We are joined by the brilliant Sian Esther Powell, host of the Celtic Myths & Legends podcast for a great discussion on folklore, language and culture from Cornwall and Wales.
You can listen to the Celtic Myths & Legends podcast here
https:/celticmythspodcast.com/
You can follow Sian on twitter here https://twitter.com/SianEsther
We are joined by Keith Leech, the organiser of Hastings Jack in the Green Festival. Keith explains the history of the Jack in the Green tradition and how this pageantry is performed all over the South of England to celebrate the coming of spring and summer. - Introduction to Jack in the Green tradition - Links to Green Man and other May Day festivals - How the festival is celebrated in the South of England Hastings Jack in the Green festival takes place 29th April to 2nd May Find out mre at www.hastingstraditionaljackinthegreen.co.uk For other events and more historyof Jack in the Green and the Green Man traditions and more events around the UK look at The COmpany of the Green Man www.thecompanyofthegreenman.wordpress.com ...
Krampus special! Interview Part 2 with Al Ridenhour, author of 'Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas'. We discuss his book ann the nature of the folklore and customs surrounding 'The Christmas devil'. Who or what is Krampus? Krampus customs in the alps. Exporting Krampus around the clobe The future of Krampus You can get this fantastic book here: https://feralhouse.com/the-krampus/ You can also listen to Al's podcast Bone and Sickle for dark folklore, history and horror. https://www.boneandsickle.com/ You can listen to Part 1 of the DreamSwarm interview with Al in our previous episode here: https://dreamswarm-podcast.castos.com/episodes/folklore-history-horror-bone-and-sickle ...
Interview with special guest - folklore podcaster Icy Sedgwick: Introducing the Fabulous Folklore Podcast Origins and purposes of folklore Celebrating folklore from other cultures #FolkloreAgainstFascism Influence of folklore on paintings and horror cinema. @DreamSwarm icysedgwick.com ...
