Episode one: Wicked Willow
Show Notes for Episode One
Roman Mosaic
Ulster Potato baskets in rown willow near Lough Neagh. Photo: Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Steen Madsen’s talk on willow basketry in Europe. The oldest preserved willow basket in Europe.
Land Girls cultivate willow for “invasion baskets”, The Sphere, November 1943
“A small feature in The Sphere, a British newspaper published by London Illustrated Newspapers on how Land Girl’s helped to grow willow for making into heavy baskets. Military parachutists used these strong structures during the Burma Campaign. The article discusses how Land Girls hoe, cut, sort ,and boil the willow before it is sent off to factories where workers turn the willow into baskets.”
Books:
Basketmaking in Ireland – Joe Hogan
Baskets in Europe – Maurice Bichard
Contemporary International Basket Making – Mary Butcher
Willow- Kate Lynch
Caliban and the Witch - Silvia Frederici
Thanks for tuning into Zig Zag!
A big thank you to Danica Boyce of Fair Folk for helping me figure out my podcast dreams.
Songs:
Alison Gross – Dave and Toni Arthur
All Around my Hat- Steeleye Span
