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Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 19:30

Come and listen to an evening of local stories, finishing with the quintessential Lancashire tale, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Where:
Ramsbottom Library
Carr Street Ramsbottom
BL0 9AE Bury
United Kingdom
GB
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 13:00

Join me in a walk around the National Wildflower Centre and listen to stories of the natural (and sometimes supernatural) world.

There will be two walks:  one at 1pm and one at 3pm.

Where:
National Wildflower Centre
Court Hey Park Roby Road
L16 3NA Liverpool
United Kingdom
GB
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 19:00

Written in Old English sometime before the tenth century A.D., the epic Beowulf describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. Fabric of fact and fancy, it is the oldest surviving epic in British literature and exists in only one manuscript. This copy survived both the wholesale destruction of religious artefacts during the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII and a disastrous fire which destroyed the library of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (1571); the poem still bears the scars of the fire. Let me transport you back in time to the days when this tale was told in front of the fires in the halls of the kings.  Join Beowulf in his struggle against monsters from the depths of the marshes and an ancient dragon woken from its barrow.

Where:
Prestwich Library
Longfield Centre Prestwich
M25 1AY Manchester
United Kingdom
GB
Sunday, November 1, 2009 - 15:00

To finish the season at the National Trust's Aberconwy House I will be telling a few spooky local tales.

Where:
Aberconwy House
Castle Street
LL32 8AY Conwy , GWN
United Kingdom
Gwynedd GB
Saturday, August 1, 2009 - 09:30

Mo Keast and I will be hostingstory rounds from Saturday till Friday at this year's festival at 9.30am in the Woodlands hotel.

Come and start the day listening to stories and even tell one yourself. These are open story rounds where all are welcome to listen and tell.

 

Where:
Sidmouth Folk Festival
Station Road
Sidmouth
United Kingdom
GB
Friday, July 3, 2009 - 19:30

Merlin the Wise, Nasreddin, Solomon, the world is full of tales of sorcery and cunning. Come and enjoy an evening of tales of magic and wisdom.

Where:
Heswall Hall
Telegraph Road
CH60 0AF Heswall , WRL
United Kingdom
GB
Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 12:00

Come and listen to me tell stories at the Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival. I will be doing two half hour sets: one at mid-day and one at 3pm.

Where:
Knockaloe The OC Club
Bridle Rd
CH62 6AR Bromborough , WRL
United Kingdom
GB
Monday, June 1, 2009 - 19:30

Come and listen to a selection of stories from all around the world.

Where:
Heswall Hall
Telegraph Road
CH60 0AF Heswall , WRL
United Kingdom
GB
Monday, April 27, 2009 - 19:30

St George and the Dragon. Robin Hood, Jack the Giant Killer... This green and pleasant land is full of stories of monsters, heroes and damsels. Come and listen to an evening of myths, legends, tales and riddles from the heart of England.

Where:
Heswall Hall
Telegraph Road
CH60 0AF Heswall , WRL
United Kingdom
GB
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - 19:00

Written in Old English sometime before the tenth century A.D., the epic Beowulf describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. Fabric of fact and fancy, it is the oldest surviving epic in British literature and exists in only one manuscript. This copy survived both the wholesale destruction of religious artefacts during the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII and a disastrous fire which destroyed the library of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (1571); the poem still bears the scars of the fire.

Let me transport you back in time to the days when this tale was told in front of the fires in the halls of the kings.  Join Beowulf in his struggle against monsters from the depths of the marshes and an ancient dragon woken from its barrow.

Where:
The Guild Hall
Watergate Street
CH1 2LA Chester
United Kingdom
GB

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