Do you Believe in Magic?

Do you Believe in Magic?

Do You Believe In Magic? by Vanessa Y Rogers https://fabricoffolklore.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Do-You-Believe-in-Magic_mixdown.mp3 “Do you believe in magic, Vanessa?” a guest on my podcast asked me recently. I was caught off guard. I didn’t know how to answer. I...
Religion vs. Mythology

Religion vs. Mythology

Religion vs. Mythology by Vanessa Y Rogers https://fabricoffolklore.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Myth-and-mythology.mp3 As a non-folklorist hosting a folklore podcast, there is a lot of terminology that I find myself questioning. As a person with a communication...
Fable vs. Fairytale

Fable vs. Fairytale

Stories are the lifeblood of community. They are a crucial thread that binds together a community to help it feel connected, and interlaced. But one story is not like another. They are not all woven of the same thread. Just like in modern day literature, there are...
Old News: Folklore From Pembrokeshire

Old News: Folklore From Pembrokeshire

I have always enjoyed searching old newspaper archives. As a boy I would enjoy scrolling through the Microfiche at my local library reading interesting stories from yesteryear. Now in the digital age I have spent many happy hours searching for interesting stories from...
Folklore of the Stones: Men-An-Tol

Folklore of the Stones: Men-An-Tol

Folklore of the Stones: Men-An-Tol by Matt Cook https://fabricoffolklore.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/mEN-AN-TOL_mixdown.mp3   The Men-An-Tol standing stones appear to sit lonely on a Cornish moor not far from Land’s End and the town of Penzance. They...