About this episode
The episode explores themes of water, foraging, and folk music while featuring a Welsh tale and an original song for the new year.
Come with us to the chilly canal for our first episode of 2026, a series themed around water. We forage for nettles along the banks and dip below the surface with a fearsome fish of the month. Above us, amid the emerging constellations, starlings murmurate, moving mountains in Cynan Jones' new telling of the Welsh tale of Branwen. And Lisa Knapp joins us as this year's folk musician, with an original song for the new year, Holly King. As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume. To find out more visit www.ffern.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Lia Leendertz
Guest: Lisa Knapp
Topics covered
- water
- foraging
- folk music
- Welsh tales
- nature
- constellations
Keywords
- water
- foraging
- folk music
- Branwen
- Cynan Jones
- Lisa Knapp
- constellations
- nature
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Branwen
Places: chilly canal, Cynan Jones
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