FolkLands

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• Into The Black Meadow

  September 8, 2026 · 51 min

  Today's episode was recorded live at the Whitby Hand of Glory Festival with the brilliant Chris Lambert. Chris is the creator and haunted soul of the eerie and unsettling series of books, Tales From the Black Meadow. So join us and…

• A Whitby Wander

  August 4, 2026 · 2 hr 13 min

  Goodly day! This time we are off on a Whitby wander to explore all things dark and gothic. We trace the footsteps and literal haunts of one of its most infamous sons, Dracula, and set eyes upon an extraordinarily spooky artefact lurking in…

• A Winter Wassail

  July 7, 2026 · 1 hr 47 min

  Eat, drink and be merry! It's time to go a-wassailing, venerate the trees, scare away the dark spirits and celebrate all things apple. We find ourselves in the lovely little village of Hartley Wintney for a traditional orchard…

• Here Be Dragons?

  June 3, 2026 · 2 hr 55 min

  "It's in the trees! It's coming!" Today we are heading to Waverley Abbey in Farnham Surrey for some dragon sightings and cryptid chat with the legendary Richard Freeman and Jackie Tonks. Expect Scandinavian Vardoger or Forewalkers…

• Strangers on the Shore

  May 1, 2026 · 1 hr 56 min

  Come join us for some Mayday Mudlarking as we explore the Thames foreshore with mudlarker Ollie Dory on a beautiful spring morning. Mainly due to the preserving anaerobic mud of the Thames, coupled with the fast flow and rapid tides of the…

• Weird Words

  April 8, 2026 · 2 hr 18 min

  On todays episode we are back amongst the books as we delve between the shelves at the British Library alongside our great friend Edward Parnell. Expect spooky chats and wyrd wanderings, with a little splash from psychogeographer Iain…

• The Horn Dance

  March 3, 2026 · 2 hr 23 min

  In todays swirling and twirling episode we explore one of the oldest traditions in England, the Abbott's Bromley Horn Dance. At nearly 800 years old and counting this is an extraordinary piece of living folklore, bursting with myth and…

• Return to Doarlish Cashen

  February 3, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

  On this very special episode of FolkLands we are live at the Fortean festival with a deep dive return to the mysteries and marvels of Doarlish Cashen. Justin and I go leap wildly into the abyss of Gef and the Irving family once again to…