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Anthony’s Events Diary
This is
a diary of public events in reverse date order. (Private bookings are not
listed.)
2010
Friday
26 November
The
Celts Are Coming.
From a
time and place where the veil is thin between this world and the otherworld
… from the shores of a silvery sea, the heart of the wildwood, the glimmer
of autumn twilight, the bravery of battle … Michael Loader and Anthony
Nanson return to enchant us with stories from Celtic mythology.
The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre,
Taunton.
7.30–9.15 p.m. £8 (concessions £6). Tickets:
01823
283244, www.thebrewhouse.net
Monday 15
November
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Monday 18
October
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Friday 24 September
Greek Tales – Old and
New
From ‘Orpheus and
Eurydice’ to ‘The Girl Who Went to War’, and more, Fire Springs storytellers
Kirsty Hartsiotis and Anthony Nanson tell ancient myths and modern folktales
from Greece, exploring the resonances that ring across the centuries and
drawing upon anecdotes of their own travels through the mythscape of that
country. The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre,
Taunton.
7.30–9.15 p.m. £8 (concessions £6). Tickets:
01823
283244, www.thebrewhouse.net
Monday 20
September
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Thursday 16
September to Sunday 19 September
Tales to
Sustain
– ‘Silence,
Stillness, Community, Sitting with Uncertainty’. We’re facing changing and
challenging times. The world is becoming a new and unfamiliar place. As
storytellers and environmental artists what can we do? Can we find ways of
using our skills and stories to make a positive contribution to the changes
ahead? This is the fifth annual gathering of people working with these
issues: a chance to be sustained, recharged, inspired, and to share good
practice. There will be facilitated sessions as well as time to just be.
Venue: Rookery Farm, in
North
Somerset,
a beautiful tranquil six-acre paradise with gardens, lakes, and secret nooks
and crannies. Accommodation: camping with compost loos and running water,
plus a few indoor spaces. Locally sourced organic food. Beautiful workshop
and contemplative spaces: yurts, tipis, and the land. £175. Early booking is
essential, since places are limited to 30. Contact: Jane Flood 07825 296554,
wordsandwebs@talk21.com
Wednesday 1 September to Saturday 4 September
Environmental
Change – Cultural Change.
A joint conference of
the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment UK and the
European Association for the Study of Literature, Culture and the
Environment,
organised
by the Department of European Studies and Modern Languages at the
University of Bath, with assistance from the Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences and the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the
Environment, and from Bath Spa University. Plenary speakers will
include Sidney Dobrin, Georgina Endfield, Robert Macfarlane, Timo Maran and
Robert Watson. Contact:
Carolina
Salter, I-SEE Office, University of Bath, School of Management,
iseeoffice@management.bath.ac.uk,
http://www.bath.ac.uk/esml/conferences/e-c-c-c/
Friday 27 August to Monday 30 August
Festival of the Tree – at
Westonbirt Arboretum
– celebrating trees and their many uses. Visitors
will be able to watch an international team of master carvers transforming
24 tonnes of sustainably felled Westonbirt wood into intricate artworks in
the Sculptree display, culminating in a fundraising auction for the charity
Tree Aid. Crafts, furniture, sculpture, and jewellery stalls. Tree team
demonstrations and workshops from some of the country’s best craftspeople.
Family activities include becoming a scientist for the day in Westonbirt’s
Laboratree tipi, and storytelling from Fire Springs. Normal admission
prices apply, but free admission for children under 18. Open 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Contact: 01666 880147,
forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt,
westonbirt@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Tuesday 24
August
Children’s
Activity Day – Berkeley Castle.
Children’s
activities all day with storytelling for all the family from Fire Springs.
Contact: 01453 810332; www.berkeley-castle.com
Tuesday 17
August
Children’s
Activity Day – Berkeley Castle.
Children’s
activities all day with storytelling for all the family from Fire Springs.
Contact: 01453 810332; www.berkeley-castle.com
Monday 16
August
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Thursday 12 August
Stroud Transition Tales.
Come and meet Steph Bradley as she calls in at Stroud on her odyssey on foot
around the Transition Towns of England. Hear about her inspiring journey.
Listen to stories from the Stroud Transition Tales group. Play the Quest
interactive community game (numbers permitting). And eat, drink, and be
merry. Star Anise Arts Cafe, Stroud. 7.00–9.30pm. Food and drink for sale.
Donation appreciated towards room hire. Contact: Fiona 01453 834793.
Wednesday 11 August
A Twist in the Tale
– at
Bath
Folk Festival.
From folksong it’s a short hop into bed with a folktale and you're never
quite sure what you might find there. Bath’s
legendary wordsmiths Fire
Springs are back, ensemble,
with a feast of stories and songs of the outré and yarns with a twist. Back
to a place where Conal Crovi tells tales within tales within tales … and
Teig O’Kane has a problem with a talkative corpse … and then there's the one
about this fine woman who has a good need to be a man. Add a powerful voice
and brilliant guitarist singing a story or two in song and it all adds up to
a evening of guaranteed twists, turns, tunes and tales. 7.30–9.30 p.m.
Gallery Room, St James Wine Vaults, Bath, £5 (concessions £3). Tickets:
01225 463362,
info@inu-music.com,
boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk
Tuesday 10
August
Children’s
Activity Day – Berkeley Castle.
Children’s
activities all day with storytelling for all the family from Fire Springs.
Contact: 01453 810332; www.berkeley-castle.com
Tuesday 3
August
Children’s
Activity Day – Berkeley Castle.
Children’s
activities all day with storytelling for all the family from Fire Springs.
Contact: 01453 810332; www.berkeley-castle.com
Thursday 29
July
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453
840887
Monday 19
July
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Friday 2 to Sunday 4
July
Beyond the Border –
International Storytelling Festival.
Britain’s leading festival of storytelling returns to St Donats Castle
on the South Wales coast for another spectacular weekend featuring
storytellers, singers, poets, musicians, writers, and artists from around
the globe. This year’s programme includes ‘In
the Footsteps of Marco Polo’ - storytellers and
musicians from
Italy,
Turkey,
Georgia,
Armenia,
and
ancient
Babylon
– as well as stories from
Celtic
Britain,
Africa
and
the
Caribbean,
Traveller’s Tales,
Stories & Food,
outdoor concerts in the Blue Garden, indoor concerts in the magnificent
Bradenstoke Hall, and much more. Anthony will take part in the Tales to
Sustain programme hosted by Eric Maddern on the Saturday afternoon. Tickets:
(0)1446 799100; www.beyondtheborder.com
Thursday 24
June
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453
840887
Monday 21
June
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Friday 4
June
Shamanic
Dreamtime.
Dive into
the stirring soundscape of tabla and didgeridoo from Tim Simenauer
(Dragonsly, Goma) and Sam Bloomfield (Phoenix),
jewelled with stories from the Australian dreamtime told by Anthony Nanson.
Performed in the round and followed by an opportunity for creative response
– and the earthy delights of Australian cuisine from the Star Anise kitchen.
7.00 pm: refreshments on sale in the cafe.
7.30 pm: performance starts across the courtyard in the
British School. 8.45 pm: food on sale back in the cafe. Performance £6 (£4
concessions). Food pay per dish. Star Anise Arts Cafe, Painswick Inn,
Gloucester Street, Stroud. Contact: 01453 840021.
Thursday 27
May
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453
840887
Monday 17
May
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Friday
14 to Saturday 15 May
George
Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling Fourth Annual Symposium
– ‘Story and Science’. The symposium includes provocations by
Dr Tim Boon (Chief
Curator, Science Museum), Dr Steve Killick (Consultant Clinical
Psychologist, Cwm Taf NHS Trust and StoryWorks
Associate), and Professor Mark Brake (freelance author, broadcaster,
futurist, and communicator of science) and an evening of performances by Pat
Ryan, Louie Jenkins, and Emily Underwood-Lee. £30.
ATRiuM, Cardiff School
of Creative and Cultural Industries, Adam Street,
Cardiff.
www.glam.ac.uk/storytelling
Sunday 9
May
Songs of
Praise
– from
Bath, featuring Anthony Nanson and the Bath Storytelling Circle. BBC1. 4.30
p.m. (Check the exact time because it seems to be a moveable feast.)
Sunday 2 to
Monday 3 May
Butterfly
House Opening – Berkeley Castle.
Children’s
activities all day with storytelling for all the family from Fire Springs.
Contact: 01453 810332; www.berkeley-castle.com
Wednesday
28 April
FolkTales
– featuring
music from Kid Carpet and Electric Alice plus stories from Saikat, Anthony
Nanson,
and
Alex Michelson
– at the
Scout Hut, Redcliff Backs,
Bristol.
8.00 p.m. £4 on the door. Further details: www.myspace.com/folkhut
Thursday 22
April
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453
840887
Monday 19
April
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Monday 15
March
Bath
Storytelling Circle – with film crew from the BBC.
Upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Thursday
25 February
Saint and
Sinners.
Wander
across oceans with the Good and the Bad … challenge the gods, the lurking
kraken and the bloodthirsty buccaneer … Hear the Sirens’ call and reach the
island … where paradise, punishment, the underworld, or a welcome homecoming
may await . Tales told by Michael Loader and Anthony Nanson. Brewhouse
Theatre,
Taunton.
£8. 8.00 p.m. Tickets: 01823 283244.
Thursday 25
February
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453
840887
Monday 15
February
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Thursday 28
January
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453
840887
Monday 18
January
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
2009
Monday 21
December
Bath
Storytelling Circle – 10th anniversary session.
Upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Monday 7 December
Winter’s Turning.
Pint of
View – December special of this community discussion event hosted by
MBC.
Midwinter
is the turning point of the seasons. Christmas celebrates a turning point in
history. And we may be living through another turning point as the earth’s
climate changes gear. Fire Springs storytellers Anthony Nanson and David
Metcalfe offer some stories – and music – to invite quality discussion about
these pivotal times through which we live. Black Horse, Amberley, near
Stroud. 7.30 p.m. for
8.00 p.m. Contact: Jane 01453 872818.
Sunday 6 December
Garden of
Awen -
An
enchanting evening of the finest performance poetry, storytelling, acoustic
music, dance, and other Arcadian delights, featuring Awen authors and
special guests. This month featuring
Troubadour of
the 4th Dimension, Paul Francis from Paris; storyteller
Kirsty Hartsiotis (Fire Springs); Niamh Clune, launching her first Awen
book,
The Angel in
the Forest; Irina Kuzminsky, performing from her
Dancing
with Dark Goddesses; sublime poet of the heart, Jay
Ramsay; and Gabriel Millar (The
Sacred Flame), the Sharon Olds of Stroud. Tonight's theme is
'Light & Darkness'. Head gardeners: Kevan Manwaring and Svanur Gisli
Thorkelsson. Welcome to the garden … Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough
Walls, Bath. 7.30 p.m. doors, for 8.00 p.m. Licensed bar. £7/£5.
www.chapelarts.org; www.awenpublications.co.ukyteller
Saturday 28 November
Heaven’s Gate:
the first
Stroud Festival of Poetry, Music & Storytelling
– on William Blake’s birthday. Featuring: Robin Williamson with Bina
Williamson, Subterraneans front man Jude Rawlins, Kirsten Morrison,
poem-lyric fusions from guitarist John Gibbens and bassist Armorel Weston
(The Children), Phoenix trio Jay Ramsay, Gabriel Millar, and Ella Bloomfield
(with Sam on didgeridoo), Paul Matthews, Aidan Andrew Dun, Niall McDevitt,
Christopher Twigg (Chicken in the Woods), green goddess Helen Moore, Dennis
Gould and Jeff Cloves, Adam Horovitz and Rick Vick, Kevan Manwaring and
Anthony Nanson (Fire Springs), and Irina Kuzminsky (including the launch of
her book Dancing with Dark Goddesses). Subscription Rooms, Stroud.
8.00 p.m. till
midnight,
with two intervals. £15. Tickets: 01453 760991
Friday 27
November
What a
Performance!
The D. K.
Angus Launch – a small collection of Dave's words, lyrics and more, readings
from the same, opportunities to buy (proceeds to CND), and music of that
ilk. Plus stories from Anthony Nanson. And hopefully a song or two … are you
listening, Beth? Gallery Room, St James Wine Vaults,
Bath.
8.00 p.m. Donation. Contact: Richard 01225 420683.
Thursday 26
November
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453
840887
Monday 16
November
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Sunday 1
November
Garden of
Awen.
An
enchanting evening of the finest spoken word: poetry, storytelling,
monologue, song, acoustic music, and other Arcadian delights. This month’s
theme: Death and Rebirth. Featuring guitar-shaman/songsmith James
Hollingsworth, ecobard Anthony Nanson, poet Marion Faulks, balladeer David
Metcalfe, and more. Chapel Arts Centre,
Bath.
7.30 p.m. for 8.00 p.m. £5 special opening night price. Licensed bar.
Contact: 01225 461700, bookings@chapelarts.org, www.chapelarts.org,
www.awenpublications.co.uk
Friday 30
October
What a
Performance!
Spoken
word, music, and verbal antics. Storytelling from Kirsty Hartsiotis.
Performance of Dragon Dance by Kevan Manwaring. Special feature: The
Poetry of Moyra Caldecott, Bath's premier writer; readings by WAP!ers and
Moyra herself. Gallery Room, St James Wine Vaults,
Bath.
8.00 p.m. Donation. Contact: Richard 01225 420683.
Thursday 22
October
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453
840887
Monday 19
October
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Tuesday 13 October
Coleford Festival of
Words.
Story cabaret at the Garden Cafe, Lydbrook,
Forest of Dean.
Featuring Newent Storytellers – a coven of storytellers tell their tales –
plus Lydbrook scribe Fi Benson and an open mike slot. 7.30 p.m. £10
including food. Tickets: 01594 860075.
Friday 2 to Sunday 4
October
Exotic Excursions
–
Othona
Community, Burton Bradstock, near Bridport.
Wondrous voyages to
unknown islands form some of the most alluring tales in the mythology of
both the Celts and the Greeks. They strike us now, not just as travelogues,
but as explorations of the imaginative/spiritual realm where the island can
be an image of paradise. How do they speak to us – and for us – today?
Anthony Nanson leads a storytelling-based workshop in which we follow the
likes of Brendan and Bran, Odysseus and Jason. Anthony’s own odyssey has
included a recent expedition to islands in the South Pacific. His book of
short stories Exotic Excursions enlivens the Othona bookstall.
Anthony will also feature in our One World Worship on Sunday evening.
Course fee: £22. For accommodation costs, contact Othona: 01308 897130;
mail@othona-bb.org.uk; http://www.othona-bb.org.uk
Wednesday
23 September
Bath
Writers Workshop.
Jay Ramsay
and Anthony Nanson feature as guest writers in conversation. 7–9 p.m., New
Inn, Monmouth Place, Bath. Contact: Kevan 01225 334204
Monday 21
September
Bath
Storytelling Circle
upstairs
at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225
482170
Tuesday 15
September
Tidal
Shift.
Anthony
Nanson and Kevan Manwaring present poet Mary Palmer’s final collection. Join
us in the shop as we hear her poems brought to life by her friends. Iona
Community Shop,
Iona.
7.30 p.m. Entry free.
Wednesday 9
September
Stroud Story Circle
meets at the Bear at Rodborough, near Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact:
Kirsty 01453 840887
Tuesday 8 September
Tidal Shift
-
the launch
of
Mary Palmer's posthumous Tidal Shift:
Selected Poems,
from Awen Publications, with readings from friends and family plus acoustic
music. Profits from the book will go to Dorothy House Hospice, where Mary
spent her final days. Waterstone’s,
Bath.
6.30 for 7.00 p.m. Free. Tel: 01225 448515. www.awenpublications.co.uk
Sunday 30 August
A Cascade of Words and
Music.
Celebrate the Centenary of the Poetry
Society at Prior Park
Landscape Garden,
Bath.
Three 45-minute
sessions of readings and music in the Wilderness. Featuring:
Nikki Bennett, Rose Flint, June Hall, Kevan Manwaring, Helen Moore, Crysse
Morrison, Anthony Nanson, Peter Alfred Please, Alan Summers, Duncan
Tweedale. There
will also be open-mike sessions, with free admission for anyone who brings a
nature-themed poem to recite. 1.30 p.m.
Contact:
01225 833422,
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/priorpark,
www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/events/bath
Monday 17
August
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Wednesday
12 August
Stroud Story Circle
meets at the Bear at Rodborough, near Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact:
Kirsty 01453 840887
Thursday 29
July to Sunday 2 August
Big Green
Gathering.
The world's premier and award-winning green festival. Huge array of events,
including inter alia: Kevan Manwaring, ‘Lost Islands: Inventing Avalon,
Destroying Eden’, talk; Anthony Nanson and Kevan Manwaring from Fire
Springs, ‘An Ecobardic Manifesto: A Vision for the Arts in a Time of
Environmental Crisis’, talk incorporating stories and poetry; and two Bardic
Circles with performances by David Reakes, Tim Hall, Anthony Nanson,
Dearbhaile Bailey, Kevan Manwaring, and Nathan Lewis Williams.
Fernhill
Farm, Cheddar. Contact:
01458
834629, info@big-green-gathering.com,
www.big-green-gathering.com
Saturday 1 to Sunday 2
August
Back from the Brink.
Beavers, otters, and other mammals once abundant in Britain will be the new
residents at
Slimbridge Wetland Centre’s
exciting new exhibit now open. To celebrate the new launch, families can sit
together around the campfire and hear ancient beaver, otter, and other
animal stories from Kirsty Hartsiotis. Otter and beaver hat making,
footprints trails, and footprint rubbings will also be running. Slimbridge,
Gloucestershire. Contact: 01453 891900,
info.slimbridge@wwt.org.uk, www. wwt.org.uk
Monday 20
July
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Wednesday 8
July
Stroud Story Circle
meets at the Bear at Rodborough, near Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact:
Kirsty 01453 840887
Friday 3 to
Saturday 4 July
4th Olympus
Storytelling Festival, Tempe, Greece.
Performances and
papers on the theme ‘Fairy Tales and Myths’. Anthony Nanson will
present a paper on ‘The Storytelling Imagination as Catalyst of Tolerance
and Imagination’, run a workshop on ‘How to Bring a Story to Life in the
Heart and Imagination’, and perform ‘The Tale of Eithne’. Mainly Greek
language. Contact: graikos@otenet.gr
Monday 15
June
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Wednesday
10 June
Stroud Story Circle
meets at the Bear at Rodborough, near Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact:
Kirsty 01453 840887
Monday 18 May
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Wednesday
13 May
Stroud Story Circle
meets at the Bear at Rodborough, near Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact:
Diana 01453 750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Thursday 30 April to
Sunday 3 May
Beltane
Ecobardic Mini-Fest: a gathering of storytellers, poets and musicians
creating for the earth.
There’s a growing band of musicians, poets,
storytellers, and comedians – performers of the bardic arts - who are
passionate about lending their voices to the movement for sustainability and
earth care. Cae Mabon and the Tales to Sustain network invite you to Cae
Mabon in Snowdonia at this magical time of year to explore with others
performance that engages audiences and energises action: in a word, to
transform. Limited to 30 people, so book soon.
Opportunity
to share work in progress, to appreciate, comment upon and learn from others
active in this field. Also an opportunity to build upon ideas outlined in
An Ecobardic Manifesto published by Fire Springs last year. A fertile
ground to seed ideas and springboard projects at this critical juncture in
planetary history. For those who can make it for the Thursday there will be
a Beltane celebration. The mini-fest proper will begin at noon on the Friday
with lunch. £110 (for 3 nights) including excellent vegetarian food and
exquisite eco-cabin accommodation, or £80 if only coming for two nights.
Contact: Eric 01286 871542; eric@fachwen.org
Monday 20 April
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Wednesday 8
April
Stroud Story Circle
meets at the Bear at Rodborough, near Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact:
Diana 01453 750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Wednesday 25 March
Transition Stories.
This will
be the first meeting for all those interested in using stories to illuminate
and emphasise the Transition messages. We are living in a time of massive
upheaval and the time is ripe to find new stories to live by. If we can tell
a different story maybe we can break the spell we have been living under.
You don't have to tell a story unless you want to. Just bring your friends
and come and listen. 7.30 p.m. Star Anise Arts Cafe, Gloucester Street,
Stroud. Contact: Fiona 01453 834793
Friday 20 March
Places of Truth: an
ecobardic showcase.
Celebrating the launch of Places of Truth: journeys into sacred
wilderness, a new collection of poems by Stroud-based poet and
psychotherapist Jay Ramsay, on World Storytelling Day and Earth Day. Hosted
by Kevan Manwaring, publisher of Awen Publications. Including place-based
storytelling, performance poetry, and acoustic music from: Mary Palmer (Iona),
Helen Moore (Selected Ecopoems and Hope and the Magic Martian),
Peter Alfred Please (Clattinger: an alphabet of signs in nature),
Anthony Nanson (Exotic Excursions and Storytelling and Ecology),
Richard Selby (The Fifth Quarter), and David Metcalfe
(singer-guitarist with Fire Springs). 7.00 p.m. Waterstones,
Milsom Street, Bath.
Tickets £3 from Waterstones. Refreshments provided. Tel: 01225 448515.
www.awenpublications.co.uk
Monday 16
March
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Wednesday
11 March
Stroud Story Circle
meets at the Bear at Rodborough, near Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact:
Diana 01453 750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Wednesday
25 February
FolkTales
– featuring
Kirsty Hartsiotis and other storytellers and musicians – at the Scout Hut,
on the waterside near the Ostrich pub in central
Bristol.
8.00 p.m. £3 on the door. Further details: www.myspace.com/folkhut
Monday 16
February
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Wednesday
11 February
Stroud Story Circle
meets at the Bear at Rodborough, near Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact:
Diana 01453 750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Wednesday
28 January
FolkTales
– featuring
Simon Airey, Anthony Nanson, and other storytellers and musicians – at the
Scout Hut, on the waterside near the Ostrich pub in central
Bristol.
8.00 p.m. £3 on the door. Further details: www.myspace.com/folkhut
Thursday 20 January
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Diana 01453
750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Monday 19 January
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Friday 16 January 2009
Drive the Cold Winter
Away – a
celebration of Celtic song and storytelling – with Roy Searle, founder of
the Northumbria Community, storyteller Anthony Nanson, and band led by
Bobbie and Richard Johns, musicians who’ve played at Greenbelt and Spring
Harvest. Entry £4. Star Anise Arts Café, Gloucester Street, Stroud. 7.30 for
8.00 p.m. Contact: 01453 761938
2008
Thursday 18 December
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 7.30 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Diana 01453
750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Monday 15 December
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Saturday 13 and Sunday
14 December
Christmas at Compton
Verney. Fire
Springs storytellers take you on a magical winter journey through our
collections. Sessions run 12.45 p.m., 2.15 p.m., and 3.30 p.m. Contact:
01926 645500
Saturday 6 and Sunday
7 December
Christmas at Compton
Verney. Fire
Springs storytellers take you on a magical winter journey through our
collections. Sessions run 12.45 p.m., 2.15 p.m., and 3.30 p.m. Contact:
01926 645500
Saturday 29 and Sunday
30 November
Christmas at Compton
Verney. Fire
Springs storytellers take you on a magical winter journey through our
collections. Sessions run 12.45 p.m., 2.15 p.m., and 3.30 p.m. Contact:
01926 645500
Saturday 29 November
Christmas
Fair
– including storytelling throughout the day with Anthony Nanson. Yate
Heritage Centre,
Church Road, Yate.
10.30 a.m.
to 4.30 p.m. Contact:
01454 862200
Friday 28 November
Dancing for the Earth.
On William Blake’s birthday come
and celebrate the Earth with a cabaret of inspiring Earth-centred music,
storytelling, and performed poetry from Kirsten Morrison, Helen Moore,
Phoenix, and Fire Springs, plus
the launch
of An Ecobardic Manifesto, and
dancing with deejay Christina
McLaughlin.
British
School (in the Painswick Inn complex), Gloucester Street, Stroud.
7.30–10.30
p.m. Doors open 7.00. Entry £10. Contact: Jay 01453 759436 or Anthony 01453
840887
Thursday 20 November
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 7.30 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Diana 01453
750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Monday 17 November
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Saturday 15 November
Exotic Excursions and Lost Islands.
Live storytelling from
Anthony Nanson and Kevan Manwaring based on their books Exotic
Excursions (Awen) and Lost Islands (Heart of England Press),
followed by discussion. Kaydee Bookshop, Moor Lane, Clitheroe.
Performance begins 2.30 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kaydee 01200 422698 or
Anthony 01453 840887
Saturday 8 November
A Feast of
Friends.
A dynamic evening of spoken poetry, storytelling, and music including the
didgeridoo; to warm your heart and soul and quicken your spirit. With Jay
Ramsay, Gabriel Millar, Ella Bloomfield, Sam Bloomfield, Anthony Nanson,
Kirsty Hartsiotis, and Geoff Mead. The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay, near
Abingdon. Contact: 01235 847401, admin@theabbey.uk.com.
7.30 p.m. Entry £8
Friday 7 November
Phoenix and
Fire Springs.
Poets Jay Ramsay, Gabriel Millar, and Ella Whiting-Bloomfield will be joined
by the amazing Fire Springs storytelling team, including Anthony Nanson,
Kevan Manwaring, and singer-guitarist David Metcalfe, with guests Mary
Palmer, Geoff Mead, and Sam Bloomfield (didgeridoo). A mid-winter fireside
feast to remember. Ruskin Mill, Nailsworth. 8.00 p.m. £5/£4. Contact:
01453 837537 or 07977 174729
Friday 31
October
Gala Dinner
and After Dark Tales.
St Michaels Restaurant, Painswick, near Cheltenham, are celebrating
Halloween this year with a
three-course
meal and professional storytelling from Fire Springs, who
will delight, enchant, and maybe scare you with their ghostly tales.
7.00 p.m. for
7.30 p.m.
£40.00 per person inclusive. Contact:
01452 814 555
Saturday 25 October
Sea of
Light.
Sail on a
sea of stories with Fire Springs storytellers Kirsty Hartsiotis and Kevan
Manwaring. Embark on an adventure across the sea to rocky coasts and sandy
beaches around the world with tales of love, magic, and exploration.
Suitable for adults and children 5+. Part of Bath & North East Somerset's
Heritage Open Week. Victoria Art Gallery,
Bath.
Entry free. Contact: 01225 477233
Monday 20 October
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Thursday 16 October
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 7.30 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Diana 01453
750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 October
Tales to
Sustain. A
weekend of peer
consultancy and
development in the field of environmental story-work, convened by Eric
Maddern, Jon Cree, Malcolm Green, and Alida Gersie, to promote awareness of
environmental issues and energise people to act for positive change. It will
be a practical weekend of brainstorming, skills development, and mutual
consultancy in which everyone will participate. It is for people already
working in this area who want to give and to receive support and inspiration
to enhance their effectiveness. Cae Mabon, Fachwen, Llanberis,
Gwynedd. Cost £90. Contact: eric@fachwen.org
Thursday 9 October
Celebration of National Poetry Day
with performed poetry
from Awen authors Kevan Manwaring, Mary Taylor, and Richard Selby and music
from David Metcalfe. Waterstones, Milsom Street, Bath. 7.00–9.00 p.m. Entry
£3 (redeemable against the price of a book). Contact: Waterstones 01225
448515
Monday 15 September
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Saturday 30 August
The
National Trust presents
Shortwood Open Day, Haresfield Estate, Whitehill, near
Stroud. 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Story walks with Fire Springs at 10.00
a.m., 12.00 noon, 2.00 p.m., and 4.00 p.m. (not suitable for children under
5). Plus craft activities, trails, games, information about Restoration
Project. Entry free. Contact: 01452 814213.
Free fun for
all. All
children must be supervised by an accompanying adult
Monday 18 August
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01225 334204
Wednesday 23 July
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 7.30 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Diana 01453
750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Monday 21 July
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01225 334204
Wednesday 9 July
Frome
Storytelling Competition
hosted by Frome Story Circle at the Garden Cafe, Stony Street, Frome. 7.30
p.m. Entry: £3.00 on the door for competitors and audience. Contact: Lesley
01373 471784, lesleyhughes2007@googlemail.com
Wednesday 18 June
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 7.30 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Diana 01453
750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Monday 16 June
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01225 334204
Friday 6 to Sunday 8
June
Life Writing Weekend
at the
Kingcombe Centre,
Toller Porcorum, Dorset.
This
workshop is ideal for people writing autobiographies, oral history,
biography, and interviewing family members. It will give you the skills you
need to begin or revise a project - perhaps a record for your family or a
gift to the local library, perhaps a contribution to a book or a full-length
manuscript. All you need are your memories and a sharp pencil! Tutors: Mimi
Thebo and Anthony Nanson. Contact: 01300 320684
Thursday 5 June
Spirit of Place.
An evening of storytelling, poetry, and music celebrating the magic of
special places with local author-performers Jay Ramsay (Out of Time:
Poems 1998-2008, PS Avalon), Anthony Nanson (Exotic Excursions,
Awen), Richard Selby (The Fifth Quarter, Awen), Kevan Manwaring (Lost
Islands, Heart of Albion Press), and music from
David Metcalfe (Fire Springs singer-guitarist). 7.30pm for 7.45pm. Entry £4
on the door. Star Anise Arts Cafe, Gloucester Street, Stroud.
Venue: 01453 761938. Anthony: 01453 840887
Saturday 24 May
Bath Fringe
presents An Evening of Awen. Inspired poetry, storytelling, and music
from Awen authors: Anthony Nanson (Exotic Excursions), Mary Palmer (Iona),
Richard Selby (The Fifth Quarter), Marko Gallaidhe (The Winged
Unicorn), and Kevan Manwaring (Lost Islands) plus special guests
Jay Ramsay (Out of Time - Poems 1998-2008) and
David Metcalfe
(Fire Springs singer-guitarist). 7.00 p.m. The Secret Theatre, United
Reformed Church, Argyle St, Bath (just off Pulteney Bridge). Tickets £8/£6
from Bath Festivals Box Office, Abbey Green, 01225 443362,
boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk, www.bathfringe.co.uk
Monday 19 May
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01225 334204
Sunday 18 May
Launch of Kevan
Manwaring’s
Lost
Islands
(published by Heart of
England Press) at Inventions Arts Centre,
Bath.
Introductory talk by Anthony Nanson. Plus music. 8.00 p.m. Entry free
Wednesday 14 May
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 7.30 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Diana 01453
750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Wednesday
30 April
FolkTales
- featuring
Martin Maudsley, Anthony Nanson, and four musical acts – at the Scout Hut,
on the waterside near the Ostrich pub in central
Bristol.
8.00 p.m. £3 on the door. Further details: www.myspace.com/folkhut
Wednesday
23 April
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 7.30 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Diana 01453
750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Monday 21
April
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01225 334204
Wednesday
16 April
Awen Group
Book Launch.
Mr B's
Emporium of
Reading
Delights, 14-15 John St,
Bath
(behind Jollys). Three books will be launched, by Fire Springs storytellers
Anthony Nanson (Exotic Excursions) and Richard Selby (The Fifth
Quarter) and the performance poet Mary Palmer (Iona), all
published by Awen Publications. The authors will talk about their books and
be available to sign copies. 6.30 p.m. Entry free. Arrive early to be sure
of wine and nibbles. Mr B’s: 01225 33 11 55, www.mrbsemporium.com; Awen:
01225 334204, www.awenpublications.co.uk
Monday 17
March
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01225 334204
Saturday 8
March
Two Sides
to a Story - a
storytelling workshop with an ecological theme.
The world is in crisis. Every year there are more and more people chasing
the land, the food, the wealth they need. Which means conflict between
people – and conflict too between people and wildlife. What can storytelling
do to help? It can stretch people’s imagination! In this practical workshop
we’ll explore how stories can help us to see the contrasting perspectives of
people in conflict over resources – and also to imagine what it might take
to peacefully satisfy the needs of everyone involved, including the ecology.
We’ll work first with some traditional tales, and then tackle the trickier
business of some real-life stories of competing purposes and their impact on
the environment. Led by Anthony Nanson, presented
by A Bit Crack. 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, Rising Sun Country Park, Tyne & Wear.
Cost: £75 (£50 concessions). No previous experience required. Further
information and bookings: Malcolm Green 0191 265 3224,
trokki@phonecoop.coop, www.abitcrack.com
Wednesday
27 February
Bath
Literature Festival
presents:
Storytelling from Fire Springs again (but different stories!).
4.30-5.15 pm, Bath Central Library. Suitable for all ages from 8 up. Free
but ticket required: 01225 463362. www.bathlitfest.org.uk
Tuesday 26
February
Bath
Literature Festival
presents:
Storytelling from Fire Springs
4.30-5.15
pm, Bath Central Library. Suitable for all ages from 5 up. Free but ticket
required: 01225 463362. www.bathlitfest.org.uk
Monday 18 February
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01225 334204
Friday 1
February to Monday 4 February
King Arthur
at Candlemass
–
Othona
Community, Burton Bradstock, near Bridport. Master storyteller
Anthony Nanson returns to Othona, this time to explore Britain's greatest
story: the epic of King Arthur. Through diverse storytelling activities
we'll seek out what this cycle of tales – of sorcery and romance, earthly
paradise and the Holy Grail – can mean for us and our world today. Anthony
will perform Tales of King Arthur on the Saturday evening and also
contribute to One World Worship on Sunday evening. Early departure from
Sunday 2.30p.m. is possible but stopover to Monday morning advised. Course
fee: £20. For accommodation costs, contact Othona: 01308 897130;
mail@othona-bb.org.uk;
http://www.othona-bb.org.uk
Wednesday 30 January
Stroud Story Circle
at a private venue in Stroud. 7.30 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Diana 01453
750009 or Anthony 01453 840887
Monday 21 January
Bath Storytelling
Circle
upstairs at the Raven,
Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01225 334204
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