First light on May morning and the village air was full of the mingled scents of a Dorsetshire spring, damp nodding boughs of white and purple lilac, the stately jubilance of the horse chestnuts in the churchyard, wood smoke trailing from cottage chimneys where hearty breakfasts…

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During the 1600s, the parish clerk at Myddle told May Day revellers that it was 'As great of a sin to set up a maypole as it was to cut off the king's head' He tried to halt the celebration but was dismissed from the village and fined for his words.

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Avoid crossroads this #Walpurgisnacht - it is a favoured haunt of witches... #FairytaleTuesday

Are you in Cork on Monday 20th May? Are ya STARVING for great stories from the Banks of the Lee and the Stones of Cork? Sure come along to Myo Cafe at 5:30 for stories and a cuppa until 7pm. Book your seat as places are limited.
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Here's the Glastonbury Horde in full Beltane mode yesterday...(the tree is part of the costume) #folklore #folklore calendar

I tweet about Britain's postal paths (walked by rural postmen and women in the past) and other ancient paths, folklore, and the joy of handwritten letters. Follow me if you're of a like mind. Picture: Scottish postie Silver Beedie on her Highland route.

🦊🌿Competition time! To celebrate May Day and the longed-for coming of summer, I'm giving away a signed edition of my 'Reynard the Fox', a copy of the accompanying gold-tipped 'A Fox for All Seasons' journal, both with map endpapers & fine ribbons, packets of Dorset red butter…

Shrewsbury and much of Shropshire was once at the mercy of gangs of 'marauding Morris dancers' who caused mayhem wherever they went. The leader of the musical mob was 'The Lord of Misrule'. Often the funding for their endeavors came from the Shrewsbury corporation.

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-> I’d be hugely grateful for any help spreading the word about them. See sarahmcquaid.com/tour for info for all shows and book in advance if you possibly can! Thank you so much! #livemusic #keepmusiclive #whatson #events

Lovely guestbook comments from audience members at my glor ennis & Ards Arts Centre ArdsGuitarFest gigs! Sadly I’m seeing low ticket sales for my upcoming gigs at #OpheliasLoft #Omagh Weds, #TheOldChurchCentre The Old Church Centre, Cushendun #Cushendun & @birrtheatre #Birr (w/Knoeline Keane) Sun, so ->

Made it to BBC Radio Ulster! Looking forward to singing & playing live on the Lynette Fay Show — listen live/listen back on bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… — promoting my gigs at #OpheliasLoft #DalysOmagh #Omagh Weds, #TheOldChurchCentre The Old Church Centre, Cushendun #Cushendun #Ballymena Thu, ->

Today’s nice short drive! See sarahmcquaid.com/tour for details of all shows.

Come to Dash The Henge Records on Beltane for a talk about the Wheel of the Year with archive footage and music. There will be a ritual too... Details in flyer

🌿🦉🌿an owl chatting with a tree - by Arthur Rackham #OwlishMonday

Mercutio: O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
On the fore-finger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomies
Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep;

#FolkloreSunday 🎨Brian Froud

‘The books we read, or have read to us, in childhood stay in our memory, not always clearly, sometimes as only a ghostly presence, but there they are, part of the foundation of our personalities and our selves.’
—Wayne G. Hammond