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Hearth Fire Sessions 2024 (Trailer)
Hearth Fire Sessions is an eclectic night of ancient myth, contemporary storytelling, post-folk music, and physical artistry. Steeped in the traditions of Scottish storytelling, we evoke the warm atmosphere of peat-smoked hearthsides and ceilidh house revelry, presenting timeless motifs relevant to a discerning modern audience.
Sessions are held throughout the year at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh.
Filmed and edited by Sandy McGhie (Channel7A).
www.scottishstorytellingcentre.com
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Green City: Healing and Hope
zhlédnutí 150Před 5 měsíci
Green City: Healing and Hope is a new storytelling film exploring the grassroots movement to turn Edinburgh green. The struggle for net zero will be won or lost in cities, so how is Edinburgh doing after 900 years as a burgh? Hear directly from people and places who think global and act local. Narrated by Donald Smith, with contributions from fellow storytellers and activists. Co-Directed by Sa...
Shetlandic
zhlédnutí 657Před 8 měsíci
Storyteller and comedian Marjolein Robertson also presents a brand new commission inspired by a sense of place. Performed as part of Figures of Speech: Place on 17th Feb 2023. Filmed by I Am Loud Productions. www.iamloud.co Figures of Speech was a series of events bringing together writers and artists to take us on a road trip through Scottish literature for Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022. Cov...
Zebib K Abraham (Figures of Speech: Big Ideas)
zhlédnutí 81Před 8 měsíci
Storyteller and writer Zebib K. Abraham performs a new commission entitled Alien Landing, which combines storytelling, short film and audio narration to explore the idea of identity through the fantastical story of an extra-terrestrial visitor to Scotland. Performed as part of Figures of Speech: Big Ideas on 30th November 2022. Filmed by I Am Loud Productions. www.iamloud.co/ BSL Interpretation...
Kim Carnie (Figures of Speech: Friendship)
zhlédnutí 150Před 8 měsíci
Gaelic singer Kim Carnie presents songs inspired by Friendship in Scottish Literature. Performed as part of Figures of Speech: Friendship on 24th June 2022. Filmed by I Am Loud Productions. www.iamloud.co BSL Interpretation: Yvonne Waddell Figures of Speech was a series of events bringing together writers and artists to take us on a road trip through Scottish literature for Scotland’s Year of S...
Katie Ailes (Figures of Speech: Music)
zhlédnutí 114Před 8 měsíci
Poet and dancer Katie Ailes brings something new to the stage, with an original poetry and movement commission which explores the interplay of words and music, inspired by Cutty Sark and Tam O' Shanter. Performed as part of Figures of Speech: Future on 20th May 2022. Filmed by I Am Loud Productions. www.iamloud.co/ BSL Interpretation: Yvonne Waddell Figures of Speech was a series of events brin...
Jeda Pearl Lewis (Figures of Speech: Future)
zhlédnutí 45Před 8 měsíci
Writer and artist Jeda Pearl Lewis also presents new work exploring an imagined evolution from archivists and storytellers storing our data in plant life leading to sentient biotech. Performed as part of Figures of Speech: Future on 22nd July 2022. Filmed by I Am Loud Productions. www.iamloud.co/ BSL Interpretation: Yvonne Waddell Figures of Speech was a series of events bringing together write...
Jamie Rea (Figures of Speech: Love)
zhlédnutí 62Před 8 měsíci
Actor and theatre maker Jamie Rea shares a new piece exploring queer love, presented in British Sign Language. Performed as part of Figures of Speech: Love on 23rd Sep 2022. Filmed by I Am Loud Productions. www.iamloud.co Figures of Speech was a series of events bringing together writers and artists to take us on a road trip through Scottish literature for Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022. Cover...
Hamish Hawk (Figures of Speech: Love)
zhlédnutí 353Před 8 měsíci
Edinburgh based singer songwriter Hamish Hawk performs two songs selected especially to explore the theme of Love within Scottish Literature. Performed as part of Figures of Speech: Love on 23rd Sep 2022. Filmed by I Am Loud Productions. www.iamloud.co BSL Interpretation: Rachel Amey Figures of Speech was a series of events bringing together writers and artists to take us on a road trip through...
Map of Stories Film Ceilidh: Perth and Kinross
zhlédnutí 153Před rokem
Enjoy an evening of multimedia storytelling filmed in the Scottish Storytelling Centre's Netherbow Theatre in October 2022, where a world of local Scottish stories unfolds through the live voices of traditional storytellers and site-specific film footage of the landscapes they emerge from. Hosted by Perthshire-based storyteller Jess Smith, with film footage featuring Sheila Stewart. This live p...
Map of Stories Film Ceilidh: Orkney
zhlédnutí 143Před rokem
Enjoy an evening of multimedia storytelling filmed in the Scottish Storytelling Centre's Netherbow Theatre in October 2022, where a world of local Scottish stories unfolds through the live voices of traditional storytellers and site-specific film footage of the landscapes they emerge from. Hosted by Orcadian storyteller Tom Muir. This live performance was part of Tales, Tongues and Trails, a ce...
Map of Stories Film Ceilidh: North East
zhlédnutí 136Před rokem
Enjoy an evening of multimedia storytelling filmed in the Scottish Storytelling Centre's Netherbow Theatre in October 2022, where a world of local Scottish stories unfolds through the live voices of traditional storytellers and site-specific film footage of the landscapes they emerge from. Hosted by Aberdeenshire-based storytellers Grace Banks and Jackie Ross, with film footage featuring Tony R...
Map of Stories Film Ceilidh: Outer Hebrides
zhlédnutí 126Před rokem
Enjoy an evening of multimedia storytelling filmed in the Scottish Storytelling Centre's Netherbow Theatre in October 2022, where a world of local Scottish stories unfolds through the live voices of traditional storytellers and site-specific film footage of the landscapes they emerge from. Hosted by Hebridean storyteller Ian Stephen, with music from Allan MacDonald and film footage featuring No...
Map of Stories Film Ceilidh: Dumfries & Galloway
zhlédnutí 112Před rokem
Enjoy an evening of multimedia storytelling filmed in the Scottish Storytelling Centre's Netherbow Theatre in October 2022, where a world of local Scottish stories unfolds through the live voices of traditional storytellers and site-specific film footage of the landscapes they emerge from. Hosted by Dumfriesshire-based poet and storyteller Tom Pow, with music from Wendy Stewart and film footage...
Blue City: A Storytelling Journey along Edinburgh's Coastline
zhlédnutí 842Před rokem
Blue City: A Storytelling Journey along Edinburgh's Coastline
Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2022 | Keep It Lit
zhlédnutí 764Před rokem
Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2022 | Keep It Lit
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival presents: Imagine Online - Trailer
zhlédnutí 533Před 2 lety
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival presents: Imagine Online - Trailer
The Big Scottish Story Ripple
zhlédnutí 237Před 2 lety
The Big Scottish Story Ripple
Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 15-31 October 2021
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival | 15-31 October 2021
Coming back to the Scottish Storytelling Centre
zhlédnutí 188Před 2 lety
Coming back to the Scottish Storytelling Centre
John Knox House - Virtual Tour 2020
zhlédnutí 2,1KPřed 3 lety
John Knox House - Virtual Tour 2020
The Ceilidh House: July
zhlédnutí 292Před 3 lety
The Ceilidh House: July
Tuck Shop Tales with Ron Fairweather
zhlédnutí 123Před 3 lety
Tuck Shop Tales with Ron Fairweather
Tuck Shop Tales with Anne Pitcher
zhlédnutí 148Před 4 lety
Tuck Shop Tales with Anne Pitcher
Tuck Shop Tales Diana Peers
zhlédnutí 108Před 4 lety
Tuck Shop Tales Diana Peers
Traditional Music Forum
zhlédnutí 35Před 4 lety
Traditional Music Forum
Tuck Shop Tales with Heather Yule
zhlédnutí 286Před 4 lety
Tuck Shop Tales with Heather Yule
Tuck Shop Tales with Claire McNicol
zhlédnutí 129Před 4 lety
Tuck Shop Tales with Claire McNicol
Mats Melin Presents Gifting Every Child Dance Steps
zhlédnutí 112Před 4 lety
Mats Melin Presents Gifting Every Child Dance Steps
Storytelling: The Living Art -- Fiona Herbert
zhlédnutí 150Před 4 lety
Storytelling: The Living Art Fiona Herbert

Komentáře

  • @glencoe1951
    @glencoe1951 Před 3 hodinami

    A beautiful serious side of this lovely young woman I've not seen before. Love it.

  • @mikeg3328
    @mikeg3328 Před měsícem

    You’re a shame of a nation.

  • @botanicafabula
    @botanicafabula Před 5 měsíci

    ‘Really enjoyed sharing a look at herbs and a story from the film, but also loved watching it and finding out about all the incredible green ventures going on within Edinburgh, thank you Donald and Sandy for making it!’

  • @karinesavage9411
    @karinesavage9411 Před 5 měsíci

    Thoroughly enjoyed watching the film last night at the Scottish Storytelling centre, well done for the film.’

  • @phonotical
    @phonotical Před 7 měsíci

    Commission? Who paid for that

  • @orrinedminsten164
    @orrinedminsten164 Před 8 měsíci

    My last name is Edminsten, but it was spelled "Edmiston" as well, only 2 generations back. I found this video by simply typing my last name in out of curiosity! Who knows, maybe we're distantly related!

  • @CurlyToedShoes
    @CurlyToedShoes Před 9 měsíci

    Excellent storytelling!

  • @Fluffgar
    @Fluffgar Před 9 měsíci

    Would like again if I could. Love when something reminds me of this story and I come back here to hear it again.

  • @rylandude12
    @rylandude12 Před rokem

    stinky dingus

  • @claytonfranklin2474

    🤪 ᎮᏒᎧᎷᎧᏕᎷ

  • @stephaniemorris3995

    A wonderful story. I'm sitting here listening, looking out at a stormy October sky and the mood is so fitting. Well told Tom Muir. Thank you.

  • @phonsbakx2418
    @phonsbakx2418 Před 2 lety

    I did the song 'Twa Corbies" with David Campbell in the Library of Rotterdam, I think it was 1996

  • @elainemordoch2934
    @elainemordoch2934 Před 2 lety

    Well done!! Tapadh leibh!

  • @milesromine9960
    @milesromine9960 Před 2 lety

    I never knew about Selkie Until I heard a mermaid singing about them. Here's the video czcams.com/video/-kZct3JyG1o/video.html

  • @milesromine9960
    @milesromine9960 Před 2 lety

    What a great storyteller!

  • @rftert8957
    @rftert8957 Před 2 lety

    HahahhaahhahahHhahHahahahahahhaahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhaahhahahahahhzhzhzhzhahahhahahahaha

  • @paraigmacneil9028
    @paraigmacneil9028 Před 2 lety

    4 questions: 1. Since the past is done and therefore unchangeable, then how exactly does someone imagine a different 'past' and why ? 2. Exactly who was it who ""Specially commissioned for SISF 2021" this programme, and why?. 3. Why is this still spilling over into the 2022 programme since it was the 'theme' for last year's programme? 4. How does this reflect TRADITIONAL storytelling? Comment: This sounds more like another act of historical deconstructionist 'revisionism' that is plundering, wrecking and distorting our national oral literary heritage, being sponsored by the new Woke political agenda. If you disagree then please do let me know.

  • @reddirtndiesel1
    @reddirtndiesel1 Před 2 lety

    Well done ! Fantastic

  • @Thugra89576
    @Thugra89576 Před 2 lety

    Have you ever heard of the seal buried in a open grave in Castletown in Caithness. Apparently it had a human face

  • @jakebishop6412
    @jakebishop6412 Před 2 lety

    at around 3:05 you mention that the Bible was originally written in Latin, that is not correct. The NT was written in Greek.

  • @raw6460
    @raw6460 Před 2 lety

    Do you have a link to a website with the online events details ?

  • @charlesbogart4276
    @charlesbogart4276 Před 3 lety

    Every night before bedtime, when my daughter says, "I love you daddy!" I reply, "I love you more than salt, my angel". Thank you for helping me explain to my wife what I actually meant.

  • @-.scotlandtourism..
    @-.scotlandtourism.. Před 3 lety

    Proud to be of Westray stock...

  • @-.scotlandtourism..
    @-.scotlandtourism.. Před 3 lety

    Made me cry...

  • @AgranakStudios
    @AgranakStudios Před 3 lety

    Thank you for sharing. This is great!!!

  • @chiasanzes9770
    @chiasanzes9770 Před 3 lety

    Wow. I really enjoyed listen Tom telling this story. I visited Orkney 30 yrs ago and hoping to travel there again after this pandemic is over.

  • @rhondamuir3595
    @rhondamuir3595 Před 3 lety

    The best!

  • @RuinedTemple
    @RuinedTemple Před 3 lety

    Oh, what a brutal tale! But I believe that... All that poor, sad woman ever need to do In place of cruel thoughts, wish for kind ones instead Then a wish to love her husband, pure and true Return the last, for now, she'll not need him dead! (Such answers one finds if they just use their head) ;-)

  • @mattsmith5253
    @mattsmith5253 Před 3 lety

    Glad I watched this. Living story telling indeed.

  • @jenniferiwanowicz8486

    To hear the Scottish folklore is cool. To hear it told by a Scottish native, makes it SO much cooler!

  • @rowenaarshad7462
    @rowenaarshad7462 Před 3 lety

    This was an awesome performance - watched it live and glad I can visit the performance again online

  • @robertcollier-james7177

    Fantastic story👏🏼

  • @deborahhatswellbbr
    @deborahhatswellbbr Před 4 lety

    For more Strange Events or Paranormal Creatures in Scotlandczcams.com/video/nbUdAg6jncA/video.html

  • @paraigmacneil9028
    @paraigmacneil9028 Před 4 lety

    Small correction: Fin's father was named 'Cumhall' pronounced Coo-al or 'Coul' in its anglosied spelling. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionn_mac_Cumhaill

  • @UnlockingLoreTGC
    @UnlockingLoreTGC Před 4 lety

    Wonderful deep story and how this storyteller tells it is amazing. You can tell he really has experience in the art and depth in his knowledge in lore. Thank you for uploading.

  • @bushkarogfa
    @bushkarogfa Před 4 lety

    Thank You. Awesome

  • @emmawho8966
    @emmawho8966 Před 4 lety

    I love hearing stories from this man, I wish there were more on here. He has a great talent, for story telling 💖

  • @jasonestewart
    @jasonestewart Před 4 lety

    lovely seeing David performing this story - I had the good fortune of meeting him out near Glenuig a few weeks back and got to share some tales and some whiskey

  • @whitehair8824
    @whitehair8824 Před 5 lety

    Beautiful telling

  • @soslothful
    @soslothful Před 5 lety

    Weird. The video I watched just prior to this was Mr. Campbell telling a story about Burke and Hare. I discovered Mr. Muir just yester eve while searching Tam Lin. That prestation was "The Selkie" The story was powerful and well told. This story I found less so. The light jokes, to me, disrupted the flow of the story. And are you saying, "a spay man" for wizard? It would be interesting to see these two story tellers do a shared telling. And gentlemen... CDs!

    • @ScottishStorytellingCentreEd
      @ScottishStorytellingCentreEd Před 5 lety

      Thanks for your comments on the story, some enjoy the humorous breaks to lighten the dark tale but many versions keep it dark, in this instance not so as it was being pitched to Secondary Schools for engagement. Spayman (Spaman) is a Scots word for a man who can predict the future (seer, prophet). You can contact Tom Muir and David Campbell directly to find out more about their storytelling and public appearances using the Directory of Storytellers here: www.storytellingforum.co.uk/home/book-a-storyteller/ Both men will be part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival in October - details of that programme coming soon to www.sisf.org.uk

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful Před 5 lety

      @@ScottishStorytellingCentreEd Isn't "spay" also a river?

    • @ScottishStorytellingCentreEd
      @ScottishStorytellingCentreEd Před 5 lety

      @@soslothful There's the The River Spey - yes - in the northeast of Scotland. There's also Spay, Sarthe in France and Spay, Germany

  • @soslothful
    @soslothful Před 5 lety

    Is it historically true Hare betrayed Burke? Ans he got away, "scot free" said by a Scotsman. Is there a connection between the phrase and Scottish law?

    • @ScottishStorytellingCentreEd
      @ScottishStorytellingCentreEd Před 5 lety

      Hi Soslothful : There has been the suggestion that Burke had had enough and wanted to be caught by historians as well as them also speculating Hare was the more sinister of the two. Burke was hanged for murdering 16 men, women and children while Hare was given immunity from prosecution after testifying against his partner in crime. “scot” in the case of "scot free" is from the Old Norse word “skot” meaning “payment” or “contribution”. In English, “scot” initially just meant “tax” so the phrase scot free was first used in reference to civic tax levies., and is not connected to Scottish law.

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful Před 5 lety

      @@ScottishStorytellingCentreEdSo to get away, "scot free" is to have avoided paying this tax?

    • @ScottishStorytellingCentreEd
      @ScottishStorytellingCentreEd Před 5 lety

      @@soslothful believe it is being used in the general sense in this story of modern "meaning" of to get away with it - history of the phrase: www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/scot-free.html

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful Před 5 lety

      @@ScottishStorytellingCentreEdThanks! This is an excellent site. Except it will now absorb a lot of my time... fun facts you know.

  • @soslothful
    @soslothful Před 5 lety

    That was deeply engaging. To have been at the telling would have been quite an experience. Is this tale and others available on CD?

    • @ScottishStorytellingCentreEd
      @ScottishStorytellingCentreEd Před 5 lety

      Thanks for your lovely comment, which we'll share with Tom - unfortunately we do not have Tom on any audio CD collections, but he has published this story in various forms - this version comes from 'Tales on the Tongue' which is available through the Scottish Storytelling Centre's bookshop: www.scottishstorytellingcentre.com/bookshop/ - and Tom has also published 'The Mermaid Bride and Other Orkney Folk Tales' books.google.co.uk/books?id=TBANPwAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Tom+Muir%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjD98GAy97iAhWlQxUIHVaRAYoQ6AEIMzAC and 'Orkeny Folk Tales' books.google.co.uk/books?id=XTkTDQAAQBAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Tom+Muir%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjD98GAy97iAhWlQxUIHVaRAYoQ6AEIKjAA

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  • @wynstansmom829
    @wynstansmom829 Před 5 lety

    David Campbell and a story, what more could a wee sad lassie need when she has a sword in the stone? My compliments to my favorite storyteller, aye and to sit by his side at a fire. Bonnie, indeed.

  • @wynstansmom829
    @wynstansmom829 Před 5 lety

    "Dear God, she said"...aye and he's a bonnie storyteller and a bonnie fine lad, he be.

  • @wynstansmom829
    @wynstansmom829 Před 5 lety

    "Some say", aye and a wee bonnie storyteller, you be. May Jesse Scott and her granddaughter look upon your stories and whisper some of their own. And there they rest...Let sleeping angels sing!

  • @Nyctophora
    @Nyctophora Před 6 lety

    Subtle. Thank you! Happy Women's Day!

  • @sgtNUKEtroop
    @sgtNUKEtroop Před 6 lety

    a great story...I did love it and the presentation...but I rather like the version of Arthur's story...presented in the book "Arthur of the Gododdin"...be well

  • @deborahdunleavy4624
    @deborahdunleavy4624 Před 6 lety

    What a delight to discover this video. Wonderful telling David.

  • @Fluffgar
    @Fluffgar Před 6 lety

    A well told tale. Tapadh leibh.