Where Languages Meet - storytellers conference

Storytellers of Canada - Conteur du Canada Conference

Where Languages Meet, Conference 2015

2015-07-02

This year’s conference brings us to Lévis, Quebec where a rich storytelling tradition awaits. Minutes across the St. Lawrence from Quebec City, Lévis is home to La Maison Natale Louis Fréchette, the birthplace of Louis Frechette one of Quebec’s most celebrated poets.  Maison Fréchette is hosting the SC-CC conference this year, and together we’re proud to bring storytellers and listeners a range of vibrant programming in both official languages. 

Online registration for the conference closes at midnight on June 20th. Latecomers who have missed the deadline for online registration can register  in person at the conference in Lévis. The cost for registering at the door is $200. Those who are interested in individual workshops can also register at the door for $25 per workshop.

To look for ride shares or exchange information about the conference visit our conference Facebook page.

Clary Croft at WTF:What the Folk!

Clary Croft is guest hosting at WTF:What the Folk! On Friday June 12 / 7pm. The theme is Joni Mitchell or songs and stories inspired by her. It's the second last WTF before the summer break so come all ye to Spencer House Community Centre, 5596 Morris Street, Halifax. Cost: free will donation. What the Folk is an outreach program of the Helen Creighton Folklore Society.

This week! The Fateful Step with Liz Newkirk

The Fateful Step:

Tales of crossing life's borders and boundaries

Some people live within them, others leap over them.

Storyteller, Liz Newkirk

Friday, May 29, 2015
7 pm
Spencer House Community Centre
5596 Morris Street, Halifax, NS

Cost: free will donation
There will be an Unplugged Open Mic in the second half.

Refreshments available for purchase

All Welcome!

This is an outreach event of the Storytellers Circle of Halifax
The Circle has storytellers with a wide range of experience and offer workshops for those looking to learn the art of oral storytelling.
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For more info contact Liz at 902-477-1477

Appalacian Night! with Jim Smith

WTF! invites you to bring songs and stories that reflect aspects of the Appalachian culture. Maybe an old ballad - the original storysong - or a fiddle tune or two. You can even conjure up a story or tell a tall tale. Or just come to listen and enjoy. All welcome!

Friday May 22, 2015
7pm
Spencer House Community Center
5596 Morris Street, Halifax, NS

This unplugged Open Mic is an outreach program of the Helen Creighton Folklore Society.
Cost: Free will donation towards the Society's work.

Refreshments available - proceeds towards Spencer House.

So get yourself off the couch, away from the telly, take a break from gardening....and enjoy a wonderful evening of laughter, music and stories.

WTF! What the Folk hosted by Dan McKinnon

* "Unite and unite, and let us all unite for summer is a-comin today.

And whither we are going we all will unite, in the merry morning of May."

 Happy May Day! Welcome to May! The month guaranteed to put a bounce in your step and a smile on your face. Have a listen to Steeleye Span singing *Padstow. You will be bouncing 'round the Maypole grinning ear to ear in no time at all.

This intro will make perfect sense when you know two things.

                                                                                                                         

ONE... on Friday, May 8th... WTF! will be guest hosed by Dan McKinnon, singer, songwriter, guitarist, historian and musical storyteller extraordinaire freshly back home from his annual UK tour. For this occasion, Dan has chosen the theme...SONGS THAT INSPIRED YOU.

Two...I have long been inspired by Steeleye Span with their heartstoppingly daring arrangements of traditional songs combined with Maddie Pryor's mesmerizing voice.

But what about you?

Perhaps you have a favourite group or singer whose music has touched you or inspired you to add one of their songs to your repertoire. Maybe you were inspired to learn to play a musical instrument or learn another language because of the beauty of a piece of music. Or... perhaps the mere sound of the caliope inspired you to run away and join the circus.

Whatever your inspiration... there's a song to be sung and a tale to be told about how it came to be yours. Sharing while riding a unicycle or walking on stilts is optional :)

 Xo Margo

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WTF! is an artistic outreach program of the Helen Creighton Folklore Society.

Now in its 6th year, WTF!

WTF is primarily an acoustic unplugged open-mike session for performers of all ages in the traditional & folk music vein... singers, instrumentalists and storytellers in particular.

Co-hosted by the ever-jovial Cindy Campbell-Stone & Margo Carruthers with occasional guest hosts.

 WTF meets every second and fourth Friday of the month at SPENCER HOUSE, 5596 Morris Street in Halifax where sing-a-longs are known to spontaneously erupt and laughter is always a given.

Come anytime after 6:30pm. Entertainment starts around 7:00 and goes until 9:00ish. As always... admission is by free-will donation towards the Society's work. All proceeds from the sale of baked goods and beverages from the Spencer House kitchen will go to help support the operation of Spencer House.

Parking is available onsite at the back of the Centre after 6pm, and on all the neighbouring streets.

WTF! What the Folk! Guest Hosts: Vince and Pixie!

WTF! What the folk.

Open mic.

Folksongs, folk tales, folk music.

Featuring guest hosts: Vince Morash and Pixie Currie.

The nights theme is the human condition....whatever that means.

Bring friends, family, neighbours and yourself!

Friday, April 24 / 7pm

Spencer House Community Centre,

5596 Morris St, Halifax.

Cost: free will donation.

An outreach program of the Helen Creighton Folklore Society.

Tales Light The Darkside for April - special guest, Nancy Muzzatti

Wishful Thinking at WTF! What the Folk.

WTF!What the Folk

Open Mic

April 10th/7pm

Spencer House Community Centre

Morris Street, Halifax, NS

Cost: Free Will Donation

Our second WTF! evening takes place this Friday, April 10th at our fabulous new venue... Spencer House. We regret having to cancel March 27th due to weather threats that really didn't materialize; however, that just gave you two extra weeks to perfect your songs & stories of WISHFUL THINKING for this week :)

For those of you who haven't yet checked out the new space, Cindy took numerous candid shots of our first Spencer House evening and posted them to the Helen Creighton Folklore Society's Facebook page.

As you can see, the turnout was really great with lots of old and new musical friends but the star of the show was really Spencer House. It's roomy, comfy and oh so convivial! But don't just take my word for it...  you really should come out and see for yourself. Parking is available for free on site in the back, and on any neighbouring streets. No excuse :)

WTF! is an artistic outreach program of the Helen Creighton Folklore Society. Now in its 6th year, WTF! is primarily an acoustic unplugged open-mike session for performers of all ages in the traditional & folk music vein... singers, instrumentalists and storytellers in particular.

Co-hosted by the ever-jovial Cindy Campbell-Stone and Margo Carruthers with occasional guest hosts, WTF! meets every second and fourth Friday of the month at SPENCER HOUSE, 5596 Morris Street in Halifax where sing-a-longs are known to spontaneously erupt and laughter is always a given.

Come anytime after 6:30pm. Entertainment starts around 7:00 and goes until 9:00ish. As always... admission is by free-will donation towards the Society's work. All proceeds from the sale of baked goods and beverages from the Spencer House kitchen will go to help support the operation of Spencer House.