Cara Silversmith has launched a podcast with Catriona Blanke, an amazing storyteller and singer/songwriter from Germany. The podcast will...

Fittie is a magical place. It sits between a bustling port, in an oil town, and the wide horizon of the North Sea. The village itself...

Scotland suffered more than most from the fervour of the Witch trials that took place in the 16th 17th & 18th centuries. The story of...

Once there was an Orchard, and it was a wonderful place to be. People forgot about it however, the trees aged as they do. Could there be...

Folklore Friday The soundscape of autumn rises and falls with the sun. Borne aloft, almost by their calls, are the migrating geese. A...

We are delighted to be taking part in this year’s Scottish International Storytelling Festival! Come and see Storyteller Cara Roberts...

I am excited to announce that I am now Storyteller in Residence as part of the Safe Harbour: Open Sea project in Fittie, Aberdeen with...

These are Pictish carved stones dating from around 1300-1500 years ago. This was a time when society was changing. Pictavia was...

This is a wonderful story about trust from Canada. I heard it on House Of Legends by Daniel Allison podcast after a suggestion from...

The last time I was at the Scottish Crannog Centre I told this story while, the amazing dry stone dyker, Jim built a firepit. It was a...

I officially started my Discover residency at the National Theatre of Scotland last Monday! It's been a very busy week since then, lots...

In this story I play with the traditional Value of Salt tale to make it about something even more fundamental. The theme of what a...

Folklore Friday Here is the bird that never flew Here is the tree that never grew Here is the bell that never rang Here is the fish that...

A fun story I first shared while doing wildlife tales at Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve and Visitor Centre with the Scottish Wildlife...

This week's story is one of quick thinking and caution! Be careful out there 😉 #fishing#storytelling#storyteller#folklore#fishermantales

This is an ancient tale from West Africa which keeps presenting itself to me as one I ought to share. It is one of those tales which is...

This week's story is The Fisherman's Daughter. I took the inspiration for this story from a traditional tale, the Fisherman's wife. In my...

This week I'm sharing another of Aesops Fables. The man, the boy, & the donkey. I remember doing a project on Aesops Fables when I was...

You know what happens with enchanted frogs, right? I've heard this story in several versions. Notably from US storyteller Donna...

This week I'd like to share a story for Pride Month 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Mary is a Blacksmith was inspired by a folktale from the Uists, Isles...