In this episode we continue our look at the folk traditions surrounding the early harvest feast. This time we look at the fairs of Tailtiu or Carmen; plus we play 'an hour in the hay', and mull over the significance of that very first loaf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? Listen to full podcast episodes https://anchor.fm/folkways ? Become a Friend of Folkways https://bit.ly/34awiDB ☕️ Buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw ? Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com ? Connect with Folkways on Instagram or Twitter @folkwayschannel ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkmnEFmH50

? Listen to full podcast episodes https://anchor.fm/folkways ? Become a Friend of Folkways https://bit.ly/34awiDB ☕️ Buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw ? Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com ? Connect with Folkways on Instagram or Twitter @folkwayschannel | LINKS + SOURCES | ? BAKE YO BREAD https://bit.ly/3KFuK5k Ditchfield, P.H. 'Old English Customs: Extant at the Present Time'. (London: Methuen, 1896) https://bit.ly/3vMRKKf Dunlop and Tirion 'Night Sky Almanac: A Stargazer's guider to 2022'. (Glasgow: Collins, 2021) https://amzn.to/3FTHfqL Hutton, Ronald 'The Stations of The Sun'. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997) https://bit.ly/3hG1Wft Lagram, Anne Marie 'Country Wisdom and Folklore Almanac'. (Talking Trees Books, 2020) https://www.talkingtreesbooks.co.uk Leendertz, Lia 'The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2022'. (London: Gaia/Octopus Publishing Group, 2021) https://www.lialeendertz.com/ Roud, Steve 'The English Year'. (London: Penguin Books, 2008) https://bit.ly/3txP9RQ Wright, Jonathan 'The Forager's Calendar'. (London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019) https://www.foragerscalendar.net ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W9j73fsuZ8

Some belated visuals to go with the 2023 festive Folkways Podcast show. Come in from the cold, warm your feet by the fire, as it’s time to consider The Ancestors. ? ? Listen to full podcast episodes https://anchor.fm/folkways ? Become a Friend of Folkways https://bit.ly/34awiDB ☕️ Buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw? Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com ? Connect with Folkways on Instagram or Twitter @folkwayspodcast ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKb508iKvOs

? Listen to full podcast episodes https://anchor.fm/folkways ? Become a Friend of Folkways ? https://bit.ly/34awiDB ☕️ Buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw ? Get in contact folkwayschannel@gmail.com ? Connect with Folkways on Instagram or Twitter @folkwayschannel | LINKS + SOURCES | Leigh, Mike (1976). 'Nuts in May', Play for Today https://bit.ly/3yAUGuo Hill, Susan 'The Magic Apple Tree'. London: Hamish Hamilton https://amzn.to/3JwpFvn Ditchfield, P.H. 'Old English Customs: Extant at the Present Time'. (London: Methuen, 1896) https://bit.ly/3vMRKKf Dunlop and Tirion 'Night Sky Almanac: A Stargazer's guider to 2022'. (Glasgow: Collins, 2021) https://amzn.to/3FTHfqL Hutton, Ronald 'The Stations of The Sun'. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997) https://bit.ly/3hG1Wft Lagram, Anne Marie 'Country Wisdom and Folklore Almanac'. (Talking Trees Books, 2020) https://www.talkingtreesbooks.co.uk Leendertz, Lia 'The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2022'. (London: Gaia/Octopus Publishing Group, 2021) https://www.lialeendertz.com/ Roud, Steve 'The English Year'. (London: Penguin Books, 2008) https://bit.ly/3txP9RQ Wright, Jonathan 'The Forager's Calendar'. (London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019) https://www.foragerscalendar.net ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21fbQwGkfjk