Wyrd Folk

Content Warning: as always, this episode contains two deliciously compelling folklore retellings. However, this week the focus is the murderous Cutty Dyer and it was extremely difficult not to write something rather gory and bloodthirsty. So we do suggest that you don't listen to this in the car with young children or alone in the dark at night, especially if you live in Ashburton in Devon. Most especially, don't go looking for Cutty Dyer under the bridge there!
Wyrd Folk is a duelling folk storytelling podcast. Every episode will contain two stories for your listening pleasure, and you are the final judge of which one of us told the best version of the tale. Once you've listened, tell us which one you liked best by heading over to the episode blog on our website to vote on the episode poll for that story. https://www.wyrdfolkpod.com/episodes-1

Remember to keep writing wyrd!
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Dare you defy the devil of Meon Hill? Listen in this week for the two stories of devilish terror we wrote for the live podcast performed at The Wyrd Folk Festival on 6th September. This brilliant piece of Gloucestershire folklore is part wild hunt lore, part cautionary tale. Come with us to meet the demon huntsman of Meon Hill and his terrible hooters.

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Or visit us at www.wyrdfolkpod.com for show updates, writing challenges and more
Wyrd Folk is a duelling folk storytelling podcast. Every episode will contain two stories for your listening pleasure, and you are the final judge of which one of us told the best version of the tale. Once you've listened, tell us which one you liked best by heading over to the episode blog on our website to vote on the episode poll for that story. https://www.wyrdfolkpod.com/episodes-1

Remember to keep writing wyrd!
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The results are in and there can be only two! congratulations to Catherine Cuypers and Kelly Long for their wonderful stories. Listen in to this week's show to hear Catherine read her electrifying Oracdian folk retelling 'The Nuckelavee' and follow Kelly to the cottage where not everything is as it seems. We'll also be talking to both writers about their inspirations and how they go about creating such evocative fiction.

Like the show? Then follow us on Instagram @wyrd.folkpod

Support the show on Patreon and help us keep recording https://www.patreon.com/cw/WyrdFolkPod

Or visit us at www.wyrdfolkpod.com for show updates, writing challenges and more
Wyrd Folk is a duelling folk storytelling podcast. Every episode will contain two stories for your listening pleasure, and you are the final judge of which one of us told the best version of the tale. Once you've listened, tell us which one you liked best by heading over to the episode blog on our website to vote on the episode poll for that story. https://www.wyrdfolkpod.com/episodes-1

Remember to keep writing wyrd!
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This week, Sam and I discuss our favourite Yorkshire witch, Mother Shipton. Prophetess and cunning woman Ursula Shipton lived in turbulent times but managed to rise from humble beginnings to be the most famous witch of her generation with probable mentions from the king). This non-fiction episode is a brief jaunt through the highlights of her career.

Like the show? Then follow us on Instagram @wyrd.folkpod

Support the show on Patreon and help us keep recording https://www.patreon.com/cw/WyrdFolkPod

Or visit us at www.wyrdfolkpod.com for show updates, writing challenges and more
Wyrd Folk is a duelling folk storytelling podcast. Every episode will contain two stories for your listening pleasure, and you are the final judge of which one of us told the best version of the tale. Once you've listened, tell us which one you liked best by heading over to the episode blog on our website to vote on the episode poll for that story. https://www.wyrdfolkpod.com/episodes-1

Remember to keep writing wyrd!
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Who is the king of cats? This week, we look at the old story of the cat who would be king! Join us for two stories which link the tale of the hidden king of cats with generative AI, the great god Pan and Elizabethan alchemy.

Like the show? Then follow us on Instagram @wyrd.folkpod

Support the show on Patreon and help us keep recording https://www.patreon.com/cw/WyrdFolkPod

Or visit us at www.wyrdfolkpod.com for show updates, writing challenges and more
Wyrd Folk is a duelling folk storytelling podcast. Every episode will contain two stories for your listening pleasure, and you are the final judge of which one of us told the best version of the tale. Once you've listened, tell us which one you liked best by heading over to the episode blog on our website to vote on the episode poll for that story. https://www.wyrdfolkpod.com/episodes-1

Remember to keep writing wyrd!
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