Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Witches of Pollok House, written by Róisín McCrimmon and read by Rebecca Brown🔥

Read a text version of the story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-witches-of-pollok-house/

Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!
www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop! facebook.com/FolkloreScotland
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

#134 The Witches of Pollok House | Campfire Tales

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Big Grey Man, written by Liana Paraschaki and read by Rebecca Brown🔥

Read a text version of the story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/am-fear-liath-mor/

Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!
www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop! facebook.com/FolkloreScotland
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

#135 The Big Grey Man | Campfire Tales

This week on The Crannog we're talking all things Kings! 👑

Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Check out our socials to keep in the loop! 
facebook.com/FolkloreScotland 
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
 instagram.com/folklorescotland

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

SOURCES
https://www.lookandlearn.com/blog/29871/the-seers-that-foresaw-the-fates-of-scotlands-kings/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrt292p
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-AngloScottish-Wars-or-Wars-of-Scottish-Independence/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_kings_of_Scotland
https://allpoetry.com/Nathalocus
Dictionary of National Biography, s.v. "Buchanan, George (1506-1582)" (New York: Macmillan and Co., 1886), 192.
https://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php/Rerum_Scoticarum_Historia#cite_note-9 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Boece 
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A29962.0001.001/1:11.29?rgn=div2;view=fulltext

#136 Kings | The Crannog

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The White Lady of Rownam Avenue, written by Liana Paraschaki and read by Rebecca Brown🔥

Read a text version of the story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-white-lady-of-rownam-avenue/

Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!
www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop! facebook.com/FolkloreScotland
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

#137 The White Lady of Rownam Avenue | Campfire Tales

Barnacle Goose: fruit or fish? Find out in this episode of The Crannog...

Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Check out our socials to keep in the loop! 
facebook.com/FolkloreScotland 
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
 instagram.com/folklorescotland

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

SOURCES
https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/barnacle-geese-the-curious-tale-of-the-bird-which-people-believed-grew-on-trees-and-even-linnaeus-bought-into-the-legend-236035
https://www.gwct.org.uk/wildlife/species-of-the-month/2021/barnacle-goose/
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barnacle_Goose/lifehistory
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/barnacle-geese-bright-lines-and-the
https://sercblog.si.edu/science-superstition-and-the-goose-barnacle/
https://www.nature.scot/doc/return-geese-islay
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/barnacles.htm
https://folklorescotland.com/the-thunder-hag/
The Peat-Fire Flame, Alasdair. Alpin MacGregor

#138 Folklore of the Sky | The Crannog

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Brownie of Ferne Den, written by Elizabeth W. Grierson and read by Rosie Young 🔥

Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!
www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop! facebook.com/FolkloreScotland
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

#139 The Brownie Of Ferne Den | Campfire Tales

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Kelpie of St Vigeans, written and read by Rebecca Brown 🔥

Read a text version of the story on our website: https://folklorescotland.com/the-st-vigeans-kelpie/

Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!
www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop! facebook.com/FolkloreScotland
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

#140 The Kelpie of St Vigeans | Campfire Tales

Scotland is steeped in fairy lore! There are so many to choose from, but this week on The Crannog we're discussing Schiehallion (The Fairy Hill), Reverend Robert Kirk, The Fairies of Merlin's Crag, and the Nuckelavee!

Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Check out our socials to keep in the loop! 
facebook.com/FolkloreScotland 
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
 instagram.com/folklorescotland

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

SOURCES
https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/whats-new/news/1594-schiehallion-fairies
https://www.storiesofscotland.com/podcast/2024/4/26/nuckelavee
https://folklorescotland.com/nuckelavee/
https://folklorescotland.com/the-nuckelavee/ 
https://thoughtcatalog.com/chrissy-stockton/2018/05/nuckelavee/
https://dcmp.org/media/14606-monstrum-nuckelavee-scotland-s-skinless-evil-monstrosity
https://mythoi.substack.com/p/nuckelavee-the-devil-of-the-sea
https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/the-terrifying-myth-of-orkneys-horse-demon-nuckelavee-607848
https://www.thirteen.org/programs/monstrum/nuckelavee-scotlands-skinless-evil-monstrosity-2n7bkl/
https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/folklore/nuckelavee-scottish/
https://writingwerewolf.wordpress.com/2019/05/09/folklores-scariest-creatures-the-nuckelavee/
https://folklorethursday.com/halloween/the-six-creepiest-creatures-from-scottish-folklore/
https://www.tumblr.com/bestiarium/664293844922351616/the-nuckelavee-scottish-mythology-orcadian
https://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/the-nuckelavee-folklore/
https://lewisrhystwiby.wordpress.com/2023/10/01/myths-legends-and-faith-nuckelavee/


#141 Fairies | The Crannog

In this exciting episode (the last before our festive break!) we're joined by writer Berlie Doherty, where we discuss the folklore of the sea, with a specific focus on her wonderful book The Seamaiden's Odyssey 🧜‍♀️

Purchase The Seamaiden's Odyssey: https://berliedoherty.com/books/the-seamaidens-odyssey/

Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Check out our socials to keep in the loop! 
facebook.com/FolkloreScotland 
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
 instagram.com/folklorescotland

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

SOURCES
https://weewhitehoose.co.uk/study/the-maid-of-the-wave/
https://scotlands-stories.com/traditional-scottish-mermaid-stories/

#142 The Seamaiden's Odyssey, with Berlie Doherty | The Crannog

Welcome to the final episode of the podcast this year! In this episode of Campfire Tales, we have The Denfiend Clan, written and read by David White. We hope everyone has a lovely festive season, and we'll be back in 2025 with new episodes of The Folklore Scotland Podcast🔥

Support our work on Kofi: ko-fi.com/folklorescotland

Thank you to Linley for providing the fabulous artwork for this series!
www.linleybarba.com/

Check out our socials to keep in the loop! facebook.com/FolkloreScotland
twitter.com/FolkloreScot
instagram.com/folklorescotland/

Folklore Scotland is a Scottish registered charity whose aim is to connect the tales of the past with the technology of today. You can visit our website and explore your local folklore at www.folklorescotland.com. If you would like to become one of our voluntary contributors or would like to get in touch, email us at info@folklorescotland.com

#143 The Denfiend Clan | Campfire Tales

Scottish registered charity telling the tales of the past with the technology of today. Tune in every week for insight on Scottish folklore!

Every two weeks you can expect episodes that delve deep into the world of folklore, either with Cathy and Rosie over at Into The Greenwood, or with our panel of presenters in The Crannog. Every week in between, we release shorter storytelling 'Campfire Tales'.

#136 Kings | The Crannog

Folklore Scotland

Related tracks