Folklore Scotland

We were thrilled to be joined by charity trustee, author, and artist, Jenni Gudgeon, in this episode of The Crannog where we explore the folklore of the Lomond Hills! Content warning: This episode contains brief discussion about suicide and death of an infant. Jenni's website: https://jennigudgeon.co.uk/ Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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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] SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnet_Stane https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/5149477/bunnet-stane-heartbreak-murder-fife-rock-formation / Caleb's List: Climbing the Scottish Mountains Visible from Arthur's Seat, Kellan MacInnes Scotland’s Stories, Graeme Johncock https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bunnet-stane https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/13191/macbeths-stone https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/under-spell-druids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-HVxJm0i0 https://holeousia.com/2021/09/22/jenny-nettles/ https://www.kinrossmuseum.org.uk/our_portmoak/Carlin_Magie_and_stories..pdf https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/assets/university/schools/school-of-earth-and-environmental-sciences/documents/geoheritage-leaflets/bishop-hill.pdf https://trailtrack.co.uk/fells/scotland-bishop-hill https://electricscotland.com/history/articles/goddess.htm https://fifewalking.com/find-a-walk/lomond-hills/bishop-hill/ https://electricscotland.com/history/County-Folk-Lore-Fife.pdf

Do you know how to tame a kelpie? 👀 Read a written version of this story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-kelpies-bridle/ 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! 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]

A tragic tale to start out the month of October... Read a written version of this story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/bonny-jane-of-bothwell/ 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! 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]

From Highland Games, to lifting rocks, to the ba, there is plenty of sportsmanship in Scottish folklore! Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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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] SOURCES https://ntsusa.org/highland-games/ https://www.eftours.com/travel-blog/places-perspectives/highland-games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_games https://www.scotland.org/events/highland-games/about-highland-games https://www.northlandsbandb.com/whats-on/the-history-of-highland-games-and-gatherings/ https://www.absoluteescapes.com/blog/our-guide-to-scottish-highland-games/ https://www.dunsehistorysociety.co.uk/the-ba-game https://electricscotland.com/history/sport/pastimes8.htm https://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/football-for-all/scotlands-football-origins/ https://blog.washingtonpost.com/why-we-compete/2007/12/tradition.html https://orcadian.co.uk/uppies-revenge-as-both-new-year-bas-hit-the-wall/ https://www.orkney.com/about/culture/the-ba https://www.scotland.org.uk/features/kirkwall-ba-orkney https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/stories/the-kirkwall-ba https://sheilafleet.com/blogs/news/orkney-traditions-the-kirkwall-ba https://www.scottishbanner.com/2021/12/20/the-kirkwall-ba-orkneys-alternative-festive-tradition/ https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/orkney-blog/beginners-guide-to-the-ba/

Would you take smithing advice from a mysterious stranger? Read a written version of this story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-smith-of-the-socks/ 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! 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]

Ever wondered what happens when you do a Samhain ritual to spy your future spouse? This story was sourced from: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/61508?l=en 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! 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]

This week on The Crannog, we're going over the sea to Skye to discuss bank robbing witches, a giant's thumb, and a warrior school run by a fearsome queen! Please note, this episode includes discussion of phallic imagery. Tobar an Dualchais interactive storytelling map: https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/map Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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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] SOURCES https://katethulumysterycave.com/2019/07/29/mythology-monday-the-wooing-of-emer/ http://www.paddybrown.co.uk/pdfs/The_Wooing_of_Emer.pdf https://bardmythologies.com/cu-chulainns-training-with-scathach/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sc%C3%A1thach https://spookyscotland.net/scathach/ https://folklorethursday.com/regional-folklore/sgeulachdan-tales-scottish-highlands-hebridean-islands/ https://folklorescotland.com/sgathachs-warrior-school/ https://katethulumysterycave.com/2019/11/04/mythology-monday-cu-chulainns-rocky-montage/ https://discoverhighlandsandislands.scot/en/tapestry/the-old-man-of-storr https://theskyeguide.co.uk/moderate-walks/37-the-storr/ https://hiddenscotland.com/journal/legends-from-the-old-man-of-storr https://www.rabbies.com/en-gb/blog/stories-storr https://timelesstravelsteps.com/old-man-of-storr-isle-of-skye-legends-hike/ https://hauntedpalaceblog.com/2013/03/21/folklore-and-legends-of-skye-the-old-man-of-storr/ https://www.andthenimetyoko.com/travel-blog/old-man-of-storr-walk https://risingoutoftheocean.wordpress.com/2017/10/28/old-man-of-storr/ https://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/02/the-old-man-of-storr.html

A tragic tale of two sisters... Find a text version of this story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-swans-swim-sae-bonnie/ 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! 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]

This week we have the honour of being joined by Dr Frances Wilkins, a senior lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, Aberdeen University. Frances joined us to chat all things music and folklore, and even treated us to some tunes! Thank you so much for coming onto the show, Frances 🌿 Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland Check out our socials to keep in the loop!
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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] SOURCES https://clan.com/blog/folklore-friday-culzean-castle-and-the-ghostly-piper?srsltid=AfmBOorDNdUcUDmRDKjxX3KinkdqXtFX9Vb_pySvXD3j_aLU2mGYUAie https://localfolklore.weebly.com/ghost-piper.html https://aclanaday.substack.com/p/the-many-ghost-pipers-of-scotland https://www.firesidehorror.co.uk/blog-2/ghostly-folklore-the-ghostly-piper-of-duntrune-castle https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/why-does-scotland-have-so-many-ghost https://theroseandthethistle.com/2019/09/29/the-ghost-piper-of-duntrune-castle2/ https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-ghosts-of-culzean-castle https://sorchiadubois.com/spectral-pipers-musical-ghosts-of-scotland/ https://islabankhouse.com/adventures/local-myths-legends/the-ghost-piper-of-fraserburgh

Never gamble on the Sabbath, or with the devil... Find a text version of this story on our website: folklorescotland.com/earl-beardie-and-auld-nick/ 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! 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]