This week on Into the Greenwood, Rosie and Cathy are joined by Liana as they get their teeth stuck into a tale about a river crossing, a supernatural stranger, and a dog! 

Into The Greenwood is the segment of the podcast where our hosts Rosie and Cathy take an in-depth look into the themes and variants of a single folktale 🌳

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SOURCES
https://www.pretanicworld.com/mythology/river-goddesses.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Tay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Forth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Clyde
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Spean
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelpie
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1707/death-burial--the-afterlife-in-the-ancient-celtic/
https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/pt2/pt222.htm
https://www.icysedgwick.com/oak-tree-folklore/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Campbell

#71 The Two Shepherds | Into The Greenwood

In this episode of the Beastie Bothy, we're looking at a real life beastie! Come on in and meet the pine marten...

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#115 Mairten Cat | The Beastie Bothy

We're back 🤩

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Giants of Braemar, written by Elizabeth Taylor and read by David White 🔥

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#116 The Giants Of Braemar | Campfire Tales

The fairies of the Highlands and Islands and the brownies of the Borders make for a fantastic story, but the Central Belt has its folklore too! This week, we're looking at stories that sprung up around Scotland's Central Belt...

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#117 Central Belt Stories | 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 Fairy's Midwife, written by W.G Stewart and read by David White 🔥

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#118 The Fairy's Midwife | Campfire Tales

In this episode of the Beastie Bothy, we're joined by the one and only, Ghillie Dhu...

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#119 The Ghillie Dhu | The Beastie Bothy

Welcome to Campfire Tales! Every two weeks you can enjoy a short story read by one of our contributors. This week we have The Ghost of Bogandoran, written by W.G Stewart and read by Rebecca White 🔥

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#120 The Ghost Of Bogandoran | Campfire Tales

This week, we're joined in The Crannog by a very special guest, Kirsty, from Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott himself! It's a slightly longer episode this week but we get our teeth into lots of great stories about the folkloric themes in Scott's work 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♂️

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#121 Walter Scott | 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 Seal Killer, written by W.G Stewart and read by David White 🔥

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#122 The Seal Killer |Campfire Tales

There's a whole world of saints to discover in Scotland, and in this episode we're bringing you the stories of four of them! 
Please note there are audio issues in this episode. Thank you  for your patience.

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#123 Scotland's Saints | 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 Farmer of Auchriachan, written by W.G Stewart and read by David White 🔥

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The Farmer of Auchriachan | 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'.

#71 The Two Shepherds | Into The Greenwood

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