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
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. http://celfceredigionart.org/events-2/public-walks/public-walk-inspiration-for-eccentrics/
Sept 4th, The Crow and the Canary, and Myra, North American Festival of Wales, Columbus, Ohio. 9am and 4pm
Sept 13, Welsh fairytales, Cary, North Carolina, details tbc
Sept 19th, Stories at the Hans Christian Andersen Statue, Central Park, New York.
Sept 26, The Crow and the Canary, a Salon at the Center for Engaged Storytelling, New York.
Sept 27, Myra's Fairytales at Provincetown Playhouse, Greenwich Village. Details
Oct 3, Singing the Line, tales of the old Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Railway, with Joanna Bond, Jacob Whittaker and Ceri Rhys Matthews, Ceredigion Museum, 7pm
Oct 5, Storywalk around Cors Fochno with Justin Lyons, warden at Ynys Las, meet at Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol. 1pm. Donations
Oct 15, Welsh fairy tales, Llanafan Village Hall, 7.30pm
Oct 30, Dark Tales from the Ceredigion Otherworld, at Melfed, the Arcade, Cardigan, 6pm, with soup and cake, £5
Nov 3, Crow and the Canary, at Dolmen Theatre, Newport. With Elsa and Ceri. Details tba
Nov 4 Stories by Gaslight presents Fabulous Fables, Michael Freeman tells the stories behing Gelert, with contrinutions from Mary-Ann Constantine, Jez Danks and Peter Stevenson, Cardigan Bay Gallery, Aberystwyth, 7pm
Nov 6, The Crow and the Canary, at Tenby Storytelling Club, Cafe Vista, 8pm, with Elsa and Ceri.
Dec 3, Ceredigion Folk Tales, at Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.30pm, with Elsa Davies and Ceri Owen Jones
Dec 4, Myra's fairytales, at Aberarth Village Hall, 7.30pm, with Elsa and Ceri
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, [email protected], 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
Fri/Sat/Sun 20/21/22 Dec, Wild West Welsh Tales on the Vale of Rheidol Railway, with mince pies, mulled wine and and a trip on the train to the frozen North (Capel Bangor) to meet St Nick.
Wednesday 10th Dec, Ceredigion Folk Tales, Siop Cynfelyn, Tre'r Ddol, 7.30pm, with Elsa and Ceri
Thursday 17th Oct, Wild Welsh Tales, Cary, North Carolina.
Friday 1st Nov, Sigl-di-gwt, [email protected], 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
Fri/Sat/Sun 20/21/22 Dec, Wild West Welsh Tales on the Vale of Rheidol Railway, with mince pies, mulled wine and and a trip on the train to the frozen North (Capel Bangor) to meet St Nick.
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/53595
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
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
Forthcoming events
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
Past events
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 [email protected]