

Druidcast - The Druid Podcast
Order of Bards Ovates and Druids
A podcast brought to you by the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. Your host is Damh the Bard and each episode he will feature poetry, story and song offered by Bards throughout the world. There will also be interviews with people from the Druid tradition, seasonal thoughts, explorations of Celtic mythology and history, reviews, and competitions. Please send contributions for the podcast to: podcast@druidry.org, or through the post to: OBOD DruidCast, PO Box 1333, Lewes, E. Sussex, BN7 1DX.
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Sep 20, 2025 • 50min
DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 218
Fiona Robertson, an author and megalith enthusiast known for her memoir Stone Lands, dives deep into her transformative experiences with ancient sites like Avebury. She shares how her personal loss sparked her passion for megaliths, revealing the enchantment these stones hold for people from all walks of life. Fiona also discusses the significance of the Wheel of the Year and highlights her favorite stone circles across the UK, showcasing the connection between nature and memoir that continues to inspire and resonate with readers.

Aug 19, 2025 • 1h 4min
DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 217
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 217 Prayer to the Year - Liz Over - https://www.lizovers.com/ The Talky Bit - Interview with the new Pendragon of the Order, Matt McCabe. Threads of the Fae - D'Raven Ashly Cruz -https://www.facebook.com/people/DRaven-Ashly-Cruz/61568480556933/?_rdr Kent Magical Market and Faerie Ball - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/thealex/fantasy-ball/e-pqybjv Prayer for the Plight of the Trees - Kerry Dawes, Kim Ora Rose and Richard Hick DruidCast theme - Hills they are Hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ For more information about the Druid tradition - https://druidry.org/

Jul 18, 2025 • 55min
DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 216
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 216 Mountain Dance - Skyhenge - https://skyhenge.bandcamp.com/album/mountain-dance Rhiannon - Arthur Hinds - https://arthurhinds1.bandcamp.com/ Sun King - Blackwillow Starling - https://blackwillowstarling.bandcamp.com/album/blackwillow-starling All Around my Hat - Blackwillow Starling - https://blackwillowstarling.bandcamp.com/album/blackwillow-starling Pwyll and Arawn - Arthur Hinds - https://arthurhinds1.bandcamp.com/ DruidCast theme - Hills they are Hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ For more information about the Druid tradition - https://druidry.org/

Jun 20, 2025 • 1h 10min
DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 215
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 215 King of Elfland’s Daughter - Phoenix - https://www.prometheus-music.com/product/keepers/ Interview with River Jones - Celebrant and Course Director of the School of Celebrancy - https://schoolofcelebrancy.org/ Cat and the Fiddle - Phoenix - https://www.prometheus-music.com/product/keepers/ DruidCast theme - Hills they are Hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ For more information about the Druid tradition - https://druidry.org/

May 19, 2025 • 55min
DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 214
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 214 The Wind will Blow - Brian Henke - https://www.reverbnation.com/brianhenke The Talky Bit - Jason Mankey on the life of High Priest Raymond Buckland - https://linktr.ee/jasonmankey Banish Misfortune/Lark in the Morning - Phoenyx - https://www.prometheus-music.com/product/keepers/ DruidCast Theme - Hills they are Hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ For more information about the Druid tradition - https://druidry.org/

Apr 19, 2025 • 1h 20min
DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 213
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 213 Sleeping Giant - Adam Brough - https://linktr.ee/adam_brough Harp music - Dark Lake - Claire Hamilton - https://druidry.org/people/claire-hamilton Beltane Fires - James J Turner - https://www.jamesjturner.com/ The Talky Bit - The Sacred Isle of Angelsey - Kristoffer Hughes - https://www.angleseydruidorder.co.uk/kristoffer Prayer - The Tom O’Bedlam - https://thetomobedlam.bandcamp.com/album/everyday-elegies DruidCast theme - Hills they are Hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ For more information about OBOD and the Druid tradition - https://druidry.org/

Mar 18, 2025 • 59min
DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 212
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 212 Spirit of the Green - Spiral Dance - https://spiraldance.com.au/ The Talky Bit - Michael Wall - Stars and Stones: Myth, Legend, and Magicians - recorded live at the OBOD Winter Gathering 2024 Hare Spell - Spiral Dance - https://spiraldance.com.au/ DruidCast theme - Hills they are Hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ For more information on the Druid Tradition - https://druidry.org/

Feb 19, 2025 • 46min
DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 211
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 211 A Druid Prayer for Troubled Days - Marina Evans - Winner of the Anderida Bardic Chair 2025 The Talky Bit - Conjuring Demons, Angels and Intelligences: A Druid’s Approach to Grimoire Magic - Daniel MacKenzie - recorded live at the OBOD Winter Gathering 2024 The Cutty Wren - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ DruidCast theme - Hills they are Hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ For more information about the Druid Tradition - https://druidry.org/

Jan 20, 2025 • 57min
DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 210
Shownotes for the DruidCast Episode 210 The Last Apple Tree - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ The Talky Bit - Mhara Starling - “Witchcraft and Druidry: Incompatible Pathways, or Harmonious Pair?” - Recorded live from the OBOD Winter Gathering 2024 - https://linktr.ee/mhara_starling The Wild Maiden - Blackwillow Starling - https://blackwillowstarling.bandcamp.com/album/blackwillow-starling Pagan Spirit Gathering - https://www.circlesanctuary.org/psg DruidCast theme - Hills they are Hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ For more information about the Druid tradition - https://druidry.org/

Nov 19, 2024 • 60min
DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 209
Shownotes for DruidCast episode 209 Unseelie - Fae as Folk - https://faeasfolk.bandcamp.com/ The Talky bit - Ragnarok with Pete Jennings from the Staffordshire Pagan Conference 2024 (https://www.staffordshirepaganconference.co.uk/) - http://www.gippeswic.org/ Just a Moment of Your Time - Rich Morgan Meet me at Table - Sarah Packwood - https://sarahjustinepackwood.com/about-sarah/ DruidCast theme - Hills they are hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ For more information about the Druid tradition - https://druidry.org/