Monday, October 14, 2013

Folktales from Greece and Wales on November 6th

This month we travel the globe from Wales all the way to Greece!

 First up we have Carl Merry telling:

 The Draenog, The Devil and The Tylwyth Teg

Its a variety of folk tales and myths from Wales together with one or two personal anecdotes about growing up in the Rhondda Valley. 

Although a word of warning, it may contain shape changing fairy folk, clever women, Old Nick and catching sticklebacks.
 

Carl Merry

Carl is of Welsh and Irish decent, something that has flavoured his performances and given him an interest in the fairy folk! He is now based in Essex and is a founder member of the Essex Storytellers.  He has told all over the county and the rest of East Anglia both as a solo performer and as part of the Essex group.

For more info on Carl visit his website here.. http://www.carltales.com/ 

Although we regularly have guests like Carl from other clubs and far flung places it's always good to showcase our very own storytelling talent - And in November we are pleased to have our very own laurie Steele telling:

Its all Greek to Me

Its a set of Greek tales. Laurie and his wife Maureen spend a lot of time in Greece and have got to know the country well, hence his interest in their folklore....


Laurie telling at the Undercroft


As Laurie says...

I am busy putting together a mixture of Greek folk tales, blended with some personal observations of Greek people. The basis of the set is a tribute to the people of Cephalonia and their recovery from the destruction of their island home in 1953 when 90% of their homes were destroyed in a massive earthquake. This was only a few years after the people had suffered massively under German and Italian occupation.  


Earth Quake damage on Cephalonia





As per usual we gather from about 7.30pm for a 8.00 pm start lest Jim have your guts for garters.