
The Bradford Sweet Poisonings
03/17/25 • 19 min
John takes us to Bradford in 1858 and to a popular sweet shop, where a man nicknamed Humbug Billy, killed 21 people.
The song was 'Humbug Billy & the Tamlin Reel' by Zingaro Blue
Please watch the video to this episode on YouTube
https://youtu.be/-E6a7v60kXE?si=C9RYr8cEc7ml8Cc-
The background music was supplied by Scott Buckley
'Adrift Among Infinite Stars' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Folk-a-Dilly Tales is a Zingaro Blue Production
Your host is John Hales / http://www.johnhales.co.uk
The podcast was written, edited & produced by Mario & Lesley Price
The songs & lyrics were composed by Mario & Lesley Price
Mixed by Frank Erlenkämper
Special thanks to Antonella Hall (Cover model)
This podcast was based on the book "Folkstories, Legends & Poems" by Mario & Lesley Price.
The background music was composed by Scott Buckley (see links for individual episodes). https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/
© http://www.zingaroblue.co.uk
John takes us to Bradford in 1858 and to a popular sweet shop, where a man nicknamed Humbug Billy, killed 21 people.
The song was 'Humbug Billy & the Tamlin Reel' by Zingaro Blue
Please watch the video to this episode on YouTube
https://youtu.be/-E6a7v60kXE?si=C9RYr8cEc7ml8Cc-
The background music was supplied by Scott Buckley
'Adrift Among Infinite Stars' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Folk-a-Dilly Tales is a Zingaro Blue Production
Your host is John Hales / http://www.johnhales.co.uk
The podcast was written, edited & produced by Mario & Lesley Price
The songs & lyrics were composed by Mario & Lesley Price
Mixed by Frank Erlenkämper
Special thanks to Antonella Hall (Cover model)
This podcast was based on the book "Folkstories, Legends & Poems" by Mario & Lesley Price.
The background music was composed by Scott Buckley (see links for individual episodes). https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/
© http://www.zingaroblue.co.uk
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John & Lesley travel to Rougham in Suffolk on the ghostly trail of house that some people see but no one can find.
The song was 'Ghost House' by Zingaro Blue
The Background music was supplied by Scott Buckley
'Hour Of The Witch' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
and
" The House" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Do5iRAhbtg
#HorrorTheme #Instrumental #vivekabhishek
https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK
Folk-a-Dilly Tales is a Zingaro Blue Production
Your host is John Hales / http://www.johnhales.co.uk
The podcast was written, edited & produced by Mario & Lesley Price
The songs & lyrics were composed by Mario & Lesley Price
Mixed by Frank Erlenkämper
Special thanks to Antonella Hall (Cover model)
This podcast was based on the book "Folkstories, Legends & Poems" by Mario & Lesley Price.
The background music was composed by Scott Buckley (see links for individual episodes). https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/
© http://www.zingaroblue.co.uk
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The song was 'In the valley below' by Zingaro Blue
'Bring Me The Sky' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Sundown' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Folk-a-Dilly Tales is a Zingaro Blue Production
Your host is John Hales / http://www.johnhales.co.uk
The podcast was written, edited & produced by Mario & Lesley Price
The songs & lyrics were composed by Mario & Lesley Price
Mixed by Frank Erlenkämper
Special thanks to Antonella Hall (Cover model)
This podcast was based on the book "Folkstories, Legends & Poems" by Mario & Lesley Price.
The background music was composed by Scott Buckley (see links for individual episodes). https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/
© http://www.zingaroblue.co.uk
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