# Folk Files #2.10 - Beware the Moss

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Podcast: [Folk Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/folk-files-6689170)
Published: 2025-10-30T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Long Lankin is the bogeyman of the Child Ballads. A mysterious figure who lives in the moss (or the gorse, or the hay), he is known as a bloodthirsty murderer. But what's the full story? Explore the origins of the horror-filled ballad in this Halloween episode of Folk Files. Host: Olivia Harding Support Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast Musical excerpts: ARTIST: The Wainwright Sisters WORK: Long Lankin SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8vzCkJJlSQ ARTIST: Steeleye Span WORK: Long Lankin SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Rw1SVfa_U ARTIST: Martin Carthy WORK: Long Lankin SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlYuv1ZUsZ0 ARTIST: George Fradley WORK: Lankin SOURCE: https://youtu.be/yrEuzBE0uTs?si=aIpFgzidrF7YGpnN ARTIST: Geordie McIntyre WORK: Lamkin SOURCE: https://youtu.be/LQF9M1Omrfs?si=d0yAQwvibFAIDLeQ ARTIST: Alasdair Roberts & Friends WORK: Long Lankin SOURCE: https://youtu.be/es-bKUVLtUE?si=yxV9vFgzZoMpPPVC ARTIST: Lisa Knapp WORK: Long Lankin SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zahxuV3H9Sk ARTIST: Frank Proffitt WORK: Bo Lamkin SOURCE: https://youtu.be/G6MLv__s_cU?si=9kG2WJSa1F0fZ1dg

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