Boundaries and Thresholds, by Hilda Davidson.📖 Boundaries and Thresholds from The Folklore Socie...
2 Kesä 202514min
(S4E5) 🏴 MYSTERIOUS ISLE: Norah Fornario's Trip to Iona
In 1929 an occultist was drawn to the Scottish Isle of Iona, her eerie story contributing to the island's already substantial mythos. 🌀💎 Enjoy no less than 3 bonus sections created for this episode!...
1 Huhti 202547min
