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Rivers and streams sculpt our landscape, and have connected our communities throughout history, from mountain to estuary and to the wide sea beyond. They give us water and food, trade and transport – yet they have a life-force all of their own.
In this collection of traditional folk tales from wild rivers, lakes, and streams, Lisa Schneidau retells old stories of danger and transformation, of river goddesses, ghosts and the mysterious creatures that dwell in the watery arteries of Britain and Ireland.
9th June, 2022 in Folklore, Natural World
As River Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland is being published Lisa Schneidau reflects on the folk tales of Britain and Ireland’s freshwaters, and what these stories have to tell us about our relationship with rivers – past, present and future. What is a river? Is it a channel of…
30th September, 2020 in Folklore, Natural World
Listen to any good traditional storyteller and, sooner or later, you will find yourself walking into the woods. Woodlands are full of immediate life, colour, sound, scent, and danger, no matter what the season. They are worlds away from the barren, unforgiving desert, or farmland…
2nd October, 2019 in Folklore
What makes a good story? In many collected folk stories, for example ghost stories, the story is that something simply happens somewhere… and that is it. An event is described. A white figure appeared. It might happen again. It has a beginning and middle and a full stop. But ther…
20th May, 2019 in Local & Family History, Natural World
Those visiting Cornwall too often overlook its estuaries in favour of dramatic cliffs and wide-open sandy beaches, but in doing so they fail to appreciate the jewels in its coastal crown. These drowned river valleys are aesthetically diverse, and their respective histories are si…
21st March, 2018 in Folklore
In a place called Mathavarn, in Llanwrin, there was a wood called Ffridd yr Ywen, the Forest of the Yew. It was said the Tylwyth Teg lived there….. When I first started out as a storyteller, I wanted to find stories that spoke of the plants and animals and character of the landsc…
