‘Usually’ doing a lot of heavy lifting here in terms of Welsh Calan Mai folk traditions - it would be more accurate to state that maypoles rarely featured in the celebrations.

What you can be reassured of though is that ‘May rain kills lice’ (Gwlaw mis Mai a laddith lau) 🪳

Leading Shropshire folklorist and all round brilliant egg Amy Nearlyknowledgeable 👻 🎃 has set up a kickstarter with her production team Alternative Stories for the 2nd season of her devilish audio drama, The Best of Men.

Owd Scratch compels you to back it or else will see you at the Stiperstones…

A diolch anferth i Delyth am ei arbenigedd

Braint oedd medru rhannu rhyw fymryn o hanes y Maen Chwŷf efo Rhys Mwyn ar gyfer ei gyfrol newydd wych gan Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, a chael rhoi’r byd yn ei le am r’hen Myfyr Morganwg, sy’n haeddu tipyn mwy o gydnabyddiaeth am ei rôl hollbwysig yng nghronicl derwyddol Pontypridd.

Dr Delyth Badder brings us Welsh ghost stories, many in English for the first time.
Carwyn Graves asks why we use Welsh names/descriptions and what does that says about a cultural relationship with the land.
Translation. Literally.

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Diolch o galon i bawb fynychodd y sgwrs heno, y gyntaf yng nghyfres #CoelGwrach Siân Melangell Dafydd. Roedd hi'n arbennig medru trafod gwrachod 'da' a 'drwg' efo Siân. A chofiwch am y sgwrs nesa fydd yn un eithriadol wych gyda Dr Delyth Badder a sara huws ar 13 Mai!

We're a bilingual nation, with words and even understanding, crossing the barriers between our languages without even thinking about it. How??! And what might be found in translation as well as lost? This week's blog featuring Monty Lit Fest
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Wythnos i heno (24 Ebrill) am 7:30 dros Zoom, bydd Sian Melangell Dafydd yn sgwrsio â Dr Gareth Evans-Jones ynghylch 'Gwrachod da a gwrachod drwg' fel rhan o gyfres #CoelGwrach Coleg Cymraeg.

I gofrestru am ddim: shorturl.at/bhp59

Croeso cynnes i bawb!

This brilliant essay by sara huws gives much more context (with added personal reflection) on the Gwiddon to Gwyddoniaeth journey and is still the main source for anyone studying this. Glad it's still readable somewhere online: can add this to the citation to @Planet in my book!

I use the Uffington White Horse to cheer up my students after telling them that 99% of things aren't actually survivals from ancient pagan cultures maintained through the generations.

EXCEPT HER

This isn’t just a possibility - many of my former colleagues have already gone. Brilliant people, with invaluable expertise, knowledge and skills.

I hope the new Cabinet Secretary will grasp the seriousness of the situation and takes action.

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Dr Delyth Badder featured in our 'Who's Afraid of the Dark?' blog. It got us wondering why we're so willing to enjoy the possibility of spooks and why their tales endure - some of them seen in English for the first time in this intriguing book calonbooks
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It had books by Monty Lit Fest authors. It has tickets to see Monty Lit Fest authors. This not just a bookshop. This is The Bookshop. #Montgomery (and l just bought 'Clear' by Carys Davies there 😎 )

DATHLIAD HUD A LLEDITH CYMRU (WELSH MAGIC DAY)
Dydd Sadwrn / Saturday 20/4/2024 9am-6pm
Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda

Tocynnau yn brin / Tickets running low

Tocynnau / Tickets
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I’ve always been fascinated by ghosts, so can’t wait to dive into this book of haunting tales in Wales by Dr Delyth Badder and The Folklore Podcast!

Order your copy here: uwp.co.uk/book/the-folkl…

Wanting to come to the Folk Life Studies annual conference in Caernarfon on 13-16 September? We now have a booking form available on our website - folklifestudies.org/conference/

If Storm Kathleen doesn't have you asking (did you hear her last night!) then we will: Who's afraid of the dark?

Our latest blog highlights writers Dr Delyth Badder and jacqueline yallop. They'll be coming to shine a light on their work this June. More here 👇

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