HeyJaredFolklore Matters
The profile of folklore in England has never seemed higher. The team behind the National Folklore Survey for England project speak to a variety of people working with or researching folklore to understand why folklore is so compelling, find out more about their work, and to…
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John Widdowson and a lifetime of folklore (opens the original)
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A very special episode to close series two: Dave Clarke and Andrew Robinson interview Professor John Widdowson at home in the Peak District. For many listeners, John will need no introduction. John has been at the forefront of Folkloristics and dialect studies in the UK for decades. Following degrees from Oxford, Leeds and Memorial University, Canada, John founded the Centre for English Cultural Tradition and Language (CECTAL) at the University of Sheffield, which later became the National Centr
Dave Clarke and UFOs, the Crying Boy, and other forays into folklore (opens the original)
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It’d be daft of us if we didn’t speak to our very own Dave Clarke. Probably best known as a world expert on UFOs, Dave has also researched a whole host of other folklore-related stories, trends, ideas and concepts, writing numerous books and appearing frequently on documentaries and podcasts (including most recently Sky’s The Alien Autopsy Scandal ). His new book on the folklore of space is out next year. You can find his website here: https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/ This podcast was recorded remot
Anna Milon, Christopher Ohge and Project StoryMachine (opens the original)
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Anna Milon and Christopher Ohge are two researchers working on a collaborative project between UK and German universities that seeks to create a digital tool that helps researchers navigate large folk narrative collections. Project StoryMachine is in its infancy, but its capabilities are already pretty exciting. Anna and Christopher tell us more here. To find out more about StoryMachine, visit the website here: https://storymachine.iisys.de/ The Lincolnshire Folk Tales Project is still active an
Mike Hankin and The Folk Union (opens the original)
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Why is folk culture in the spotlight in the UK at the moment? What are the most exciting things going on? Do we have to think about how folk culture is organised and presented, and what are the differences between folk culture and the folk scene? The Folk Union is a fascinating project that has grown exponentially. You can read more about it here, and buy some of the pamphlets Mike discusses: https://thefolkunion.com/ The Offbeat Folk Film Club is here: https://offbeat.film/ And you can find out
Jack Werner, Uncanny and contemporary legend (opens the original)
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Dave and Diane had the pleasure of meeting Jack Werner at the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR) annual conference in Stockholm and knew he’d made a fascinating future guest for Folklore Matters. Jack is the presenter of the Swedish version of Uncanny – he tells us how to pronounce the Swedish title properly in the episode! – and has been researching contemporary legends in Sweden, or Vandringssägen, for many years. Jack’s newsletter can be found here: https://vandrin
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