A photo of a young white woman dressed as an elf, with magical sigils emanating from her fingertips in red and green light.
Come and join the Island Storytellers for our monthly #IsleOfWight story club! A relaxed, friendly evening of #TraditionalStorytelling. Tell a tale of your own, or sit and listen. Free admission.
Wed 18 June, 7–9pm, Freshwater Library, School Green Rd, PO40 9AW
#LiveStorytelling #OralStorytelling
The roof of a medieval barn, photographed from inside, showing beautiful wooden beams and struts festooned with fairy lights.
A side of morris dancers in red and black outfits standing beneath a tree, with a more colourfully dressed figure in purple and yellow dancing in the foreground.
A handwritten sign bearing the words "All Day Story Round", with an arrow pointing the way, propped up against the side of a wall.
A handful of snaps from #EastAnglianStorytellingFestival over the weekend. No pictures of storytellers in performance because I was too busy watching, listening and marvelling with my mouth open to remember to take photos. The whole festival was a dizzy whirl of delights.
#TraditionalStorytelling
A medieval image in brown and yellow parchment tones, showing a bearded man in tunic and hose. His face is in profile turned to the left, he is grinning and holding something in his left hand, and his legs are bent as if he is dancing.
Come and join the Island Storytellers for the Isle of Wight's monthly story club! A relaxed, friendly evening of #TraditionalStorytelling. Tell a tale of your own, or sit and listen. All welcome
Thu 15 May, 7–9pm, Yelf's, 54 Union St, Ryde PO33 2LG
#LiveStorytelling #OralStorytelling #IsleOfWight
Boom! I will be telling some wild sea stories at the Spyglass Inn in Ventnor as part of this big Armada event on 21st May. #OralStorytelling #TraditionalStorytelling #IsleOfWight
Folk art image of a flower in brightly coloured stained glass, with multicoloured petals and large green leaves against a swirly blue background.
Love a good yarn? Come to Island Storytellers' story club for roundtable #TraditionalStorytelling – told from the heart, not read aloud. Bring a favourite tale to share, or just sit and listen – it’s all very informal.
Thu 17 April, 11am–1pm, Lord Louis Library, Newport #IsleOfWight. Free entry
I just bought my weekend ticket for the East Anglian Storytelling Festival, oh yes I did! Cannot wait!
eastanglianstorytellingfestival.co.uk/index.html
#OralStorytelling #TraditionalStorytelling #PerformanceStorytelling
A painted illustration showing a witch riding a broomstick against a green background, with various other fairy tale figures behind her.
Our next Island Storytellers story club falls on World Storytelling Day
Thurs 20 March, 7–9pm, East Cowes Library.
Free admission
Join us! You might get a sneak preview from my “Wild & Wondrous Women” show with @hollyofthestories.bsky.social
#OralStorytelling #TraditionalStorytelling #IsleOfWight
A 19th-century painting showing a white woman with a halo riding a dragon across a body of water.
A shapeshifter outruns her pursuers. A demon princess leads an army across the sea. A girl learns how to conjure dreams. These are stories of women who stood no nonsense and kissed no frogs. Leave your glass slippers at home.
#performancestorytelling #oralstorytelling #traditionalstorytelling
I've created a starter pack for #oralstorytelling. Please tell me who I've missed so I can add them. Let's grow the pack together so it won't take us hours of trawling to find each other ❤️ go.bsky.app/8PFSncD #performancestorytelling #traditionalstorytelling
