Sutton is a beautiful little village in Bedfordshire. Very small. Indeed, it has a population of just 299, or thereabouts. It has a...

Podcast...? I'd never listened to a podcast until this year. Up to now my listening routine featured football commentary on the weekend,...

I'm going much further afield today for a ghost story. You see, I used to live in Australia - for a good ten years when the kids were wee...

Okay. Wow. History... This is why I love being back in the UK. It's like every little corner of the country, every field, hill, and...

It's only been a week and I'm already writing another blog post. That's some improvement for me, and I have to say it's a lot to do with...

DreamSwarm celebrates the art and artists of a strange place. The brainchild and baby of Andy Mark Simpson, it is a place that enjoys the...

Trying to find inspiration for a new piece, a beginning that catches me with character or emotion, and my idle thoughts lead me to...

I might have mentioned I’m beginning a Masters in Celtic Studies at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. I’m very excited;...

What is Folklore? This is a question I've seen discussed on social media many times. Efforts tend to try to distinguish why it's...

Why Folklore? And why is it important to me? Sounds a simple enough question, only once you start to strip away the obvious you quite...