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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Next month, I'll be hosting @joannechocolat.bsky.social for a rare online talk and Q&A. All proceeds support @folklorelibrary.bsky.social , for which Joanne is Patron. She will be discussing folklore, ballads and her new book Tickets (inc. recording) available now from bit.ly/flaevents

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There's a rare opportunity to spend an evening in the company of our Patron Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social on Sat 17 Oct. Joanne will be discussing the importance of folklore and ballads in her writing, and her new book. Tickets (inc. recording) are £10 from bit.ly/flaevents now!

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We've made a big update to our second-hand book sales page. Excellent resources for folklore enthusiasts and storytellers. All proceeds support our work as a charity. Browse and order now at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... while they are available. Please share on...

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Starting in a couple of hours if you’d like to join us

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Apart from the new CD, I've marked down all of the band's stuff on Bandcamp: you can either decide what to pay, or if money's tight, just listen for free... joanneharrisandthestorytimeband.bandcamp.com

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Joanne Harris and the Storytime Band

Joanne Harris (joanne-harris.co.uk) is the author of novels, short stories, libretti and scripts. With the Storytime Band, she performs original music and songs - along with the stories that inspired ...

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It's eight years tomorrow since we posted on Twitter that Sting had been in to return his books.

A shelf on the book return trolley. The titles of the five books are Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make, The Bonds That Break, Every Step You Take and I Am Watching You.

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

WINTER HAUNTS is back on the 14th November, and we have a fantastic line-up of authors joining us for an online day of workshops and interviews! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #ghoststory #ghoststories #gothic #gothicfiction #horror #horrorfiction #writing #writers #authors

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Tonight we will be learning all about the story of the woman whose ghost is said to haunt Newstead Abbey as a white lady, Sophia Hyatt There’s still time to join us, and your ticket will get you a recording too if you can’t be there at the time bit.ly/flaevents is the place to book

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Grab a ticket for this Saturday at 8pm to explore the haunting of Lord Byron’s ancestral home, and the story of the lady who does so Tickets from bit.ly/flaevents, includes a video replay

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Don’t forget our next online talk is this coming Saturday at 8pm via Zoom Dr Sophie Hollinshead will be discussing the life of Sophia Hyatt, and her ghost’s haunting of Newstead Abbey. Tickets £5 including a recording of the talk available now from bit.ly/flaevents

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Tickets are available now for our next online talk, which will be on Saturday 12th September at 8pm. Dr Sophie Hollinshead will be discussing the story of a famous haunting at Byron's ancestral home, Newstead Abbey Tickets just £5+fees (including recording) from bit.ly/flaevents

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Our next SPOOKY online talk is now booking On Saturday 12th September, 8pm, via Zoom, Dr Sophie Hollinshead will be talking about Sophia Hyatt, who ghost may haunt Lord Byron's ancestral home, Newstead Abbey. Or does it? Tickets £5 (+fees) from bit.ly/flaevents Ticket income supports our charity

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Tonight! Still time to grab a ticket for some Shakespearean folklore

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

TOMORROW NIGHT! Online at 8pm UK time, with video replay access for all ticket holders. SHAKESPEARE AND FOLKTALE: Magic, Monsters and the Stories We Still Tell Illustrated talk and Q&A with Dr Koel Chatterjee Ticket just £5 (+ fees) from bit.ly/flaevents

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The next online fundraising talk I'm hosting for @folklorelibrary.bsky.social is next Saturday. Shakespeare scholar will be looking at the bard, magic and monsters Tickets are just £5 (plus booking) from bit.ly/flaevents - ticket holders get a recording if they can't be there live Come and join us

A faded background of two fairies with the details of the talk date and time over the top

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Our next online fundraising talk is next Saturday, 22nd August, at 8pm. Shakespeare scholar will be looking at the bard, magic and monsters Tickets are just £5 (plus booking) from bit.ly/flaevents - ticket holders get a recording if they can't be there live Come and join us

A faded background of two fairies with the talk date and time details over the top

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Tracey Norman Author @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Join @folklorelibrary.bsky.social on Sat 25 for this fascinating insight into female #dragon slayers. Just £5 at bit.ly/flaevents and ticketholders get a recording, so don't let your timezone get in your way! Funds raised will support the charity's work. #dragons #dragonlore #dragonslayer

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

More folklore books from cultures around the world added to our second hand book webstore today, including quite a few that are rare and hard to source in the UK, and first editions. All sales support our charity. www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... to browse and buy #folklore #books

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Coming up this Saturday! Our online talk with Jasmine Elmer, author of the world's first book on FEMALE DRAGON SLAYERS is this Saturday at 8pm UK time. All ticket holder receive a recording too. Tickets just £5 (plus booking fee) from bit.ly/flaevents Proceeds support our work. Come and join us

Promo graphic for the talk, with the same details as the main post in coloured writing on a black background

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A few more books added to our second hand books website today, including these two titles from folklorist Linda Degh which are really hard to get hold of in the UK without paying a lot to import them www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... to browse and buy to support our charity

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

We’re hanging around in Portsmouth. Maybe we should go and check to make sure @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social is still cool…

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We've added a few more books to our second hand folklore bookshop this afternoon, including a couple of rare and unusual items. Mostly folk tale works today www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... All sales support our charitable work

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Lots more second hand folklore books going up for sale to raise money for our work including, today, this First Edition copy of The Lore of the Land by Westwood and Simpson. Browse and buy at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We have loads of second hand folklore books hitting the web over the coming days and weeks, including some from Neil Philip's collections. Highlight of the first batch is this rare 1st edition of Gogmagog by T.C. Lethbridge Expand your library at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...

A book on a table. The book is Gogmagog by T.C. Lethbridge

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Today we are collecting items from the collection of the late folklorist @neilphilipmyth.bsky.social We are delighted to be able to allow you all access in the future to so many of these wonderful works

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Book Review BECOMING BABA YAGA by Kris Spisak "Spisak’s writing style is easy and accessible, rather like sitting around a fire while a storyteller weaves a tale. The academic rigour underpinning her work is undeniable" Read the full review at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/becoming-bab...

Book cover for Becoming Baba Yaga, featuring a woman in a long dress and a house on chicken legs

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

In our next online talk, Sat 25th July at 8pm via Zoom (with recording for all ticket holders) we will be hosting author @jasmineelmer.bsky.social Jasmine's new book SLAY is the world's first study of female dragon slayers, and this will be one of the first online talks bit.ly/flaevents to book

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Last call for poltergeist fun! Join us online at 8pm this evening or buy a ticket and watch the replay whenever you like bit.ly/flaevents

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Tomorrow night, online. Come and join us for some poltergeist action bit.ly/flaevents

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#Poltergeists are fascinating. Join us on Saturday to find out just how fascinating, as @deborahhyde.bsky.social leads an exploration into their strange #history. 8pm UK time. Tickets £5, from bit.ly/flaevents Ticket holders get a link to a recording, so don't let your timezone hold you back!

Graphic advertising an online talk from The Folklore Library & Archive on Sat 27 June 2026 at 8pm GMT. Guest speaker Deborah Hyde, presenting 'When the Spirit Moves You: the strange history of the Poltergeist'. Tickets £5 from bit.ly/flaevents
All ticket holders receive a link to the talk, so you can enjoy it even if you're in a different time zone!
Part of the FLA Online series of talks raising money for the Folklore Library & Archive, a registered charity.

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This Saturday! Join us for an exploration of what lies behind cases like #Enfield, #Battersea, the Bell Witch... what are #poltergeists and why are we so intrigued by them? Find out with the fabulous @deborahhyde.bsky.social in the next FLA Online talk. Just £5 from bit.ly/flaevents #poltergeist

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Don’t forget out next online talk is on Saturday week, and it’s all about poltergoosts… wooooo! Tickets include a video replay. Book now for a fiver (plus EventBrite fee) bit.ly/flaevents

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We have added some more stock to our online second hand bookshop for folklore titles, including these rare Hamish Hamilton titles. Buy now while they are available at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... All income goes directly to our charitable work

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Our next online fundraising talk is coming up on Saturday June 27th at 8pm via Zoom This time, our guest speaker is Deborah Hyde who will be speaking on the history of the Poltergeist. Tickets are £5 (plus booking fee) which also gets you access to a recording. bit.ly/flaevents to grab a place

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

More second hand folklore and storytelling books added to our online shop. All money comes to the charity. A couple of rare and obscure titles in this batch, with more on the way. Browse and shop at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...

Fireside tales of the traveller children book cover

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

If you are doing any place name research, then you might like to know that we have just added these two titles to our second-hand bookshop online. Both are less that a fiver. Visit www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se... to take a look. Many more titles coming soon.

Copy of book The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English place-names

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Continue to grow your folklore library... We have posted some more of our duplicate books for sale to raise money for the charity. This time there are some rare and first edition examples as well as this classic of childlore. Priced below market average www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...

Book cover - a book of devil's and demons

Book cover - Children's games in street and playground

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Last call for tickets for this evening’s online talk

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Last chance for tickets … our next online talk is this evening

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

There are just a couple of weeks left to get to Dark Secrets: The Esoteric Exhibition at The Vaults in London. Check out our whistle-stop look at some of the exhibits. #esoteric #DarkSecrets #magic #spiritualism #creepy #dark #TheVaults #WhatsOn youtu.be/w7WD5Hwjuik?...

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Want a low cost solution to build up your folklore library? Looking for a rare title? We have opened a 2nd hand folklore web bookshop, raising money for charity @folklorelibrary.bsky.social We have 100s of books to add, and the first 20 or so are up www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/c17/Se...

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We found a pack of Greek Erotic Pottery Playing Cards in our storeroom last night. We are not posting pictures ... the Alt Text would be too challenging.

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Today, 8th May, is traditionally Flora Day in Helston, Cornwall. The earliest record of the dance in a form as it generally appears now is most likely from the end of the 18th century. We have a number of photos in our archives of Flora Day in the past, and this postcard is from 1907.

Sepia postcard showing Flora Day. A man with a bass drum, couples dancing and many onlookers including a uniformed policeman.

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This will be a @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social tour that will be worth going on if you can get there

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Register now for our annual conference 'Folklore on the Move', in collaboration with the Elphinstone Institute. 5 - 7 June at the University of Aberdeen and 10 June online. In-person registration closes on 15th May. Find the programme and booking form here: www.folklore-society.com/event/folklo...

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