Pauline storytelling at Treefest 2007
Story Links
The Grampian Association of Storytellers GAS provides storytelling events and workshops with adults and children, drawing on culture and tradition from the North East of Scotland as well as around the world.
Gadiefest Storytelling Festival I was one of the founding members of the Gadiefest Storytelling Festival in 2009 and am looking forward to this year's festival in September 2010!
Aberdeen University Storytelling Society AUSS just started up in September 2007 and aims to introduce the ancient world tradition of oral tales and stories to a modern audience.
Dundee Storytelling Group aka "Blether Tay-gither" !
The Scottish Storytelling Centre Edinburgh Based Storytelling Centre. The web page includes the Scottish Storytellers Directory
The Society for Storytelling Exactly what it sounds like! Based in the UK
Anna Fancett's website - GAS's secretary's own storytelling site
Story Quine's Blog Fiona Jane Brown
My Storytelling Blog - A Scottish Storyteller
Christine Willison - Storyteller Christine runs the Green Futures Storytelling tent at Glastonbury and has been storytelling professionally for over 20 years.
Cath Little - Storyteller Christine told stories at Glastonbury in 2009 and will be GAS's guest storyteller at Gadiefest 2010.
Anne Lister - Storyteller I met Anne at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival. Anne is a storyteller and singer from Pontypool, Wales.
The Storyteller's Guild of Montreal
Venue Links
Archaeolink Prehistory Park Pauline is regularly to be found telling Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman and Viking tales in Archaeolink's Iron Age round house.
Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts where Pauline has been telling stories since 2007
Scottish Natural Heritage - The Dinnet Nature Reserve (and hence Burn O Vat) is rich in wildlife, history and stories!
Wizard Festival The North East's answer to Glastonbury!
Music Links
Scottish Culture and Traditions (SCAT) Where I learn traditional scottish song, ballads, bodhran and fiddle and more to the point - where everyone is encouraged to let that wee song out!
Some of my favourite story and folkore sites
SurLaLune Fairy Tales - search for fairytales
Tim Sheppard Another excellent collection of sources for storytellers
TrollMoon Blog "Celebrating the Scandanavian Troll in Art and Folklore"
The Elphinstone Kist A collection of stories and verse in Doric
University of PittsburghIndexed Folklore and Mythology Texts online
