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Storytellers and poets

   
  • Raymond Greenoaken
    Traditional stories from England, Scotland and Ireland with musical accompaniment.
    Sheffield, South Yorkshire
    Telephone: 0114 266 1158
    Email: stories@taproot.demon.co.uk

  • Gothic Molly
    Local storyteller/performance poet. Willing to travel. Delivers stories/events for a range of ages and occasions.
    Contact: Helen M Sant
    Email: helenmsant@yahoo.co.uk
    Website: http://www.gothicmolly.co.uk
    01/10

  • Linda Hencher
    Storyteller drawing on a wide variety of stories including local Yorkshire tales.
    Watersmeet, Wass Bank, Wass, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 4AX
    Telephone: 01347 868703
    Email: linda@wass.co.uk
    Website: http://www.wass.co.uk/graphology/

  • Pete Keal
    "Folk tales, legends, trickster tales, myths, wonder tales and lies embracing the unusual, the magical, the humorous, the challenging and sometimes the thoroughly nasty . . . stories from many countries and cultures . . . stories with heroines . . . stories to absorb the listener . . . stories to touch the heart."
    Address: 12 Rose Grove, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge HX7 5JG
    Telephone & Fax: 01422 885211
    Email: storyteller@petekeal.co.uk
    Website: http://petekeal.co.uk
    See also Workshops

  • Tony Morris
    A storyteller in the traditional sense, which is not at all the same thing as a teller of traditional stories. Tony turns everything into a story, delivering it spoken or sung, be it something that happened today, yesterday, last week, in his past or someone else’s past or the historic past whether Home or Abroad, in folk club, infant school, museum or network meeting.
    Folk poet, singer-songwriter, actor, storyteller, multi-instrumental improviser.
    Address: 1 South View, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1PQ
    Telephone: 01472 603757
    Email: tonymorris@tonymorrispoet.com
    Website: http://www.tonymorrispoet.com/
    See also Workshops
    03/10

  • Heather Sharpe
    Stories: eerie, awesome and enigmatic. Folk tales, Earth tales, wonders and myths learned in many places, shaped by time, told for adults and children. Workshops, courses, residencies. Available across the North of England.
    Leeds, West Yorkshire
    Telephone: 0113 274 1015
    Email: heather@sharpemurphy.freeserve.co.uk
    See also Workshops

  • Adrian Spendlow
    Storyteller, Poet and Writer; Adrian is poet in residence for the Jorvik Viking Centre. He brings a unique approach and a characterful presence to a wide range of topics including myth, folk-lore, history and is perhaps best known for his ability to adapt to your needs.
    International availability, commissions taken.
    Contact: Adrian Spendlow
    Address: 6 Acomb Mews, Front Street, Acomb, York, North Yorkshire YO24 3BQ
    Telephone: 01904 789950
    Email: adrian_spendlow@btinternet.com
    Website: http://www.adrianspendlow.co.uk
    See also Workshops
    02/10

  • Michael Wray
    Writer and storyteller. Traditional and modern styles. Accompanies himself with harp. Performs to any and all age groups. Workshops in digital storytelling techniques.
    Address: 17 Raglan Terrace, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1PS
    Telephone: 01947 603159
    Email: mfwpunch@aol.com
    See also Workshops

 

 
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