top of page

The Full Story

Perfformiadau / Events

17201289_1820712274812599_5817176834281831025_n.jpg

2024

Upcoming gigs

 

19 July, Y Cwilt, at Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum, for Aberystwyth Music Fest. 7.30

26 July Machynlleth Library, 2pm Crankie workshop

17 Aug North Wales Africa Society, National Library of Wales, all day

26 Sept Narberth Museum, crankie stories and workshop, details tba​

10 Oct, Crankie exhibition at Love Hope Gallery, Fayetteville, West Virginia, with Valeriane Leblond, 

​

​

​

2023

19 Jan Visual storytelling, talk at Ephemera conference at Aberystwyth Art College

17 Feb Y Cwilt / the Quilt at Ganolfan Edward Richard, Ystrad Meurig, 7pm with live drawing by Valeriane Leblond and music and songs by Cara Cullen and Ben McManus(See poster below)

22 Feb Tales from the Dyfi, Ynys Las Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, 11am and 2pm, Ynyslas, Borth, SY24 5JZ

10 March, The Moon-eyed People at the Woolshed, Pukerua Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand. afternoon workshops, food and show at 7pm (see poster below)

19 April, The Moon-eyed People, Llandudno Storytelling Club 

25 May, Y Cwilt / The Quilt, opening for Tatiana Hargreaves and Allison de Groot at the Bank Vault, with Valeriane, Cara and Ben

2 - 3 June, Y Cwilt / The Quilt, at Tân yn y Mynydd / Fire in the Mountain, with Valeriane, Cara and Ben

22 June Llanfair Clydogau

1 July, Crankie Fest, Bloemendaal, the Netherlands

18 July Mesolithic Tales from Ceredigion, Aberaeron Memorial Hall, 7pm

26 July Tales and crankies for Aberaid

4 Aug Aber Music Fest, 11am in Ceredigion Museum, 1pm in the bandstand, with Ailsa Mair

15-18 Aug India Wales at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, workshops on illustration and crankie making, and a story walk. 

19 Aug, Storytelling at CAT, 

14 September, Borth Community Hall

30 Sept Llanerchaeron Apple Day,11am & 2pm 

I Oct Llanerchaeron Apple Day, 12.30 and 2.30pm

21 Oct Young Storytellers of Wales, Venue Cymru, Llandudno

27 Oct Y Cwilt, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 7.45, with Valeriane Leblond, Ben McManus, 4 crankies and special guests

31 Oct Halloween / Calan Gaeaf Book-making Workshop Ynys Las Nature Reserve, 11am and 2pm

1 Nov Children's Book Illustration, workshop with Valeriane Leblond, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, time tba

3 – 4 Nov Halloween / Calan Gaeaf from Llanerchaeron, National Trust property, 11am and 2pm

28 Nov, Illustrated Welsh Folk Tales launch, Bank Vault, Aberystwyth, 7.30pm

9 Dec  Illustrated Welsh Folk Tales book making workshop at The Bookshop by the Sea, Market St, Aberystwyth, 3pm

 

2022

13 January Mari Lwyd on Aberystwyth Prom, c 6pm

25 February Storytelling for Verges of the Rheidol, c 3pm

27 Feb Storytelling for Pugest Sound Welsh Society for St David's Day on zoom, 10pm

4 May The Moon-eyed People, Folk Tales from Welsh America, at the Bank Vault, New St, Aberystwyth, 8pm, donations

14 May Ports, Past and Present, exhibition opening at Ceredigion Museum, including drawings from Uisce DÅ´R Water, 2pm

15 May The Moon-eyed People, exhibition opening at Love Hope Arts Center, Fayetteville, West Virginia, with live storytelling link

4 June Story walks on Cors Fochno / Borth Bog as part of Natural Resources Wales' Bogfest. One walk in the morning and one in the afternoon, check Ynys Las Visitor Centre for details

14 July, Fairytale of Aberystwyth, with Ailsa Mair Fox, Bank Vault, Aberystwyth 8pm 

23 July, Fairytale of Aberystwtyh for children, with Ailsa Mair Fox, at the Bookshop by the Sea, Aberystwyth 3pm SPONSORED BY MUSIC FEST

23 July, Boggarts Trolls & Tylwyth Teg, Folk Tales of Hidden People and Lost Lands, Book launch and reading at the Bookshop by the Sea, Aberystwyth, 7pm

30 July, Solfa Literature Festival, Solfa, Pembs,11am

6 Aug, El Sueno Existe, Machynlleth, children's workshop and storytelling, time tba

19 Aug Flood Myths Workshop, Tenby Museum, 12.30 - 4.30

20 Aug Storytelling and music to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees in Aberystwyth, the Bandstand 11.10am, with Ailsa and Liam

24 Aug Fairytale of Aberystwyth at North Road Gardens, with Ailsa, 2.30pm

3 September, Book launch, Siani Pob Man, with Valeriane Leblond and Morfudd Bevan, Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival, Arts Centre 12 midday

3 September Chwedl Dwr / Fairytale of Water, Arts Centre Cinema, 2.30pm

4 September, Chwedl Aberystwyth / Fairytale of Aberystwyth, Story walk, with Ailsa,10am -11.30am, Harbour

25 Sept, Uisce Dwr Water, film showing at Theatr Gwaun for Ports Past and Present, Fishguard afternoon, time tbc

21 Oct, Tales from Coaltown, Welch, West Virginia

13 Dec, Neiniau Cymru ac Appalachian Granny Women, with Cara Cullen and Valeriane Leblond, at the Bank Vault, Aberystwyth 8pm

 

​

2021

2-5 July, the Moon-eyed People at Beyond the Border Storytelling Festival, with Ailsa Mair Hughes. Also showing of Fairytale of Aberystwyth

9 July storytelling in Gogerddan Woods for Ysgol Penrhyncoch 1pm

10 July Online talk for the History Press for Beyond the Border

21 July Storytelling and music at Machynlleth  Library 4pm, with Ailsa Mair Hughes11 Aug Crankie workshop at Machynlleth Library 4pm

13 Aug Dreams and Memories, stories and music in response to Oriel Lockdown at Aberystwyth Arts Centre 1pm

19 Sept Chwedl Dwr shown at WOW

2 Oct  India Wales Project, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 10.30 - 12.30

9 Oct  India Wales Project, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 10.30 - 12.30

16 Oct India Wales Project, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 10.30 - 12.30

20 Oct Tennessee Country interview 2pm

22 Oct Book launch Aberystwyth Arts Centre 6pm

23 Oct India Wales Project, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 10.30 - 12.30

27 Oct Storytelling at Llanerchaeron for National Trust 11am

6 Nov Kapiti Storytellers, New Zealand online 7am

6 Nov India Wales Project, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 10.30 - 12.30

10 Nov 6pm Ysbrydoli, online talk about Boggarts, Trolls & Tylwyth Teg for Beyond the Border

13 Nov India Wales Project, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 10.30 - 12.30

16 Nov ChwedL dwr, Shown online at Native Spiri Film Fest, 7pm

20 Nov India Wales Project, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 10.30 - 12.30

27 Nov India Wales Project, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 10.30 - 12.30

27 28 Nov, storytelling and music at Literary Cat bookshop, Machynlleth 6pm with Ailsa Mair Hughes

​

​

​

2019

4 Jan Welsh Folk Tales at the Woolshed, Pukerua Bay, New Zealand, 7pm

 

7 Jan Workshop and Welsh Folk Tales, Kapiti Storytellers, New Zealand

 

2 Feb Dathlu Cymuned / Celebrating Community, Stories from Cymerau Project, at Llanfach Hall, Tre Taliesin, with Gwilym Morus, 2pm - 3.

 

22 Feb, A Cabinet of Curiosities with Ailsa Mair Hughes at The Castle Hotel, Aberystwyth, 8pm

 

28 Feb A Cabinet of Curiosities at Bridgend Library 2pm, with Ailsa Mair Hughes

 

1 March A Cabinet of Curiosities at Ceredigion Museum, with Ailsa Mair Hughes and Aberystwyth Friendship Group, 2pm

 

4 April, Ailsa Mair Hughes and Friends, at Medina, Aberystwyth, 7pm

 

3 May 2019 Curers, Charms and Curses, openng of exhibition of Welsh Folk Art at Monongalia Arts Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, stries with Judi Tarowsky and Peter Stevenson

 

4 May Crankie workshop at Monongalia Arts Center, followed by storytelling with the West Virginia Storytelling Guild

 

11 May Crankie Story at Puget Sound Revels, Tacoma, Washington State

 

15 May Welsh Folk Tales, at Seattle Storytelling Guild and Welsh Society

 

16 May Workshop for Seattle Storytelling Guild and Welsh Society

 

20 May Morgantown Literary Society, Talk at Monongalia Arts Center, West Virginia 7pm

 

19 June Opening of Darlunwyr Cymraeg / Welsh Illustrators, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 5.30pm

 

22 June Writing the Fantastic, workshop on writing folk tales, with Fiona Collins and Peter Stevenson, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 2 - 4pm

 

29 June PictureBook Illustration, workshop with Valeriane Leblond and Peter Stevenson, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 2 - 4 pm

 

14 July Story Walk on Cors Fochno / Borth Bog, meet Cletwr Cafe 2pm

 

17 July The Lost Fairy Tales, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Ammanford Miners Institute, 7pm

 

3 Aug Folk Tales at Strata Florida

 

17 Aug Welsh Folk Tales and a Crankie Workshop, at El Sueno Existe, Machynlleth

 

4 Sept Forgotten Folk Tales of Ceredigion, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Bottle and Barrel, Aberystwyth, 8pm

 

10 Sept The Moon-eyed People, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Medina, Stryd y Farchnad, Aberystwyth, 6pm for food, 7pm for stories and songs

 

19 Sept The Moon-eyed People, book launch, Aberystwyth Arts Centre bookshop, 6pm

 

27 Sept The Moon-eyed People, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Cletwr Tre'r Ddol, 7.30pm

 

28 Sept The Moon-eyed People, book reading, at Llyfrau Ystwyth, Aberystwyth, midday

 

21 Oct Curers, Charms, and Curses, Exhibition at Ceredigion Museum

 

31 Oct, Chwedlau, Cwiltiau a Chranci / Stories, Quilts and a Crankie, opening of exhibition, Ceredigion Museum, 5.30pm

 

31 Oct - 3 Nov Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival, at Ceredigion Museum

 

20 Nov Margaret Jones and the Art of Visual Storytelling, talk at National Library of Wales, 1pm

 

23 Nov Storiwr Ifanc Cymru, Venue Cymru, Llandudno

 

 

​

2018

 

https://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/theatre/moon-eyed-people-and-white-ravens

11 Jan Shepshed Watermill, Loughborough, 7pm

 

31 Jan Undy School, Caldicott, with Cath Little

 

Chwefror 1-2 Feb Oakfield School, Cardiff, with Cath Little

 

Chwefror 15 Feb Katy Corkwell, at Medina, Aberystwyth 7pm

 

Chwefror 22 Feb Storytelling on the magic carpet at Ceredigion Museum, 2pm, am ddim, free

 

Mawrth 15 March, Hafod Hotel, with Elsa and Ceri, for Aberystwyth Friendship Group, 2pm

 

Mawrth 21 March, The Moon-eyed People and the White Ravens, with Ailsa Mair Hughes,  Aberystwyth  Arts Centre 7.45pm. Premiere. https://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/theatre/moon-eyed-people-and-white-ravens

 

Mai 26 May, The Talking Tree, at the Shiloh, Cwm Penmachno, Snowdonia, with Ailsa Mair Hughes

 

26 July Ystrad Fflur Strata Florida Times tbc

 

27 July St Meilyr's Church, Pembs, Folk Song and Fairy Tale, with Elsa and Ceri, details tba

 

18 Aug Aberdyfi Beach, local folk tales, 1 till 6

 

22 AugWelsh Folk Tales book event at Bookworm, Aberaeron, 6 till 7.30

 

13 Sept Book launch with Phil Okwedy, at Medina, Market St, Aberystwyth, 7pm

 

15-26 Oct ACW Creative School Project at Ysgol Penrhyncoch

 

19 0ct Llangollen Storytelling Cafe with Phil Okwedy and Mikey Price

 

20 Oct Storytelling at CAT, Centre for Alternative Technology, Llwyngwern Quarry, Pantperthog, Machynlleth SY20 9AZ Sessions at 12.30 and 2.30

         

25 Oct Borth Senior Citizens, Leisure Centre, Borth, 2pm.

 

27/ 28 Oct Gwyl Tan a Mor Harlech Fire and Sea Festival. Saturday; Crankie making session at 10am till 4pm, storytelling at 4pm. Sunday; Book illustration session at 10am.

 

30 Oct Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum, Illustration workshop 2-4 pm.

 

31 Oct Storytelling at CAT, Centre for Alternative Technology, Llwyngwern Quarry, Pantperthog, Machynlleth SY20 9AZ Sessions at 12.30 and 2.30

 

10 Nov Storiwr Ifanc Cymru / Young Storyteller of Wales, Venue Cymru,

 

15 Nov Fiona Collins, the Mabinogion Map of Margaret Jones, at Medina, Aberystwyth, 7pm

 

16 Nov The Talking Tree, at Llanrhian Church, Pembrokeshire, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, 7pm £8

Contact K Sutton 01437 720026 suttontimber@gmail.com

 

​

 

2017

 

20 Jan Pumed Gainc / A Fifth Branch, an exhibition of illustrator's art, in Oriel 2, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

 

24 Jan Crossing the Boundary, tales of invisible walls and visible boundaries in the Welsh and American landscapes, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, 7.30pm, Y Drwm, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth

 

26 Jan Aberaid fund raiser at Morlan Centre, Aberystwyth, with Ailsa Mair Hughes

 

18 Feb The Dyfi Story Bus / Chwedldaeth Biosffer Dyfi

Dydd Sadwrh Saturday 18 Chwefror February

Join Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones (Deuair), Hannah Engelkamp (Seaside Donkey), Peter Stevenson (storiwr), for a whole day's drive around the Dyfi Biosphere with some very special guest musicians and tale-tellers, a host of local folk tales told in their landscape, music and songs from the area, informal chat and good conversation.

Starting and finishing in Aberystwyth

£20 / £15 consesiynau

https://www.facebook.com/events/239147063199454/

Book here http://www.dyfibiosphere.wales/

 

 

21 Feb The Elephant of Tregaron and Other Tales from West Wales 3-4pm

Free half-term drop in event in Oriel 2, Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Gyda Peter Stevenson, storiwr, ac Ailsa Mair Hughes, cantores

 

 

23 Feb Children's Book Illustration / Darlunio Llyfrau Plant. Valériane Leblond a Peter Stevenson  2-4pm

An afternoon workshop with two local children's book illustrators. Gweithdy prynhawn gyda ddarlunydd llyfrau plant lleol. 2D Room, Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre,

 

 

26 Feb Dyfi Biosphere Story Walk on Cors Fochno, Borth. Justin Lyons, warden, and Peter Stevenson, storiwr. Meet 2pm at Ynys Las Visitor Centre

Ends c 4pm. Beware of toads.

Book here http://www.dyfibiosphere.wales/

 

 

9 March Cath Little a Peter Stevenson

Book launch / Lansio Llyfr

Dydd Iau Thursday 9 March

Chwedleua Storytelling @ Medina 10 Market St, Aberystwyth SY23 1DL

6.00 pm for food, followed by stories and readings

http://medina-aberystwyth.co.uk/

 

 

10 March, Crossing the Boundary, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival, 6.45pm.  There will also be a showing of The Talking Tree.

 

April 7 Crossing the Boundary, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Siop Cynfelin, Tre'r Ddol

 

April 12 Fishguard Storytelling Club, the Lost Fairy Tales of west Wales with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen Jones,

 

April 23 Bedwellty House, Tredegar, Welsh Fairy Tales with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen Jones

 

June 24 Radnor Fringe Festival, Llandrindod Wells Welsh Fairy Tales with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen Jones. 4pm Theatre Dome

 

June 30 Ysgol Llangwyryfon

 

July 6 The Lost Fairy Tales and Folk Songs of west Wales, with Elsa and Ceri, British Psychology Conference, Aber University 8.30pm.

 

July 8 The Story Map, with Valeriane Leblond,  Gwyl Arall, Caernarfon,  3pm

 

July 9 LOCAL LEGENDS AND TALES AT YNYS HIR, with Bev Dimmock and Peter Stevenson, 2pm

Ynys Hir RSPB Reserve, Eglwysfach, SY20 8TA, 01654 704119

 

July 23 MUSIC FEST STORY BUS

with Peter Stevenson, Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones. 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Neidwch ar y Bws Straeon I glywed straeon a thonau o Fynydd Bach, Ceinewydd, a'r Hafod a dewch i gyfarfod a Morwyn Llyn Eiddwen, Gwrach Pennant, straeon tylwyth teg Myra Evans, Coeden sy'n Siarad yng Nghwmystwyth, a Lady-boys Trefenter.

FREE EVENT BUT BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Box Office 01970 623232

www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk

Meet at Canolfan Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre Reception

http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/musicfest-storybus/

 

July 24 MYRA, THE LOST FOLK SONGS AND FAIRY TALES OF CEREDIGION

Peter Stevenson, Elsa Davies, Ceri Owen-Jones

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Old College / Hen Goleg, Kings Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2BH

 

July 25 Story Nights @ Medina and Aber Music Fest present GADAEL TIR Gwilym Morus, Owen Shiers

7:30 pm - 8:45 pm, Medina, Market St, Aberystwyth SY23 1DL

A history of land rights and protest in folk song and history. Hanes hawliau tir a phrotest mewn canu gwerin ac adrodd straeon

http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/gadael-tir/

 

July 26 FROLIC STREET;THE LIFE OF JOHN ROBERTS, ROMANY STORYTELLER AND HARPER Harriet Earis a Peter Stevenson 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/frolic-street-life-john-roberts-gypsy-harper-storyteller/

 

July 27 A MUSIC JAM IN THE MUSEUM

With Tinc y Tannau; Ailsa Mair Hughes and Sianed Jones 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Ceredigion Museum, Terrace Road, Aberystwyth SY23 2AQ

A chance to explore Peter Stevenson’s extensive and diverse personal collection of instruments.

http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/ailsa-mair-hughes-sianed-jones/

 

July 27 BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW COMES TO ABERYSTWYTH

Peter Stevenson with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Meet at the Bandstand, Prom, Aberystwyth SY23 2BX

A walk around the legendary music venues,

http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/storywalk-buffalo-bill/

 

July 28 A STORYWALK FROM THE ARTS CENTRE TO LLANBADARN FAWR

with Peter Stevenson, Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Meet at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE

http://musicfestaberystwyth.org/events/mr-salter-and-the-music-of-llanbadarn/

 

29 July WELSH FOLK TALES, STORY MAPS, AND CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION.

gyda Valériane Leblond a Peter Stevenson

2pm, El Sueno Existe, Machynlleth

Chwedlau Gwerin Cymru, Stori-fapiau, a Darlunio Llyfrau Plant. gyda Valériane Leblond a Peter Stevenson. Contes populaires gallois, Cartes à histoires et Illustration de livres d'images.

 

30 July CROSSING THE BOUNDARY / CROESI'R TERFYNAU Ailsa Mair Hughes and Peter Stevenson

1pm El Sueno Existe, Y Plas, Machynlleth

Do we own the land or does the land own us?

 

August 10 Welsh Folk Tales at Strata Florida 1pm

 

August 13 Crossing the Boundary, with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Ynys Hir RSPB Reserve, Eglwysfach

 

August 17 Storytelling in Aberdyfi, Details tba

 

August 23 Workshop at LlGC with Valeriane

 

Sept 3 The life of storyteller and harper John Roberts of the Frolic, with Harriet Earis, Oriel Davies Newtown

 

Sept 22 Folk Concert, Theatr Felinfach

 

Railroad Humours  / Difyrrwch y Trên,  gyda Ceri Rhys Matthews and the films of Jacob Whittaker

26 Sept Medina, Aberystwyth, 7.30pm

28 Sept Hen Ysgol, Llanfihangel ar Arth, 7.30pm

29 Sept Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen, 7.30pm

​


 

2016

 

Feb 7 Sabbath Session, Y Talardd, Llanwnni, 7.30pm

 

Feb 13 Refugee Fundraiser, Ceredigion Museum

https://www.facebook.com/events/777172705721224/

 

Feb 16, Milgi's, Cardiff, Tales of the Ceredigion Conjurors, 8pm

 

Feb 19 Cardigan, Mermaid stories and films with Jake, Guildhall Market, 7pm

 

Feb 28 Myra's Fairytales, Bedwellty House, Tredegar, St David's Day Celebration, 3pm, with Elsa and Ceri.

 

March 13, Myra's Fairtyales, Dragon Theatre, Barmouth, with Elsa and Ceri, 2.30pm

 

April 20 Llanon, Reading Room, Village Hall, Llanon, 7,30pm

 

April 29, Aberystwyth Friendhip Group, launch event, 12 midday, Baker St, Aberystwyth

 

May 4, Broken Fairytales, Ceramics Gallery, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 7pm am ddim

 

May 5, Cardigan Storytelling Club, Small World Theatre, Aberteifi, with Phil Okwedy, 7pm

 

May 26, The Talking Tree/ Blodau'r Draen, Royal Oak, Rhandirmwyn, with Jacob Whittaker, Ailsa Mair Hughes, 5pm

 

May 29, Stories, Songs, Science and the Sea. Story-walk between Ynys Las and Borth, tales, songs and poems from Cardigan Bay,,with Lynne Denman and Erin Kavanagh, begins 11 am. Meet at Borth Youth Hostel Details via Cymerau Project

 

June 15 Hafod, as part of Curious Travellers Project, 10.30am. Showing of the film, The Talking Tree/Blodau'r Drain

 

June 17 Llandre Church

 

June 21, Elder Forage and Walk, with Jade Mellor and Jacob Whittaker, Small World Theatre, Aberteifi

 

July 1-3, Beyond the Border Storytelling Festival, St Donats.

 

July 8, Oasis Refugee Event, Ceredigion Museum, details tba

 

July 25, Flora, story of John Henry Salter the man who wrote the Ceredigion Flora, with Ailsa Mair Hughes,  in the Flora exhibition at Aberystwyth Ars Centre, 1pm, free event for Aber Music Fest.

 

July 26, the Fairytale of Aberystwyth, a Storywalk with Ailsa Mair Hughes, meet at Aber Railway Station at 2.30pm, for Aber Music Fest

 

July 27, Taliesin, with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones, in the Old College Library Aberystwyth, 2.30pm, for Aber Music Fest

 

July 30, Stories Songs Science and Sea, a Story-walk along Aber Prom with Lynne Denman, Erin Kavanagh, 11am, meet at the Bar at the end of the prom below Constitution Hill, free event for Aber Music Fest

 

August 3, Ceredgion Folk Tales, Strata Florida, 1pm

 

August 9, Parc Cwm Darran, Caerphilly, 1pm

 

Sept 24 Hans Christian Andersen Statue, Central Park, New York, with Laura Simms

 

Sept 25, Provincetown Playhouse, Greenwich Village, with Regina Rees

 

Oct 1, West Virginia Storytelling Guild, WVU, Morgantown WV.

 

Oct 5, Pittsburgh Puppetry and Welsh Societies,

 

Oct 8 Tir Coed, Llanfarian, in support of Tir Coed Woodland Charity

 

Oct 18 Blodeugerdd, the Flora of Ceredigion with Ailsa Mair Hughes, at Medina, Park St, Aberystwyth, 6pm for food, 27pm for storries.

 

Oct 31 Spooky stories for Halloween, at Pwcashop, the Arcade, Cardigan, c 6pm.

 

Nov 3 Cardigan Storytelling club

 

Nov 12 Young Storytellers, workshops at Venue Cymru, Llandudno

 

Nov 15 Storytelling at Medinas with Phil Okwedy and Mikey Price

 

Nov 17, Ghost stories on Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth, as part of Abertoir.

 

Nov 23 Tinctured with the Piety of the Place, a story walk around Pen Llyn in the footsteps of Thomas Pennannt and Moses Griffith, Oriel Sycharth, Wrexham, 7pm

 

Dec 1 Cardigan Storytelling club

 

Dec 8 Aberystwyth Friendship Group

 

​

 

Previous Shows Jan 2015 onwards

 

January 10th, 2015, onwards. A Cabinet of Curiosities, Exhibition of artwork from the Shows, Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth.

 

January 14th, Cabinet of Curiosities Exhibition, with a full show by Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen-Jones, and the films of Jake Whittaker.

 

Sat January 31st, Guto and the Little Red Mannikin at Liz Whittaker's Book Launch, Small World Theatre, Cardigan, 3pm. With Elsa and Ceri

 

February 14th - April 4th Y Mabinogi exhibition at Aberystwyth Arts Centre  http://ymabinogi.moonfruit.com/

 

Sunday February 22nd, Tales of Thomas Phillips, Carmarthen Station Master, told on the old railway line between Pencader and Carmamrthen, for Singing the Line, all afternoon.

 

Friday February 27th, Workshops and fairytales at Kingston Art College, 1pm all afternoon.

 

Fri -Sun, March 13th-15th, Y Mabinogi, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

 

Tuesday March 31st, Myra Evans' fairytales at Swansea Storytelling Club, with Elsa and Ceri.

 

Friday April 10th, The Crow and the Canary, Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.30pm, with Elsa and Ceri.

 

April 23rd - 25th Tales Beyond Borders, conference at Leeds University, two papers on Myra Evans and Visual Storytelling. https://readingthefantastic.wordpress.com/speakers/

 

April 27th - May 3rd, storytelling workshops at Castell y Bere, with Walk the Plank, with storytelling shows on Thursday 28th, Friday 1st May, Saturday 2nd May, with Elsa and Ceri

 

May 6th, Tales of the curious characters of west Wales, at Stories by Gaslight, Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth, 8pm, £5, with Elsa and Ceri

 

May 15th, The Crow and the Canary, Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth, with Elsa and Ceri, 7pm, £7  http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=17460

 

May 31st, Tan yn y Mynydd/Fire in the Mountain, near Cnwch Coch, 9pm, with Ailsa and Pixy Tom and a Cabinet of Curiosities.

 

June 4th, Nepal Earthquake Appeal, Ceredigion Museum, 7pm

 

June 10th, Story walk on Cors Fochno/Borth Bog, with Justin Lyons, warden at Ynys Las. 2pm, meet at Ynyslas Visitor Centre

 

June 17th, Story walk on Cors Fochno/Borth Bog, with Justin Lyons, warden at Ynys Las. 2pm, meet at Ynyslas Visitor Centre

 

June 19th, Cerdigion Folk Tales at Llandre Village Fete, 5pm

 

Thursday July 16th, Story walk on Cors Fochno/Borth Bog Cors Fochno, with Elsa, Ceri and Justin.

 

Friday July 17th, The Crow and the Canary, at Llangollen Music Festival Fringe, with Elsa and Ceri, 7.30pm http://www.llangollenfringe.co.uk/index.php/en/festival-2015/events-workshops-2015/96-the-crow-the-canary

 

Saturday July 18th, Stories on Dinas Bran with Fiona Collins and others, Llangollen Music Festival Fringe,  2pm . http://www.llangollenfringe.co.uk/index.php/en/festival-2015/events-workshops-2015/97-saturday-18-july-high-mighty

 

Monday  July 20th, Local fairytales at Llanfihangel y Pennant,

 

Thursday July 23rd, Myra Evans' Fairytales at Llanfair Clydogau , with Elsa and Ceri, 8pm.

 

Friday July 24th, Ceredigion Folk Tales at Bookends Bookshop, Cardigan, with Elsa and Ceri, 6pm in the Lost Arcade

 

Monday July 27th, Story walk round Aberystwyth along with Jez Danks and Jane Lloyd Francis, Aberystwyth Music Fest Fringe, 2pm at the Gas Gallery

 

Tuesday July 28th, Myra's Fairy Tales, Aberystwyth Music Fest Fringe, in the the Festival Shop and the Old Library at Old College, throughout the afternoon. See Music Fest for details

 

Saturday August 1, Welsh stories at Celtfest, Y Cwps, Aberystwyth, 8pm, with an array of traditional musicians and poets.

 

Sunday August 2, The Lost Fairy Tales of west Wales, at El Sueno Existe, Machynlleth, with illustration workshop

 

Wednesday August 19th, The Crow and the Canary, at Parc Cwm Darran, Caerphilly, with Elsa and Ceri, 6pm. Also children's workshop in the

 

Saturday August 22nd, Storytelling at Tir Coed, Llanfarian, early afternoon in the woods. Free

 

Saturday August 23rd, Singing the Lines, Stories of the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Railway, at Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen, 3pm. Free

 

Sunday August 23rd, Inspiration for Eccentrics, a story walk around Aberystwyth, with Jez Danks and Jane Lloyd Francis, starts at the Gas Gallery at 4pm, approx 2 hours.

 

 

Storytellings and Shows 2014

 

Thursday/Friday February 13/14th Kingston Art College, London

 

Saturday February 15th, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Ceinewydd Memorial Hall, 7pm, with Ailsa and Tom

 

Sunday February 16th The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Aberystwyth, Plas Hendre, with Ailsa and Tom

 

Thursday March 6th 2014, Ceredigion Folk Tales, book signing, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 6.30pm with Ceri and Elsa

 

Monday March 17th, Sigl-di-gwt at the Llew Du, New Quay. With Ceri and Elsa

 

Wednesday March 19th, Stories from the Ceredigion Lead Mines, with Alison Lochhead, Gareth Hoskins, Andy Cairns, Dylan Cairns Howarth and Planet Magazine, Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth.

 

Wednesday April 16th, Dyfi Folk Tales at the Owain Glyndwr Centre, Machynlleth, 6pm with Ceri and Elsa

 

Saturday April 19th, Ceredigion Folk Tales book launch, Awen Teifi, 12 midday. With Ceri and Elsa

 

Wednesday April 23rd, Dyfi Folk Tales at the Owain Glyndwr Centre, Machynlleth, 6pm with Ceri and Elsa

 

Thursday May 8th, Dyfi Folk Tales at the Owain Glyndwr Centre, Machynlleth, 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm with Ceri and Elsa

 

Saturday May 10th, The Llwynwermwnt Changeling, at the Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth, with Ceri and Elsa.

 

Friday May 16th, Sigl-di-gwt at Ceredigion Museum, 7pm, £5, with Ceri and Elsa

 

Saturday May 17th, The Crow and the Canary, 2pm, at Theatr Hafren, Newtown, with Ceri and Elsa

 

Wednesday May 21st book launch and talk. 1.15pm at National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, with Ceri and Elsa

 

Wednesday May 21st, The Crow and the Canary, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 7.45pm, with Ceri and Elsa

 

Saturday May 31st, The Crow and the Canary, at Cellan Village Hall, Ceredigion, 7pm, with Ceri and Elsa

 

Sunday June 1st, The Toad, the Witch and the Bog Bodies, a Storywalk on Borth Bog, 2pm, with stories from Justin the warden of Ynys Las and music from Ceri and Elsa.

 

Wednesday June 4th, Noson Lawen at the Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth, with Ceri and Elsa, and the Grassie Busville Band, 8pm.

 

Saturday June 7th, Ceredigion Folk Tales at Peaceful Places, Llandre Church, 2pm and all afternoon.

 

Wednesday June 11th, Stories of the Sea, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi. Private event

 

Sunday June 22nd Workshops on visual storytelling, book illustration, folk song and music, at Llanllwchaearn Church Hall, New Quay, 2 till 5, free courtesy of NIACE, with Ceri and Elsa.

 

Wednesday June 25th, The Crow and the Canary, Llanon Cottage Museum, 7.30pm

 

Saturday June 28th, the Crow and the Canary, at Towyn Chapel, New Quay, with Ceri and Elsa.7pm

 

July 4-6th The Crow and the Canary, at Beyond the Borders International Storytelling Festival, with Ceri and Elsa. Also a talk and workshops on Visual Storytelling.

 

Wednesday July 16th Myra's Fairy Tales at Dylan Thomas Food Festival, Cardigan.

 

Saturday July 19th Storytelling at Llandre Fete, 5.30pm

 

Thursday July 24th, Dyfi Folk Tales, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi, 7pm with barbecue

 

Saturday July 26th, Sigl-di-gwt at Parc Cwm Darran, Caerphilly, Workshops at 2pm, Show at 3pm, with Ceri and Elsa.

 

Sunday July 27th, Myra's Fairy Tales, at Y Ffarmers, Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, 7pm, with Ceri and Elsa

 

Monday July 28th The Toad and the Witch, a Storywalk on Borth Bog, 1.30pm, with stories from Justin the warden of Ynys Las and music from Ceri and Elsa.

 

Wednesday July 30th, Myra's Fairy Tales, for the Music Fest, Aberystwyth Arts Centre Foyes, 7.15pm, with Ceri and Elsa.

 

Thursday July 31st, Dyfi Folk Tales, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi, 7pm with barbecue

 

Saturday August 2nd, Private Event.

 

Thursday August 7th, Dyfi Folk Tales, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi, 7pm with barbecue

 

Thursday August 14th, Dyfi Folk Tales, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi, 7pm with barbecue

 

Friday August 15th, The Crow and the Canary, Globe Theatre, Hay on Wye. 7.30pm

 

Monday August 25th, Sigl-di-gwt at the Queens, New Quay, with 4 courses of Rose's delicious home cooking. Contact the Queens to book a table.

 

Thursday August 28th, Dyfi Folk Tales, Smuggler's Cove Boatyard, near Aberdyfi, 6.30 pm

 

Wednesday Sept 24th, Ceredigion Folk Tales, 7.30pm, Llanilar Village Hall

 

Wednesday Oct 29th, Book launch at Waterstones, Aberystwyth, Arthur and Me by Sarah Todd Taylor.

 

Friday Oct 31st, Oxfam Storytelling afternoon to raise funds for the Sudanese emergency appeal, 2.00pm onwards. Oxfam Music and Bookshop, North Parade, Aberystwyth.

 

Saturday 1st Nov, The Crow and the Canary, at the Shiloh, Cwm Penmachno, Betws y Coed, with Ceri and Elsa, 8pm

 

Saturday 15th Nov, scary tales on the Horror Express for Abertoir Festival on the Vale of Rheidol Railway, 7pm, book through the Arts Centre.

 

Wednesday 19th Nov. Ceredigion Folk Tales and folk music, Ystwyth Books, Aberystwyth, with Elsa and Ceri, and Chris Grooms, 7pm.

 

Friday 21st Nov, Myra's Fairy Tales at Ystrad Meurig, with Elsa and Ceri, 7.30pm.

 

Friday 28th Nov, Stories of maps and routes of the Cambrian Mountains, as part of the Maps and Makers exhibition, with Alison Lochhead, at the Gas Gallery, Aberystwyth 7.30pm.

 

Saturday 29th Nov, Ceredigion Folk Tales, Neuadd Lisburne Llanafan, 7pm.

 

Sunday 30th Nov, Ambling Around Aber, with Jez Danks and Jane Lloyd Francis, as part of the Maps and Makers exhibition at the Gas Gallery. Two walks t 11am and 2pm, meet at the Gallery.

 

Wednesday 10th Dec, Ceredigion Folk Tales, Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.430pm

 

Wednesday 10th Dec, Ceredigion Folk Tales, Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.30pm, with Elsa and Ceri

 

Friday 12th Dec, The Crow and the Canary, Llanrhystud Golf Club for MIND, with Elsa and Ceri

 

Tuesday 16th Dec, the Submerged Fairytales of Ceredigion, the Friendship, Borth, 7pm, with Elsa and Ceri. Event will be live streamed by Cymerau Hydrocitizens http://www.hydrocitizens.com/calendar/event/535954

 

                           

Performances 2013

 

Wednesday 23rd Jan, A Cabinet of Curiosities, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 7.45pm

 

Saturday 26th Jan, A Cabinet of Curiosities, Wild Goose Space, Bristol Storytelling Festival. pm

 

Saturday 9th Feb, A Cabinet of Curiosities, Great Oak Cafe, Llanidloes, 7.30pm

 

Sunday 27th March, A Cabinet of Curiosities, Halsway Manor, Somerset, 2pm.

 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 26-28 April, The Odyssey, Mount Severn, Llanidloes

 

Friday 17th May, The Dancing Bear and the Doll, Ceredigion mUSEUM, 7.30pm

 

Saturday 18th May, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, 5.15pmDouble click to insert body text here ...

 

Saturday 6th July, Sigl-di-gwt, Towyn Chapel, New Quay, 6pm, followed by Corelw.

 

Friday 26th July Run Jack Run, Crickhowell

 

Wednesday 3I st July  Tales from Smuggler's Cove,

 

Tuesday 6th August     Sigl-di-gwt, Llanina Church

 

Wednesday 7th August  Tales from Smuggler's Cove, Aberdyfi 7pm

 

Wednesday 14th August  Tales from Smuggler's Cove, Aberdyfi 7pm

 

Wednesday 21st August Tales from Smuggler's Cove, Aberdyfi, 7pm

 

Friday/Saturday 23/24th August, A Cabinet of Curiosities, Shambala Festival

 

Wednesday 28th August Tales from Smuggler's Cove, Aberdyfi, 7pm

 

Thursday 29th August  Run Jack Run, Boulders, Borth, 7.30pm

 

Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 30/31 Aug, 1 Sept, Cau Cau Vilu, folk tales from Chile and Cymru, at El Sueno Existe, Machynlleth. 2pm

 

Wednesday 4th Sept  Sigl-di-gwt, Gas Gallery Aberystwyth, 8pm

 

Friday to Sunday, 27/28/29th Sept, Sigl-di-gwt and workshops, Harlech Chapter Literary Festival 2.30 pm

 

Tuesday 8th Oct, Wild Welsh Tales, Centre for Engaged Storytelling, New York 7pm

 

Friday 1st Nov, Sigl-di-gwt, Storytelling@CaffeVista, Tenby, 8pm

​

Saturday 9th Nov, the Folk Tales of the Ceredigion Lead Mines, opening of Alison Lochead Exhibition, Rhyader Art Gallery, 2pm

 

Tuesday 19th Nov Sigl-di-gwt, Milgi's, Cardiff, 8pm

Friday 6th Dec, Sigl-di-gwt, Storytelling Festival,  Abersytwyth Arts Centre, 6pm

 

Saturday 7th Dec, Prince Achmed, Storytelling Festival, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 6pm

​

​Sat/Sun 14/15 Dec, Wild West Welsh Tales on the Vale of Rheidol Railway

bottom of page