On Tuesday I visited not one, but two amazing schools!!
Groups of pupils from Stracathro and Edzell primaries heard stories and each group took part in a different workshop exploring story creation, character development and life stories!
I love my school visits with the Scottish Book Trust
Fizzy and I met a dragon today at Fantasy Con Scotland – Dundee !!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for Fairy Tales 
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That really does sound like a fairy tale, doesn’t it? OK… stories of magic fishes aside, it actually happened this week!
On Saturday I was in Peterhead dressed as a fish wife for my Peterhead Tours and yesterday I was promoted to a Queen for Fantasy Scotland at their Easter In Wonderland event! The queen in question was The Red Queen who Alice encounters amongst other chess pieces during her adventure Through The Looking Glass.
Just as the Red Queen gave Alice advice on how to become a queen, I told stories of ordinary people and their experiences with royalty – and had some wonderful subjects in my audience! Thanks to everyone who joined me for a story and thanks to Fantasy Scotland CIC for having me along!
Fit a grand day for a tour of Peterheid!
Thanks so much everyone who came along to today’s tours of Peterhead based on The Peterhead Trail
The sun was out and it was truly the start of spring as we had tales of magistrates with double lives, the De’il causing a stooshie in kirk, a disorderly drinking den and of course Fa Hingit The Monkey!
Hopefully the tours will run again during the summer holidays as they proved to be very popular. And thanks so much to everyone who gave me their own stories of The Bloo Toon or emailed me resulting in more intriguing information! 🙂
The last few weeks have been a quiet one for me – not having a voice does enforce no storytelling! 
However I’ve been able to spend that time learning even more about the Cordiner family toon of Peterheid! My dad aye made sure I knew loads of stories from Boddam and the Bloo Toon, but thanks to the The Peterhead Trail, there’s so much more to share!
For those of you booked on the tours, I’m looking forward to sharing it all on Saturday!
Guided tour of The Peterhead Trail this Easter School Holiday
Embark on a historic adventure and step back in time as our knowledgeable guide, Pauline, leads you through the streets of Peterhead. From familiar landmarks to stories of krakens and witches, uncover the stories that have shaped this coastal town into what it is today.
Explore hidden treasures whilst discovering hidden corners and secret spots that even the locals might not know about! This tour takes you on a journey to reveal the lesser-known tales and intriguing anecdotes that add depth to Peterhead’s history.
Learn from local expert Pauline who is a passionate historian and storyteller ready to share her expertise and insights with you. Gain a deeper understanding of the town’s heritage, from its modest beginnings to its pivotal role in maritime trade and beyond.
This tour is aimed at families with children aged 8 and over due to the amount of walking and the stories that will be told
Time Choices Available:
11.30am-12.30pm
1.30pm-2.30pm
Sat 30 March, Drummers Corner Peterhead
I have been reliably informed that it is World Puppetry Day! So here’s a big “HELLO!” from me and all my vociferous pals! Except for Doyle the hedgehog. He’s still hibernating.
A grand day of stories last week for #worldbookday2024 at Gilcomstoun Primary School !
Their theme this term was Scotland and I loved hearing from the pupils what they’d been focusing on in their classes. (A special hello to the class who showed me everything they’d been doing relating to the Picts!)
A wonderful morning today at Greyhope Library with the bairns from Primary 1 at Greyhope School – parents, carers and wee brothers and sisters were invited to see the new library and enjoy some stories with myself and Fizzy the Fairy!
Well today was our last week in Aberdeen’s primary schools as tutors for SC&T Youth! Cornhill Primary School – thankyou for your amazing enthusiasm and wonderful singing!
Once again, pupils from three classes had 4 hours – only 4 hours! of tuition in penny whistle, clarsach, guitar and … Scots Song!
Despite my ever-worsening laryngitis, the pupils of P4, P4/5 and P5 learned to sing The Silver Darlings, The Fisherman’s Lassie and The Barnyards of Delgaty as well as learning all bout the history of the songs and how they describe life in the North East of Scotland. I’ve posted in greater detail about all of these songs in the past few weeks, but I’ve not yet posted about the songs the pupils have been learning for their grand finale!
It is of course Billy Connolly’s The Wellyboot Song – which probably doesn’t need much of an introduction! One of the teachers managed to find this recording of Billy singing it in 1976 -which I can share here cos there’s no swearing! 😀
Noo I’m aff tae nae spik for a wik! 😀
Some photos from the weekend where I had a fun time telling stories of Dragons and Monsters for Chinese New Year at Confucius Institute Aberdeen ‘s Spring Festival Family Fun Day! 🐲🐉
Just as you’ll be bored of photos of me yapping, the other two pics are of Wee Imp and friends who had a great afternoon dressing up for photos and doing crafts !
Pauline Cordiner - Scottish Storyteller 