Tales of the Taibhsear spoken word album is ever nearing completion and this has been a task in the making! Our focus…
Scott
Scott
A lover of the old tales and folk crafts such as herbalism, spinning, wood work and the folk magic associations with these crafts. I try to build community where ever i go and correct some of the misinformation around the old ways that circulates the internet in this modern age. I also am a huge lover of tea, cats and mirth.
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Folk MagicinterviewIsobel Gowdiepodcast
Interview – Isobel Gowdie Concept Album – with Stone Maiden Art and Ex Reverie
by ScottMy folks have always told me I have more a face for radio than I do TV. I also don’t like associating…
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AncestorsAnimismFolk MagicFolk Practices
When the Spirit Moves You – Moving House and Animism in Scottish Folklore
by ScottThey say moving house is one of the most stressful things. It’s right up there with death and divorce. Having moved…
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Herbal RecipiesRecipetraditional food
Sowans (fermented oats) – Scottish Traditional Food Recipe
by Scott“Till buttered so’ns (sowens) wi fragrant lunt (lunt – steam) Set a’ their gabs a-steerin (steerin – mouths watering) Syne wi’…
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AncestorsCommodificationdietforagingHerbal Recipies
Radicalising the Ancestral Scottish Diet
by ScottThe ancestral scottish diet is not all haggis, neeps and tatties! Scotland is famous for its food. However, it’s famous for its…
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Folk MagicKickstarterTaibhhsear
Spoken Word Folk Magic Audio Project Launch … Can you help support us?
by ScottWell, it is finally here! I’m really proud to announce the launch of our spoken word Scottish Folk Magic audio project…
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Folk CraftsHerbal RecipiesRecipetallow
Tallow Rendering – for Cooking, Salves and Enfleurage
by ScottBefore modern nut and seed oils – expressed by expensive machinery, chemically fractured plant products or petroleum-based products imported into the…
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CailleachdeadFolk DeitiesFolk MagicSacred walksaunterstravaig
The Cailleach – Scotland’s Midwife – Tigh Na Bodach
by ScottThe struggles and revelations of Scotland’s people are stamped into the landscape, like wrinkles on the palms of old lady history.…
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Ah, the joy of another birthday. This one is a significant milestone. It comes with thoughts on mortality, “time is running…
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AncestorsAnimismdeadFolk MagicFolk Practicesnecromancysamhainsecond sight
Scottish Folk magic and the dead (part three) – folk charms, herbs for the dead and second sight
by ScottThe mist the dew, the dew the mist The mist, the dew, in the eye of my love In the eye…