@drjuliabish.bsky.social
Folklorist researching (mainly but not exclusively) traditional music, and children's folklore, including games, humour, and song.
It has been a lovely week at @ische-news.bsky.social #ISCHE46im Lille. Thought-provoking panels, catching up with old friends and sharing results of the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project! #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social
11.07.2025 12:37 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Brilliant episode about dragons. Bravo Juliette Wood and all taking part! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
11.07.2025 20:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I am so excited for this workshop!
03.07.2025 19:43 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Wonderful paper by this dream team, crowned with a gem of poetry from @draflint.bsky.social Looking forward to hearing more!
01.07.2025 13:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
To try and capture some of the key themes and ideas discussed at our end-of-project conference last Thursday, we worked with Jules from Illustrated Live who produced this great live illustration for us! #histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
23.06.2025 19:19 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1Excellent event - thanks to all who came and supported it. Food for thought (of course!)
23.06.2025 15:13 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Fantastic: storytelling workshop coming up - not to be missed!
23.06.2025 15:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Delighted that @berrypillot.bsky.social will be talking about her award-winning research on children's play in London and Liverpool in the Second World War as part of the @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social online seminar series on 25 June, 1-2.30 pm. See below to book your place!
07.06.2025 22:55 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
for our last Lore and Lunch this summer we're talking Icelandic lullabies! To join us on 26th June 1-2pm to chat about the BBC World Service programme "Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies" available on BBC Sounds fill out the Google form on our webpage.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w....
Trust my work to end up in secondhand bookshop!
05.06.2025 16:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This is a step in the right direction
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great to read about the excellent presentations by my colleagues this month. And a reminder to join @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social, the project team and colleagues in London on 19 June for our free end-of-project conference (booking link in the newsletter!).
04.06.2025 19:35 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Still time to submit an abstract for the next Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs conference! Wed love to know more about current work in this multifaceted and interdisciplinary field!
30.05.2025 13:34 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
An opportunity for a folklorist here!
www.rca.ac.uk/study/apply-...
Welcome to our April 2025 newsletter! Find out more about what the team has been up to including the wonderful Food Museum launch, talking to the BBC Food Programme, and lots more! #histed @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
11.05.2025 11:23 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0If you missed the epic Folklore Reimagined LATE at the @britishacademy.bsky.social here's a ten minute talk from @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social and me on children's #digital #custom #folklore in online spaces 🖥️ 🎮
23.05.2025 16:44 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Excellent contributions from @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social @heatherlwellis.bsky.social @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social and many others to this timely programme!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Tickets are disappearing like 'hot cakes' (hot meals?)! Book early to avoid disappointment
09.05.2025 10:41 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Great job for a folklorist here! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNA027/r...
09.05.2025 10:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Join us for our free 1-day end-of-project conference on 19th June at Friends House, London! We'll share our key findings & recommendations and discuss all things #schoolmeals with some great people including @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social!
#histed
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-school...
Excellent and informative day! Thanks to all involved
04.05.2025 22:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Bonus Martin and Steve!
28.04.2025 09:48 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Join us next week for our next online talk: Tommy Kuusela on 'Scandinavian Changelings'. Tuesday 6 May 2025, 19:00-20:30 BST. Tickets £6 (£4 for FLS Members with the Promo Code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scandinavi...
29.04.2025 17:46 — 👍 24 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Very lovely evening sharing #Beltane and May Day #folklore #customs drawn from our archives @uoscollections.bsky.social with visitors to Wentworth Woodhouse's first Beltane celebration with brilliant colleagues @drjuliabish.bsky.social @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social. I learned a lot!
02.05.2025 06:45 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
BBC News - Free breakfast clubs to open at 750 schools
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How Trump tariffs might impact on school meals in the US.
www.childinthecity.org/2025/04/17/t...
Entries are invited for the 2025 Doc Rowe Award for folklore publications and broadcasts in media other than printed books. Submissions may include, but are not limited to, films, podcasts, CDs/DVDs, etc. Closing date 31 May 2025. For further details see folklore-society.com/awards/the-d...
15.04.2025 11:38 — 👍 8 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0
Highly recommend this new exhibition at the @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social featuring some if the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social research BBC News - ‘Sobbing over semolina’: Your school dinner memories - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
