Hello, it's Jenny here, introducing my new show, the Scottish Folklore Podcast, a podcast where

each week I bring you traditional folklore, folktales and mythology from all around Scotland.

This is the first episode on Thomas Arreimer, and I really hope you enjoy it. If you do, then please

head over to the show on your podcast app and give me a follow. This will help you stay updated

with new episodes and also help me get my little show off the ground. All right, I'm really

excited to share this with you. Enjoy. Hello and welcome to the very first episode of the Scottish folklore podcast, a podcast that does exactly what it says on the

shortbread tint. My name is Jenny, and in each episode of this podcast, I'll be taking you into

the mysterious and mesmerising world of Scottish folklore, folktales and mythology.

The stories I'll be sharing come from the vast tapestry of folklore that blankets this country

from coast to coast to coast to coast, to coast, to coast.

From the mighty mountain tops to the furrows of freshly ploughed fields, and from far-flung islands to the heart of

Ald Ricci herself.

This tapestry is thick with stories.

And no matter how or when each story was born, be that to instill morals, to explain the

unexplainable, to while away hours of monotonous work, or just for pure entertainment.

Since each story's inception, it has been told countless times.

Passed from Bard to Bairns, captain to crew, turn it pullpuller to turn it-puller, and on and on down through time.

This oral storytelling tradition is a pillar of Scottish culture.

This is the carrying stream.

The flow of Scottish folk stories, songs and tradition from each generation to the next.

The carrying stream tumbles, meanders and trickles through time.

And by being here, listening to this podcast, you too are a part of this ancient tradition.

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