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Otis Jordan - Sussex - Seven Scenes of the South Downs

from Ceremonial County Series Vol​.​I - West Sussex | Cheshire by Folklore Tapes

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    Over the course of thirteen years Folklore Tapes have gathered together many like-minded artists, each seeking out new forms to reinterpret our collective past into the present. To celebrate this endeavour, we're gradually unfulring a project to weave the folklore, myth and legend of the 48 counties of England into a patchwork of sonic exploration. 48 FT artists have been commissioned to accompany us on this magnetic pilgrimage, taking us firmly back to our DIY tape origins. We present a 24 month tape subscription series, uniting artists and folklore in a unique and expansive collective project.

    Cheshire - Carl Turney & Brian Campbell
    West Sussex - Otis Jordan

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Within the flat lands of the South Downs, there are several springs which rise to the surface, creating pools that are thought to be bottomless. These are known as ‘Knucker Holes’. It was believed that the South Downs were filled with holes like these and that they went down to the other side of the world.

A famous legend tells of a dragon called the Knucker who lived in a pool near the Sussex village of Lyminster. The water of the pool was said to have healing properties and was once used to cure illnesses.

Different legends have surrounded this pool and its famous dragon, the Knucker. One story tells us of a farmer's boy from Lyminster called Jim Pulk, (however some say the man was called Jim Puttock from Wick, a nearby village). Jim Pulk was said to have slayed the dragon by baking a poisoned pie, which he placed on a cart, only for the dragon to eat the entire cart and the horses who towed it as well. Once the dragon was dead, Jim Pulk cut off the head of this large water beast and allegedly took it to the pub, the Six Bells Inn to celebrate. However, Pulk poisoned himself after killing the dragon (some say he didn’t wash his hands), and died while at the Six Bells. Jim Pulk is allegedly buried in Lyminster churchyard.

Sussex has several other folkloric stories of Dragon’s in places such as St. Leonard’s Forest, where the 6th century French hermit St. Leonard battled with a Dragon in the ancient woodland. Or on Bignor Hill, which was believed to be the home of a Dragon (similar to Chrome Hill, also known as ‘The Dragon’s Back’ in Derbyshire).

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from Ceremonial County Series Vol​.​I - West Sussex | Cheshire, released March 2, 2024

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