Folklore Scotland

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have Mallie and the Trow, written and read by Graeme Johncock! Read more Scottish stories over at Graeme's website and social media! scotlands-stories.com/ www.instagram.com/scotlands_stories/ Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.co...

This week on Into The Greenwood, Rosie and Cathy are delving into The Water Horse of Barra in an exploration of the question: what is folklore? It’s a fascinating discussion and a bit longer than our usual podcast, so grab yourself a hot drink and settle in for a trip into the Greenwood… Into The Greenwood is the segment of the podcast where our hosts Rosie and Cathy take an in-depth look into the...

Welcome back to The Crannog! Settle down by the fire this week as we get together and have a blether with Graeme, David, Mila and Becca about our favourite folktales... Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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instagram.com/folklorescotland For more Scottish stories, check out Graeme's website and socials! scotlands-stories.com/ www.insta...

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have Finlay and the Giants, written and read by Graeme Johncock! Read the story on our website: folklorescotland.com/elementor-1366/ Read more Scottish stories over at Graeme's website and social media! https://scotlands-stories.com/ https://www.instagram.com/scotlands_stories/ Than...

Kilt your green kirtle a little aboon your knee and brode your yellow hair a little aboon your bree and come away tae The Greenwood as fast as you can hie because this week we're looking at The Ballad of Tam Lin! Into The Greenwood is the segment of the podcast where our hosts Rosie and Cathy take an in-depth look into the themes and variants of a single folktale 🌳 Check out our socials to keep i...

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Sailor and The Champion, written by Cuthbert Bede (1902) and read by David White! Read the story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/elementor-1366/ Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.com/ Check out our socials t...

With Halloween just around the corner, this week Roisin, Graeme, Rebecca and David chat about all the spooky things on this episode of The Crannog! Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The King O Cats, written by Joanne Fong and read by David White! Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.com/ Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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Keep your eyes peeled for frogs as we enter the Greenwood this week, as Rosie and Cathy analyse The Well At The World's End, a Frog Prince variant! Into The Greenwood is the segment of the podcast where our hosts Rosie and Cathy take an in-depth look into the themes and variants of a single folktale 🌳 Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Farmer's Wife Of Deloraine, written and read by Graeme Johncock! You can check out Graeme's website and social media below: scotlands-stories.com/ www.instagram.com/scotlands_stories/ www.facebook.com/Scotlands-Stories-129245792328477 Thank you to Linley for providing the f...

This week we've brought you something slightly different! We've been quite busy here at The Crannog, so we've pulled together the recordings of our sections and presented them without the usual chit chat that follows. We will be back to regular broadcasting in our next episode! The Crannog is the segment of the podcast where a panel of hosts come together to chat about various folktales on a speci...

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Vengeful Mermaid, written by Taylor Petrie and read by David White! You can read a text version of this week's story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-vengeful-mermaid/ You can check out Graeme's website and social media below: scotlands-stories.com/ www.inst...

We're going Into The Greenwood again this week, this time exploring the world of jealous mothers, supportive second wives and all-knowing trouts with Gold-tree and Silver-tree! Into The Greenwood is the segment of the podcast where our hosts Rosie and Cathy take an in-depth look into the themes and variants of a single folktale 🌳 You can find a written version of this week's tale on our website:...

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Dream Makers, written and read by Graeme Johncock! You can read a text version of this week's story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-dream-makers/ You can check out Graeme's website and social media below: https://scotlands-stories.com/ https://www.instagram...

August brings with it the end of summer and the harvest! In this episode, Rebecca, David, Mila and guest Jamie chat about some harvest traditions in Scotland... The Crannog is the segment of the podcast where a panel of hosts come together to chat about various folktales on a specific theme! Thanks to Linley for this week's stunning artwork! You can find Linley on Instagram @penandwand or on her w...

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Fairies of Merlin's Craig, written by George Smith and read by David White! Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.com/ Read this week's story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/merlins-craig/ Check out our socials...

Never brush a Kelpie's hair... in this episode of Into The Greenwood, Rosie and Cathy look into the possible interpretations of The Kelpie and the Water Bull! Into The Greenwood is the segment of the podcast where our hosts Rosie and Cathy take an in-depth look into the themes and variants of a single folktale 🌳 CONTENT WARNING: This episode explores themes of sexual assault. You can find a writt...

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Thunderhag, written by Joanne Fong and read by David White! Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.com/ Read this week's story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-thunder-hag/ Check out our socials to keep in the...

It wouldn't be Scottish folklore without a monster or two, and Graeme, Mila, Roisin and Rebecca have crammed four of them into this episode. This week, hear all about a haunting washerwoman, rap battles with the Blue Men, a vampire who prowled the streets of 1950's Glasgow, and a loch monster who woke up and chose violence. Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Swan of Loch Sunart, written by Catherine Arkwright and read by Rebecca Brown and David White! Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.com/ Read this week's story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-swan-of-loch-s...

Delve Into The Greenwood and the world of The Twa Sisters with Rosie and Cathy. In this episode, we're taking an in-depth look at a folktale where sibling rivalry takes a turn both fatal and gruesome. CONTENT WARNING: This episode explores themes of murder and body horror. Thanks to Rosie and Cathy for presenting this week and to Linley for this week's stunning artwork! Check out our socials to ke...

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Frog Prince, written and read by Rebecca Brown! Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series! www.linleybarba.com/ Read this week's story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-frog-prince/ Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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Welcome to the first episode of The Crannog, where a small panel of presenters sit down for a chat about various folktales on a specific theme! This week, we're talking art with Pictish jewellery, a stone that may or may not depict a Scottish Guinivere, a painting featuring 165 fairies by Joseph Noel Paton, and a majestic procession of Sidhe by John Duncan. Stay tuned for some brilliant insights a...

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks, enjoy a short storytelling episode, this week covering Michael Scott and the White Snake, written and read by Graeme Johncock! You can visit Graeme's website at https://scotlands-stories.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scotlands_stories/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scotlands-Stories-129245792328477 Thank you to Linley for providing the f...

After six months of trial episodes, we are delighted to officially launch The Folklore Scotland Podcast! To celebrate the exciting journey we've been on, and the new chapter ahead, presenters from each of our podcast teams came together in a special episode to discuss the story so far. Episode dates to look out for: 28th June - Campfire Tales 5th July - The Crannog 12th July - Campfire Tales 19th...