{"podcast":{"title":"Folk Files","slug":"folk-files-6689170","podcast_index_feed_id":6689170,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/a0a9b0b6-1b75-4b56-8de3-f01b1cfd7bb1","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/folk-files","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/6/12/16/b625fd17-864a-45b5-9e09-d2a5f1996ac2_folk_files_logo_w_bgs_-_2026__1_.jpg","author":"Olivia Harding","episode_count":34,"summary":"Welcome to Folk Files, a podcast hosted by Olivia Harding that seeks to uncover the mysteries of folk music throughout the ages and dive deep into the tangled history of murder ballads, sea shanties, rebel songs, and other music that has withstood the test of time!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T14:18:38.821462+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/folk-files-6689170"},"episode":{"title":"Folk Files #2.10 - Beware the Moss","slug":"folk-files-2-10-beware-the-moss","published_at":"2025-10-30T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/folk-files-6689170/folk-files-2-10-beware-the-moss","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/folk-files-6689170","url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/64159b2a-b459-4e41-ac57-61e5ce1dda37/a816af4a-1460-a25f-6f14-fdb50343a138.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/b9a7ab73-b0af-4e15-9424-f925e5dad4fb/stream.mp3","summary":"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","meta_description":"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 murd…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1394,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/folk-files-6689170/episodes/folk-files-2-10-beware-the-moss/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/folk-files-6689170/folk-files-2-10-beware-the-moss.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}