Interviwes with Storytellers – Fergus McNicol

Fergus McNicol is performing at the Settle Storytelling Festival 2011. He joins Mio Shapley for Kamishibai Capers and also performs at the Ghost Stories evening. Fergus comes from Cumbernauld near […]

Interviews with Storytellers – Taffy Thomas

Taffy is performing at the Settle Storytelling Festival in October 2011 Tell us something about your background. I grew up in Somerset. Then went to college in Dudley. After a […]

Interviews with Storytellers: Nick Hennessey

Nick Hennessy is an English storyteller and musician. He will be performing in Tea and Tales at the Settle Storytelling Festival 2011. Nick grew up in north Cheshire, in the small suburban village […]

Value your everyday life, its fascinating

Brazillian storyteller Ana Maria Lines will once again be joining us in the Yorkshrie Dales. She blew audiences away at the 2014 Settle Stories Festival and we’re expecting great things […]

A closer look at storytelling in Africa

With a breathtaking range of performance experiences to his name, Githanda Githae bounds on to the Settle Stories Festival scene armed only with an electrifying presence. A Kenyan actor, teacher, […]

Work is Love Made Visible

lanterns in a field

Kerris Casey-St.Pierre is the designer of the fabulous lanterns that guided visitors on our ‘Candlelit Story Trail’ at the Settle Storytelling Festival in 2018. As Kerris has had a varied […]

Lucy’s Three Wishes

solar system planets all aligned

Science was an important theme of our Settle Storytelling Festival in 2018. Our science adviser and mentor is Dr. Lucy Rogers, and as a reward for her great work with […]

Meet Dominic Kelly

Dominic Kelly is a professional storyteller who has performed at international festivals and other venues, including London West End theatres, and his work in schools has inspired thousands of young […]