The Lost Spells

The Lost Spells is available at all good bookshops and Folk by the Oak Festival, proud commissioners of The Lost Words: Spell Songs, are delighted to be stocking this wonderfully inventive, dazzlingly beautiful book available to order online here.

We were honoured to feature some of these 'Lost Spells' in the liner notes for our Spell Songs album, and are over the moon that yet more of these inspirational words and images have now been released into the world. Each "spell" conjures an animal, bird, tree or flower -- from Barn Owl to Red Fox, Grey Seal to Silver Birch, Jay to Jackdaw -- with which we share our lives and landscapes. Moving, joyful and funny, The Lost Spells above all celebrates a sense of wonder, bearing witness to nature's power to amaze, console and bring joy.

Written to be read aloud, painted in brushstrokes that call to the forest, field, riverbank and also to the heart, The Lost Spells summons back what is often lost from sight and care, teaching the names of everyday species, and inspiring its readers to attention, love and care.