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4.8/5
...on iTunes and Apple Podcasts!
"Simply wonderful! The stories are such a great mix of haunting, funny, silly, and sweet. Keep them coming!"
- Osika521
"So lovely! I’m engrossed in this podcast! It’s so well structured and they are really artful storytellers."
- meaganlane
"Such a fresh and unique podcast. I've not found anything like it before."
- Mark
"Did you read my brain? I didn't know a podcast that fit my personal nerdiness could exist... perfection!"
- HopeM9
Three Ravens is a completely independent English myth and folklore podcast where we share stories, celebrate folk culture, and fall backwards through the hedgerows of history.
Hosted by real-life couple Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux, and mostly recorded at our home in rural Sussex in southern England, Three Ravens is rated 4.8/5 from over 500 reviews and has grown by word of mouth care of our lovely listener community ‘The Conspiracy of Ravens.’
Our research inspires our retellings of stories from across history and culture, with episodes standing alone but connected together across over 500 chatty, mostly light-hearted, swear-free installments driven by passion, kindness and curiosity.
4.8/5
...on Spotify!
"Be prepared to be carried away from your troubles! May you be as content to curl up by the fire with a cup of tea and binge this podcast all day as I am."
- BakingMamaof3
"I am so glad I found this podcast. It is the perfect blend of history, folklore and storytelling."
- JosieSmelko
"Three Ravens makes the world a better place and I am beyond grateful."
- I Am Nelly
"I can and do re-listen to all the episodes! If you want to be transported to a different time and many other places, listen to Three Ravens!"
- BPK1986
Ways to Listen
We also publish two Patreon Exclusive episodes every month for our paid subscribers who receive all of our episodes as soon as they are finished completely ad free.
The only exceptions to this are during breaks between series, when we release either episodes of our Lang Fairy Tales Project or our Novel-Length Projects.
Week by week we take turns to retell a folktale from the region we are focused on.
These include tales of ghosts, mermaids, crafty witches, mythical monsters, half-forgotten heroes and more, told in a variety of styles and tones.
Alternatively, if we are outside of a main series, we tend to release recordings of our Live Shows or episodes of our Lang Fairy Tale Project.
Friday 21st-Sunday 23rd August, Glastonbury, Somerset
Swing by to see Three Ravens in the Field of Dreams on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for songs, folklore and storytelling, along with chats, exclusive merch and book signings, with Eleanor and Martin also playing pop-up shows around the site blending Somerset fairy lore with English poetry and folk music.
Thursday 20th September, Alfriston, Sussex
Join Eleanor and Martin for a live podcast recording in conversation with Much Ado Books at the Star Inn, packed with ghost stories and discussions of ghost lore, the scariest stories ever told, and the launch of our new book Three Ravens Ghost Tales. Q&A and book signing to follow.
Friday 21st September, Hackney, London
Join Eleanor and Martin for a live podcast recording at The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities Fine Art & Natural History, packed with ghost lore and a live performance of Eleanor's tale "The Rosemary Branch" from our new book Three Ravens Ghost Tales. Q&A and book signing to follow.
Our second book, Three Ravens Ghost Tales, is being published in hardback on 17th September 2026.
Featuring fan favourites and stories never before told on the podcast, this is a book designed to get under your skin.
Susan Owens, author of The Ghost: A Cultural History, has written the Foreword, and says:
“Martin and Eleanor have achieved something remarkable in taking the ghost story and breathing new life, if that is the word, into this beloved old form.
"The result is a series of gripping tales that range from the unsettling to the touching to the unforgettably macabre.”
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It’s coming to all good bookshops in hardback on Thursday 17th September 2026 published by The History Press.
Just in time for Haunting Season...
Our first book, Three Ravens Folk Tales, was released by major UK publisher The History Press on July 17th 2025.
Containing 39 original tellings, one for each of England's 39 historic counties, it collects all the tales from our first three series with brand new introductions offering historical context and links to heritage sites.
The stories span centuries, styles, tones, and genres, making them perfect for bedtimes, telling to the fairies at the bottom of the garden, or curling up with on the sofa and getting cosy!
'The ghosts of M.R. James and Terry Pratchett haunt these stories… an exuberant mix of folklore, legend, history and landscape, with shudders and chuckles served up in equal measure, underpinned by deep knowledge of the material.'
- Hugh Lupton
'The Three Ravens banner is a guarantee of solid research, entertaining prose, and the perfect mix of fun and danger, putting the reader in mind of the best who came before: Roald Dahl, Angela Carter, and now… Three Ravens.'
- Mark Norman
Where do I begin?
New to Three Ravens? Or Podcasts in general?
Let's guide you through it...
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~ Our Story ~
Three Ravens was launched in March 2023 and within a year had become one of the Top 1% of podcasts globally.
We started with two £20 microphones (apologies for the early sound quality!) and a passion for folk culture and storytelling.
Little did we imagine we would find a global community of passionate listeners who we affectionately call "The Conspiracy of Ravens."
Having entered the Top 10 on the Apple Podcasts and Spotify UK Fiction Charts in 2024, 2025 and 2026, with a regularly engaged audience of 25,000 people across 40 countries, we are so excited about the future, as we are only getting started!
Bonus Series
While County Episodes come out on Monday, we release Bonus Episodes on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Our Thursday series come out on rotation, and include Magic and Medicines, which is all about folk remedies and arcane spells, Three Ravens Bestiary, which is about cryptids and mythical creatures, Forgotten Melodies, which is about folk song types and includes original recordings of classic folk songs from us, and Magus, a series about the lives of the most famous witches and wizards in history.
Between 2023 and 2024 we also released two 13-part Bonus Series which are now on hiatus: Dying Arts, which explored a diverse range of endangered heritage crafts, and Something Wicked, which was all about true crimes with a folkloric twist.
Then, on Saturdays, since April 2024 we have been releasing our interview series Local Legends, where we speak to acclaimed folklorists, authors, podcasters and historians to help expand our knowledge and inspire listeners to dig deeper!
Why Join our Patreon?
All mainline and bonus Three Ravens episodes are available for free (with ads) on all good podcast services - but joining our Patreon unlocks a tonne of great stuff!
In addition to supporting us and unlocking ad free listening and a shout out on the podcast, this includes:
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Four issues of Quarters, our digital magazine, each year. Published every Solstice and Equinox, it's a celebration of the cycles of life, folk beliefs, culture, and creativity, featuring exclusive interviews and seasonal short stories.
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36 back issues of the Three Ravens Newsletter as released monthly, packed with folk customs for each month, cultural recommendations, a new Tarot spread, Celtic Tree and Zodiac information, a magic spell to try, and more!
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Monthly Patreon exclusive episodes, such such audio ghost tours of spooky places, deep dives into particular topics, Seasonal Specials, and original (and longer) stories!
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Episodes of the Three Ravens Film Club, a series where, every month, we review a cult folk horror or fantasy film from across the decades!
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Our stories as text versions when Martin remembers!
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The chance to suggest and vote on stuff!
Creators
MARTIN VAUX
Co-Creator & Host
Find more from Martin at www.martinvaux.com
ELEANOR CONLON
Co-Creator & Host
Find more from Eleanor at www.rustandstardust.co.uk