Folklore Distractions

Hosts of Folkloring and The Drunken Storyteller get together to try and talk about folklore but get distracted along the way.

Expect history, histerics and the gods knows what as we delve into folklore, magick and myth through out history and the world.

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S1E4: Dark Fairies

September 26, 2025 • David and Tracy • Season 1 • Episode 4

Welcome back everyone, in this new episode Tracy and David delve into the world of the fae, specifically the darker side of things, vampire faeries, cockney Scots and Terry Pratchett. We babble on about what the fairies are, different fae from around the world and what they might do if you upset them!

Books used and mentioined in the episode:

Magical Folk, Ceri Houlbrook, Simon Young - Seelie and Unseelie Courts (Ceri Houlbrook)

Faery - A guide to the Lore. Magic and World of the Geeo Folk, John T Kruse

Fantastic People - Magical Races of Myth and Legend, Allan Scott, Michael Scott Rohan

David cannot remember the name of the Elvish Fairy magic book he talks about....

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