Upcoming shenanigans

• 1st Feb 2023 – Telling a talke at Folktales, 8pm, John Sebastian Lightship, Bristol hdfst.uk/E84806
• 3rd Mar 2023 Telling stories from Healing the Tree, Healing the Tongue at 7.30pm A Bit Crack Club, Chillingham Arms, Newcastle

Recent stuff

• 18th November 2022 Tales from the Greenbank Stories alongside musicians Julie Abbé and Ben Terance more info here and tickets here.
• 2nd September 2022 7pm Dartington Village Hall, Devon
• An ancient woman tends the wells that spring from the roots of the tree of life, she has done so for eternity. But now the tree is sickening, its branches which once held wisdom are withering, the wells drying up. The old woman, guardian of the tree, sets out on a journey to find the cause of the tree’s ailing. Travelling branch by branch, she learns of the sicknesses plaguing this tree – amnesia, trauma, fear, disconnection and greed. With the courage of her tongue, that weapon of the witch, she bids us speak of them. By naming and remembering, by weaving ourselves back into accord with the land, the tree begins to revive and recover. But the old woman’s journey is not yet complete…
  This is the first chapter of a culmination of several years of roaming the land, researching, mulling and intuiting, Heather Jane (storyteller) and Ruth Gordon (musician) present a chapter of Healing the Tree: Healing the Tongue, an exploration of the dis-ease of modern culture and the wisdom and guidance present in nature, stories and old Europe. Join them for an evening of storytelling, where original stories woven from myth and the dreamings of the land interlace with tales of their real-life adventures, accompanied by a live musical soundtrack and a heavy dose of humour.
  With a beautiful support set from Ben Terence. Ben is a singer-songwriter whose folk music is raw, honest and poetic, exploring issues around mental health as well as drawing inspiration from nature and friendship.
  Doors open at 7pm
• With Music from Rima Staines and story from Henry Everett
• Tickets: https://dandelion.earth/events/62ebf5b55639760010566a4c
• Facebook event with promo video