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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 6d

A new edition of Katharine Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies was published last month, illustrated by Fee Greening. In tomorrow's online talk, Fee will be in conversation about her illustrations for the book, as well as her other work and influences. 7 Oct, 7pm BST www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fee-greeni...

Image of the cover Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies on a green background with accompanying illustrations of mermaids by Fee Greening and the wording 'A new edition of Katharine Briggs's short A-Z of Folklore, with beautiful, bespoke illustrations by Fee Greening'.

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 9d

📢Call for Papers📢 ‘Folklore on the Move’: The Folklore Society’s annual conference 2026 in collaboration with the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. In person conference: 5-7 Jun 2026; online conference day: 10 Jun 2026. Proposal deadline 14 Dec www.folklore-society.com/event/call-f...

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 11d

Join us on Tues for our next online talk: Fee Greening in conversation about her work, influences, and her illustrated edition of Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies, published last month. Tues 7 Oct, 19:00 BST on Zoom. Tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fee-greeni...

Fee Greening in conversation: Katharine Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies

Artist Fee Greening, inspired by Gothic fairytale and medieval illumination, illustrates a new edition of Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies.

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CFRC-Folklore @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social · 11d

What a wonderful day for the #CFRC 'crew' at @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social! We had a brilliant time networking and workshopping with the next generation of #folklore researchers! Thrilled to have supported this event with @folkloresociety.bsky.social and @herts.ac.uk

Cath 🏴‍☠️ @cathbannister1.bsky.social · 16d

Lovely day with newer researchers at @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social presenting on folk group identities with @drjuliabish.bsky.social on behalf of the @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social, zine making and exploring our folklore origin stories! Thanks Holly and the FLS @folkloresociety.bsky.social.

The back of a zine reading Ta Ta Todmorden with the FLS and CFRC logos

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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · 15d

So many interesting conversations with up-and-coming folklore researchers! Thanks to the @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social for excellent hospitality and @folkloresociety.bsky.social for hosting!

Cath 🏴‍☠️ @cathbannister1.bsky.social · 16d

Lovely day with newer researchers at @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social presenting on folk group identities with @drjuliabish.bsky.social on behalf of the @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social, zine making and exploring our folklore origin stories! Thanks Holly and the FLS @folkloresociety.bsky.social.

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Stephen Miller @miller-flash-1066.bsky.social · 15d

September’s Folklore (136:3) features two of my reviews on books about the social supernatural & the persistence of paganism. Both richly worth the doing. Some splendid other stuff too! 😉
@uexeterpress.bsky.social @robincdouglas.bsky.social @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social @folkloresociety.bsky.social

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Charlotte Smith @charlotteofthefens.bsky.social · 15d

Today's post: new research from the @folkloresociety.bsky.social can't wait! #folkloresky

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Cath 🏴‍☠️ @cathbannister1.bsky.social · 16d

Lovely day with newer researchers at @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social presenting on folk group identities with @drjuliabish.bsky.social on behalf of the @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social, zine making and exploring our folklore origin stories! Thanks Holly and the FLS @folkloresociety.bsky.social.

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Ceri Houlbrook @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social · 19d

It was a beautiful day for welcoming the new cohort of MA Folklore Studies students to campus at the University of Hertfordshire AND for publishing a folklore book with @manchesterup.bsky.social - which you can buy now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180377/

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 25d

Next week: Our next online talk is from Roy Vickery, on '50 Years of Plant-Lore Collecting'. Tuesday 23 September, 19:00-20:30 BST on Zoom. Tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/50-years-o...

50 Years of Plant-Lore Collecting

Roy Vickery looks back at five decades of attempts to collect and study plant folklore, 1970s – 2020s

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Owen Davies @odavies9.bsky.social · 26d

Our brand new @folkloresociety.bsky.social
website was launched today! Going strong since 1878. Keep a look out for new content and become a member!

folklore-society.com

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Sep 12

📢The Folklore Society President’s Prize 2025: deadline 30 Sept 2025📢 The Prize is awarded to a folklore studies essay by a student on a relevant undergraduate or post-graduate or equivalent course at a university/institution of HE or FE in the UK or Republic of Ireland. tinyurl.com/423xwexv

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Sep 9

Next week: The Folklore Society Presidential Address 2025, 'The Soldier's Tale', is on Tuesday 16th September at 17:30 BST. Online via Zoom, with limited in-person places for members also attending our AGM. This is a free event but donations are welcomed www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-soldie...

The Soldier's Tale

The Folklore Society Presidential Address 2025 by Prof. David Hopkin looks at traditional narratives of soldiers

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Sep 9

Tickets are still available for tonight's online talk: Professor Peter Harrop on 'Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance: Travels in Search of Authentic Performance'. 7pm BST on Zoom. Hope to see you there!

The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's September and our programme of online talks is resuming next week! First up, 'Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance' by Prof. Peter Harrop. Tuesday 9 September at 19:00 BST, tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violet-alf...

Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance

In the 1930s, an English folklorist and a French theatre director, made individual journeys in search of authentic performance

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English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our friend Prof. Peter Harrop is giving an online talk for our mates at the @folkloresociety.bsky.social on Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violet-alf...

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hi Anna! Hmm interesting, I'll have a dig. If you want to email us at folklore-society.com/about/contact/ I'll let you know what I can find

Contact us - The Folklore Society

Our staff work part time and will respond as soon as possible or write to: The Folklore Society, 50 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 5BT, UK. Tel. +44 (0) 203 915 3034

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Sep 3

In person and online. In person places are limited and are currently fully booked, but please join the waiting list to be notified if an in-person place becomes available. There is no registration fee, but places must be booked.

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Sep 3

Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation: Revisiting Oral Narrative. The ninth ‘Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation’ joint hybrid seminar, hosted by The Royal Anthropological Institute and The Folklore Society. Thurs 23 Oct 2025, 10:00 - 17:00 BST. folklore-society.com/event/folklo...

Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation: Revisiting Oral Narrative - The Folklore Society

‘Revisiting Oral Narrative: Anthropology, Folklore and History’Ninth ‘Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation’ Joint SeminarThe Folklore Society and The Royal Anthropological Institute

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Sep 3

We have lots of exciting events coming up this month and beyond. For our upcoming events see folklore-society.com/events/

Events - The Folklore Society

More new Folklore Society events coming soon!

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's September and our programme of online talks is resuming next week! First up, 'Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance' by Prof. Peter Harrop. Tuesday 9 September at 19:00 BST, tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violet-alf...

Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance

In the 1930s, an English folklorist and a French theatre director, made individual journeys in search of authentic performance

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Aug 29

📣A History of Folklore online course📣Following our sold out course in January, A History of Folklore, run by The Folklore Society in partnership with Oxford Continuing Education, is running again in September 2025, Jan 2026 & Apr 2026. Details and booking here: www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/a-hi...

A History of Folklore

This course provides an historical introduction to the development of folklore studies in Britain. It will review historical conceptions and approaches to folklore from the seventeenth-century antiqua...

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Folklore Centre Todmorden @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social · Aug 29

Looking forward to this next weekend- great line-up and interesting talks!
I’ll be waffling on about, I mean speaking authoritatively about, Satanic Freemasonry, or lack of …
@folkloresociety.bsky.social
folklore-society.com/event/2693/

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Aug 26

Ooh, wonderful!

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · Aug 23

The move into our new premises is going really well. But can you help us open sooner?

We need 6 very specific units to complete the first phase. They cost £25 each.

Can you sponsor one on the link below? We will put your name on the unit as sponsor

www.gofundme.com/f/secure-the...

Thank you

Bookcases in a room with a flower rug on the floor

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · Aug 21

'Lying in Legend and Tradition': This year's Legendary Weekend of The Folklore Society will be held at Tullie House in Carlisle on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September. Tickets £70. For the programme and booking see folklore-society.com/event/2693/

Lying in Legend and Tradition: The Nineteenth Legendary Weekend of The Folklore Society - The Folklore Society

I saw a peacock with a fiery tail, and may this bread choke me if the moon landings were not filmed on Mars. When the crows flew off, they lifted the tree over nine red-hot ploughshares. Helen was nev...

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