A warm welcome to the first episode of Season 2, where we're heading deep into the marshes for the Bells of Minsmere.

Also included is March's mini-almanac, where we muse the Spring Equinox, do some 'shriving' and learn the true origin of Mothering Sunday.

Soundtrack to The Bells of Minsmere by Big Big Sky https://spoti.fi/3hwjFG4

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The Bells of Minsmere is a folk tale that has almost disappeared. It has been compiled from our own orally-collected sources, combined with Kirsty Hartsiotis's work (see below). Please become a Friend of Folkways to review more detailed show notes.

Hartsiotis, Kirsty 'Suffolk Folk Tales'. Gloucestershire: The History Press https://bit.ly/3KffGtO

Hill, Susan 'The Magic Apple Tree'. London: Hamish Hamilton https://amzn.to/3JwpFvn

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Ditchfield, P.H. 'Old English Customs: Extant at the Present Time'. (London: Methuen, 1896) https://bit.ly/3vMRKKf

Dunlop and Tirion 'Night Sky Almanac: A Stargazer's guider to 2022'. (Glasgow: Collins, 2021) https://amzn.to/3FTHfqL

Hutton, Ronald 'The Stations of The Sun'. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997) https://bit.ly/3hG1Wft

Lagram, Anne Marie 'Country Wisdom and Folklore Almanac'. (Talking Trees Books, 2020) https://www.talkingtreesbooks.co.uk

Leendertz, Lia 'The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2022'. (London: Gaia/Octopus Publishing Group, 2021) https://www.lialeendertz.com/

Roud, Steve 'The English Year'. (London: Penguin Books, 2008) https://bit.ly/3txP9RQ

Wright, Jonathan 'The Forager's Calendar'. (London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019) https://www.foragerscalendar.net