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Founded by artists Lally MacBeth & Matthew Shaw, Stone Club was set up as a place for stone enthusiasts to congregate, to muse and most importantly to stomp to stones. In each episode Stone Club welcome guests to shed new perspectives on prehistory in a collaborative and inclusive way. We will take you on walks in the ancient landscape & have talks about Stone Club related themes. Stone Club believes the journey is as important as the destination and encourages people to pause and think abou ...
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Today our guest is Einar Selvik, musician, singer and ethnomusicologist. Einar is the founder of the band Wardruna. We talk about ancient sites, nature, wild places, landscape and Einar's life growing up in Norway. We talk about music, poetry, archaeology, playing drums in metal bands and the beginnings and evolution of Wardruna up to the present d…
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Today we talk with Hayden Thorpe about Orford Ness, about the power of place, about, nature, rewilding and the creation of Hayden's new lp Ness. Hayden Thorpe is the Cumbrian solo artist, formerly of Wild Beasts. Using a process of redaction, Thorpe brings songs to life from the pages of best-selling author Robert Macfarlane’s book of the same name…
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Today we talk with authors and activists Amy-Jane Beer and Lewis Winks on behalf of Right to Roam. We talk about a new report published today that is all about inaccesible ancient sites. We discuss access islands and the imortance of being able to walk freely in the coutryside. We discuss the Right to Roam movement, why it is important and how peop…
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In today's episode we talk with aritst and writer Jackie Morris & stained glass artist Tamsin Abbott. We discuss Jackie and Tamsin's forthcoming book Wild Folk: Tales from the Stones. We discuss the ancient sites and tales that make up the book as well as the process of how the book was created. We talk about art, imagination and nature and discuss…
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Today we feature Lally MacBeth, founder of The Folk Archive and Stone Club co-founder. We chat about The Folk Archive, Lally's Magazine The Folk Review and also about The Lost Folk, Lally's forthcoming debut book which is due to be published by Faber in June 2025. We discuss folk customs, folk music Krampus and a very large snowman. Lally MacBeth i…
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In this episode we talk with artist Alex Hartley about his latest artwork The Summoning Stones which features in the exhibition Dartmoor: A Radical Landscape at RAMM. We talk about Alex's practice with sculpture and photography. About walks on Dartmoor, the energy of ancient standing stones and the transfer of energy with modern technology. We disc…
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In this episode we talk with archaeologist Dr Jennifer Wexler about Stonehenge, Grime's Graves, Thronborough Henges and ancient Cornish sites as well as discussing Jennifer's journey in archaeology and in curating exhibitions. Including work in Sicily and the USA. Jennifer works as a prehistorian for English Heritage and is the former Project curat…
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We talk with Folk singer and activist Sam Lee about Songdreaming, about Folk songs, about nature and access to nature, about singing at Stonehenge and ancient sites. We talk about Pilgrimage, Wild Service and the Right to Roam movement. Sam Lee plays a unique role in the British music scene. A Mercury prize nominated singer, highly inventive and or…
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In today's episode we talk with Philip Carr-Gomm. We chat about ancient sites, sacred spaces and nature. We talk about initiation, The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, Alfred Watkins and Ley lines. As a very special extra feature Philip leads us on a Stone Club meditation. Philip Carr-Gomm is a writer and psychologist and the former Chief of OBOD…
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In this episode we talk with Amy Grantham about her artistic practice, about developing work and ideas in relation to health. We talk about folklore, folk culture and community, about music and about the stones and sites that connect us. Amy is a self-taught artist and photographer who lives and works in New York City.…
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In this episode we talk with author Oliver Smith. We discuss ancient sites and modern pilgrimage. We talk about some of the folks that Oliver met and revisit some of the places that Oliver travelled to while writing On This Holy Island. Take a trip with us across the isle of Albion into ancient and modern spaces. Oliver Smith is an acclaimed travel…
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In this episode we talk with Angeline Morrison about her new album Orphelia and about ancient sites in Cornwall. We discuss Angenine's previous solo lp The Sorrow Songs and some of the stories that make up that lp as well as her contribution and collaborations with We Are Muffy and the album Grace Will Lead Me Home with Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne &…
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Today we talk with Sam K. Horton about his debut novel Gorse. we also talk about ancient sites, standing stones, the Cornish landspape, about folklore and myth and about the process of writing and creating new worlds. An author of literary fantasy, Sam lives above the moor in North Cornwall, and draws on its wild landscape, wide skies, and windblow…
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Today we talk with songwriter musician and singer Katy J Pearson. We talk about Katy's new album Someday, Now, her remaking of The Wicker Man soundtrack, of finding places of historic interest while on the road as well as Katy's favourite artists and new music to keep an eye on. May the wind be always at your back chants Katy J Pearson over the ope…
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Ruth Allen is an author, pyschotherapist and geologist. We talk to Ruth about her phenomenal book 'Weathering', about stones, about climate change, thresholds, healing and journeys through life. Ruth lives and works on the edge of the Peak District, Derbyshire, Ruth believes that we all have an ‘ecological self’ that longs to be better connected to…
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Today are guests are Slomo. A band made up of members Chris (“Holy”) McGrail who recently contributed to Julian Cope’s Dope and Queen Elizabeth projects and Howard Marsden who co-runs Hebden Bridge’s already-legendary Ambient Bowling Club, where experimental music mixes with environmental sounds, low chatter and the soft clank of bowls. We discuss …
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Our guest today is artist and archaeologist Dr Ffion Reynolds. Join Ffion and Stone Club's Matthew Shaw as they discuss Archaeology, the arts, community and the mysterious world and connections of mycelium networks and their mushrooms!Dr Ffion Reynolds was born in Cardiff, Wales, UK. She trained as an archaeologist at Cardiff University, completing…
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In this episode we meet with visionary artist John Abell to talk landscape, mountains, ancient site, radical printmaking, changemaking and fine art. We also talk a folkloric trip to some spots along the Antrim coast with Feargal Lynn, there are ghosts, rock formations, impossible buildings and shipwrecks. Hosted by Matthew Shaw.…
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Today we walk and talk with film director Christopher Morris in West Penwith, Cornwall. We visit Boscawen Ros East Menhir, Tregiffian Burial Chamber and The Merry Maidens Stone Circle before returning to Christopher's house to continue our conversation out of the wind.Joining us for this episode are film producer Denzil Monk, Stone Club co-founder …
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This time our guest is Annebella Pollen and our subject is The Kindrend of the Kibbo Kift.Annebella Pollen is the author of The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift: Intellectual Barbarians as well as Professor of Visual and Material Culture at University of Brighton. Annebella's research areas include mass photography and the popular image, and histories of …
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Join us on a walk along the Antrim Coast as we visit three ancient sites with Michael Bates & Louise Parker, we find Ossians Grave, the hidden village and The Holestone at Doagh. We also talk wit Angela Samata about her work in the arts and health and her current obsesssions with the sites on Anglesey and how stone circles can disolve time. Present…
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Join us on a trip to The Scilly Isles for a walk with artist Teän Roberts as we visit tombs, walk the coastline and discover ancient villages. We also chat with peace activist, campaigner and author Satish Kumar to talk about epic transatlantic walks, education, peace, love, hope and activism. You can find more about Teän's work here & Satish & Res…
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