Join us for some heartwarming Winter tales from the Scottish Storytelling Centre – the recording of last night’s Christmas Open Hearth is now online –

https://www.crowdcast.io/e/christmas-open-hearth-two

Join us tomorrow from 8 to 10pm at the “Christmas Open Hearth 2” from the Scottish Storytelling Centre.

https://scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:3789/

Christmas Open Hearth 2

Join us for the second of two festive Open Hearth sessions with a specially curated lineup featuring some of the finest storytellers working in Scotland, all sharing in the ceilidh tradition. The perfect way to come together and bring 2020 to a gentle close.

Featuring guest storytellers Grace Banks, Pauline Cordiner, Ben Mali and James Spence.”

What a wonderful afternoon telling Christmas Stories for the Primary 1-4 children of @AlbynSchool ! Now my Tomte friend and I are going to treat ourselves to some…. CHRISTMAS PUDDING!!!

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I’m delighted to have contributed a wee tale for the Land Trust’s Winter Stories event organised by Shane Ibbs!

The Land Trust is a charity that is committed to the long term sustainable management of open space for community benefit whose vision is to improve the quality of people’s lives by creating sustainable, high quality green spaces that deliver environmental, social and economic benefits.

Shane has gathered a wonderful group of storytellers from around the UK for two storytelling for the residents who are looked after by The Land Trust on 8 sites over the UK.

A big shout out to the 1st Mintlaw Rainbows, 1st Mintlaw Brownies and the Mintlaw Guides and Rangers who joined me online for some Festive Stories on Monday evening! They were a fantastic audience and I’d like to wish them all a very Merry Christmas! xxx

It is shaping up to be a busy week of Festive Storytelling!Last night I arrived in the dark at the Duthie Park bandstand with the wonderful ladies from North East Sensory Services and we soon had it all lit up with fairy lights aplenty. Soon we were joined by Lesley Crerar, who would be signing the stories along with me in BSL. The families cosied up in blankets and had hot chocolate and were the most amazing audience, joining in with all the stories!Thankyou so much everyone for making it all so much fun we didn’t notice the chill!

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It’s coming up to that time of year! Virtual Christmas storytelling sets now available for schools, clubs etc – stories available for all ages (Nursery/P1, P2-P4, P5-P7, secondary to adult)PM Pauline Cordiner, A Scottish Storyteller for more details

Of course it was Book Week Scotland last week! (A very busy time, hence why I’m posting lots today to catch up!) And to celebrate this special week in our calendar, Aberdeen City Libraries asked me to record my favourite story to share with younger readers (aged 7 to 11) and young adults/older adults too of course!

Well that is Tatterhood and I’ve never heard her summed up better than the post from Aberdeen City Libraries, below:

“As the days grow short and the nights draw in, local storyteller Pauline Cordiner delivers a special retelling of Norwegian folk tale Tatterhood for Book Week Scotland. There’s kings and queens, princes and princesses, trolls, some mischief from the fairy folk and our hero Tatterhood. She doesn’t care how she looks or acts and somehow saves the day with only her courage, her goat and her wooden spoon!!  So coorie in, get comfy and enjoy this special pre-recorded session that is perfect for young readers aged 7 to 11 (and anyone else wanting a much needed dose of happily ever after).”

So it’s Monday and I’m catching up with everything from the weekend!

Last week I was privileged to be a guest storyteller on Tina Konstant’s “Waffle Free Storytelling Podcast” !

“Sometimes you just want a STORY! No waffle, rambling introduction or debate on the impact of dinosaur pyjamas on a good night’s sleep. That’s what the Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast is all about: the story and nothing but.“

You can find my story (Dopey Davie, a family story) on Tina’s web page (link below) and many of the other places you would usually download your podcasts 🙂

Thanks Tina for having me along to be a part of it! 😀 xxx
https://tinakonstant.com/waffle-free-storytelling-podcast/

What a grand time we had this morning! Sheena Blackhall and I told stories and sang songs on the themes of Friendship and Autumn to the pupils of Skene and Westhill Primaries in Aberdeenshire.
It is of course Book Week Scotland, so we had tales of squeaky moosies, haughty princesses, friendy neeighbours and wicked auld witches – all courtesy of the Big Scottish Story Ripple funded by the Scottish Storytelling Centre! #StoryRipple#BookWeekScotland
Keep your eye out for our “good deed” – We’ll be making some videos of “Stories, Sangs and Rhymes fur teachin Scots in Schools”