Cunning Folk of the Forest, Crown & Sceptre, Ross-on-Wye, 19/05/26
Having told the tale of the sin-eater of Ross, and the naming of Old Maid’s Walk, along with the story of the May Hill sensation, featuring wise woman “Old Ellen”, on my last visit to the Crown & Sceptre, I thought I’d dip into the newspaper archives again to find more tales of the cunning folk of the forest, as well as telling a few more of my favourite traditional stories.
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Tales At The Crown & Sceptre, Ross-on-Wye
Whenever we’re in Ross (-on-Wye), I tend to have a pint or two in the Crown & Sceptre in the Market Place, tellin’ a tale at the open acoustic Sunday or Thursday sessions if I get a chance. (I also try to make the Forest Folk Club sessions - first and third Sunday, 7.30pm, Orepool Inn),
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