Autumn begins on 1st August (if you're Anglo Saxon), marked by The Feast of the First Fruits. Harvest time must be the most bucolic time in the rural landscape, but let me tell you about the gruesome ritual sacrifice of poor old John Barleycorn that ensures we get a tot of whiskey and a nice loaf of bread.

Show announcement! Live Wessex Hag storytelling + Blabbermouth: Sunday 26th October - Cafe Kino, Bristol.

Tickets and info here: https://hdfst.uk/e133077

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The perfect Lammas soundtrack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkRiKeg7TPg

Robert Burns's 'John Barleycorn' poem in full:

http://www.robertburns.org.uk/Assets/Poems_Songs/john_barleycorn.htm

Running through the fields of wheat (lest we forget):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNQE4bzFkyU

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https://www.instagram.com/wessex_hag

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