By Lyn Funnell You notice that the village of Burley in the New Forest is strangely…
Tag: folklore
Love and Murder on a Plate
During the 1950s I was obliged to spend a couple of weeks of the school summer…
No more flickering candles, shadows, ghosts or ghouls: A1 and Digital rule now
My late father was a great story-teller having acquired the knack from his boyhood days in…
CARNIVAL MERRIMENT TIME. Parades, floats, music and dancing for all but particularly women and children
Once a year, in February/start March traditional carnivals are held in Valletta and Nadur in Gozo.…
Notorious characters – little-known aspects of shady Maltese characters
By Albert Fenech Every country has its share of notorious characters, Malta no less. I…
Malta’s Catacombs, Aliens & The Disappearing Schoolchildren; True or Urban Myth?
By Lyn Funnell I wrote this article several years ago and I’m still hoping to find…
Dalry at Folk Festival Time
My singing travels have taken us to an idyllic little town called Dairy nestled in the…
The Enchanting World of Fairies
By Seren Charrington Hollins Fairies are now considered the province of children’s tales, but as an…
Have you Ever Seen a Heffalump?
I recently entered a competition and I was delighted to be told that I’d been…