Time Between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton

This Week on Tales from the Time Between Times

Tonight, by the low glow of the firepit at the heart of the forest, Owen Staton invites you to lay down the weight of the day and step softly into the dark. Inspired by the haunting artwork of Katie Marland, this week’s tale carries us over Croydon Hill, where an old road bends, the wind whispers of old sins… and something ancient is said to still walk.

Come closer to the flames. Let the world grow quiet. Breathe deep.
And listen, as Owen tells the terrifying legend of the Devil of Croydon Hill — a story of dread, mercy, and the thin places where our world wears away.

If these tales bring you comfort in the dark, you can find more stories, shows, and whispers from the woods here:
🌒 Owen’s website: www.welshstoryteller.com
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The episode artwork that opened the door to this tale was created by the wonderful Katie Marland:
🎨 Katie Marland’s artwork: www.katiemarland.com
🖤 Episode art by Katie Marland

Take care, my friends…
And I’ll see you… in the time between times.

Some stories refuse to rest.

High above the Severn plain, within the red-stone walls of Powis Castle, a presence once walked the corridors by candlelight — not to terrify, not to threaten… but to finish something left undone.

In this episode of Time Between Times, we step quietly into the shadows of an eighteenth-century Welsh castle, where an old woman, a hidden chest, and a ghost clad in gold lace cross paths in the stillness of night. It is a tale of silence and listening, of trust placed in the dark, and of a spirit bound not by malice — but by duty.

This is a story that lives in the spaces between — between rooms, between centuries, between the living and the dead.

So draw closer.
Lower your voice.
And walk with me…
into the time between times.

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Thank you for listening — and for carrying these stories forward.

Time Between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton

Step with me, if you will, into the gloaming — that soft, half-lit hour where the old stories still breathe and the past leans close enough to whisper.

As St Dwynwen’s Day draws near, it feels only right to open the door to Wales’ most heart-rending tales of doomed love. Tonight, on Time Between Times, we walk a sorrowful, beautiful road. We begin on the shores of Llanddwyn, with the aching legend of Dwynwen, the Welsh saint of lovers — her heart broken, her prayers carried on the tide. From there, we journey inland to Nant Gwrtheyrn, where the wind still knows the names of Rhys and Meinir, childhood sweethearts torn apart on the very morning of their wedding. A story of searching. Of storms. Of love that refuses to lie quietly in the grave.

I’m joined this evening by the wonderful Russ Williams, author of Where the Folk, a lyrical road trip through the living folklore of Wales — a book that reminds us these stories are not relics, but companions, waiting by the roadside for those willing to listen.

So draw closer to the fire. Let the night press in at the windows. This is a time for love stories that end in shadow, but never truly end at all.

🎙 Time Between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton

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https://www.welshstoryteller.com

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📖 Where the Folk by Russ Williams:
https://www.wherethefolk.com
www.russwilliams.org
Buy Where the folk
https://amzn.eu/d/6L23XFY

Between the heartbeats… between the words… welcome to the time between times.

This week I am joined by the wonderful folklorist Amy Boucher, and together we wander into the shadowed lanes and hedgerows of Shropshire to speak of one of its most intriguing figures — the cunning man Thomas Light. A man whispered about rather than written down. A man of charms, counter-spells, and uneasy knowledge. We explore his life, his reputation, and the strange power such figures once held over their communities — half feared, half needed, and never entirely trusted.

And as the embers glow, I also share a famous and unsettling tale of the Welsh seer Huw Llwyd, a story carried on the breath of generations, heavy with prophecy, second sight, and the terrible cost of knowing too much.

So draw your chair closer to the fire. Let the dark stay where it belongs. And step with us, just for a while, into the Time Between Times

Find Amy Boucher here:
Amy Boucher – https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com
Amy Boucher – Blue sky - @g0blinegg.bsky.social

More of my work:
Welshstoryteller.com

If you’d like to support the show:
Ko-fi.com/owenstaton
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Read my Substack:
Owen Staton – owenstaton.substack.com

Take care, my friends… and I’ll see you, once again, by the fire.

Nos Da
Owen

In this special episode of Time between Times, I’m joined by the wonderful artist Katie Marland — a creator whose work feels as though it has stepped straight out of the old stories and into the present moment. Together we wander that twilight space where art meets folklore, where imagination is rooted deep in the soil of myth, memory, and the half-heard whispers of the past.

Katie speaks about her creative process, her love of folklore, and the quiet power of stories that refuse to be forgotten. We talk about the pull of old tales, why certain images return to us again and again, and how art can act as a doorway — a way of slipping, just for a moment, into the time between times.

And, of course, no gathering like this would be complete without a story.

As the embers glow, I share one of Katie’s favourite traditional tales — a story shaped by shadow and wonder, told as it was meant to be told: aloud, slowly, and with heart. It’s a tale that lingers, the kind that stays with you long after the final words have been spoken.

So settle in, listen close, and let yourself drift a while.

Katie Marland
Website:www.katiemarland.com
Instagram:@kmarlandart

Owen Staton
Website: www.welshstoryteller.com
Ko-fi: www.ko-fi.com/owenstaton
Patreon: www.patreon.com/owenstaton7
Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/owenstaton/p/time-between-times-storytelling-with-98d?r=56bicy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

My heartfelt, thanks to Katie for her time, her generosity, and her art — and to you, dear listener, for keeping the old stories alive by listening.

Until next time,
Nos Da

Owen x
Marland