Storytelling Events 2013
Monday 16 December
Bath Storytelling Circle. Supporting the oral tradition through stories, songs, and poems (from memory, not read).
Upstairs at the Raven, Queen Street, Bath. 8.00 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David Metcalfe 01225 789439;
Friday 29 November
Story Supper. Calling all storytellers, singers, poets, and listeners! Join us for a feast of the spoken word (performed
without text please). Hot drinks and cakes available. Black Book Cafe, Nelson Street, Stroud. 7.00 for 7.30 p.m. £3.
Contact: Kevan 01453 763703.
Monday 18 November
Bath Storytelling Circle. Supporting the oral tradition through stories, songs, and poems (from memory, not read).
Upstairs at the Raven, Queen Street, Bath. 8.00 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David Metcalfe 01225 789439;
Thursday 31 October
Awen 10th Anniversary Celebration. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of ecobardic small press Awen Publications,
founded by Kevan Manwaring in Bath in 2003, an evening showcase of Awen authors old and new - the very finest
poetry, storytelling, and music from the likes of Helen Moore, Dawn Gorman, Chrissy Derbyshire, Jay Ramsay, Anthony
Nanson, Kirsty Hartsiotis, Jehanne and Rob Mehta, and others. Chrysalis Press will be launching the first in their series
of exciting new voices: Angie Spencer & Kate Firth. Black Book Cafe, Nelson Street, Stroud. 7.15 for 7.30 p.m. £3
entry. Cafe open throughout. Book and CD stall. www.awenpublications.co.uk
Friday 25 October
No-Tales Story Supper. To celebrate the launch of Northamptonshire Folk Tales by Kevan Manwaring, a special Story
Supper with guest performers, including Anthony Nanson and Kirsty Hartsiotis, and floor spots. Black Book Cafe, Nelson
Street, Stroud. 7.15 for 7.30 p.m. Arrive early for a slot. £3 donation to CWC (performers free).
Monday 21 October
Bath Storytelling Circle. Supporting the oral tradition through stories, songs, and poems (from memory, not read).
Upstairs at the Raven, Queen Street, Bath. 8.00 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David Metcalfe 01225 789439;
Monday 16 September
Bath Storytelling Circle. Supporting the oral tradition through stories, songs, and poems (from memory, not read).
Upstairs at the Raven, Queen Street, Bath. 8.00 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David Metcalfe 01225 789439;
Monday 19 August
Bath Storytelling Circle. Supporting the oral tradition through stories, songs, and poems (from memory, not read).
Upstairs at the Raven, Queen Street, Bath. 8.00 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David Metcalfe 01225 789439;
www.bathstorytellingcircle.btck.co.uk
Wednesday 24 to Sunday 28 July
Druid Camp. This year featuring Ronald Hutton, Graham Harvey, Dawn Morgan, King Arthur Pendragon, Seize the Day,
and much more. Anthony and David are performing ‘Dark Age Deeds of the Celtic Saints’ on the evening of Thursday 25
July. Kevan is running a session on ‘Dreaming the Land’ inspired by the nearby temple of Nodens. Chaxhill, Forest of
Dean. Info: http://www.druidcamp.org.uk/druid-camp-2013/
Tuesday 16 July
Stories and Music at Milgi’s - in the intimate atmosphere of Milgi's beautiful backyard yurt. Special guests Anthony
Nanson and David Metcalfe of Fire Springs, telling and singing Dark Age deeds of Celtic saints, introduced by David
Ambrose and Guto Dafis. Plus music and stories from the floor. Milgi Lounge, 213 City Road, Cardiff. 8.00 pm. Entry
free, donations in the hat. Arrive early to taste Milgi’s delicious vegetarian food! Contact: 029 2047 3150;
www.milgilounge.com
Monday 15 July
Bath Storytelling Circle. Supporting the oral tradition through stories, songs, and poems (from memory, not read).
Upstairs at the Raven, Queen Street, Bath. 8.00 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 789439;
www.bathstorytellingcircle.btck.co.uk
Saturday 6 July
SEED Festival 2013 - Planting big ideas to inspire a more intimate and personal connection with our living world and
our place within it. Musicians, poets, artists, inspiring speakers, movers and shakers, and YOU! Kevan is performing a
set of 'Green Tales & Verse'. Anthony is telling a tale in the ‘Earthnight’ slot at 3.15 p.m. Hawkwood College, Stroud. Info:
http://seedfestival.co.uk/
Monday 17 June
Bath Storytelling Circle. Supporting the oral tradition through stories, songs, and poems (from memory, not read).
Upstairs at the Raven, Queen Street, Bath. 8.00 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 789439;
www.bathstorytellingcircle.btck.co.uk
Monday 20 May
Bath Storytelling Circle. Supporting the oral tradition through stories, songs, and poems (from memory, not read).
Upstairs at the Raven, Queen Street, Bath. 8.00 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 789439;
www.bathstorytellingcircle.btck.co.uk
Saturday 18 May
Ghosts in the Garden. Celebrate the gala launch of Ghosts in the Garden with a night at the museum. It’s your chance
to explore the Holburne out of hours with an evening of spine-tingling ghost stories from Fire Springs in the galleries, the
spectacle of a hot air balloon glow, and encounters with extraordinary characters from the Garden’s past. The event will
run from 6.00 to 10.00 p.m. Holburne Museum, Bath. Contact: Simone 01225 388576.
Sunday 5 May
Awen Forum: ‘Tree of Life’. Awen Forum is a new bimonthly evening of inspiring talks, poetry, story, and song, plus
discussion. Ian Siddons Heginworth, author of Environmental Arts Therapy and the Tree of Life, speaks on how
environmental arts therapy and the Tree of Life can guide us through the Celtic calendar to explore the relationship
between the feeling experience of the human heart and the turning year. With Gabriel Bradford Millar (poet), Anthony
Nanson (storyteller), and Jehanne Mehta & Earthwards (musicians). 7.00 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. Subscription Rooms,
Stroud. Cafe-bar open throughout. £10 (£8 concessions). Tickets: 01453 760900. www.subscriptionrooms.org.uk,
www.awenpublications.co.uk
Saturday 4 May
EarthNight. Songs of peace and protest by local choir Songs of Change.
MC and storyteller Anthony Nanson. Poetry from Adam Horovitz, Jay Ramsay, Philip Rush, Jehanne Mehta, Peter
Adams, and more. The poems will progress from environmental protest to praise of nature. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Black
Book Café, Nelson Street, Stroud. Entry Free. Contact: Peter 01452 813355
Monday 15 April
Bath Storytelling Circle. Supporting the oral tradition through stories, songs, and poems (from memory, not read).
Upstairs at the Raven, Queen Street, Bath. 8.00 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 789439
http://bathstorytellingcircle.btck.co.uk/
Friday 29 March
Story Supper. Bring your fish ’n’ chips, fishy tales, red herrings, little white lies, shaggy dog stories, and pork pies! BYO.
Hot drinks and cakes available. Hosted by the Bard of Daisybank and friends. Stories must be performed, not read; and
under 10 min. Black Book Cafe, Nelson Street, Stroud. 7.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01453 765660.
Wednesday 20 March
Stroud Story Cabaret: The Mouth of the Night. A classic Celtic wonder tale, performed by storyteller Richard Selby
of Fire Springs, interwoven with specially composed songs and music by Bethany Porter of the Eliza Carthy Band. 7.30
p.m. British School/Open House, Gloucester Street, Stroud. Refreshments from Star Anise Arts Cafe. £6 (£5
concessions). Contact: Fiona 01453 834793. http://www.stroudstorycabaret.blogspot.com/
Monday 18 March
Bath Storytelling Circle. Supporting the oral tradition through stories, songs, and poems (from memory, not read).
Upstairs at the Raven, Queen Street, Bath. 8.00 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact David 01225 789439
http://bathstorytellingcircle.btck.co.uk/
Friday 8 March
What a Performance! Bath Literature Festival Special. Traditional stories and songs from the British Isles -
presented by Fire Springs members Anthony Nanson, David Metcalfe, Kirsty Hartsiotis, and your host Richard Selby.
Floor spots available (poems, verbal antics, amusing anecdotes, music). Part of Voices in the City. St. James Wine
Vaults, Bath. 8.00-11.00 p.m. FREE. Contact: Richard 01225 420683; http://bathfestivals.org.uk/literature/event/what-a-
performance-2/
Wednesday 27 February
Folk Tales. Featuring music from Beth Porter and Tony Almond, storytelling from Anthony Nanson and Jet McDonald,
and poetry from the Bard of Windmill Hill. 8.00 p.m. £4. The Scout Hut, Redcliffe Wharf, Bristol. Contact: Joe,
folkhut@yahoo.co.uk
Friday 22 February
Story Supper. Bring your fish ’n’ chips, fishy tales, red herrings, little white lies, shaggy dog stories, and pork pies! BYO.
Hot drinks and cakes available. Hosted by the Bard of Daisybank and friends. Stories must be performed, not read; and
under 10 min. Black Book Cafe, Nelson Street, Stroud. 7.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01453 765660.
Monday 18 February
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.45 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Friday 25 January
Story Supper. Bring your fish ’n’ chips, fishy tales, red herrings, little white lies, shaggy dog stories, and pork pies! BYO.
Hot drinks and cakes available. Hosted by the Bard of Daisybank and friends. Stories must be performed, not read; and
under 10 min. Black Book Cafe, Nelson Street, Stroud. 7.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kevan 01453 765660.
Monday 21 January
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.45 for 8.15 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170