Stone Club Walks and Talks

Jan 02 2025 22 ep. 46 mins 44
Stone Club Walks and Talks Podcast artwork

Founded by artists Lally MacBeth & Matthew Shaw, Stone Club was set up as a place for stone enthusiasts to congregate, to muse and most importantly to stomp to stones. In each episode Stone Club welcome guests to shed new perspectives on prehistory in a collaborative and inclusive way. We will take you on walks in the ancient landscape & have talks about Stone Club related themes. Stone Club believes the journey is as important as the destination and encourages people to pause and think about place in new ways; connecting ancient sites through community and conversation.

  History
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Stone Club Walks and Talks with Einar Selvik

Jan 02 2025 53 mins  
Today our guest is Einar Selvik, musician, singer and ethnomusicologist. Einar is the founder of the band Wardruna. We talk about ancient sites, nature, wild places, landscape and Einar's life growing up in Norway. We talk about music, poetry, archaeology, playing drums in metal bands and the beginnings and evolution of Wardruna up to the present day. We also discuss Wardruna's new

Stone Club Walks and Talks with Hayden Thorpe

Dec 26 2024 43 mins  
Today we talk with Hayden Thorpe about Orford Ness, about the power of place, about, nature, rewilding and the creation of Hayden's new lp Ness. Hayden Thorpe is the Cumbrian solo artist, formerly of Wild Beasts. Using a process of redaction, Thorpe brings songs to life from the pages of best-selling author Robert Macfarlane’s book of the same name. Ness is inspired by Suffolk’

Stone Club Walks and Talks with Amy-Jane Beer & Lewis Winks

Dec 19 2024 48 mins  
Today we talk with authors and activists Amy-Jane Beer and Lewis Winks on behalf of Right to Roam. We talk about a new report published today that is all about inaccesible ancient sites. We discuss access islands and the imortance of being able to walk freely in the coutryside. We discuss the Right to Roam movement, why it is important and how people can get involved. We talk about

Stone Club Walks and Talks with Jackie Morris & Tamsin Abbott

Dec 12 2024 57 mins  
In today's episode we talk with aritst and writer Jackie Morris & stained glass artist Tamsin Abbott. We discuss Jackie and Tamsin's forthcoming book Wild Folk: Tales from the Stones. We discuss the ancient sites and tales that make up the book as well as the process of how the book was created. We talk about art, imagination and nature and discuss some of the authors that have

Stone Club Walks and Talks with Lally MacBeth

Dec 05 2024 34 mins  
Today we feature Lally MacBeth, founder of The Folk Archive and Stone Club co-founder. We chat about The Folk Archive, Lally's Magazine The Folk Review and also about The Lost Folk, Lally's forthcoming debut book which is due to be published by Faber in June 2025. We discuss folk customs, folk music Krampus and a very large snowman. Lally MacBeth is an artist, writer & curator

Stone Club Walks and Talks with Alex Hartley

Nov 28 2024 43 mins  
In this episode we talk with artist Alex Hartley about his latest artwork The Summoning Stones which features in the exhibition Dartmoor: A Radical Landscape at RAMM. We talk about Alex's practice with sculpture and photography. About walks on Dartmoor, the energy of ancient standing stones and the transfer of energy with modern technology. We discuss access to nature and climate c

Stone Club Walks and Talks with Dr Jennifer Wexler

Nov 21 2024 69 mins  
In this episode we talk with archaeologist Dr Jennifer Wexler about Stonehenge, Grime's Graves, Thronborough Henges and ancient Cornish sites as well as discussing Jennifer's journey in archaeology and in curating exhibitions. Including work in Sicily and the USA. Jennifer works as a prehistorian for English Heritage and is the former Project curator of The World of Stonehenge exhi

Stone Club Walks and Talks with Sam Lee

Nov 13 2024 47 mins  
We talk with Folk singer and activist Sam Lee about Songdreaming, about Folk songs, about nature and access to nature, about singing at Stonehenge and ancient sites. We talk about Pilgrimage, Wild Service and the Right to Roam movement. Sam Lee plays a unique role in the British music scene. A Mercury prize nominated singer, highly inventive and original arranger, folksong interpr

Stone Club Walks and Talks with Philip Carr-Gomm

Nov 07 2024 48 mins  
In today's episode we talk with Philip Carr-Gomm. We chat about ancient sites, sacred spaces and nature. We talk about initiation, The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids⁠, Alfred Watkins and Ley lines. As a very special extra feature Philip leads us on a Stone Club meditation. Philip Carr-Gomm is a writer and psychologist and the former Chief of OBOD. His online school, the Art of

Stone Club Walks and Talks with Amy Grantham

Oct 31 2024 45 mins  
In this episode we talk with Amy Grantham about her artistic practice, about developing work and ideas in relation to health. We talk about folklore, folk culture and community, about music and about the stones and sites that connect us. Amy is a self-taught artist and photographer who lives and works in New York City.