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Honeysuckle on the Vine Stop-frame animation and cast by Grace Powell, sometime illustrator, textile artist, tinkerer Honeysuckle is a symbol of the binding nature of loyalty and love. As the stems grow and bind together, so our hearts entwine. Full film on YouTube.

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Chuffed to have Snow Moon included in last night’s BBC Radio 2 The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe. Thank you ✨ ✨✨ The show is themed Flying north for spring and features songs on the theme of birds and bird migration. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Druids, Drovers and Dragons March 30th, meeting 2.30pm Downland walk, free to join Hosted by @ecobourne.bsky.social Free to join, but please book - email [email protected]. A story rich walk led by Matt Fenton with songs at Lullington church from me.

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Next up, 8th March, St Luke's Church, Brighton I'll be opening for Andrew Rumsey. He's out promoting his new album Collodion. Alex Petridis in the Guardian says it's 'hushed, haunted and shiver-inducing' www.eventbrite.com/e/andrew-rum...

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Thank you to the hardy folk that came along yesterday to the wintry night walk. It’s the first of a series being hosted by Eastbourne Eco-Action Network, so email [email protected] if you’d like to know about others. I’ll be singing at a couple.

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A surprise in April’s edition of Mojo. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thanks to Jim Wirth.

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Checked the route for Sunday’s starlit walk going to the red barn. I usually have a whatever the weather approach, but on Sunday 52mph winds are predicted. Robert McGowan of Eastbourne Eco-Action will email if booked. I’ll still be playing music in The Tiger and that’ll be a cosy haven.

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Thanks to Tom Hilton from Aldora Britain Records - AB Records for talking to me about Nightjar. Part of it's in the photo below, full interview via the link. drive.google.com/file/d/1UHW_... Aldora Britain Records have been a worldwide hub of independent and underground music since 2013.

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And another… In Yorkshire, meadowsweet is known as ‘courtship and matrimony’, the flower scent symbolises the sweetness of courtship, whilst the less pleasant smell of crushed foliage symbolises the reality of marriage

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More love lore… ‘When gorse is not in bloom, kissing’s not in fashion.’ The gorse flowers continually, even through the winter, all over the Downs here.

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A little love lore… The Sussex version of the yarrow charm to see your true love. Yarrow, sweet yarrow, the first that I have found In the name of Jesus Christ I pluck it from the ground As Joseph loved sweet Mary and took her for his dear So in a dream this night I hope my true love will appear

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February’s full moon is on its way… snow moon, bear moon, ice moon, storm moon 🌕 🎵 snow moon Sowe peas on and beanes in the wane of the Moone, who soweth them sooner, he soweth too soone. That they with the planet may rest and arise, and flourish with bearing most plentifull wise

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Friday 22nd February I’ll be playing a set at Jason McNiff’s Sundowner in Hastings at The Jenny Lind. From 5pm, free entry #Hastings

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I'll be playing The Green Note as special guest of folk singer/songwriter Bity Booker in April. Bity is an alternative folk musician and visual artist based in London. Tickets www.greennote.co.uk/production/b...

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I’ve been lucky to work with some wonderful women over the last year. So looking forward to tonight’s sold out Fallen Women show with Deborah Sim, Keeper at The Museum of Sex Objects.

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Join @ecobourne.bsky.social for a starlit wintry walk Sunday 23rd February Guided winter sky walk by Ant Miller followed by folk songs at The Tiger Inn. Free but needs to be booked. Email [email protected] This is timed to be part of the South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2025.

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The snowdrop, in purest white arraie, First rears her hedde on Candlemas daie Candlemas bells, February fair maids, Dingledeath's flower #FolkloreSunday

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Nightjar is now available for pre-order from Bandcamp on vinyl. Expected to be available by release day 21st March. If anyone’s ordered CD and would rather have vinyl let me know and I’ll sort it out. Sorry for late posting. Wasn’t expecting to have vinyl. And thank you to those that have ordered.

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Life is light and fire... falling stars are supposed to be souls coming down from above to new-born children and animating them (Baring-Gould) #FolkloreThursday #birth

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Wild dunes and Sussex skies

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It’s Plough Monday, the traditional start of the agricultural year. Noel Dumbrell who grew up in West Sussex, talks about life as a carter boy. #ploughmonday #sussex

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Nice to find a review of The Folklore Society’s Legendary Weekend including my performance there in January’s edition of The Fortean Times. 🙏 Plus the world’s weirdest news. Available in Smiths and online. #forteantimes

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Wassail at The Ram last night followed by tunes and singing with Long Man Morris.

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Morning

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Ghost stories for Christmas and the dark nights by Angela Buchini with audio excerpts from The Keep archive. I listened last night and the thought of a ghost at the bottom of the bed had me sleeping with the lights on. theuosh.wordpress.com/2020/12/18/g...

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🙏 PaulFCook and Joyzine for this review... a 'soporific folk-hymn' ✨✨

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On this week's episode of Local Legends Martin is joined by the multi-award winning author, folklorist and archaeological researcher Jeremy Harte! Listen to their chat about #Surrey, The #Devil, #Fairies, #TheGreenMan, and much more here: linktr.ee/threeravensp... #history #folklore #podcast

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Setting up for the last show of the year, at Hailsham Pavilion with The Copper Family.

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Dec 21 Winter Solstice Make a 'Fudgehenge' (NB: inches not feet) & eat while watching the solstice live streamed from Stonehenge: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zzI... or from inside the burial chamber at New Grange Passage Tomb: heritageireland.ie/learn/newgra... See Alt text for verse sent with pic

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Prayer to the Year is out for Winter Solstice, the shortest day, the longest night. Wishing all a wonderful midwinter, time to pause. Filmed and directed by Dylan Howitt in some favourite places, the planted beech trees of Friston forest and the Cuckmere valley after the rain. #fristonforest

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Jack Frost bites my nose Little Jackie Jack Frost nips my toes Little Jackie Jack Frost climbs the trees Little Jackie Jack Frost paints the leaves Little Jackie Even the gutters sparkle ❄️ #folklorethursday

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Hello. Welcome to all our new followers. We are Sussex Wildlife Trust, a conservation charity for everyone who cares about nature in Sussex. We manage 30 nature reserves across Sussex that people can explore & enjoy Find out more at sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk Dormouse © Gerald & Grethe Geoghegan

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Fallen Women Fri 7th February Emma Mason Gallery Eastbourne 🎟️ £10 includes a drink, email [email protected] to book A night of sexually charged enchantment with the Museum of Sex Objects, Deborah Sim, exploring the unsung folk hero, the sex worker, through trad song and storytelling objects.

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Good to see Folklore Thursday here 🦋 Festive Winter Folklore this week ❄️

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Zoë Howe the RocknRoll witch, on Soho Radio now until 9am, winter solstice special. 🙏 for including Prayer to the Year, my single ✨✨ sohoradiolondon.com/how-to-listen/

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The waxing cold moon over #Eastbourne pier

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We had a beautiful performance by @overslizzie.bsky.social at @folkloresociety.bsky.social last night. Liz played songs from her forthcoming solo album, 'Nightjar', and was accompanied by Dave Tomlins, who also plays on the album. 'Nightjar' is out in spring. Cover art is by Jennifer Binnie.

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TODAY…. EC1Y 8PT 12-9pm Pots, brooches, baubles, miniature paintings, prints, portraits, samplers, moon clocks, watercolours, sex objects, music and more… ✨🎄✨

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At The Folklore Society last night.

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Snowman ‘… after a fall of snow had melted from the surrounding turf it tended to remain a little longer in the shallow grooves marking the outline of the Long Man.’ #folkyfriday #sussex

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