Only events open to the public are listed here, so come along – I’d love to see you!
BLAST! Beautiful Lies and Startling Truths
I run a series of storytelling concerts over the winter months in Bishops Castle Town Hall. Dates for the storytelling series are included in the list below, the 2nd Friday of the month. www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk, Shropshire, SY9 5BG 01588 630023
Saturday 21 October 2017 Family storytelling, The Hive, Hereford, 10am and 11 am
Friday 10 November – BLAST! A Shropshire Celebration with Val Littlehales, Mike Rust, Suzanne and Jake Thomas, Bishops Castle Town Hall. Shropshire is at the heart of British storytelling and tonight showcases three of our finest! Mike Rust, founder of Festival at the Edge and the Society for Storytelling; Jake Evans, winner of 2014 Young Storyteller of the year; Suzanne and Jake Thomas telling ‘The Elfin Knight’. £7
Saturday 18 November 17 – River Lantern Procession, Knighton Amy Douglas with Camilla Saunders – a celebration of the river with music, story and lanterns
30 November 2017, Wild Edric – A Marriage beyond the Mortal, Mr Rooks, Frome tbc – Amy Douglas with Lucy Wells The cry of a horn, the trample of hooves, Wild Edric rides over mynd and mountain. A tangled story of love and war, loss and redemption. Storytelling and music combine to tell a story that resonates in the bones of the land.
Friday 8 December – BLAST! The Empty Hand – Daniel Morden, Bishops Castle Town Hall What would you do if the one you loved was taken from you? How far would you go to find them? Would you go to the Otherworld? To Hell?…. These magical tales take you on epic journeys across worlds. Commissioned by Three Monkeys.
Friday 12 January – BLAST! How the Fireflies Came, Stories from Old Japan – Nicola Grove, Bishops Castle Town Hall Japan is a land where the spirits of mountains, forests and lakes are still very much alive and present. Meet Yamamba, the terrifying mountain woman, the Dragon King and his snot nosed son, and a grandma with a disposable skin.
Friday 9 February – BLAST! The Green Road – Amy Douglas and Lucy Wells, Bishops Castle Town Hall The green road is the hidden road that wends between right and wrong, certainty and uncertainty, Heaven and Hell. The moral ambiguity between black and white is not grey, but green – a place to grow. Storytelling, music, song, harmony and humour take to the road together to explore the space between.
Friday 9 March – BLAST! Songs, Stories and Music – Robin and Bina Williamson, Bishops Castle Town Hall Robin and Bina create a perfect balance of voices. Robin is legendary worldwide as musician, storyteller and writer. Bina is an inspired and gifted singer,songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, with a hauntingly sweet, melodious voice. Their soulful performances feature their East-West harmonies, with harp, bowed psaltery and diverse other instruments. “Pure beauty through simplicity” Robert Plant
4 July 2018 – Feast of Fools Storytelling Club, Northampton, details TBC
Saturday 21 July 2018 – Shropshire Folk Tales For Children Book Launch, Festival at the Edge, Whitchurch, time tba Hurrah! The book is finally here!
This is a children’s book. But it is for real children. It is a book of giants, monsters, blood, gore, snot and missing body parts. It’s a book that’s got the bits adults don’t like left in.
If you like giants having their heads lopped off, girls stamping their feet, boys trapping ghosts in bottles and grumpy witches then this is the book for you. If you prefer sparkly stardust, unicorns and fairies granting wishes, then this is probably not your glass of juice.
17-24 August 2018 – Whitby Folk Festival
