Tag: Grampian Storytelling

Teaching Scots Song with SC&T Youth

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This week, and for a further four weeks, I get to do something a little different! 

Rather than storytelling, I’m going to be working as a tutor with SC&T Youth (the tuition for bairns and young adults through Scottish Culture and Traditions). I’ll be teaching a different song to Primaries 3, 4 and 5 (this week it’s Ps 4, 5 and 6) and one song they’ll all sing together. Meanwhile the other wonderful tutors will be teaching them accompaniment on clasarch, guitar and whistle as well as some trad tunes.

This week we’ve been at St Peter’s Primary – and the snow hasn’t dampened the pupils enthusiasm for learning! Here’s a photo taken on Don St yesterday. A beautiful part of town affa bonny in the snaa.

The Primary 4 pupils are learning one of our old favourites –

The P4s are learning our old favourite, The Fisherman’s Lassie. Noo I wis rummaging aboot tae find a video tae show you of someone singing it – totally forgetting that I recorded a wee video of it at Fraserburgh Lighthouse Museum back in… 2016! Which seems an eternity ago 😮

Here’s my version The Fisherman’s Lassie – more on the song tomorrow if I get a chance to post again 🙂

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7t0ItmPeSgk%3Fsi%3Db74cgxr8T9P1Wx_4


Spectra Festival 2024

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It’s just over a month until Spectra Festival 2024!

I’m delighted to announce that the wonderful Lindsey Gibb will be joining me again for more tales, fun and Irn Bru Jellybabies!

We’ve been looking at the exhibits Spectra have announced and are seeing what they inspire! 😃 The theme this year is “Connections” and one of the art works I’m most excited to see is “Spin Me A Yarn” by Studio Vertigo which ties into a wonderful folk tale.

Fizzy and Fuzzy will undoubtedly be getting a story to themselves (as well as their own supply of sweeties)

A Storytelling Visit to Greyhope School and Community Hub

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What a great day out Fizzy the Fairy and I had yesterday at the brand new library at Greyhope School and Community Hub!

Aberdeen City Libraries had organised a visit for each of the Primary 1 classes who got a couple of stories and then received their Bookbug Bags containing 5 books, an activity book and colouring pencils. All part of Book Week Scotland and funded by the Scottish Book Trust!

The bairns had a story about an adventure and another story about a silly loon! But my favourite moment by far was….

“Jack, if someone gives you something like that, you need to carry it home underneath your…”

“OXTER!”

For those of you that dinna spik Doric, that means your armpit. It’s one of my favourite words and I was gey chuffed to have it shouted out! 😃

Fizzy and I had a right nosey round the new library and facilities – which are so brand new, they (along with the school) only opened on the 1st November!

In fact we were so busy enjoying telling stories and having a nosey round that I forgot to take a photo – so you’ll have to make do with an old one 😉

A photo of Pauline seated beneath a brightly coloured banner that says "Storytelling" Pauline is holding her puppet friend Fizzy the Fairy. Both are smiling at the camer.

A Ripple Event at Kincorth Community Centre Hub

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Well Fizzy, Fuzzy and I had a wonderful time last night telling stories at KCCH (Kincorth Community Centre Hub) to a wonderful group of families and grown ups! 😃
There were crafts for the bairns first, through in Kincorth Library before an hour of stories – unfortunately interrupted by Fizzy the Fairy and her brother Fuzzy. Well ok… Fizzy did help tell a story and Fuzzy did get the chance to do his favourite poem.

Thanks so much Anne and everyone at the Community Centre and Library for inviting us along, hosting the session and for making us feel so welcome! And thanks to the Scottish International Storytelling Festival for their Big Scottish Story Ripple community funding which made the event possible! #SISFStoryRipple

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Post Halloween Recovery!

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It’s been 11 days since Halloween and I’m just about recovered 😆

Well it was a wee bit busy!

9 locations, 13 events, 55 stories and about 10 packets of marshmallows toasted by the local guisers on the fire on Halloween itself!

I’m all set for Book Week Scotland next week and a few #SISFStoryRipple events the week after that!

Ghosts of Garthdee!

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Hiya folks!

Sheena Blackhall and I will be telling tales of the Ghosts of Garthdee on Monday night!

Please feel free to share – there’s two sessions (links below) – one for families and one for adults only. This is a fundraiser to subsidy the Kaimhill P7s trip to Cromdale next year. We’d like as many of the bairns to be able to attend as possible as costs have risen so much.

The family sessions will have spooky stories suitable for all ages and the adult one – well lets just say that oor wee cooncil estate has had more than its fair share of creepy things going on over the years!

Hope to see some of you loons and quines there! 😃

Link to book the family friendly event –https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScODN78Cdw7X0K5Jkm6By76CHnw1_vlgHGsrTwNOoFsQzjl9A/viewform

Link to book the adults only event – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5X5mkr5US9eMik1sPFOTsfqV5Tbs10vIy4smajDFOrvgrsQ/viewform

Spoooky Stories at Fraserburgh Academy Library

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And what will I be doing on Thursday? Read on to find out more! 😁

“Pauline Cordiner, A Scottish Storyteller is returning to Fraserburgh Academy Library on Thursday 26th of October to tell spooky stories. Are you brave enough to come and listen?

As this public event may be a little scary, it is only suitable for ages 8+ and under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult 👻

The event is completely free but you must sign up in advance for one of the two slots using the links below…

*Please note if you have already booked using the Microsoft Form that was sent out via school, you do not need to book again*

1pm-1.55pm:

https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=12285562

2pm-3pm

https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=12285588

Horror Con Scotland (and a big cheer for Northern Frights)

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Pauline telling stories on stage at the Beach Ballroom. Wearing black and red dress outfit with cloak. She looks at the audience telling the story with a microphone in hand.
Pauline telling stories on stage at the Beach Ballroom. Wearing black and red dress outfit with cloak. She looks at the audience telling the story with a microphone in hand.
Pauline telling stories on stage at the Beach Ballroom. Wearing black and red dress outfit with cloak. She looks at the audience telling the story with a microphone in hand.

At 1am yesterday morning, the wonderful Laura from local events company Northern Frights was pulling out all the stops to make sure her latest event, Horror Con Scotland, was a big success despite Storm Babet ravaging the North East. Guests were arriving from all over and had to be taken to accommodatio – some entertainers, stall holders and of course attendees couldn’t make it. The roads were flooded, closed and in some places swept away – no trains, no buses… even taxis.

So I found myself on the stage at the Beach Ballroom a few hours later telling one of my favourite tales – Mr Fox. (Emergency Storytelling is a thing!) The atmosphere was wonderful – I had a wee audience of dedicated listeners at the front and was able to look out on the stalls, costumes, guests… the whole shebang as I told my tale.

Please go and follow Northern Frights on social media –
Web page – https://www.northernfrights.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northernfrightsuk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northernfrights/
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Northern_Fright

Laura is also behind Fantasy Con Scotland and Horror Con Scotland and runs inclusive events, family events … oh and she has 3 dragons. (For real!) Go out there and give them your support, attend the events – discover the magic!