May Day Turn Out Time
Unless you are a radical Marxist, most people equate May Day with maypole and morris dancing, flowers, greenery and the coming of summer. These things are indeed evocative of May […]
Folk Articles
It’s All Right Ma, I’m Only Bleedin’ – Bad, Bad mothers!
Mothering Sunday or Mothers Day as it is more commonly known is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent which in 2015 falls on the 15th March. (In the UK […]
WHAT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT PANCAKE DAY AND PROBABLY DON’T!
Pancake day is much beloved by the sweet toothed fraternity, but did you know it is actually part of the Shrove Tide celebrations and marks the beginning of Lent?
The Truth About Halloween
Halloween is based on the old Celtic festival of Samhain which means summer’s end and marks the end of the Celtic year. It is a time for winter preparation when […]
THE FIRST FRUITS OF LAMMAS
According to our Celtic ancestors, there are four cross-quarter days of which Lammas is one. It falls on the 1st August by our reckoning, but as the calendar has been tampered with over the centuries, we’re probably a few days out!
CRY MORRIS FOR ENGLAND & ST. GEORGE!
Lots of St. George’s Day events taking place all over the country including Loughborough where I’ll be dancing with Bare Bones border morris team. It’s not the first time I've […]