Meet the Storytellers - Orkney Storytelling Festival (An Island Odyssey: Scottish International Storytelling Festival)

27 Oct 2011, Orkney Mainland

PLEASE NOTE: This event has now finished
 
 

A chance to meet the storytellers and performers taking part in the Orkney Storytelling Festival ~ get to know their backgrounds and hear some tales in a relaxed setting. Everyone welcome.

The Scottish International Storytelling Festival is an ideal place to discover Scotland’s treasure-trove of stories in a lively celebration of storytelling performance exploring the links between Scotland’s rich storytelling heritage and other cultures.

This year the Festival is all about exploring and pursuing the island experience through story, myth, music, song and dance. Greek and Roman myths mix with sagas of the Celts in a ten day festival of unrivalled opportunity to enjoy the traditions of Scotland’s Islands alongside Mediterranean tale spinners and musicians from Corsica, Sardinia, Malta, Greece and Cyprus.

This Festival is supported through the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund, Creative Scotland, the City of Edinburgh Council, the Church of Scotland, Scotland’s Islands, European Regional Development Fund and Scottish Enterprise.

Details

27 Oct 2011
10pm to 11pm

Categories
Other

Venue

Royal Hotel

Address
53-57 Victoria Street
Stromness
Orkney
KW16 3BS

Booking

Booking details
No Booking Necessary

Contact

Organiser
Royal Hotel

Organiser phone number
01856 850342

 
 

Scotland’s Islands - the events, exhibitions and activities happening all year round.

We list every event we hear of, large and small, taking place on the islands of Scotland or taking place elsewhere and relating to Scotland's Islands. They provide a unique opportunity to savour the diversity and excitement of island life.


There has never been a better time for you to visit Scotland's Islands, to enjoy the breathtaking scenery and unspoilt beaches, to get close to dramatic wild-life, learn about our heritage, participate in a great range of activities, and enjoy our music, food and drink.


All this on some of our 99 inhabited islands large and small (and many more uninhabited) accessible by sea and air in six regions: Argyll & Bute, Highland, North Ayrshire, Orkney, Outer Hebrides and Shetland.

 

 



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