The Folk Archive
@thefolkarchive.bsky.social
Folk from the past, folk from the present, folk for the future
Stones of Kernow have made some excellent new merch. My eyes are on that yellow jumper: everpress.com/stones-of-kernow-merch
September 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Stones of Kernow have made some excellent new merch. My eyes are on that yellow jumper: everpress.com/stones-of-kernow-merch
Beak Brewery have made The Lost Folk into a beer! It comes with an extract from the book in a fancy peel back label!
There’s a competition over on Instagram where you can win 12 cans of the beer plus a copy of the book… you can find it on The Folk Archive insta…
There’s a competition over on Instagram where you can win 12 cans of the beer plus a copy of the book… you can find it on The Folk Archive insta…
September 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Beak Brewery have made The Lost Folk into a beer! It comes with an extract from the book in a fancy peel back label!
There’s a competition over on Instagram where you can win 12 cans of the beer plus a copy of the book… you can find it on The Folk Archive insta…
There’s a competition over on Instagram where you can win 12 cans of the beer plus a copy of the book… you can find it on The Folk Archive insta…
I also made some badges! They come in packs of four and feature The Folk Archive motto - Folk from the past, folk for the present, folk for the future: stoneclub.bigcartel.com/product/the-...
September 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I also made some badges! They come in packs of four and feature The Folk Archive motto - Folk from the past, folk for the present, folk for the future: stoneclub.bigcartel.com/product/the-...
Really nice review of The Lost Folk in @newstatesman.com by @kathleenjamie.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Really nice review of The Lost Folk in @newstatesman.com by @kathleenjamie.bsky.social
Some very exciting news…
June 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Some very exciting news…
I got some exciting mail today! The Lost Folk is out June 19th: linktr.ee/TheLostFolk
May 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I got some exciting mail today! The Lost Folk is out June 19th: linktr.ee/TheLostFolk
Had a very lovely time exploring Zennor Quoit at the weekend.
May 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Had a very lovely time exploring Zennor Quoit at the weekend.
A very exciting announcement from Ffern; the Ffern Folk Foundation and Grant. Each year the foundation will award £50,000 either to one person or collective or as a series of smaller grants of to multiple practitioners. You can read more here: ffern.co/folk-foundat...
April 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
A very exciting announcement from Ffern; the Ffern Folk Foundation and Grant. Each year the foundation will award £50,000 either to one person or collective or as a series of smaller grants of to multiple practitioners. You can read more here: ffern.co/folk-foundat...
Another day, more Tarot. This time Ithell’s Taro deck at Ithell Colquhoun Between Worlds @tatestives.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Another day, more Tarot. This time Ithell’s Taro deck at Ithell Colquhoun Between Worlds @tatestives.bsky.social
Cariadon Y Mynydd (The Mountain Lovers) by John Abell is on at Arusha Gallery in London until March 29th. V magic.
March 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Cariadon Y Mynydd (The Mountain Lovers) by John Abell is on at Arusha Gallery in London until March 29th. V magic.
Took a trip to see the Tarot exhibition @warburginstitute.bsky.social and it did not disappoint, really really fantastic show! And it’s free!
March 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Took a trip to see the Tarot exhibition @warburginstitute.bsky.social and it did not disappoint, really really fantastic show! And it’s free!
How to be a witch from Monster Parade Magazine, November 1958
March 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
How to be a witch from Monster Parade Magazine, November 1958
Met this excellent Hampshire Hog today in Winchester. Made by David Kemp.
March 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Met this excellent Hampshire Hog today in Winchester. Made by David Kemp.
Louisa Pesel (1870-1947) - embroider, collector and teacher. Responsible for founding the Broderers’ Guild in 1931, a project which would go on to make the incredible church kneelers for Winchester Cathedral.
March 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Louisa Pesel (1870-1947) - embroider, collector and teacher. Responsible for founding the Broderers’ Guild in 1931, a project which would go on to make the incredible church kneelers for Winchester Cathedral.
Lady Gregory (1852-1932) playwright, folklorist, and Celtic revivalist, and she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre. Collected and translated several Irish myths for the first time into English including Cuchulain of Muirthemne.
March 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Lady Gregory (1852-1932) playwright, folklorist, and Celtic revivalist, and she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre. Collected and translated several Irish myths for the first time into English including Cuchulain of Muirthemne.
Margaret Fay Shaw (1903-2004) - Photographer, classical pianist, folklorist and collector of the traditions and stories of South Uist. Margaret moved to the Hebrides in the late 1920s after retiring from her life as a concert pianist, she became completely immersed in the old ways.
March 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Margaret Fay Shaw (1903-2004) - Photographer, classical pianist, folklorist and collector of the traditions and stories of South Uist. Margaret moved to the Hebrides in the late 1920s after retiring from her life as a concert pianist, she became completely immersed in the old ways.
Lois Blake (1890-1974) - Historian, Welsh dancing enthusiast and first president of the Welsh Folk Dance Society. Lois used fragments from archives to piece together Welsh folk dances which she the spent her lifetime teaching and sharing with children and adults across Wales.
March 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Lois Blake (1890-1974) - Historian, Welsh dancing enthusiast and first president of the Welsh Folk Dance Society. Lois used fragments from archives to piece together Welsh folk dances which she the spent her lifetime teaching and sharing with children and adults across Wales.
Mary Neal (1860-1944) - Suffragist, Member of The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift and collector of English folk dance. Founder of Esperánce Morris which saw a drive to get working class factory girls reclaiming their heritage through morris dancing.
March 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Mary Neal (1860-1944) - Suffragist, Member of The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift and collector of English folk dance. Founder of Esperánce Morris which saw a drive to get working class factory girls reclaiming their heritage through morris dancing.
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) - writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and filmmaker. Author of Every Tongue Got to Confess, a collection of folktales gathered in the 1920s published in 2001 by @smithsonian amongst a number of other novels and non fiction titles.
March 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) - writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and filmmaker. Author of Every Tongue Got to Confess, a collection of folktales gathered in the 1920s published in 2001 by @smithsonian amongst a number of other novels and non fiction titles.
An entry to Fowey Carnival in August 1993: Fowey’s Scooper Troopers
‘Bag it and bin it’
‘Bag it and bin it’
March 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
An entry to Fowey Carnival in August 1993: Fowey’s Scooper Troopers
‘Bag it and bin it’
‘Bag it and bin it’
Gool Peran Lowen, onen hag oll!
March 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Gool Peran Lowen, onen hag oll!
Really happy to see the brilliant Chocolate House sign in Penzance has been restored and reinstated!
March 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Really happy to see the brilliant Chocolate House sign in Penzance has been restored and reinstated!
Being flipped by Miss Thames T.V Denise Perry
March 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Being flipped by Miss Thames T.V Denise Perry
Is it a ufo? No it’s a pancake.
March 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Is it a ufo? No it’s a pancake.
Big veg vibes for Spring
March 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Big veg vibes for Spring