by storytree | Jul 26, 2015 | Australian stories, Folk Tales, Local stories, Storytelling
Brian Hungerford was one of my early storytelling mentors. Lucky me, as he is a master storyteller and author of some renown! I first met Brian at the National Folk Festival and we performed together at Woodford Folk Festival. He was always enormously gracious and...
by storytree | Jul 22, 2015 | Aboriginal stories, Australian stories, Green Storytelling, Local stories, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
In my last blogpost, I wrote about the inaugural Golden Tales Local Stories Concert, which I co-ordinated with the Byron Circle of Tellers. The locals who came to tell stories included Lois Cook, Nyangbul storyteller and traditional custodian. Lois was recently...
by storytree | Jul 17, 2015 | Australian stories, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Local stories, Public Performances, Resources, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
LISTEN TO GOLDEN TALE STORIES HERE: https://soundcloud.com/bayfm/sets/local-stories-under-the More stories will progressively be uploaded. ‘Local storytellers, bards, fablers, yarn-spinners and raconteurs, take note: a new storytelling festival needs you! ‘The Golden...
by storytree | Jul 13, 2015 | Australian stories, Learning to tell stories, Local stories, Public Performances, Storytelling
Last June, ‘The Byron Circle of Tellers’ at my prompting, held an evening of community storytelling called “The Golden Tale Local Stories Concert”. People were asked to submit 5- 8 mins stories set in our local Shire, but they could be fact, fiction or faction (a mix...
by storytree | May 27, 2015 | Australian stories, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Learning to tell stories, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
I just got asked three great questions about storytelling and my upcoming Green Storytelling workshop in Indigiscapes, Capalaba. 1. Why tell stories? (in an age of mass distraction) 2. How can stories help ME? (ie: in this ‘i-generation) 3. What can...
