Call for Papers: ‘Revisiting Oral Narrative: Anthropology, Folklore and History’
Call for Papers: ‘Revisiting Oral Narrative: Anthropology, Folklore and History’ Ninth ‘Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation’ Joint Seminar The Folklore Society and The Royal Anthropological Institute Date: Thursday 23 October, 2025. Time: 10 AM to 5 PM. Location: 50 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 5BT and online via Zoom The annual seminar series ‘Folklore and...
Director for The Folklore Centre, Todmorden: Funding Lead
Director for The Folklore Centre: Funding Lead The Folklore Centre, Todmorden, a Community Interest Company, is seeking a director with experience of fundraising and grant applications. This is a voluntary position, with reasonable expenses paid, dependant on funding success. Since 2019, The Folklore Centre has grown into a significant site for the exploration, celebration and...
The Folklore Society Advent Calendar 2024, Part 4
25 December Peace and good will to all Of every faith and none It’s midnight, and the cat still hasn’t said anything intelligible. Here’s a robin on a Victorian Christmas card in The Folklore Society Archives–hear a robin singing on Christmas Eve 2024 near The Folklore Society’s office in London, complete with traffic noise and...
We were very sad to hear of the death on 15 December of Andrew Bennett, barely a year since the death of his wife, folklorist Dr Gillian Bennett. Andrew was a Trustee and Committee member of The Folklore Society for many years. We send our condolences to all the Bennett family
The Folklore Society’s Advent Calendar 2024 Part 3
The Folklore Society’s Advent Calendar 2024: [Part 1], December 1st to 8th: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-societys-advent-calendar-2024/ Part 2, December 9th to 14th: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-societys-advent-calendar-2024-part-2/ Part 3, December 15th to 21st: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-societys-advent-calendar-2024-part-3/ Part 4, December 22nd to 25th: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-society-advent-calendar-2024-part-4/ 21 December Winter Solstice Make your own ‘Fudgehenge’ (NB: measure it in inches not feet) and eat it while watching the...
The Folklore Society’s Advent Calendar 2024, Part 2
The Folklore Society’s Advent Calendar 2024: [Part 1], December 1st to 8th: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-societys-advent-calendar-2024/ Part 2, December 9th to 14th: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-societys-advent-calendar-2024-part-2/ Part 3, December 15th to 21st: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-societys-advent-calendar-2024-part-3/ Part 4, December 22nd to 25th: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-society-advent-calendar-2024-part-4/ 14th December Gingerbread: ‘Spice cakes for Xmas + Parkin in November are the chief Yorkshire cakes I Know, + used to...
The Folklore Society President’s Prize 2024
We are very pleased to announce that The Folklore Society President’s Prize 2024 was awarded to Harvey Alexander Cross, for his essay ‘Why Do People Believe in Ghosts, Aliens, and Bigfoot? Exploring the Rise of Popular Antiscientific Folklore in the Euro-American West.’ Congratulations, Harvey! President’s Prize report 2024 The panel agreed to award this year’s...
The Folklore Society’s Advent Calendar 2024
The Folklore Society’s Advent Calendar 2024: [Part 1], December 1st to 8th: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-societys-advent-calendar-2024/ Part 2, December 9th to 14th: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-societys-advent-calendar-2024-part-2/ Part 3, December 15th to 21st: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-societys-advent-calendar-2024-part-3/ Part 4, December 22nd to 25th: https://folklore-society.com/blog-post/the-folklore-society-advent-calendar-2024-part-4/ 8th December Whitby Krampus Run, day 2: the event celebrates its 10th birthday, and Whitby resident, our own dear Doc Rowe...