Season 4 Episode 3: Wise Old Salmon - The Folklore & Stories of Salmon

Season 4 continues with Episode 3 – Wise Old Salmon. In this episode we’re exploring the folklore, nature and stories of the ever resilient and persevering salmon.On occasion there are dark folkloric characters explored in this podcast and so, as always, I would recommend that you should listen through first before listening with younger members of your household.For more folklore and stories and podcast extras, you can subscribe to my ‘Substack, Cerridwen’s Cauldron’. Just hop over to Substack and search for Cerridwen’s Cauldron or use the link in the show notes and you upgrade to paid for just £5 a month for an extra dose of wild storytelling to your inbox.As always you can find me via the following channels:www.facebook.com/ddstorytellerwww.instagram.com/dd_storyellerReferencesBooksReaders Digest, (1973) Folklore Myths And Legends Of Britain.Thompson, Siolo, (2021) Winterseer Animal Companion Oracle, Llewellyn.Westwood, Jennifer & Kingshill, Sophia (1988) The Fabled Coast: Legends & Traditions From Aroudn The Shores Of Britain and Ireland, Random House Books.Westwood, Jennifer & Kingshill, Sophia (2011) The Lore of Scotland, Arrow Books.Westwood, Jennifer (1987) Albion: A Guide To Legendary Britain, Paladin.Websites:Salmon Mythology & Foklore - https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/others/salmon/salmon-mythology-and-folklore/#:~:text=The%20Celts%20associated%20the%20salmon,it%2C%20thereby%20gaining%20all%20knowledge.Salmon Folklore - https://thenestcollective.co.uk/salmon-folklore/Salmon - https://www.cambrianwildwood.org/species/salmon/New report warns of threat to small salmon populations -https://naturalresources.wales/about-us/news-and-blogs/news/new-report-warns-of-threat-to-small-salmon-populations/?lang=en#:~:text=“Climate%20change%20is%20the%20most,survival%20in%20many%20Welsh%20rivers.The Missing salmon - https://oceanographicmagazine.com/features/missing-salmon-alliance/DD Storyteller on YouTube - www.youtube.com/ddstorytellerMusic Attribution:Intro & Outro Music: Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Incidental Music – Celtic Ambient Loop via Pixabay. Get full access to Cerridwen's Cauldron at cerridwenscauldron.substack.com/subscribe