It’s never too early to start planning for Hallowe’en!

I’m particularly looking forward to a couple of events coming up as part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival

On the 26th October I’ll be joining Grace Banks, Sheena Blackhall, Diana Peers and Jackie Ross for some Spooky an Sinister Tales fae the North East!

And on the 29th October I’ll be doing some Scary Fairy stories for children and families from the Mearns. find out why Fairies are amongst the scariest creatures in Scotland! Irritating imps, plagues of pixies, killer kelpies, tragic tarrans, hot-headed heroines and much more!

#SISFImagine, #Storytelling, #Fairies, #ScaryFairies, #Halloween

Another Ripple event funded by the Scottish Storytelling Forum (TRACS) will be my visit to HANDSS on the 16th November.

HANDSS is an Aberdeen /shire crafts & activities club for children aged 5 to 15 years, who receive support for learning, or have additional support needs. We have been made so welcome on previous visits and have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!

Here’s a photo from a previous visit when Fizzy the Fairy attempted chaos

Can’t wait to see everyone again!

This event has been made possible due to the Scottish International Storytelling Festival’s Big Scottish Story Ripple initiative and is supported by TRACS and the Scottish Storytelling Forum.

#storytelling, #sisfstoryripple, #Aberdeen

I’m fair excited to have a couple of Ripple events booked in with the Scottish Storytelling Forum (TRACS)!

On the 9th November I’m going to be telling stories and maybe singing a couple of wee songs for On the 9th November I’m going to be telling stories and maybe singing a couple of wee songs for the Special Needs Tuesday Club up in Peterhead! (https://www.facebook.com/TheTClub/)

The club organises inclusive, fun social events for adults with learning difficulties and special needs and will soon be making a happy return to their club after so long!

#storytelling, #sisfstoryripple, #peterhead

This event has been made possible due to the Scottish International Storytelling Festival’s Big Scottish Story Ripple initiative and is supported by TRACS and the Scottish Storytelling Forum.

There are just 6 spaces left for Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums‘ Guthrie’s Goslings session on Wednesday morning at 10.30am.

I’m SO looking forward to this session! I’m going to be joined by amazing musician Djana Gabrielle and we are going to be telling a story with all new songs about a certain boy and some wolves!

The sessions are aimed at under 5s and their grown ups and are FREE – we’ll be in the Art Gallery’s new education suite with plenty of Covid precautions in place – so come join us!

Tickets available here – https://thelittleboxoffice.com/aagm/book/event/140019

Here are some wonderful photos taken at one of the Guthrie’s Goslings storytelling sessions at Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums – we had SO much fun with dancer Hayley Earlam and all the bairns and their grown ups that joined us!

There are another two Guthrie’s Gosling sessions on the 4th August – this time I’m teaming up with singer/songwriter Marie!

What a lovely day yesterday at a couple of Relaxed Storytelling Sessions with WeToo! They have so many activities for ASN folks and their families over the summer holidays and you should check out what other amazing events there are here – https://www.facebook.com/WeTooAberdeen

Fizzy and I just loved telling to such a wonderful audience and she’s already asking if she can come along on the 5th August for our next session (but Strawberry Moose might already have bagsied her place 😉 )

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What a delight to tell stories to two fantastic audiences yesterday at Stonehaven Tolbooth Museum!

I told stories which brought many objects from their amazing museum – and hopefully the young listeners were able to go in to the museum afterwards to spot some of the items!

Thanks to all the volunteers and audience members, small large and 4-legged who made my storytelling session so much fun

Ladies, gentlemen, loons, quines and aabdy else!

Here’s some free events coming up courtesy of Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums!

Storytelling meets dance and movement for 2 sessions with Guthrie’s Goslings on Wednesday 14th July – there’s two sessions for under 5s and their grown ups. Book in advance using the link below.

Then storytelling, music and song will be combined for a further 2 sessions on Wednesday 4th August – again for under 5s and their grown ups. Get your bookings in fast as spaces are limited!

https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/…/wha…/guthries-goslings

Doric frolics from Pauline Cordiner and Sheena Blackhall

Pauline and Sheena Blackhall will be performing stories, songs and poetry this Sunday at 6pm over at the World Storytelling Cafe – with a theme of FOOD, expect to learn a wee bit more about fit we like on wir plaities! 😀

The Keith TMSA are showing three stories I recorded for them and the times can be found over at their web page as well as much, much more! 😀

Join Pauline Cordiner, A Scottish Storyteller as she gives us a series of three Stories for Bairns & Bairns at Hairt! Pauline will be performing her stories over the course of our virtual festival weekend and you can find all the details here For more info about the festival visit keithfestival.com