#folxlore

Summary:

Folxlore tells the stories of queer people living literally and figuratively between two worlds.

In one sense, we try to live normal lives while the world tells us we are not normal.

In another sense, our normal lives are interrupted by a very not-normal rift opening up between our world and another plane of existence filled with nightmarish horrors.

This pilot series deals with themes of first romance, hate crime related trauma, and queer parenthood

Folxlore is rooted in everyday Glasgow, where monsters are always on the edge of your periphery.

We are delighted to share with you our new upcoming audio drama project, “Land’s End: A Shepherd’s Tale”.

This original five episode rural gothic thriller was Created by “Folxlore’s” Bibi June, Produced by “The Tower’s” Tin Can Audio and Funded by Arts Council England and The Inevitable Foundation.

We're in the home stretch of Camlann Season 1 ,with only episodes 8 and 9 to go. If you're looking for something to fill the hole, why not check out some of the other amazing audio fiction stories, created by the makers of Camlann!

Eliza: A Robot Story is an eight episode podcast series, directed and produced by Ella. It's a dark, near-future science fiction fairytale about a robot who can feel, and the world that attempts to control her.

You can find us under the new productions category at

While you're there, a ranked vote -where you also vote for other shows - helps everyone out so much more so make sure to vote for our friends @strongbranchpro @hellofromthehallowoods @folxlorepod @ethicstownpod, Dreadwood Radio, @patterspod @asterpodcastingnetwork @undertheelectricstarspodcast @liarsandleechespod and @ghostwaxpod

But upon listening to it I can say it is profoundly Queer. It is messy and painful and joyous and real.

From season 2, episode 4:

[ID: transcript in black text on white page. Transcript reads: “…make peace with it regardless of whether or not I can understand it. Lately, I've found myself doing this small ritual to get me out of my negative thinking when I get stuck on it. [casual, no longer reading out] I really liked what you said just now, Zarah, about queer rituals, and I guess this falls under the same category. I thought, maybe we could do it all together, for anyone who would like to join me. It goes like this. I put my left hand on my chest and my right palm to my left cheek.

[The piano melody fades.]

Cal: Squeeze tight. Then I just breathe for a while, and I say to myself: Be gentle with your soft hands. Hold, reach out, protect. Forgive yourself for your anger, but do not let it shape your fists. You are a gentle and queer thing. You are a gentle and queer thing. You are a gentle and queer thing.” /end ID]

I'd love to shout out two amazing shows I started listening to this week!

InCo (by @itmeblog) is a scifi adventure about an Information Courier, Nova, a mysterious boy with some unbelievable claims and an android who is simply trying her best! The episodes are delightfully short, leading to a fast paced and thoughtfully written story. I'm always in awe of podcasts where all the voices are done by one person and ItMe smashes it in InCo! I'm loving the show so far!

Folxlore (@folxlorepod) is a Scottish, queer horror anthology podcast with a particular focus on the queer and Scottish. The writing is beautifully poetic and is brought to life by a talented team of VAs. The first season follows the spooky occurrences around a block of flats in Glasgow and I was so delighted when I realised that the separate stories were linked together in intriguing ways!

The audio:

Video description: David Devereux is sitting in front of a mic with headphones on. They have a blank stare. They slowly raise a handful of envelopes to the mic and start flapping aggressively, until all the envelopes have either fallen to the ground or torn. They start laughing.

Want to hear more of Dev's brilliant sound design? Episode 1 of the second season of Folxlore is out now!