Seasonal Folklore: Spring Audiobook

Seasonal Folklore Issue 1: Spring, 2026
Written and narrated by Eileen Budd.
Audiobook. 33 minutes.

A collection of Scottish Spring stories to accompany nature’s reawakening.

Beautifully narrated by the author, these fourteen short stories from Scottish folklore remind us of our roots in the natural world and the enduring connection between the land and its legends.

In the Spring collection, discover:
• Tales of the Cailleach, Scotland’s mother goddess, who wields the power of frost and snow.
• The legends of the cuckoo, whose spring return could bring good or ill for the coming year.
• Myths of the mysterious stones once believed to be portals between worlds,
And more.

Seasonal Folklore by Eileen Budd is a collection of stories passed down through her family, and shared with you each season, to mark the cycles of nature. Created in partnership with St Andrews Botanic Garden.

The audiobook will be supplied as an album of MP3 tracks for you to download and enjoy. Please check your purchase confirmation email for a link.

Hear a sample from the Introduction and the first chapter, Festival of Imbolc:

Print and e-book versions, with illustrations by the author, are also available from Wide Open Sea.