Folklore Scotland

We're bringing you something a little different this week while we catch up on some behind-the-scenes things! Sit back, relax, and let David take you to Loch Garve and the mystical Kelpie's Chimney...

Linley Barba:

www.linleybarba.com/

www.instagram.com/penandwand/

Read the story here:

https://folklorescotland.com/the-kelpies-chimney/

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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 and you can visit our website 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]

Welcome back to another episode of The Folklore Scotland Podcast! In this episode, Rosie and Cathy talk us through the epic Orcadian tale of Assipattle and the Mester Stoor Worm. There's lots of fascinating analysis to get your teeth into with this one, so settle down and prepare to enter the belly of the beast...

The research this episode were from Taylor Petrie and Joanne Fong, the story was written by Rosie Young and thanks once again to Linley for her incredible artwork!

Linley Barba:

www.linleybarba.com/

www.instagram.com/penandwand/

Read the story here:

https://folklorescotland.com/assipattle-and-the-mester-stoor-worm/

Music: Hidden Past by Kevin MacLeod, https://incompetech.com/wordpress/2016/05/hidden-past/

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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 and you can visit our website 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

Scottish Myths and Legends by Judy Hamilton

Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales by Gordon Jarvie (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444375.Scottish_Folk_and_Fairy_Tales)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERn9rhnfszg

http://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/stoor.htm

https://archive.org/stream/legendperseus00unkngoog#page/n56/mode/2up

Happy Burns Night! To celebrate Scotland's National Bard, this episode we're talking all things Rabbie Burns: the man himself, the celebration held in his honour, the mysterious Haggis, and Tam O'Shanter. Hunt yourself a haggis, pour a wee dram, and enjoy this episode of the Folklore Scotland podcast.

Hosting the show this time we have David White, Rebecca Brown, Roisin McCrimmon, Mila Georgieva and our special guest, Bethany Smith. The artwork for this episode is by Linley Barba who also provided the harp music.

Linley Barba:

www.linleybarba.com/

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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 and you can visit our website 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

Robert Burns

poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-burns

poetrynook.com/poem/answer-56

britannica.com/event/Highland-Clearances

undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/b/robertburns.html

robertburns.org.uk

The Haggis

https://cutt.ly/qj149bN

https://cutt.ly/vj144R4

https://cutt.ly/Yj17wT9

https://cutt.ly/pj17yuO

https://cutt.ly/jj17iTn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlpZ8YfLAWw

In this episode Rosie and Cathy talk about our favourite wintry queen, The Cailleach, and her role in the story Angus and Bride.

Many thanks to Taylor and Joanne for their research and writing work behind the scenes. We didn’t have time to include their entire retelling so you can read it right here: www.folklorescotland.com/angus-and-bride/

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 at www.folklorescotland.com or get in touch at [email protected]

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The music for this episode was provided by Rosie Young and the cover artwork by Linley Barba. You can find her website here: http://www.linleybarba.com/

Source List

Angus and Bride

https://tracscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Bride-and-Angus.pdf

https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tsm/tsm05.htm

http://www.tairis.co.uk/an-tri-naomh/bride-and-the-cailleach/#10a

David Campbell telling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYLrn8iIYmM

The creation of Lock Ness

https://ztevetevans.wordpress.com/tag/creating-loch-ness/

Locations associated with the Cailleach

https://ashleycowie.com/blog/the-sacred-geography-of-scotlands-first-goddess

Other Cailleach associations

https://whirlpool-scotland.co.uk/180-2/

Welcome to the first instalment of the Folklore Scotland Podcast! This week we will be looking at the Winter Solstice. We will be exploring stone circles, rebirth and reincarnation, the role of plants and nature in the solstice and what the solstice means to other countries.

Hosting the show this time we have David White, Linley Barba, Mila Georgieva and Rebecca Brown. Behind the scenes, Linley has also provided us with the wonderful cover art and music for the episode, Rebecca has edited the podcast and Roisin McCrimmon has been our little research elf. While we have had some teething issues with one of our microphones, we still think it’s a pretty great show so we hope you enjoy.

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today and you can visit our website at www.folklorescotland.com. For more information about our show check out the resources below.

Stone Circles

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/calanais-standing-stones/

http://www.megalithia.com/callanish/callan1.html

https://canmore.org.uk/site/65647/the-twelve-apostles

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dumfries/twelveapostles/index.html

Solstice Plant Lore

https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/scotlands-lost-christmas-traditions-and-customs-596853

https://druidry.org/resources/tree-lore-holly

https://archive.org/details/oakkinghollyk00will/page/67/mode/2up?q=holly+king

https://www.jstor.org/stable/539700?seq=7#metadata_info_tab_contents

https://wrenlore.weebly.com/wren-hunt.html

Rebirth & Reincarnation

https://folklorethursday.com/myths/the-cailleach-irish-myth/

https://puffinsandpies.com/2019/12/14/the-cailleach-goddess-of-winter/

https://owlcation.com/humanities/TheCailleach

Winter Solstice Abroad

https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Feast+of+Juul

https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/wintersolstice.shtml

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/0/winter-solstice-2020-do-pagans-celebrate-shortest-day-year/

Tales mentioned:

White Cow of Lewis

https://folklorescotland.com/the-white-cow-of-lewis/

A Tale About The Cailleach

https://folklorescotland.com/angus-bride-the-battle-of-seasons/

Linley Barba:

http://www.linleybarba.com/

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