The Folklore Podcast

The Folklore Podcast


Episode 43 - WOMEN AND FAIRIES AT WORK

June 07, 2018

This episode features two guest speakers, recorded live at the flagship conference of The Folklore Society in 2018, held at the Museum of English Rural Life in Reading and examining aspects of rural life and folklore from around the world.


Rosalind Kerven presents "Spinners, Servants and Midwives: Women at Work in British and Irish Folk Narratives" and Jo HIckey-Hall speaks on fairy lore in her paper "Wilt gie us the lend of thy plough and tackle?: Fairies at Work".


Full details of the guests and other episodes of the podcast can be found at www.thefolklorepodcast.com