Wyrd Folk Pod
@wyrdfolkpod.bsky.social
A duelling folklore podcast where the best re-telling wins. Write Wyrd. Listen Now. New episodes every Thursday. Available at Apple Podcasts/Spotify and Amazon Music
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This October, we’ll be re-releasing some of the spookiest stories from our back catalogue. Each Sunday we’ll release one story as a stand alone, culminating in a pair of brand new ghost stories on Halloween Eve.
September 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This October, we’ll be re-releasing some of the spookiest stories from our back catalogue. Each Sunday we’ll release one story as a stand alone, culminating in a pair of brand new ghost stories on Halloween Eve.
Out today! Our episode in which we interview Amy Jeffs, Gwen Burns and Natalie Brice about their exciting new book ‘Old Songs’. We had such fun recording it.
September 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Out today! Our episode in which we interview Amy Jeffs, Gwen Burns and Natalie Brice about their exciting new book ‘Old Songs’. We had such fun recording it.
We are so excited to share with you next week the episode we record on Monday with Amy Jeffs, Gwen Burns and Natalie Brice. They were such lovely guests and we cannot wait for their book ‘Old Songs’ to be released on 25th September. Pre-order via your local independent book shop.
September 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We are so excited to share with you next week the episode we record on Monday with Amy Jeffs, Gwen Burns and Natalie Brice. They were such lovely guests and we cannot wait for their book ‘Old Songs’ to be released on 25th September. Pre-order via your local independent book shop.
Autumn is here and so the spooky season comes. We are kicking off Season 4 with Borley Rectory. If you love ghost stories then join us this Thursday for two stories on the hauntings at the rectory.
August 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Autumn is here and so the spooky season comes. We are kicking off Season 4 with Borley Rectory. If you love ghost stories then join us this Thursday for two stories on the hauntings at the rectory.
Out today: The Search for Camelot. This episode is very dear to us because it is inspired my our dear dad’s love of The Idylls of the King by Tennyson. Listen in for a discussion of the literary and historical roots of Camelot.
July 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Out today: The Search for Camelot. This episode is very dear to us because it is inspired my our dear dad’s love of The Idylls of the King by Tennyson. Listen in for a discussion of the literary and historical roots of Camelot.
First Season 3 poll is up now on the blog. Vote, vote, vote. You have until the end of the season to make sure we know which story you prefer.
April 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
First Season 3 poll is up now on the blog. Vote, vote, vote. You have until the end of the season to make sure we know which story you prefer.
We’ve been a bit quiet on here recently because we’ve been preparing for our first live show. Online tickets still available. Come along to hear the spooky, strange history of The Lygon Arms. From Oliver Cromwell to Zsa Zsa Gabor. What more could you ask for?
March 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We’ve been a bit quiet on here recently because we’ve been preparing for our first live show. Online tickets still available. Come along to hear the spooky, strange history of The Lygon Arms. From Oliver Cromwell to Zsa Zsa Gabor. What more could you ask for?
Take a look inside our venue for our first live show. Broadway Museum and Art Gallery is a little jewel of a building right on Broadway High Street. This 17th Century tardis is packed with wonders. We are so grateful they are hosting us in their lovely performance space.
March 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Take a look inside our venue for our first live show. Broadway Museum and Art Gallery is a little jewel of a building right on Broadway High Street. This 17th Century tardis is packed with wonders. We are so grateful they are hosting us in their lovely performance space.
Treasure! Does anyone else love the smell of old documents? Especially the kind you find in someone else’s attic! A friend dropped these off to help with our research for the live show.
March 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Treasure! Does anyone else love the smell of old documents? Especially the kind you find in someone else’s attic! A friend dropped these off to help with our research for the live show.
Out today! Our season 2 finale episode on The Devil and The Devil and The Blacksmith with Mark Norman from @folklorepod.bsky.social Listen now for chats on black magic skills, old gods, saints and devils.
March 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Out today! Our season 2 finale episode on The Devil and The Devil and The Blacksmith with Mark Norman from @folklorepod.bsky.social Listen now for chats on black magic skills, old gods, saints and devils.
Just when you think the Winter has gone, it roars back and smacks you in the face. It is snowing in Gloucestershire this morning. Snowing!!
March 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Just when you think the Winter has gone, it roars back and smacks you in the face. It is snowing in Gloucestershire this morning. Snowing!!
Happy International Women’s Day to all you female writers, poets, dreamers, witches, workers, girls and goddesses. This International Women’s Day we say ‘Be more Morgan Le Fay’! Reclaim the sorceress.
March 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Happy International Women’s Day to all you female writers, poets, dreamers, witches, workers, girls and goddesses. This International Women’s Day we say ‘Be more Morgan Le Fay’! Reclaim the sorceress.
Our London Stone episode is now live. Come with me for this minisode where we look at the scant facts about the stone and some of the theories about its origins. Is it a Druidic alter? A Roman mile stone? Or the Mohican heart of London? Listen now!
March 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Our London Stone episode is now live. Come with me for this minisode where we look at the scant facts about the stone and some of the theories about its origins. Is it a Druidic alter? A Roman mile stone? Or the Mohican heart of London? Listen now!
It felt like all those Summer folk events and festivals were just around the corner today. Dust off those maypoles. It’s coming!
March 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It felt like all those Summer folk events and festivals were just around the corner today. Dust off those maypoles. It’s coming!
Our episode on The Mackenzie Poltergeist is out the Thursday. Listen in for two stories about one of the most active hauntings in Britain!
February 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our episode on The Mackenzie Poltergeist is out the Thursday. Listen in for two stories about one of the most active hauntings in Britain!
What have The Lord Protector, a disgraced abbot and the most famous chalk giant in England got in common? They all feature in our episode on the Cerne Abbas Giant. Out this Thursday. Come along and listen for too many mentions of the word tumescent.
February 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
What have The Lord Protector, a disgraced abbot and the most famous chalk giant in England got in common? They all feature in our episode on the Cerne Abbas Giant. Out this Thursday. Come along and listen for too many mentions of the word tumescent.
Sunday Writing Prompt: wild in the city. We’re recording a short set in London this week so we thought we’d put up something urban for you to think about. Our favourite ideas and snippets will be read out at the end of the episode.
February 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Sunday Writing Prompt: wild in the city. We’re recording a short set in London this week so we thought we’d put up something urban for you to think about. Our favourite ideas and snippets will be read out at the end of the episode.
Have you got any episode suggestions for Season 3 of Wyrd Folk? We’d love to hear your weird local folktales or ideas for non-fiction shorts or collaborations? We’ve got some awesome guests lined up but we’d love to hear your ideas.
February 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Have you got any episode suggestions for Season 3 of Wyrd Folk? We’d love to hear your weird local folktales or ideas for non-fiction shorts or collaborations? We’ve got some awesome guests lined up but we’d love to hear your ideas.
We here at Wyrd Folk don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day. So we are giving you a whole minisode this week about Jennet Device and The Pendle Witch Trials. Out Thursday!
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We here at Wyrd Folk don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day. So we are giving you a whole minisode this week about Jennet Device and The Pendle Witch Trials. Out Thursday!
And now we’re #30 on the Spotify Arts Chart! Thanks to all those who listen in!
February 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
And now we’re #30 on the Spotify Arts Chart! Thanks to all those who listen in!
Our #standingstonesunday is also our Wyrd Writing Prompt. This week, we are going back to our first episode and asking you for 200 characters of a story idea about The Whispering Knights at The Rollright Stones. We'll read out our favourite answers in the last episode of Season 2.
February 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Our #standingstonesunday is also our Wyrd Writing Prompt. This week, we are going back to our first episode and asking you for 200 characters of a story idea about The Whispering Knights at The Rollright Stones. We'll read out our favourite answers in the last episode of Season 2.
Woke up this morning to find that we are a top 50 show on the Apple Arts Chart! Thanks so much to everyone to listened in this week.
February 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Woke up this morning to find that we are a top 50 show on the Apple Arts Chart! Thanks so much to everyone to listened in this week.
What is Wyrd Folk? Well, we’re a duelling storytellers podcast, in which two sisters duke it out to see who can tell the best version of a British or Irish folktale. A duel to the death (or to the pain) in which you decide which one of us is the winner.
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What is Wyrd Folk? Well, we’re a duelling storytellers podcast, in which two sisters duke it out to see who can tell the best version of a British or Irish folktale. A duel to the death (or to the pain) in which you decide which one of us is the winner.
This Thursday, come hear two tales of The Hairy Hands of Dartmoor.
February 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This Thursday, come hear two tales of The Hairy Hands of Dartmoor.
The Mermaid of Blakemere blog post and poll are up on our website (www.wyrdfolkpod.com). There’s also an embedded player for those of you who haven’t gotten round to listening yet. Vote now!
February 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The Mermaid of Blakemere blog post and poll are up on our website (www.wyrdfolkpod.com). There’s also an embedded player for those of you who haven’t gotten round to listening yet. Vote now!