Kate Gathercole explores the magical wassail tradition in Herefordshire, a ritual of gratitude for nature, symbolizing our deep connection with the earth and its bounty.
Make sure you list your local wassail in the Tradfolk Wassail Directory, 2024/2025. We're taking submissions now.
January. Bleak, isn’t it? December and its festivities feel a long way behind us, and the delights of spring and...
List your wassail in the forthcoming Tradfolk Wassail Directory
In 1992, Britpop band, Blur, found time in the studio to record 'The Gloucestershire Wassail'. Here's the story of how it came to pass.
Soak your toast in cider, grab your pans and wooden spoons, and head out into your nearest orchard to awaken the sleeping trees and wassail the evil spirits away.
Ready to start wassailing? Not even sure what wassailing is? Here's everything you need to know to get a good wassail going.
As people congregate to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ella Mary Leather's birth, Joshua Dyer takes a look at her remarkable legacy.
Make sure you list your local wassail in the forthcoming Tradfolk Wassail Directory, 2023/2024. We're taking submissions now.
Looking for evidence of the rebirth of the wassail? Not that it ever went away, but here's a collection of some of the most atmospheric new images we've seen on Instagram this year.
