I’m chuffed to have featured in @guardian article on Ashburton, @dartmoortorsfest , @field.system & folklore last Friday/Saturday. Thanks also to the @dartmoortorsfest & @field.system for inviting me to speak at the festival on the folklore of Dartmoor’s tors. It was a great weekend, chock-full of goodies & wonderful people. Images 1 & 2: photography by @jimwileman . #dartmoorfolklore #dartmoortorsfestival #fieldsystem #folklore #theguardian
📣Tor Lore and More Moor Tales with Crowmancrow 🌑
As the sun starts to set on ‘Beltane Saturday’(whatever that is!), join us for a talk that delves into the strange and unsettling corners of Dartmoor. Artist and writer @crowmancrow (Ethan Pennell) presents a brand-new illustrated journey through the “weird and wonderful” folklore of the tors, especially devised for @field.system and @dartmoortorsfest .
Drawing from many years of being inspired - and frequently haunted - by his local stomping ground, Ethan brings to life the eldritch phenomena that linger in the granite shadows.
Expect tales of: ✨ UFOs, Ley Lines & Alien Big Cats ✨ Ghostly encounters & Witchcraft ✨ Talking hares, Killer Ravens & the Devil himself ✨ Giants, Pixies & King Arthur
Saturday 2nd May 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM at Field System, Ashburton
Tickets: Just £5 but very limited (Link in bio)
Step inside as the shadows lengthen for a glimpse into the Dartmoor Otherworld. Part of the Dartmoor Tors Festival 2026.
#DartmoorTorsFestival #Crowmancrow #FieldSystem #DartmoorFolklore #eldritch
🖤Morris, Mumming and Myth! 💚
📣May Day returns to Field System with a rowdy afternoon of bells, sticks, and revelry! We are thrilled to welcome back old pals @grimspoundmorris dancing with their stray dancing bear, alongside @newton_bushel_morris , a mixed Cotswold side bringing a repertoire of over 30 traditional dances….and a notorious, bum-pecking seagull!
Saturday 2nd May at Field System, Ashburton:
3:30 PM: A seasonal May Day mummers’ play by the mysterious Valiant Mummers.
4:00 PM: Border and Cotswold Morris outside the shop.
5:30 PM: Retreat inside the gallery for @crowmancrow …Draw close for a talk about the “weird and wonderful”—new tellings of Dartmoor’s eldritch tales, from UFOs and alien big cats to faerie paths and ley lines.
Dancing & Mumming: Free to all!
Crowmancrow Talk: £5 (Limited space—link in bio)
Part of the @dartmoortorsfest 2026.
📸 @leejpalmer 💚
#FieldSystem #Ashburton #Beltane2026 #DartmoorEvents
25/04/26
Tickets 🎫 in bio
Psychedelic Revue pt1
Fire performance / readings / psych rock / DJs / ethereal folk
Best costume prize 🏆
Photo credit @lenerayphoto
Come gather round the fire and listen to tales from the eldritch world of ghosts, pixies, the Devil, witches, wisht places, legends and strange phenomena. These illustrated Dartmoor folktales will be narrated in the dark and eerie confines of Plymouth’s Tulgey Woods on Saturday, 7 March, between 6 and 8 pm. Local organic cider and other refreshments available. You are also welcome to BYOB. Tickets £10 on the night or online from tulgeywoods.co.uk. Photographs of the previous event in November 2025 by @braykatty . #dartmoor #dartmoorfolklore #devonfolklore #tulgeywoodssantuary
This depiction of the Dewerstone, by an unknown artist, was published in 1891 in a book called Picturesque England. But Dartmoor wasn’t always seen as a sublime environment worthy of artistic attention. A fascinating piece by BBC journalist @hattiemccann explores Dartmoor’s cultural identity and legacy - you can read in the link in our bio. The article also features @lithicality@field.system@crowmancrow@right.2roam@thestarsareours.uk
Halloween at Things Happen Here is looking DEAD good!
The wonderful Field System presents your new Samhain ritual! Join us for All Hallows Eve revels with music from The Meadow Verse and RamEagle, and DJ sets by Crowmancrow and Tom Cox.
Ticket link in bio 💀👻🎃
#halloween #samhain #samhainblessings #allhallowseve #thingshappenhere #taproom #venue #recordlabel #dartington #totnes #devon
Can you tell your Pixies from your Hinkypunks? Your Ogres from your Earth Gnomes? Would you know what to do if you were being ‘Pixie-led’? 🤔
Well… just ask our Information Advisers! 💚
We enjoyed an evening with Ethan Pennell (@crowmancrow ), creator of the Dartmoor Folklore Map, who told stories of the myths, legends and strange happenings on the moor 👻
Hosted by @field.system (in Ashburton, who also had a fantastic exhibition celebrating clothing used for ritual resistance and reclamation 🥰
What’s your favourite Dartmoor folklore tale??
