Dee Day Do! Make your Cut out and Keep Scrying Mirror!

It's the Dee Day Do!
Now before we break for a Dee-licious lunch it's time for some collective colouring! Wyrd Kalendar have made a special Scrying Mirror kit just for you! Get your best black crayons out!  

Tickets for the next corporeal Folk Horror Festival in Whitby are available to purchase here...

It's Dee Day!

It's Dee Day!
It's time for the Dee Day Do!

To launch this special day Phil Breach has written a poem just for Doctor Dee.

The Dee Day Do

Phil Breach

I met him down in Mortlake when the Sun stood still.

It's the Dee Day Do Day!

The Dee Day Do!

And we sang a Song of Summer on the Primrose Hill.

It's the Dee Day Do Day!

The Dee Day Do!

O how the morn was chill!

O he had such a skill!

But I swear that we did no ill.

It's the Dee Day Do Day!

The Dee Day Do!

In Enochian he canted at the Solstice sky.

It's the Dee Day Do Day!

The Dee Day Do!

And I heard the voice of angels as they made reply.

It's the Dee Day Do Day!

The Dee Day Do!

O let me testify!

O how the flames leapt high!

I saw the mighty angels fly.

It's the Dee Day Do Day!

The Dee Day Do!

We sang that Song of Summer with the Wingéd Choir.

It's the Dee Day Do Day!

The Dee Day Do!

And he told me of the founding of a great empire.

It's the Dee Day Do Day!

The Dee Day Do!

O it was his great desire!

O how he did inspire!

That morn at the Solstice fire.

It's the Dee Day Do Day!

You can listen to it here read by the Kalendar Host...

4 Star Review from Shindig Magazine for Wyrd Kalendar Book and Album

 We are very pleased to share the 4 star review from Shindig Magazine for the Wyrd Kalendar Book and Album.
They said:
"The etching-like pen-and-ink illustrations by Paciorek, the founder of the Folk Horror Revival project and its Wyrd Harvest Press publishing offshoot, perfectly capture the uncanny imagery of the tales, as do the 12 tracks on the accompanying CD..."
"...this package represents a thriving literary and musical counter-culture."
Keep it Wyrd!
You can buy the book here.
You can buy the album here.

Swansongs - A Special Wyrd Kalendar Mix

To celebrate the Folk Horror Revival Swansongs at the Black Swan in York on May 12th the Kalendar Host has produced a special walk upon the heath that explores the work of the artists at that concert - Sharron Kraus, Sarah Dean and Hawthonn. As well as this you will hear extracts of swan related poetry and tales and music from Passengers, Thom Yorke, The Ken Moule Assembly, REM and Saint Saens.

For tickets to this extra special event visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/swansongs-tickets-44059576379

You can find out more about the event here: https://folkhorrorrevival.com/2018/03/11/swansongs/

The Wyrd Kalendar is here - Buy now!

Chris Lambert launching "Wyrd Kalendar" on Saturday 21st October 2017.
In this image he is reading an extract from the July story "Grotto Day"
Photo by Sally-Anne Huxtable

It is official.

On Saturday 21st October Wyrd Kalendar was published at The Unseelie Court in Edinburgh.

The Unseelie Court was a conference and music festival organised by the Folk Horror Revival.

The book (published by Wyrd Harvest Press) is now available to buy from Lulu and all profits from sales will go to Wildlife Trusts. (You can also buy it from Amazon and other online retailers but the charities will get more money if you buy directly from Lulu).

Buy it here.

Review of Wyrd Kalendar - "Darkly Spun Tales"

"Each darkly spun tale matches with a chosen month of the year, providing a folkloric and portmanteau feel to the book, with Paciorek’s richly detailed and haunting artwork prefacing the individual chapters." - Grey Malkin

We are very proud to announce this lovely review of Wyrd Kalendar from Hare and the Moon's Grey Malkin.

Read it here.

The Armour of Resolve

A replica of the left arm pole of the Armour of Resolve.

The villagers of Stourton took keeping to their resolutions very seriously. One report, written by poet, explorer and folklorist Sir Stanley Coulton in 1887, told of how, on New Years Day, the villagers would gather in the Village Hall to announce their resolutions. These would be written onto parchment and pinned to the wall. 

On the 15th January (Armour Day) the villagers would gather and tell each other of their travails in keeping their resolution. A failure to hold to the resolution would result in that sorry villager being forced to wear the Armour of Resolve. The Armour of Resolve was effectively a series of long poles that were worn by the "Irresolute" by the application of a series of leather straps and buckles. One was attached along the spine from the top of the head to the base of the spine ensuring that the "Irresolute" could not move their head from left to right and only face forwards. The others were attached to arms and legs to keep movement stiff and straight. The purpose of this punishment was to remind the "Irresolute" to keep to the straight and narrow, to not stray from the path they had set themselves. The "Irresolute" would wear the armour for four days and four nights and then report back to the villagers whether or  not the resolution had been adhered to.

In the forthcoming book "Wyrd Kalendar" there is another tale of a strange resolution from the town of Woodchester. You can catch snippets of that tale in this month's mix.

Welcome to the Wyrd Kalendar - January

Join us as we explore the Wyrd Kalendar...

Preparing the way for the forthcoming publication Wyrd Kalendar (written by Chris Lambert and illustrated by Andy Paciorek for Wyrd Harvest Press) this explores, celebrates and exorcises the wintry spirits of January whilst giving a flavour of the delights contained within this book of folk horror themed tales...

All profits from Wyrd Kalendar will go to wildlife charities nominated by the Folk Horror Revival group...