<description>&lt;p&gt;Long Lankin is the bogeyman of the Child Ballads. A mysterious figure who lives in the moss (or the gorse, or the hay), he is known as a bloodthirsty murderer. But what's the full story? Explore the origins of the horror-filled ballad in this Halloween episode of Folk Files.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: Olivia Harding&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Support Folk Files: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast?redirect=true" target= "_blank" rel= "ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Musical excerpts:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ARTIST: The Wainwright Sisters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WORK: Long Lankin&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8vzCkJJlSQ" target="_blank" rel= "ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8vzCkJJlSQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ARTIST: Steeleye Span&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WORK: Long Lankin&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Rw1SVfa_U" target="_blank" rel= "ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Rw1SVfa_U&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ARTIST: Martin Carthy&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WORK:  Long Lankin&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlYuv1ZUsZ0" target="_blank" rel= "ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlYuv1ZUsZ0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ARTIST: George Fradley&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WORK: Lankin&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href= "https://youtu.be/yrEuzBE0uTs?si=aIpFgzidrF7YGpnN" target="_blank" rel= "ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://youtu.be/yrEuzBE0uTs?si=aIpFgzidrF7YGpnN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ARTIST: Geordie McIntyre&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WORK: Lamkin&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href= "https://youtu.be/LQF9M1Omrfs?si=d0yAQwvibFAIDLeQ" target="_blank" rel= "ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://youtu.be/LQF9M1Omrfs?si=d0yAQwvibFAIDLeQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ARTIST: Alasdair Roberts &amp; Friends&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WORK: Long Lankin&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href= "https://youtu.be/es-bKUVLtUE?si=yxV9vFgzZoMpPPVC" target="_blank" rel= "ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://youtu.be/es-bKUVLtUE?si=yxV9vFgzZoMpPPVC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ARTIST: Lisa Knapp&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WORK: Long Lankin&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zahxuV3H9Sk" target="_blank" rel= "ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zahxuV3H9Sk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ARTIST: Frank Proffitt&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WORK: Bo Lamkin&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href= "https://youtu.be/G6MLv__s_cU?si=9kG2WJSa1F0fZ1dg" target="_blank" rel= "ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://youtu.be/G6MLv__s_cU?si=9kG2WJSa1F0fZ1dg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Folk Files

Olivia Harding

Folk Files #2.10 - Beware the Moss

OCT 30, 202523 MIN
Folk Files

Folk Files #2.10 - Beware the Moss

OCT 30, 202523 MIN

Description

Long Lankin is the bogeyman of the Child Ballads. A mysterious figure who lives in the moss (or the gorse, or the hay), he is known as a bloodthirsty murderer. But what's the full story? Explore the origins of the horror-filled ballad in this Halloween episode of Folk Files. Host: Olivia Harding Support Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast Musical excerpts: ARTIST: The Wainwright Sisters WORK: Long Lankin SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8vzCkJJlSQ ARTIST: Steeleye Span WORK: Long Lankin SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Rw1SVfa_U ARTIST: Martin Carthy WORK: Long Lankin SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlYuv1ZUsZ0 ARTIST: George Fradley WORK: Lankin SOURCE: https://youtu.be/yrEuzBE0uTs?si=aIpFgzidrF7YGpnN ARTIST: Geordie McIntyre WORK: Lamkin SOURCE: https://youtu.be/LQF9M1Omrfs?si=d0yAQwvibFAIDLeQ ARTIST: Alasdair Roberts & Friends WORK: Long Lankin SOURCE: https://youtu.be/es-bKUVLtUE?si=yxV9vFgzZoMpPPVC ARTIST: Lisa Knapp WORK: Long Lankin SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zahxuV3H9Sk ARTIST: Frank Proffitt WORK: Bo Lamkin SOURCE: https://youtu.be/G6MLv__s_cU?si=9kG2WJSa1F0fZ1dg