The Scottish Folklore Podcast

Scotland is steeped in ghost stories, and in this episode Jenny tells two of these tales, The Searching Woman of Lewis and The Weeping Lass at the Dancing Place. Both have very sad women, but the ghosts could not be more different, be sure to listen with the lights on!Follow The Scottish Folklore Podcast on Instagram Visit the website and view the interactive mapSupport Jenny as she makes the show by joining the Patreon

Join Jenny as she explores some of the many Yuletide and Hogmanay traditions, customs, rituals, and rites that have been practised in Scotland over the millennia. From ancient burial cairns being aligned with the setting winter solstice sun, to different types of divination, cow-hides and clubs, and of course, first-footing, these traditions are part of the celebration of the darkest days of the year, and the rebirth into a new cycle of life. Follow The Scottish Folklore Podcast on Instagram Visit the website and view the interactive mapSupport Jenny as she makes the show by joining the Patreon

The epic adventure continues in this episode as Ian must now serve his new master, the King of The Land of Green Mountains, and fulfil his increasingly outrageous demands else he be put to death! This episode is part two of The Land of Green Mountains, listen to part one before diving into this!Follow The Scottish Folklore Podcast on Instagram Visit the website to view the interactive map and read a different version of the storySupport Jenny as she makes the show by joining the Patreon

The bubbling cauldron of Scottish folklore is brimming with tales of witches and witchcraft, and while all these stories are filled with strange supernatural happenings, some are more strange than others. Listen in and join Jenny as she wades into some of the weirder tales of witchcraft that she’s found, including folklore of Macleans of Duart, bearded babies, and some real squelchy revenge. Follow The Scottish Folklore Podcast on Instagram Visit the website and view the interactive mapSupport Jenny as she makes the show by joining the Patreon

There was once an ancient race of Giants that roamed the hills and glens of Scotland, and although they are now long gone, their stories have survived. In this episode of the Scottish Folklore Podcast Jenny tells two tremendous traditional Scottish folk tales called The Giant of Morvern and The Lonely Giant. You can see how the land and lore of this episode intertwine by exploring the interactive map.Follow The Scottish Folklore Podcast on Instagram.

Journey back to the 13th century and down to the Scottish borders for perhaps the most well known fairy tale in all of Scotland, that of Thomas the Rhymer.Follow The Scottish Folklore Podcast on Instagram.Visit the website and view the interactive map.Many thanks to Glen Robertson for his wonderful lute playing, you can find him on Instagram @GCRMusician.

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