In this episode we're reuniting with the faeries as we travel to Herefordshire to learn about the mischievous young girl who was lured into joining a perpetual faerie dance. 

Today our audio adventure takes us to Kington in Herefordshire where we dive head-first into a dramatic retelling of the Faeries’ Dancing Gate, adapted from the folktale collected by Ella Mary Leather in her book, The Folk-lore of Herefordshire. Then stick around to hear more about fairy/faerie folklore and to learn about Ella Mary Leather’s history - with some travel tips for your own adventures around Kington, Herefordshire and the Black and White House trail.

I hope you enjoy the new episode - and remember, do not follow the faerie music no matter how enchanting it may seem!

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The music featured in today's episode is:

Galway by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3795-galway/  License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Philip Ayers / River Walk / courtesy of Epidemic Sound Druid Lands / Jo Wandrini / courtesy of Epidemic Sound Roy Edwin Williams / O’Connor’s Jig / courtesy of Epidemic Sound Philip Ayers / Forever Free / courtesy of Epidemic Sound Magnus Ludvigsson / Melancolique / courtesy of Epidemic Sound August Wilhelmsson / A Man With No Name / courtesy of Epidemic Sound David Celeste / Coco Begins His Journey / courtesy of Epidemic Sound Jon Björk / Juggler’s Curse / courtesy of Epidemic Sound

*Though the travel information in this podcast was correct at the time of posting, things do change over time so please make sure to research your routes before travelling and adhere to any local guidelines once there.*