Went for a walk in Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, NC yesterday for Dia de Los Muertos. I thought I’d turn on this spirit box app I just got that the @legends.bsky.social fellas have mentioned. Looks like the residents were quite talkative.

There’s a big autumnal cold front coming in tomorrow afternoon and evening with a bit of rain, so I’m doing my traditional Samhain bonfire tonight instead. #appalachian #folklore #podcast #halloween #allhallowseve #samhain #thatcountrylife #bonfire

🧚🏻‍♀️NEW EPISODE🧚🏻‍♀️ I tell a favorite tale from this month’s AFP guest ⁦‪Bethan Briggs-Miller. I hope y’all enjoy The Changeling by Alan Roderick from his book Folklore of Glamorgan. #appalachian #folklore #podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

My lovely lady bought a bushel of Rome apples 🍎 when we were in the Virginia APPLE-achians (I’m not apologizing). She made a small batch of apple cider last night, and started a big pot of it this morning. The house is going to smell amazing all day!

Got my copy of @folklorepod.bsky.social and @folklorewales.bsky.social’s amazing new book yesterday! The folklore shelf on my desk keeps growing!

I’m really looking forward to this book. I’m sure I’ll do a mini review of it on the show once it comes out. Get yourself a copy!

This Dark Land - The dark side of Shropshire Folklore 💀 I am really excited to share that I'm doing a special Halloween talk on 28th October at 11 am! Join me as we delve into the dark side of this picturesque county and uncover its hidden secrets. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-dark-...

Mountain time in Fancy Gap, VA.

Sunshine boys in the big bed

⛏️NEW EPISODE⚒️ This month on AFP, I speak with Bethan Briggs-Miller about Welsh mining history and folklore, and the ties between Welsh and Welsh-American mining culture. Y’all enjoy! #appalachian #folklore #podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

You can read my new short story- 'John Barleycorn,' by following the link below. I'd love to know what you think! ko-fi.com/post/John-Ba...

I need a job asap so I can start buying books again 😁

If everyone who follows us invited one person to follow us, and they did, we would have twice as many followers. That’s the theory. Try and prove it… Join us again for more pointless maths marketing

Looks like our Black Dog hobby horse is lined up to go on loan to another museum exhibition in 2024.

I really enjoyed the @folklorepod.bsky.social Lecture yesterday on Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Cosplay/costuming discussion in the chat was wonderful. I really do need to get my Mark Norman cosplay together should Folk-a-palooza happen again.

Tonight at 8pm, online, Dr Peter Hewitt, founder of the Folklore Museums Network, discusses Intangible Cultural Heritage. Just how do we collect, preserve and protect all those things that aren’t physical objects in folklore? www.thefolklorepodcast.com/lectures to book a place

A quick trip to the beach

How do you collect and preserve Intangible Cultural Heritage and how can you work with the material as a folklorist? Join Dr Peter Hewitt of @FolkloreMuseums on Saturday, online at 8pm to learn more Tickets £5 including video replay www.thefolklorepodcast.com/lectures

Oh hai! Can I have attention and love plz?

Oktoberfest bonfire in full swing! 🍺🌭🥨🇩🇪

A beautiful morning. It was unusually still: no fish, no boats, no wind.