Irish Storyteller in Dartmouth!

An Irish Storytelling Event with
Batt and Maura Burns


This unique show features the ancient art of the Irish seanachie( storyteller) who related great tales around Irish firesides for centuries. Batt’s tales about old Irish wakes and weddings have a strong content of humour, and his repertoire also encompasses hero tales, adventure stories, encounters with the Wee Folk and tales of enchantment.
The show is laced with snippets of Irish history, folklore, excerpts from Irish writers and some very evocative poetry from Irish poets like William Butler Yeats, Patrick Kavanagh, Brendan Kenneally, Seamus Heaney and many others. All of this is complemented by great traditional music on the concertina by Maura Burns, a member of the O’Dwyer family of musicians from The Beara Peninsula in Co. Cork.
This show, which is steeped in Irish tradition, has been presented all over the USA by this talented husband and wife duo and they will be featured at The Kennedy Centre in Washington DC on St. Patrick’s Night 2010.

Alderney Gate Public Library
60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, NS
Sunday, October 18, 2:30 pm
All ages

TellinNS or tellings in Nova Scotia

Here is what is going on in Nova Scotia that has anything to do with storytelling:

Groups:

Storytellers Circle of Halifax: contact Linda Winham at lwinham88@hotmail.com

Gatherings:

Storytellers Circle of Halifax presents an evening of stories on every second Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:30pm at Just Us Coffee Shop on Spring Garden Road in Halifax - http://www.justuscoffee.com/springgarden.aspx

WTF: What the Folk
The Helen Creighton Folklore Society presents
Folksongs, Folktales, Folkart, Folklore

The second and fourth Fridays of each month.
7 - 8:30pm at Just Us Cafe on Spring Garden Road in Halifax
http://www.justuscoffee.com/springgarden.aspx

Berwick Storytellers, Berwick/North Mountain area (contact info TBA)

Festivals featuring Storytelling:

Festival Acadien de Clare/ Clare Acadian Festival
http://www.festivalacadiendeclare.ca/

Museums Featuring Storytelling on Occasion:

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax - www.museum.gov.ns.ca/mma

Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum, Cole Harbour - www.coleharbourfarmmuseum.ca

Highland Village, Iona Cape Breton - www.museum.gov.ns.ca/hv

Libraries featuring storytelling on occasion:

Halifax Publlic Libraries, Halifax Regional Municipality - www.halifaxpuliclibraries.ca

Annapolis Valley Regional Library, Annapolis Valley - www.valleylibrary.ca/

Coffee Shops featuring storytelling:

Just Us Coffee Shop, Spring Garden Road Halifax.
http://www.justuscoffee.com/springgarden.aspx

Chatterbox Cafe, 10163 Durham Street,Pugwash,NS. 902-243-4059

Storytelling Symposium:

Cape Breton University
Folklore (Community Studies)
P.O. Box 5300
1250 Grand Lake Rd.
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada B1P 6L2
Afra Kavanagh

Sponsors the annual UCCB Storytelling Symposium http://faculty.cbu.ca/afrak/storytelling/default.htm

Cultural Projects featuring Storytelling:

Eilean nan Òg
Eilean nan Òg (Island of Youth) is one of the most popular projects now organized by Comhairle na Gàidhlig. Hosted by the Highland Village Museum, this apprenticeship program gives youth the opportunity to learn Gaelic language and cultural skills, such as singing, storytelling and dancing, while introducing them to tradition-bearers from the local community. Coordinated by noted Gaelic singer Mary Jane Lamond, this year's program saw ten young people between the ages of fourteen and eighteen take part in the two-week paid program.

Bluenose Ghosts Haunted Sculptures Project
Storytelling, Drama and Scultpure Workshops based on the book Bluenose Ghosts by Dr. Helen Creighton
Alderney Landing Cultural Convention Centre, Dartmouth Nova Scotia - www.alderneylanding.com/