Folklore Scotland

We were thrilled to be joined by charity trustee, author, and artist, Jenni Gudgeon, in this episode of The Crannog where we explore the folklore of the Lomond Hills!

Content warning: This episode contains brief discussion about suicide and death of an infant.

Jenni's website: https://jennigudgeon.co.uk/

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Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]

SOURCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnet_Stane

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/5149477/bunnet-stane-heartbreak-murder-fife-rock-formation

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Caleb's List: Climbing the Scottish Mountains Visible from Arthur's Seat, Kellan MacInnes

Scotland’s Stories, Graeme Johncock

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bunnet-stane

https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/13191/macbeths-stone

https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/under-spell-druids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-HVxJm0i0

https://holeousia.com/2021/09/22/jenny-nettles/

https://www.kinrossmuseum.org.uk/our_portmoak/Carlin_Magie_and_stories..pdf

https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/assets/university/schools/school-of-earth-and-environmental-sciences/documents/geoheritage-leaflets/bishop-hill.pdf

https://trailtrack.co.uk/fells/scotland-bishop-hill

https://electricscotland.com/history/articles/goddess.htm

https://fifewalking.com/find-a-walk/lomond-hills/bishop-hill/

https://electricscotland.com/history/County-Folk-Lore-Fife.pdf

Do you know how to tame a kelpie? 👀

Read a written version of this story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-kelpies-bridle/

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Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!

www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop!

instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]

A tragic tale to start out the month of October...

Read a written version of this story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/bonny-jane-of-bothwell/

Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!

www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop!

instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]

From Highland Games, to lifting rocks, to the ba, there is plenty of sportsmanship in Scottish folklore!

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Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]

SOURCES

https://ntsusa.org/highland-games/

https://www.eftours.com/travel-blog/places-perspectives/highland-games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_games

https://www.scotland.org/events/highland-games/about-highland-games

https://www.northlandsbandb.com/whats-on/the-history-of-highland-games-and-gatherings/

https://www.absoluteescapes.com/blog/our-guide-to-scottish-highland-games/

https://www.dunsehistorysociety.co.uk/the-ba-game

https://electricscotland.com/history/sport/pastimes8.htm

https://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/football-for-all/scotlands-football-origins/

https://blog.washingtonpost.com/why-we-compete/2007/12/tradition.html

https://orcadian.co.uk/uppies-revenge-as-both-new-year-bas-hit-the-wall/

https://www.orkney.com/about/culture/the-ba

https://www.scotland.org.uk/features/kirkwall-ba-orkney

https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/stories/the-kirkwall-ba

https://sheilafleet.com/blogs/news/orkney-traditions-the-kirkwall-ba

https://www.scottishbanner.com/2021/12/20/the-kirkwall-ba-orkneys-alternative-festive-tradition/

https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/orkney-blog/beginners-guide-to-the-ba/

Would you take smithing advice from a mysterious stranger?

Read a written version of this story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-smith-of-the-socks/

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Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!

www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop!

instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]

Ever wondered what happens when you do a Samhain ritual to spy your future spouse?

This story was sourced from: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/61508?l=en

Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!

www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop!

instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]

This week on The Crannog, we're going over the sea to Skye to discuss bank robbing witches, a giant's thumb, and a warrior school run by a fearsome queen!

Please note, this episode includes discussion of phallic imagery.

Tobar an Dualchais interactive storytelling map: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/map

Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Check out our socials to keep in the loop!


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instagram.com/folklorescotland

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]

SOURCES

https://katethulumysterycave.com/2019/07/29/mythology-monday-the-wooing-of-emer/

http://www.paddybrown.co.uk/pdfs/The_Wooing_of_Emer.pdf

https://bardmythologies.com/cu-chulainns-training-with-scathach/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sc%C3%A1thach

https://spookyscotland.net/scathach/

https://folklorethursday.com/regional-folklore/sgeulachdan-tales-scottish-highlands-hebridean-islands/

https://folklorescotland.com/sgathachs-warrior-school/

https://katethulumysterycave.com/2019/11/04/mythology-monday-cu-chulainns-rocky-montage/

https://discoverhighlandsandislands.scot/en/tapestry/the-old-man-of-storr

https://theskyeguide.co.uk/moderate-walks/37-the-storr/

https://hiddenscotland.com/journal/legends-from-the-old-man-of-storr

https://www.rabbies.com/en-gb/blog/stories-storr

https://timelesstravelsteps.com/old-man-of-storr-isle-of-skye-legends-hike/

https://hauntedpalaceblog.com/2013/03/21/folklore-and-legends-of-skye-the-old-man-of-storr/

https://www.andthenimetyoko.com/travel-blog/old-man-of-storr-walk

https://risingoutoftheocean.wordpress.com/2017/10/28/old-man-of-storr/

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/02/the-old-man-of-storr.html

A tragic tale of two sisters...

Find a text version of this story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-swans-swim-sae-bonnie/

Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!

www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop!

instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]

This week we have the honour of being joined by Dr Frances Wilkins, a senior lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, Aberdeen University. Frances joined us to chat all things music and folklore, and even treated us to some tunes! Thank you so much for coming onto the show, Frances 🌿

Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Check out our socials to keep in the loop!


facebook.com/FolkloreScotland


twitter.com/FolkloreScot


instagram.com/folklorescotland

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]

SOURCES

https://clan.com/blog/folklore-friday-culzean-castle-and-the-ghostly-piper?srsltid=AfmBOorDNdUcUDmRDKjxX3KinkdqXtFX9Vb_pySvXD3j_aLU2mGYUAie

https://localfolklore.weebly.com/ghost-piper.html

https://aclanaday.substack.com/p/the-many-ghost-pipers-of-scotland

https://www.firesidehorror.co.uk/blog-2/ghostly-folklore-the-ghostly-piper-of-duntrune-castle

https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/why-does-scotland-have-so-many-ghost

https://theroseandthethistle.com/2019/09/29/the-ghost-piper-of-duntrune-castle2/

https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-ghosts-of-culzean-castle

https://sorchiadubois.com/spectral-pipers-musical-ghosts-of-scotland/

https://islabankhouse.com/adventures/local-myths-legends/the-ghost-piper-of-fraserburgh

Never gamble on the Sabbath, or with the devil...

Find a text version of this story on our website: folklorescotland.com/earl-beardie-and-auld-nick/

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Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!

www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop!

instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at [email protected]