Fits of Laughter: Review of The Forgotten Tales
Review of Yorkshire Festival of Story event The Forgotten Tales by Jon Buckeridge on 15th August 2020. Reviewed by Gill O’Donnell for The Craven Herald and Pioneer. If you want to know about the nature of a people, then you need only to listen to their stories. In The Forgotten Tales, Jon Buckeridge brings to […]
Jan Blake – what story will she tell – you decide!
We’re thrilled to be welcoming storyteller Jan Blake to Yorkshire Festival of Story. Jan Blake will transport you to a place where nature and deep magic collide. Stories about human desires, opportunities and emotions, form tales set across the diverse continent of Africa. But, which story will she tell? Well, that is over to you […]
Unearthing truths, debunking myths and looking at things differently through music
Every Thursday throughout August grab a drink, pull up a pew and sign in (for free) for Folk Thursdays running as part of Yorkshire Festival of Story. We’re thrilled to be welcoming Reg Meuross, described by BBC Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe as ‘a brilliant singer-songwriter with a social conscience’, to the digital stage. Reg is […]
Q&A with International storyteller Clare Murphy
Bringing stories to life is what International storyteller Clare Murphy does best. Settle Stories caught up with Clare to see what inspires her, what you can expect from her upcoming free digital performance Story Cabaret and workshop Get Into the Story at Yorkshire Festival of Story and how she has adapted her work for a virtual […]
Making sense of life using traditional tales
Adam Sargant has a love for traditional folktales which began in his early childhood, using this he brings his passion to life by gathering various events here at Settle Stories. Growing up his favourite was the tales of King Arthur and Robin Hood. As a teenager he thrived on the works of Alan Garner, Susan […]