Storytelling Festival

Today sees the start of the Orkney Storytelling Festival 2013 with a full programme of events over the next four days. As in previous years the events take place in a number of venues throughout Orkney including the following events in Stromness:

Thursday 24th 

7-8.30pm  - The Canadian connection  with Bob Pegg, Tom Muir,  and Dale Jarvis in The Royal Hotel

Meet the Storytellers/Open Mic session - 9-10pm in The Royal Hotel

Friday 25th 

9.30-10.30 am - Roots and Flutes Workshop - with Bob Pegg in the Stromness Community 
Centre

Saturday 26th 

2-4pm - Trans-Atlantic Tales - with Dale Jarvis, Lawrence Tulloch, Tom Muir, Amber Connolly and Rachael Torrance in the Stromness Town Hall

Then on Sunday 27th there will be a very special afternoon of Folk Tales from Near and Far with Tom Muir and Lawrence Tulloch in Betty's Reading Room  from 2-4pm. This is a free event but ticketed due to the limited space so you will need to book ahead to avoid disappointment. 

See the Orkney Storytelling Festival website for full details of all events, ticket prices and booking information. 

Orkney Storytelling Festival

Thursday 27th October sees the start of the Orcadian Story Trust's 2011 Orkney Storytelling Festival. With four days of events, for all ages, featuring performers from Crete, Norway and Sweden alongside experienced local storytellers, there will be stories to delight, entertain and amuse everyone.

We have copies of the festival programme and booking form here at the library, or you can print out a booking form from the Storytelling Festival's website . Keep an eye on the Orcadian Story Trust's facebook page for more news and details of festival events.