The Folklore Podcast

Episode 200 of the podcast is here, in which I reunite the cast of the 1989 TV adaptation of THE WOMAN IN BLACK Listen free on your podcast app, or at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-200.... If you want to see what everyone looks like, you can watch the video interview at youtu.be/t0mJ4yNqCuA

BOOK REVIEW Bitter Magic, by Nancy Kilgore Published by Milford House Press "At times a joyful celebration, at other times tense and dangerous" Read the full review on the Folklore Podcast website at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/bitter-magic...

A new handmade witch has just been added to our webstore. Only one available. LITTLE WINTER WITCH is holding a hazel wand to symbolize wisdom, protection and nature and has a quartz necklace - quartz symbolizing protection. Yours for £7.50 plus delivery: www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/p228/L...

Join us tonight at 8pm for an online talk on the Wild Hunt Full details below

Join me online tomorrow night for all the fun and frivolity of the Wild Hunt, in the last online talk of the season from the FLA. Booking link below

I just recorded a new episode of the Folklore Podcast. Just me and a microphone. Haven’t done one of those for a while

Book writing day. Christina Hole on Olney Pancake Race: "the verger ... has the right to claim a kiss from the winner, and is usually given her pancake as well" #notaeuphamism (📷 olneypancakerace.org)

Tonight, online. Book while you can

Fancy watching a presentation on folk ballads from @joannechocolat.bsky.social ? With a Q&A and a recording of the event thrown in? It’s tomorrow via Zoom and you can book now to join us via bit.ly/flaevents

The @societyofauthors.bsky.social have yet again been able to save me money as an author… … this time on the membership fee of their organisation when it comes up for renewal

This looks like another excellent addition to this series from @uwpress.bsky.social - this one from the pen of @drdarrengray.bsky.social Happy to look at a copy for a possible feature if there’s interest

THIS SATURDAY, ONLINE! A rare chance to spend an evening in the company of bestselling author JOANNE HARRIS ( @joannechocolat.bsky.social ) You'll be among the first to learn about her new book, she will talk about folk ballads, and you can take part in a Q&A Tickets £10 from bit.ly/flaevents

And the full list of winners can be found on our blog: britishfantasysociety.org/who-won-the-...

Have you listened to our cast reunion of The Woman in Black episode yet? Pauline Moran emailed me today to tell me how much she enjoyed it. I’m sure she will appear in your dreams if you don’t listen too #justsaying

My thanks to the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social judges and to everyone who voted and nominated me. I am humbled that the Folklore Podcast has won BEST NON-FICTION AUDIO at the British Fantasy Society Awards

The newest episode of Folkloring has gone live: www.folkloringpodcast.com/2275302/epis... #folklore #folkloring #magick #intuition

The 200th episode finally revealed! Coming this week in our special 200th episode, I reunite the cast of Nigel Kneale's classic TV adaptation of The Woman in Black after nearly 40 years to discuss the show, the ghost story and THAT SCENE! (iykyk!!)

'The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts' by @folklorewales.com and @folklorepod.bsky.social is out in paperback! Find your copy in your favourite local bookshop or through the link below 👻 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/the-fol...

NEW EPISODE ALERT! Episode 199 - How to Calm a Rain Bull Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-199.... or on your podcast app On the day of its publication, we discuss Denise Gallagher's book of seasonal folk tales from cultures around the world, published by Moon and Bird Books.

Have you ever wanted to know more about King Arthur & the man behind the myth? Bestselling author & medievalist Amy Jeffs is coming to The Bookery THIS THURSDAY (24th September) to discuss her fascinating new book Arthur: A New Life, in conversation with founder of @thefolklorepodcast Mark Norman.

NEW EPISODE ALERT! Episode 199 - How to Calm a Rain Bull Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-199.... or on your podcast app On the day of its publication, we discuss Denise Gallagher's book of seasonal folk tales from cultures around the world, published by Moon and Bird Books.

Next month, I'll be hosting @joannechocolat.bsky.social for a rare online talk and Q&A. All proceeds support @folklorelibrary.bsky.social , for which Joanne is Patron. She will be discussing folklore, ballads and her new book Tickets (inc. recording) available now from bit.ly/flaevents

Enhance your personal library with books from the estate of the late Neil Philip and other respected folklorists and storytellers. All sales support the work of the Folklore Library and Archive. www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...

Starting in a couple of hours if you’d like to join us

Tonight we will be learning all about the story of the woman whose ghost is said to haunt Newstead Abbey as a white lady, Sophia Hyatt There’s still time to join us, and your ticket will get you a recording too if you can’t be there at the time bit.ly/flaevents is the place to book

Grab a ticket for this Saturday at 8pm to explore the haunting of Lord Byron’s ancestral home, and the story of the lady who does so Tickets from bit.ly/flaevents, includes a video replay

Don't miss this chance to find out about the deep roots of the Arthurian legend, where myth, history and folklore meet. Amy Jeffs will be with us on 24 Sept to discuss her new book Arthur: A New Life with Mark Norman. Tickets £6 (link in bio). @quercusbooks.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social

Enjoying an evening live with @lucyworsley.bsky.social in Exeter to mark the publication of this book After 10 years running this podcast, Ms Worsley is still very high on my bucket list for guests to discuss tradition and custom in the royal palaces #justsaying

Out now! Episode 198 - THE ANCIENT WAYS Listen FREE at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-198.... or on your podcast app The Ancient Ways: A Year of Folklore, Traditions and Rituals to Reconnect with Nature, a debut book from second generation new-age traveller and hedgewitch Seren Hawley-Plows

Out now! Episode 198 - THE ANCIENT WAYS Listen FREE at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-198.... or on your podcast app The Ancient Ways: A Year of Folklore, Traditions and Rituals to Reconnect with Nature, a debut book from second generation new-age traveller and hedgewitch Seren Hawley-Plows

Ghosts!

That’s me, that is. Not Amy. The other one

The next online talk supporting The Folklore Library & Archive is now booking Dr Sophie Hollinshead will be discussing the White Lady of Newstead Abbey Come and join us on 12th September - bit.ly/flaevents

Tonight! Still time to grab a ticket and join us for some folklore and Shakespeare

TOMORROW NIGHT! Online at 8pm UK time, with video replay access for all ticket holders SHAKESPEARE AND FOLKTALE: Magic, Monsters and the Stories We Still Tell Illustrated talk and Q&A with Dr Koel Chatterjee Ticket just £5 (+ fees) from bit.ly/flaevents Supporting @folklorelibrary.bsky.social

You can watch a previously unreleased interview with author @thebuffwriter.bsky.social Tatiana Schlote-Bonne for free right now over on the Folklore Podcast Patreon community If you aren't already a member, just head to patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast and join for free to view this and more content

OUT NOW Episode 197 - CIRCUS FOLKLORE Listen for free on your podcast app of choice, or at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-197.... In an interview recorded live in the Big Top of Paulo's circus, Kenny Darnell discusses circus heritage, myth and superstition with us #folklore #podcast #circus

OUT NOW Episode 197 - CIRCUS FOLKLORE Listen for free on your podcast app of choice, or at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-197.... In an interview recorded live in the Big Top of Paulo's circus, Kenny Darnell discusses circus heritage, myth and superstition with us #folklore #podcast #circus

Releasing tomorrow... CIRCUS FOLKLORE We're joined by Kenny Darnell, from Paulo's Circus for an exploration of the heritage and folklore of the art.

The next online fundraising talk I'm hosting for @folklorelibrary.bsky.social is next Saturday. Shakespeare scholar will be looking at the bard, magic and monsters Tickets are just £5 (plus booking) from bit.ly/flaevents - ticket holders get a recording if they can't be there live Come and join us

We're going to be learning about circus traditions and superstitions in the next episode of The Folklore Podcast, thanks to our recent visit as guests of Paulo's Circus. Episode drops soon, but here's a little trailer

Bestselling author & medievalist Amy Jeffs will be with us on Thurs 24 Sept to celebrate the publication of her brilliant book Arthur: A New Life, in conversation with founder of The Folklore Podcast Mark Norman. Tickets £6 (link in bio). @quercusbooks.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social

Another thing I am hosting

Are you working at the intersection of #folklore and #popculture? Myself and @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social are editing a new series for @uexeterpress.bsky.social - FOLKLORE AND THE MEDIA If you'd like to propose a book (TRADE, not academic) please get in touch for details Please share on widely

Are you working at the intersection of #folklore and #popculture? Myself and @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social are editing a new series for @uexeterpress.bsky.social - FOLKLORE AND THE MEDIA If you'd like to propose a book (TRADE, not academic) please get in touch for details Please share on widely

Tonight, online. Still time to grab a ticket

I assume that @societyofauthors.bsky.social is looking to challenge the decision by Ingrams to automatically sell copies of books that it distributes to AI companies for training unless publishers opt OUT (and even then, it is no guarantee)?

A bunch of rare and first edition folklore books available to buy in today's second hand book sale update www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...