Folklore Scotland

What do a swan, a whisky seller, and a shadowy monster have in common when it comes to Scottish Folklore? Listen to the latest episode of the Folklore Scotland Podcast to find out...

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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://folklorescotland.com/the-swan-of-loch-sunart/

https://spookyscotland.net/the-bodach/

https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/tag/bodach-glas/

https://www.gigha.org.uk/Standing-Stones

https://www.tumblr.com/bestiarium/650697093511593984/the-bodach-scottish-mythology-gaelic-mythology

https://emeraldisle.ie/the-bodach

https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Bodach

https://mythical-creatures.com/glossary/scotland/bodach/

https://www.celticcountries.com/traditions/297-the-shrine-of-the-callaich-at-glen-lyon

WE'RE BACK! 🔥

We're excited to launch a new season of the Folklore Scotland Podcast, kicking off with a story about a wise man, a kelpie, and a bridle...

Story: The Kelpie's Bridle

Adapted from Legendary Tales of the Highlands vol 1 by Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, read by Rebecca Brown

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

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

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. 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]

Welcome to the final episode of the podcast this year! In this episode of Campfire Tales, we have The Denfiend Clan, written and read by David White. We hope everyone has a lovely festive season, and we'll be back in 2025 with new episodes of The Folklore Scotland Podcast🔥

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

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. 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]

In this exciting episode (the last before our festive break!) we're joined by writer Berlie Doherty, where we discuss the folklore of the sea, with a specific focus on her wonderful book The Seamaiden's Odyssey 🧜‍♀️

Purchase The Seamaiden's Odyssey: https://berliedoherty.com/books/the-seamaidens-odyssey/

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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://weewhitehoose.co.uk/study/the-maid-of-the-wave/

https://scotlands-stories.com/traditional-scottish-mermaid-stories/

Scotland is steeped in fairy lore! There are so many to choose from, but this week on The Crannog we're discussing Schiehallion (The Fairy Hill), Reverend Robert Kirk, The Fairies of Merlin's Crag, and the Nuckelavee!

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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://www.johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/news/1594-schiehallion-fairies

https://www.storiesofscotland.com/podcast/2024/4/26/nuckelavee

https://folklorescotland.com/nuckelavee/

https://folklorescotland.com/the-nuckelavee/

https://thoughtcatalog.com/chrissy-stockton/2018/05/nuckelavee/

https://dcmp.org/media/14606-monstrum-nuckelavee-scotland-s-skinless-evil-monstrosity

https://mythoi.substack.com/p/nuckelavee-the-devil-of-the-sea

https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/the-terrifying-myth-of-orkneys-horse-demon-nuckelavee-607848

https://www.thirteen.org/programs/monstrum/nuckelavee-scotlands-skinless-evil-monstrosity-2n7bkl/

https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/folklore/nuckelavee-scottish/

https://writingwerewolf.wordpress.com/2019/05/09/folklores-scariest-creatures-the-nuckelavee/

https://folklorethursday.com/halloween/the-six-creepiest-creatures-from-scottish-folklore/

https://www.tumblr.com/bestiarium/664293844922351616/the-nuckelavee-scottish-mythology-orcadian

https://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/the-nuckelavee-folklore/

https://lewisrhystwiby.wordpress.com/2023/10/01/myths-legends-and-faith-nuckelavee/

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Kelpie of St Vigeans, written and read by Rebecca Brown 🔥

Read a text version of the story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-st-vigeans-kelpie/

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!
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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]

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Brownie of Ferne Den, written by Elizabeth W. Grierson and read by Rosie Young 🔥

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!
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]

Barnacle Goose: fruit or fish? Find out in this episode of The Crannog...

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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://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/barnacle-geese-the-curious-tale-of-the-bird-which-people-believed-grew-on-trees-and-even-linnaeus-bought-into-the-legend-236035

https://www.gwct.org.uk/wildlife/species-of-the-month/2021/barnacle-goose/

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barnacle_Goose/lifehistory

https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/barnacle-geese-bright-lines-and-the

https://sercblog.si.edu/science-superstition-and-the-goose-barnacle/

https://www.nature.scot/doc/return-geese-islay

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/barnacles.htm

https://folklorescotland.com/the-thunder-hag/

The Peat-Fire Flame, Alasdair. Alpin MacGregor

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The White Lady of Rownam Avenue, written by Liana Paraschaki and read by Rebecca Brown🔥

Read a text version of the story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-white-lady-of-rownam-avenue/

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

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

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. 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 talking all things Kings! 👑

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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://www.lookandlearn.com/blog/29871/the-seers-that-foresaw-the-fates-of-scotlands-kings/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrt292p

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-AngloScottish-Wars-or-Wars-of-Scottish-Independence/

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

https://allpoetry.com/Nathalocus

Dictionary of National Biography, s.v. "Buchanan, George (1506-1582)" (New York: Macmillan and Co., 1886), 192.

https://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php/Rerum_Scoticarum_Historia#cite_note-9

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

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A29962.0001.001/1:11.29?rgn=div2;view=fulltext