TALK SHOP

Linda Bandelier

Woman at the Well

Tape £6.00

This selection of stories and songs celebrates some of the women of the Bible. Playing time: 1hr 5mins.

Suitable for adults and older children.

Joan Barr

Ownself

Tape £5.50

Five traditional stories/legends, plus two songs.

Playing time:

1hr. 5mins.

Suitable for children and adults.

Tanya Batt

Faery Favourites

Tape £6.00

Six stories of fairies collected from cultures throughout the world.

Playing time: 1hr.

Suitable for young children

Tim Bowley

Another Time,

Another Place

CD £12.00

Four tales: ‘Feathertoes’, ‘The Sea Maiden’, ‘The White Bear King’ and ‘The Clever Girl’ told in an intimate style reminiscent of traditional fireside telling.

Playing time: 52mins. Suitable for children and adults

Tim Bowley

Gawain and the Green Knight

Tape £7.50

This classic Arthurian tale is told with poetic language Chris Johnstone’s hammer dulcimer playing adds to the timeless atmosphere. Playing time: just over 1hr.

Suitable for adults

Tim Bowley

Handful of Pearls

CD £12.00

Seven shorter tales, expanding on the theme of Sufi philosophy. Includes ‘The Man With No Luck’ and ‘Gawain and the Loathly Lady’ Playing time: 38mins Suitable for adults and older children

David Brown

At Saga’s Stream

Double CD £14.50

These ten tales are but a small cross-section from the treasure house of Icelandic Myth, Saga and folktale.

Playing time: 1hr 42mins. Suitable for adults

David Brown with Marc Hadley

Fire and Ice

Double CD £14.50

Ten tales from the Norse Myths take you from the creation of the world to its destruction at Ragnarock. Told in an epic style, with evocative music and sound effects. Playing time: 2hrs. 5mins. Suitable for adults and older children.

David Brown

Three Tales of the Islands of Britain

Double CD £14.50

Three chieftains brought low by misfortune, Three Fair Womb-burdens and Three Noble Retinues. These epic tales are given historic weight by the clarity of the telling.

Playing time: 1½ hrs. Suitable for adults.

David Campbell

Scotland In Love

CD £10.00

David’s stories are the frame around which Katie Targett-Adams weaves her beguiling songs and lyrical music.

Playing time: 1¼ hrs. Suitable for adults

David Campbell

Tales To Tell II

Tape £6.00

Six stories, many from the bible. Told in a soft, intimate style These stories would make wonderful bedtime listening.

Playing time: 1 hr. Suitable for children.

Pete Castle

Tapping at the Blind

CD £10.00

Five stories, told with a smile in the voice, a song and a tune. Produced to celebrate Pete’s 25 ^th year as a professional performer well known on the folk circuit.

Playing time: 45 mins. Suitable for adults.

Pete Castle

You'd Better Believe Me

Tape £7.00

Four sets of stories and two songs. Eastern European tales, stories of love, music and tall tales.

Playing time: 1hr. Suitable for children and adults

Crosskeys Inn

Tales Across the Ocean

CD 12.50

Thirteen tales donated by a host of tellers from both sides of the Atlantic to raise a legendary storytelling venue from the ashes. www.crosskeys.clara.net shows the progress.

Playing time: 1hr Suitable for adults and older children.

Michael and Wendy Dacre

Conal Yellowclaw & The Hunger Demon

CD £12.00

These ancient but vigorous Irish stories show the power of words, combining familiar and lesser-known stories to entertain and amaze the listener. Michael has the gift of the Gab and Wendy’s singing is powerfully evocative.

Playing time: 55 mins. Suitable for older children and adults.

Helen East

Two Tongue Tales

Tapes X2 & pack £5.00

Stories told in both English and the original language by native speakers from Sierra Leone, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Nigeria, Gambia, Turkey, Egypt and Bangladesh. Plus a colourful poster & ten A3 information sheets for class work.

Helen East and Rick Wilson

Three Sides of the Tongue

CD £8.50

Three stories retold live in performance: Katla’s Dream, Lamia, and Olumu. Helen is one of the leading storytellers in the UK and Rick’s accompaniment expands the texture of the tales.

Playing time: 69 mins. Suitable for adults and older children.

Essex Storytellers

Brynoth

CD £10.00

The battle of Maldon ensured a place in history for this East Anglian leader. This group telling toured following his funeral procession.

Playing time: 35 mins. Suitable for adults.

Fionnaghal

Berkshire to Beyond

Tape £7.50

Nine traditional tales, many in unusual variants, celebrating the folklore of her adopted county. Fionnaghal tells her stories in a simple fireside style.

Playing time: 55mins. Suitable for adults & children eight and over.

Chris Gosselin

From the Land of Faerie

Tape £7.50

Eight traditional stories of the fairy inhabitants of the Celtic world, accompanied by original music and a little gentle song. Playing time: 45mins.

Suitable for children and adults

Chris Gosselin

Time Traveller

Tape £7.50

Seven fairy-tales, interpreted, narrated and sung with original music.

Playing time: 1hr 15mins. Suitable for adults.

Chris Gosselin

Wyrd Tales

Tape £7.50

Stories of the Celtic other world, written and told by Chris Gosselin, with musical accompaniment.

Playing time: 1hr 5mins. Suitable for adults.

Gwdihw

Two Ladies of Conwy Castle

Tape £6.00

The two modern stories on side one are balanced by four older tales on side two. Gwdihw takes pride in her Welsh heritage from Ceridwen and Taliesin to the present day. Playing time: -. Suitable for adults.

Paul Jackson

Ravenspit

CD £12.00

Five stories from the native peoples of North and South America, Siberia and Africa. Stories to hold you spellbound.

Playing time: 1 hr. Suitable for adults and teenagers.

Paul Jackson

Stone

CD £12.00

Four stories from north and south which explore the who and the why of this new voice in the world of recorded stories. Playing time: just over 1 hr. Suitable for adults

Sharon Jacksties

A Pinch of Salt

CD £10.00

Sharon’s soft voice tells two strong stories from Ireland. The Seal Wife, followed by a story of dark magic, lace making and love, accompanied by equally strong music.

Playing time: 45 mins. Suitable for Adults and older children.

Calum and Annie Johnston

Songs, Stories and Piping from Barra

Tape £7.00

This tape contains songs on side one and a selection of songs and stories on side two. Entirely in Gaelic, it provides a feel for the pace and tenor of traditional Scots entertainment.

Playing time: 1 hr. 25 mins. Suitable for adults.

Dan Keding, Rudy and the Rollerskate Tape £7 CD £12

Eleven songs and stories, side one is personal stories and side two mainly traditional material.

Playing time: 1hr. Suitable for children.

Dan Keding

South Side Stories

Tape £7.00

Eight personal stories of growing up in the Croatian community and a folktale learned from his grandmother.

Playing time: 45 mins. Suitable for adults and children.

Samira Kirollos Ancient Egypt: Myths CD £12.00

Four powerful Ancient Egyptian myths brought to life by Samira, an experienced international storyteller, talk about wilful gods who create, destroy, withhold the Nile’s waters and fight ferociously for supremacy.

Suitable for all ages. Playing time: Approx. 1 hour 13 mins.

Samira Kirollos Ancient Egypt: Tales of Adventure CD £12.00

Samira retells four varied Ancient Egyptian stories which speak of an unfinished ending, the power of speech, relationships between animals and retribution for a much-maligned brother.

Suitable for all ages. Playing time: Approx. 1 hour 16 mins.

Samira Kirollos Ancient Egypt: Tales of Fantasy and Magic CD £12.00

These five magical Ancient Egyptian stories, which have survived the centuries, will let you share the success of a princess, a stubborn girl’s perseverance and a child’s exceptional wisdom.

Suitable for all ages. Playing time: Approx. 1 hour 19 mins.

Samira Kirollos Japan: Awesome Folk Tales Part I CD £12.00

Samira’s expertise at performing and retelling, also in book and audio form, a large variety of Japanese folk tales from many regions of Japan has been put to good use with the production of these four CDs. Part 1 offers four stories. They deal with a princess, an actor, an archer and mother love.

Suitable for all ages. Playing time: Approx. 1 hour 15 mins.

Samira Kirollos Japan: Awesome Folk Tales Part II CD £12.00

The four great Japanese folk tales in Part II speak of a Japanese warrior’s skill and attitude, the courage and determination of a teen-age girl, the antics of poor mountain people and the tender love of an old man for his cherry tree.

Suitable for all ages. Playing time: Approx. 1 hour 16 mins.

Samira Kirollos Japan: Awesome Folk Tales Part III CD £12.00

In Part III you will share the adventures of a well-known samurai, travel to India with a child, sing on a horse in the sky and listen to the feelings of crows and trees. Amazing stories.

Suitable for all ages. Playing time: Approx. 1 hour 13 mins.

Samira Kirollos Japan: Awesome Folk Tales Part IV CD £12.00

The wondrous and touching Japanese stories in Part IV will take you to a world in which a selfless child helps poor farmers, a health-giving spring cures people, an orphaned boy becomes lucky and a celebrated dancer expresses deep, true love. Stories to remember!

Suitable for all ages. Playing time: Approx. 1 hour 18 mins.

Samira Kirollos

Gods and Animals

Tape £8.00

Japanese stories, expertly told using many Japanese phrases, giving the flavour of this fascinating culture.

Playing time: one hr. Suitable for adults and children.

Samira Kirollos

Tales of Mystery

Tape £8.00

Five Japanese stories originally collected and translated by Lafcadio Hearn. Retold with musical from 'Kurokami'.

Playing time: 1hr. Suitable for adults and children.

Samira Kirollos

The Wind Children

Tape £8.00

Four stories taken from the book of the same title and retold traditionally, not read word for word. The spirit of Japan breathes through these stories.

Playing time: 55mins. Suitable for adults and children.

Jill Lamede

Stories from the Tintagel storyteller

Tape or CD £6.95

Seven adaptations of traditional fairytales from around the world. These gentle tales will delight all those who like their heroes to win by wisdom rather than force.

Playing time: just under 1 hr. Suitable for children and adults

Chris Eldon Lee

Antarcticans and Their Great White Goddess

Tape £9.50

In this alternative version of what happened to Captain Oates of Scotts Antarctic expedition he is rescued by Antarctican huntsmen and their women, and told wondrous tales of their great white goddess.

Playing time 1hr. 50mins. Suitable for adults and older children.

Edmund Lenihan

Devil's Own Work

Tape £6.00

Four cautionary stories to keep you thinking about what you are doing and the consequences if you don't.

Playing time: 1hr 10mins. Suitable for adults and children.

Edmund Lenihan

Fionn MacCumhail and the Puca

Tape £6.00

Two stories created by this energetic Irish storyteller to enlarge the legends of this famous hero. The day no-one tells of Fionn the world will end.

Playing time: 50mins. Suitable for adults and older children

Edmund Lenihan

Niamh & the Giant

Tape £6.00

Three more stories of Fionn MacCumhail extend this branch of Irish folktale still further. A joy to listen to.

Playing time: 1hr. Suitable for adults and children.

Edmund Lenihan

St.Patrick was a Gentleman

Tape £6.00

Seven stories of St.Patrick in Ireland, told with enthusiasm and humour.

Playing time: 1hr 5mins. Suitable for adults and children.

Edmund Lenihan

Story Teller

Tape £6.00

Five stories of Irish folklore and local history from the vast repertoire of this wonderful storyteller.

Playing time: 55mins. Suitable for adults and older children

Edmund Lenihan

Story Teller 2

Tape £6.00

Six more Irish Folktales told with great energy and humour.

Playing time: 1hr 10mins. Suitable for adults and older children

Edmund Lenihan

Weird Irish Tales

Tape £6.00

Seven tales of 'Six Terrible Women' eminently suitable for those looking for stories of strong women.

Playing time: 1hr. Suitable for adults and older children.

Hugh Lupton and Rick Wilson

Beowulf

CD £12.00

In this new recording of one of the oldest stories in the English language, Hugh Lupton has kept the original density of the language while condensing the story.

Playing time 1hr Suitable for older children & adults.

Hugh Lupton and Chris Wood

The Horses

CD £8.50

This "praise song" for Jenny Wing combines traditional songs and tunes with a poetic retelling of the life of an ordinary woman living through changing times, reminding us that there is no such thing as an ordinary life.

Playing time: 27 mins. Suitable for adults and older children.

Hugh Lupton & Daniel Morden

Metamorphoses

CD X2 £18.00

Ovid’s ‘Metamorphosis’ is mainly Greek myths, which he Romanised. Here the deity’s names return to their Greek forms, but nothing has been lost of the artistry with which Ovid retold the tales. They mirror the turbulent times in which he lived.

Playing time: 92 mins Suitable for adults.

Hugh Lupton & Daniel Morden

Odyssey

CD X2 £18.00

Double tape £12.50

This ancient Greek myth of a perilous struggle to return home is told by two master storytellers. Hugh as narrator and Daniel as the voice of Odysseus.

Playing time: 2 hrs. Suitable for adults and older children

Hugh Lupton, Nick Hennessey & Daniel Morden

The Sleeping King

CDX2 &18.00

Three of Britain's leading storytellers explore some of the most famous tales of Britain using the medium of story, song and poetry. Legends from Cornish, Welsh & Scots to Arthurian. 15 tracks

Playing time: 1hr 57 mins. Suitable for adults and older children.

Richard Marsh

Saints and Gore and Fairy Lore

Tape £6.00

Six Irish stories told in a slightly academic style complete with all their historical detail.

Playing time: 55 mins. Suitable for adults.

Peter Morrison

Gaelic Stories

Tape £7.00

Five short stories and one long, told in lilting Gaelic.

Playing time: 65 mins. Suitable for adults.

Clare Mulholland

and Audrey Parks

Across the Causeway

Tape £7.00

Six stories and accompanying songs from Scotland and Ireland. Unfamiliar versions of some well known and some less well known stories. Playing time: Playing time: Over 1 hour. Suitable for adults and children

Mike O’Connor

Company of Dreamers

CD £12.00

Eleven Cornish folk tales told with traditional music from the same county. These short fireside tales will delight the ear.

Playing time: just over 1 hr. Suitable for adults and children.

Mike O’Connor

Imravoe

CD £12.00

This great seal epic from the Orkneys has the intimacy of a fireside tale but the scope and drama of a stage as broad as the ocean. The story is interspersed with lilting fiddle music.

Playing time 44 mins. Suitable for adults

Mike O’Connor

Seals Singing

CD £12.00

This haunting collection of six stories and songs contains a wealth of material away from the mainstream classics.

Playing time: 29 mins. Suitable for adults

Mike O’Connor

Soul of the Fiddle

CD £12.00

Eight tracks celebrating this, most versatile of instruments intertwining music from the fiddle, concertina and keyboards.

Playing time: 42 mins. Suitable for adults.

Mike O’Connor

Tristan & Iseult

CD £12.00

Commissioned for the unveiling of Janet Shearer’s murals at Withiel House, this tragic love story, originating in 6 ^th century Cornwall, paves the way for the Arthurian romances.

Playing time: 42 mins. Suitable for adults.

Mike O’Leary

Hagstone Stories

CD £10.00

The Stories of Mrs. Durwell of Northam, Southampton’s inner city. Mrs. Durwell was a New Forest commoner and first told her stories to Mike when he worked as a gardener for the local council.

Playing time: 40mins. Suitable for children and adults.

Pedro Espi-Sanchis

Stories From The Little Library

Tape £7.00

These eight stories, written and narrated by various South African writers and are accompanied by Pedro on Guitar. Published as books by Cambridge U. P.

Suitable for younger children

School of Scottish Studies

Scottish Traditional Tales

Double CD £15.00

Ten traditional tales recorded from source storytellers, Betsy Whyte, Davie Stewart, Andrew Stewart, Bella Higgins, Stanley Robertson, Jeanie Robertson, Tom Tulloch, James Henderson, and George Peterson. These field recordings recorded between 1955 and ’77 are suitable for adults.

Playing time: 1hr 48mins.

Scottish Traditional Storytellers

Joukerie Pawkerie

Tape £6.00

Two stories, created and told by David Campbell, Alison Millen and Linda Bandelier. With music by Karen Boyd.

Suitable for children.

Scottish Traditional Storytellers

Tales From The Fire

Tape £6.00

Five stories from Scotland told by Paraig McNeil, David Campbell, Alison Millen and Linda Bandelier.

Spindle Wayfarer

Tales from the Darkside

Video £15

DVD £18

Four spooky stories from the Westcountry. Visuals of atmospheric scenes from the area, the storyteller telling by a fire at night and some weird and distorted shots of the storyteller’s face.

Playing time: 1hr approx. Suitable for older children.

Taffy Thomas

Fairy Gold

CD £12.00

Seven Fairy tales from England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales that show the little people as they truly are. Playing time: 43 mins.

Suitable for older children & young hearted adults.

Taffy Thomas

Favourite Tales from The Tale Coat

Tape £8.00

CD £12.00

Taffy’s Tale Coat is a unique piece of working art, members of the audience are invited to choose a picture from the coat and Taffy will tell a story to match the image chosen. This tape contains fourteen tales.

Playing time: 1hr 10mins. Suitable for children and adults.

Taffy Thomas

Ghosts

CD £10.00

Eleven ghostly tales collected from a variety of sources and retold with gusto by a man who knows a good story when he hears one.

Playing time: 56 mins. Suitable for older children and adults.

Taffy Thomas

Legends of the North

CD £12.00

4 tracks celebrating the legends of Cumbria, Northumberland and Durham collected as part of a millennium project to keep our native folktale traditions alive.

Playing time: 1 hr. Suitable for adults and children.

Taffy Thomas

Little Cobblestone Maker

Tape £8.00

Six tales collected from Scottish traveller storyteller Duncan Williamson and told in Taffy’s distinctive style. All the tales have been recorded live at various venues.

Playing time: 1hr. Suitable for children and adults

Taffy Thomas

Raindrops and Birdplops

Tape £8.00

Eight stories from various sources, recorded live with a host of children. Ron and Mirriam Kavana and Steafan Hannigan provide the music.

Playing time: 1hr. Suitable for children

Taffy Thomas and Tim Laycock

Salty Tales

Tape £8.00

CD £12.00

A mixture of story, song and anecdote revolving around the lives of fishermen and lifeboat men, and women, around the coast of Britain. All proceeds go to the RNLI.

Playing time: 1hr. Suitable for adults and older children.

Taffy Thomas

Swans, Skulls and Spectres

Tape £8.00

Twenty-two lies and legends from South Lakeland, collected as part of Taffy’s South Lakeland residency and recorded during performances at ‘The Watermill’ inn at Ings and three schools.

Playing time: 1hr. Suitable for adults and older children.

Taffy Thomas and Janet Russell

Take These Chains From My Heart

Double CD £13.00

Taffy, fire-eater, dance caller and escapologist, had a stroke at the age of 36. It paralysed one side of his body. The story of his victory over this condition is told in story and song. (written by Jim Woodland)

Intended for adults, suitable for older children.

Taffy Thomas

Tales In Trust

Tape £8.00

CD £12.00

A well known storyteller on the folk scene, this is Taffy's first tape. It contains six stories, recorded live at sessions in 1988/89.

Playing time: 45mins. Suitable for all ages.

Taffy Thomas

Tell Someone a Story for Christmas

CD £12.00

Six stories with appropriate songs and music from Mike O’Connor designed to encourage you to turn off the TV and put some magic back into Christmas.

Playing time: -. Suitable for all ages.

Richard Walker

The Chest

Tape £6.00

CD £12.00

Three first class stories. Can be played and enjoyed many times over. Unfussy and very genuine.

storytelling.

Playing time: 45mins. Suitable for children and adults.

Richard Walker

Pinch of Salt

CD £12.00

These six stories with ‘a touch of the briny’ were inspired by a session at the Lancaster Maritime Festival. Suitable for children and adults. Playing time: 50 mins

Richard Walker

Stone Soup

CD £12.00

Seven tales loved by Mogsy and his gang, Richards first recording is still a delight. Suitable for children and adults. Playing time: 40 mins

Wendy Welch

Women: strong and foolish and weak and wise.

Tape £7.00

Seven stories and two songs. Wendy has taken a variety of tales, mostly traditional, and retold them with imagination. A soft American voice telling strong tales.

Playing time: 1hr 10 mins. Suitable for adults and older children.

Graham Whitford

Storyvoice

CD £12.00

Fifteen stories from around the world, old and new, short and long. Graham jumps into each story with verve.

Playing time: just under an hour.

Graham Whitford

Legend of Tom Bawcock

Scroll £4.95

A longish parchment style scroll bearing a traditional Cornish story about a brave fisherman of Mousehole. Illustrated with line drawings by Tristan Dowrick

Graham Whitford

Nancy and William

Scroll £4.95

A longish parchment style scroll bearing a traditional Cornish of a haunting love story told by Nancy’s father. Illustrated with line drawings by Tristan Dowrick

Graham Whitford

A Piece of my Heart

Scroll £4.95

A longish parchment style scroll bearing a sailors tale of adventure, friendship and loss.

Illustrated with line drawings by Tristan Dowrick

Jan Williams

All Through The Night Tape £7.00 CD £8.00

Some well known and not so well known Welsh tales told with quiet authority and conviction, with various musical interludes.

Playing time: 40 mins. Suitable for adults and children.

Jan Williams

Tales From The Tower CD £6.00

Music and stories which might have entertained little Agnes Bateman in 1872 as she sat, recuperating, in her tower at Brightlingsea.

Playing time 52 mins. Suitable for children

Robin Williamson

Gems of Celtic Story 1

CD £15.00

The tale of Culhwch and Olwen. Told in story and song, with accompanying harp music.

Playing time: 50mins. Suitable for adults and older children.

Robin Williamson

Gems of Celtic Story 2

CD £15.00

Four stories told in words, song and harp music, with a clear love and understanding of the material.

Playing time: 1hr 5mins. Suitable for adults and older children.

Robin Williamson

Gems of Celtic Story 3

CD £15.00

Fourteen stories recounting the deeds and conflicts of the Tuatha De Danaan, mythic ancestors of Ireland.

Suitable for adults and older children.

Robin Williamson

R.L.Stevenson’s Edinburgh

CD £15.00

These eight readings are more descriptions than stories, they conjure the city of his day vividly. Each reading is followed by music in a variety of styles.

Playing time 65 mins. Suitable for adults and older children.

Pete Castle

False Waters

CD £8.00

Fourteen ballads with accompanying music from the singer and six friends of different traditions.

Suitable for adults.

Pete Castle

The Jenny and the Frame and the Mule CD £12.00

Social History of the Cotton Industry, people and places, told in traditional and contemporary song and story.

Suitable for adults. Playing time: about 1 hour.

France Ellul

Seven Harps of Avalon

CD £12.00

France lets his harp tell the story. Accompanied by other musicians and with a few spoken and sung lyrics he unfolds Taliesin’s story in which 7 harpers, including himself, witness and lament the passing of Arthur.

Nick Hennessey

Pebble and Bone

CD £12.00

Thirteen story songs sung with increasing confidence by this wonderful singer/storyteller.

Playing time: 51 mins. Suitable for adults.

Rob Parkinson

The Wonderful Store Tape £6.00

CD £8.00

Strange, fantastical and ridiculous songs, many telling a story Guitar accompaniment and many background effects.

Playing time: 38 mins. Very popular with children.

Sef Townsend

Tchotcholoza

CD £12.00

Twenty songs from around the world in their original language and translated. To sing along with and for joining in.

Playing time 48 mins. Suitable for all ages.

Various Singers

Apples Cherries Hops and Women

Tape £5.00

Folk songs from Kent performed by Pete Castle, Andy

Turner, Tan Tethera, Bob Kenward, Maria Cunningham

and Ian Lowther.

Playing time: 40 mins. Suitable for all ages.

Various singers

The Derby Ram

Tape £5.00

Lusty and lively traditional songs of Derbyshire performed by Pete Castle and friends, with instrumental accompaniment.

Playing time: 40 mins. Suitable for adults and older children.

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