First Friday Fling Storytelling Sessions
1st Friday of the Month
St Peter’s Heritage Centre, Peterculter
7:00–9:00pm
Join the Grampian Association of Storytellers (GAS) from October to June for their cosy monthly get together, which is a safe place to try out a story or simply listen to experienced and newcomer storytellers alike tell a tale in a friendly setting. Check the GAS Facebook page for details.
Stories and Songs of Ireland
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Sir Duncan Rice Library, Floor 7, Craig Suite
6:30pm–8.00pm
In Ireland it was and still is the custom to combine stories with music, and many musicians carried stories along with the tunes. In this rleaxed session, storyteller Nuala Hayes and musician Aoife Granville share stories and music inspired by Irish people and places they know and love. (Nuala Hayes, pic by Kate Horgan).
The Desperate Battle of the Birds
Monday, 18 November 2024
Sir Duncan Rice Library, Floor 7, Craig Suite
6:30–8:00pm
‘The Desperate Battle of the Birds’ is a classical Gaelic folktale which shares its name with a stirring píobaireachd from the piping tradition. Storyteller James MacDonald Reid will tell the tale of creatures, giants, kings, and queens, and cellist Ryan Williams will punctuate the narrative with motifs from the píobaireachd and atmospheric sounds to set the scene.
Wild and Free? Stories of Land and Soul
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Divinity Library, King's College
Cara Silversmith tells stories from the heart, rooted in our environment. She uses her detailed knowledge of Scotland’s ecology and biodiversity to develop and tell stories which examine our relationships with our wider environment.
Weaving South and North: Tales and Songs of Syria
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Divinity Library, King's College
Stories are all about weaving threads of memories that make us who we are. Join us for an evening with poet and storyteller Sahar Abdulla,whowill tell tales about living between two worlds, South and North. Ali Al Daioub will complement the tales with songs in Arabic.
Of Beginnings and of the North: Tales from Finland and Beyond
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Divinity Library, King's College
Finnish storyteller Riikka Palonen will share ancient stories and songs from Fenno-Baltic, Karelian, and Lappish traditions, hoping to connect us to our beautiful planet, and in doing so create a spell to help heal our dear Mother Earth…worth trying!
