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Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 18d

‘It is a magical feeling […] knowing that the beavers are living just beyond the treeline.’

@matthewmshaw.bsky.social rejoices in the reintroduction of beavers to Cornwall's Lost Gardens of Heligan www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/10/beav...

Photo: Andy Wilson

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Oct 7

Currently only £4 a can for a Lost Folk beer! beakbrewery.com/products/the...

THE LOST FOLK - BEAK X FABER & FABER - 5% DDH PALE

As part of an ongoing project with Faber & Faber, Beak is using its labels to exhibit the work of some of the UK’s most urgent writers. This beer is guest-edited by the artist, writer and curator ...

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Sep 30

Stones of Kernow have made some excellent new merch. My eyes are on that yellow jumper: everpress.com/stones-of-kernow-merch

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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 Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Sep 8

I should also say you can buy cans here: beakbrewery.com/collections/...

THE LOST FOLK - BEAK X FABER & FABER - 5% DDH PALE

As part of an ongoing project with Faber & Faber, Beak is using its labels to exhibit the work of some of the UK’s most urgent writers. This beer is guest-edited by the artist, writer and curator ...

beakbrewery.com

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Sep 8

Beak Brewery have made The Lost Folk into a beer! It comes with an extract from the book in a fancy peel back label!

There’s a competition over on Instagram where you can win 12 cans of the beer plus a copy of the book… you can find it on The Folk Archive insta…

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Sep 4

I also made some badges! They come in packs of four and feature The Folk Archive motto - Folk from the past, folk for the present, folk for the future: stoneclub.bigcartel.com/product/the-...

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Sep 4

I’ve done some bundles of issues 1 & 2 of The Folk Review…. You can nab them here: stoneclub.bigcartel.com/product/the-....

The Folk Review: Issue 1 & 2 BUNDLE

Get both issues of The Folk Review for a discounted price! DUE TO TARRIFS WE CAN NO LONGER SHIP TO AMERICA OR EUROPE, PLEASE DO NOT ORDER. WE HOPE...

stoneclub.bigcartel.com

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Aug 5

I have this all the time… shyest person going but I loved Black Shuck for just this. It felt like such a kind and welcoming atmosphere! So many good folk!

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · Jul 30

EXCITING NEWS

Today we received the keys for a new space. The Folklore Library & Archive is on the move

This will allow us to open to the public for research more readily. But we really need your help to equip it.

Please give any amount at

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

And read below 👇

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Jul 30

Folk for tumultuous times…

spaghettiboost.com/en/magazine/...

The Folk Renaissance: Tradition, Nature, and Cultural Resistance |

Folk art is experiencing a revival. Young artists, activists, and enthusiasts are embracing myths, rituals, and traditional practices to rediscover community, nature, and identity — offering an altern...

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Jul 30

Wrote an article for @BigIssue

www.bigissue.com/culture/folk...

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it

The revival of our folk traditions could bring about radical change in our communities; to help us be kinder and more in tune with nature.

www.bigissue.com

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Jul 29

Had a great time chatting to Justin a little while ago…

Justin Hopper @oldweirdalbion.bsky.social · Jul 22

Lally MacBeth (Folk Archive, Stone Club) discusses her new book The Lost Folk on the latest Uncanny Landscapes Podcast
uncannylandscapes.substack.com/p/the-lost-f...

The Lost Folk with Lally MacBeth: Uncanny Landscapes podcast S2E6

Artist, writer and curator Lally MacBeth talks about the radical nature of discovering and rediscovering ephemeral British folk culture.

uncannylandscapes.substack.com

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💀Skulls and Sheets👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · Jul 22

Ive started my next read @lallymacbeth.bsky.social 's The Lost Folk. Fascinating so far about some of hidden people who collected folk stories.

am also intrigued about the church kneeler in the photos... should give that church a visit!

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💀Skulls and Sheets👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · Jul 28

Some other cool ones. more will be on my insta

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💀Skulls and Sheets👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · Jul 28

There are 300 kneelers, each unique, I managed to find the Clipping Service one. But theres some really cool ones.

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💀Skulls and Sheets👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · Jul 28

To get out of my funk I took myself to Painswick St. Marys Church which I had read about in @lallymacbeth.bsky.social 's lost folk. I came for the unique kneelers (more next post) but found wonderful skull friends on the graves

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Nicholas Carter @neacarter.bsky.social · Jul 28

Wonderful evening with the brilliant Matthew and Lally at @stoneclub.bsky.social. Particularly listening to @lallymacbeth.bsky.social talking about all things folk and my old stomping ground of Painswick in Gloucestershire… just don’t mention the song ;)

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Stone Club @stoneclub.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thank to everyone who came along to Stone Club @thesociallondon.bsky.social last night

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Jul 29

Sounds like a fantastic festival!

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Gavin McNamara @tallfolk46.bsky.social · Jul 29

If @thefolkarchive.bsky.social is to be believed (and we definitely should believe them - The Lost Folk is a brilliant book), then these little local festivals should be cherished. Ham Farm Festival in Bristol was great.
@bristol247.bsky.social

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Review: Ham Farm Festival - 'A hidden gem'

A folk festival hidden in a garden tucked in a suburban corner of Emerson's Green... Who knew?!

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Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · Jul 19

Published by @faberbooks.bsky.social, @lallymacbeth.bsky.social's 'The Lost Folk' is our July Book of the Month. Sophie Parkes reviews, finding an attentive author who not only cares deeply about folk culture, but also the people who create it www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/07/lall...

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Jul 21

Ah thank you! ❤️🥹

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · Jul 17

THE LOST FOLK by Lally MacBeth (faber). Massively insightful history of folk art, music, stories etc, and how the traditions of the working classes were co-opted as entertainment for the middle classes.

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The Folk Archive @thefolkarchive.bsky.social · Jul 20

Thanks so much for coming!

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