Scottish International Storytelling Festival expands to Ross-shire to include new events in Strathpeffer and Maryburgh
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A PRESTIGIOUS storytelling festival is coming to Ross-shire.
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival will include events in Strathpeffer , Contin and Maryburgh as part of its largest Go Local programme yet.
On Friday, October 15, storyteller Lizzie McDougall and musician Siannie Moodie will go on stage at the Highland Museum of Childhood in Strathpeffer with “Stories, Tunes & Songs of a Highland Childhood”, in which they share a treasure trove of Highland tradition. It is billed as a night of giant stories, fairy stories, mystery and history, tunes, songs, folklore, riddles and rhymes.
Lizzie will be performing again on Saturday, October 16 where people can meet her at the Hospice Stone at Brahan and join her on an enchanted story walk through the Dell to The Seer Stone. They will stop under the trees for tales of the legendary Brahan Seer and his gift of second sight.
On Sunday, November 14, Coul House Hotel in Contin will host A Woman Walks into a Bar..., the story of a woman who walks into the bar of an inn in a small West Highland fishing community. It’s a ceilidh house, and she is a wandering singer. For every story she has a song, and for every song there’s a story. The story will be told by storyteller Bob Pegg, singer Christina Stewart and clarsair Bill Taylor.
Speaking at the Festival launch Scottish International Storytelling Festival Director Donald Smith said:
“Stories and songs are vital for human survival. They carry our emotions, memories and values. They bind us together as families, communities and a nation, especially through tough times. As we emerge from the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival will continue to engage, inspire and entertain as we travel through stories.
Our festival commissions invite us to imagine different pasts, futures, or timeless others, to challenge what we know and create the images of what we are yet to discover. These stories form the core of our live programme, whilst our Guid Crack and Global Lab sessions offer online participation in unique storytelling ceilidhs and workshops. ”
For tickets, programme and more information on the event, visit www.sisf.org.uk
