Ever wanted to shape mythical stories on the page as well on stage? This workshop will explore the tips and tricks (and hard work!) required to turn myth and legend into fiction. We will cover how to generate ideas and characters, build them into a cohesive plot and sustain a disciplined writing practice.

At the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh.

Book here.

After a packed-out debut event we decided to do it all again, with new stories.

Join storytellers Aron Hegarty (Candlelit Tales Podcast) and Daniel Allison (House of Legends Podcast) for a Valentine's evening of Celtic love stories. Traditional Irish tales of love and heartbreak, deer-women, dark druids and some truly mythic chat-up lines. With musical accompaniment from Matthias.

Celtic legends aren't sugary sweet; they are both dark and beautiful, entertaining and unsettling. This is rich fare.

Daniel Allison is the USA Today bestselling author of Scottish Myths & Legends, Finn & The Fianna and The Shattering Sea. He hosts the House of Legends podcast, coaches storytellers and performs throughout the world, from Hebridean hilltops to global festivals. Daniel spilts his time between Scotland and Thailand. Learn more at houseoflegends.me

Aron Hegarty is an Irish born Actor and Storyteller. His enthusiasm and love for stories are evident in his retelling of these dramatic, enchanting tales. Passion mixed with playfulness is the cornerstone of his performance style. Starting Candlelit Tales in 2014 in Ireland, Aron is bringing Irish stories to Thailand for the first time.

The event takes place at Seeds of Dreams, an intimate and magical temple-like cafe serving delicious raw organic chocolate and ceremonial cacao.

Join storytellers Aron Hegarty (Candlelit Tales Podcast) and Daniel Allison (House of Legends Podcast) for an evening of Celtic love stories. Irish and Scottish traditional tales of love and heartbreak, crows and wolf-women, shapeshifters and fearsome faeries. With musical accompaniment from Thomas McHugh.

Celtic legends aren't sugary sweet; they are both dark and beautiful, entertaining and unsettling. This is rich fare.

Daniel Allison is the USA Today bestselling author of Scottish Myths & Legends, Finn & The Fianna and The Shattering Sea. He hosts the House of Legends podcast, coaches storytellers and performs throughout the world, from Hebridean hilltops to global festivals. Daniel spilts his time between Scotland and Thailand. Learn more at houseoflegends.me

Aron Hegarty is an Irish born Actor and Storyteller. His enthusiasm and love for stories are evident in his retelling of these dramatic, enchanting tales. Passion mixed with playfulness is the cornerstone of his performance style. Starting Candlelit Tales in 2014 in Ireland, Aron is bringing Irish stories to Thailand for the first time.

Thomas McHugh is an American indie/ rock musician formerly of the band The Retinas. He is currently in the midst of putting tougher his first solo project which will release in 2023. Notable influences are The Strokes, Pixies and The Replacements. Follow him on IG @thomas.internet

The event takes place at Seeds of Dreams, an intimate and magical temple-like cafe serving delicious raw organic chocolate and ceremonial cacao.

A special performance of I Would Drink of Your Heart’s Blood, with introduction by festival director Donald Smith and a discussion session with Donald afterwards.

On a midsummer night on the Isle of Lewis, Griogair leaves the ceilidh house and wanders into the cave-strewn glens. Hearing a voice echoing among the rocks, he encounters a fairy woman who lifts the veil from the hidden world his heart longs for.

Yet there is only so much magic a person can take. The otherworld is not Griogair’s home, and a fairy woman scorned is a tempest that knows no bounds.

I Would Drink of Your Heart’s Blood weaves together Scottish folklore, poetry and Greek myth into a unique oral storytelling performance. Written and performed by oral storyteller and bestselling author Daniel Allison, the show ask why we long for the otherworld and what happens when we meet it.

To accompany a lecture on Fionn Mac Cumhail by Dr Ronald Hutton for the Last Tuesday Society, I’ll be telling the story of The Rise of Finn; essentially two tales together, The Salmon of Wisdom and Samhain at Tara. Details here.

On a midsummer night on the Isle of Lewis, Griogair leaves the ceilidh house and wanders into the cave-strewn glens. Hearing a voice echoing among the rocks, he encounters a fairy woman who lifts the veil from the hidden world his heart longs for.

Yet there is only so much magic a person can take. The otherworld is not Griogair’s home, and a fairy woman scorned is a tempest that knows no bounds.

I Would Drink of Your Heart’s Blood weaves together Scottish folklore, poetry and Greek myth into a unique oral storytelling performance. Written and performed by oral storyteller and bestselling author Daniel Allison, the show ask why we long for the otherworld and what happens when we meet it.

Get your ticket here

A longhouse storytelling set at a fantastic festival with my apprentice, the brilliant Kirsten Milliken.

Details here.

A Cloak of Skin & Song

Talks Stage, Sunday, 5.30pm

For thousands of years our ancestors passed on stories of the otherworld. Those stories which survive are deep wells of hard-won knowledge. How can we approach the otherworld? How should we behave when we are there, and what can it teach us about the world and the times we live in?

Join us for a performance and talk weaving together traditional stories and music from the Brythonic tradition of Wales & Northern England and the Gaelic tradition of Scotland & Ireland. 

With Welsh storyteller & singer Angharad Wynne, Scottish storyteller & musician Daniel Allison and Scottish piper John Anderson.

This festival is going to be incredible! Last tickets available at www.medicinefestival.com

#bethemedicine

Stories and Music at the Digital Campfire

We invite you to join us for a digital campfire with storytellers and musicians, in collaboration with the Ljungby Storytelling Festival in Sweden. Both Scotland and Sweden have selected performers to share their talent at the Ceilidh which will make for a varied and exciting event!

Daniel Allison

Daniel is a bestselling storyteller and author from East Lothian, Scotland and his podcast House of Legends attracts thousands of listeners every month. He is travelled the world sharing stories, developing a huge range of influences.

Love Ersare 

Born in the very north of Sweden Love grew up listening to his grandfather retelling Nordic myths and sagas. For the past 15 years he has been part of collective Skuggteatern and he seldom regards genre or boundaries as anything other than possibilities.

Sally Simpson

Sally is a fiddle player with a particular interest in the indigenous Scottish music tradition, she studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and is part of several ensembles. An exchange year studying Swedish folk music in Stockholm sparked an interest in the role of traditional music in theatre, later leading to work with Glasgow’s Bard in the Botanics and a tour with Sting’s musical, ‘The Last Ship’.

Tine Winther

For over two decades Tine has worked with storytelling within a social context doing work with elderly people as well as in children's hospitals. She was educated at The School of Storytelling at Emerson College in England and works at Sagumuseet in Ljungby.

Trio Wolski

Trio Wolski is a folk music trio based in Malmö, Sweden. With traditional Nordic folk music as their foundation they work with improvisation and influences from the pop and jazz world to create their signature sound of immensely dance evoking folk music.

The entire programme will be performed in English. More information on the Ljungby Storytelling Festival can be found here: ljungbyberattarfestival.se/ 

Booking Information

This event will be held on Zoom. This event will include automated closed captioning. Once you have booked a ticket you will recieve a confirmation email with your link. You can also find your digital events in stored in your wallet.

Details: https://scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:3884/913:15444/Come/?fbclid=IwAR3i0vg1XCCRwTrsGYHni22j_Nb8DgbNglUFLseBeMGjjX9mEd0pfErheBA

Spring is on its way! As nature wakes up all around us, Dartmoor Storytellers brings you an evening of Spring Equinox storytelling online, with songs, merriment and inspiration, together with sounds and images of springtime on the moor. Soak yourself in spring sunshine and new ideas, with traditional stories from six fine storytellers from across the British Isles and stories from across the world.

• Daniel Allison

• Maria Credali

• Phil Okwedy

• Sarah Rundle

• Lisa Schneidau

• Dave Tonge

• Tony Whitehead - sound and images

7pm - 8.30pm: stories suitable for families (age guidance 7+)

8.30pm – 10pm: stories suitable for adults (age guidance 14+)

Tickets £7.50 (£5 concs.) plus booking fee. One ticket allows access to the whole evening's storytelling. 

Stories will be told online via Zoom: the link will be emailed to you nearer the event, following ticket purchase.

Tickets available at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lisaschneidau/484848?fbclid=IwAR1fuDjHukFkffSibOPHqrp6IVX2KB4UT2av79HjVhWHsg97XYkP08Z7kQU

From Stephen Mackintosh of Highland Astronomy:

I’ll once again be collaborating with Abriachan Forest (a dark sky discover site) to bring you another online Star Stories in February. This month we have two guest speakers fulfilling the astronomy and storytelling segments. 

Eric Walker from the Highlands Astronomical Society joins us to speak about his passion for night sky and deep sky photography. He’ll be sharing some great tips to help you capture the wonders of the night sky yourself and many of the breathtaking pictures he’s captured over the years. (http://www.spacegazer.com)

Afterwards we’ll be joined by Daniel Allison – an acclaimed oral storyteller who performs everywhere from schools and prisons to global festivals. Daniel hosts the House of Legends Podcast and is the author of The Shattering Sea, Silverborn, Scottish Myths & Legends and Finn & The Fianna. (https://www.houseoflegends.me)

Plus a What’s Up guide to the night sky from your truly. Due to current circumstances this event is free and open to everyone however we would kindly ask you to donate to the speakers directly via links which will go up during the sessions.Many thanks for your support in advance.

Join the event here: https://fb.me/e/4MxdmU9gt

An evening with Daniel Allison to celebrate the launch of his new book, Finn & The Fianna.

Join Daniel online for readings, live storytelling, music and a Q&A session. Also featuring a short talk from Katherine Soutar who provided the stunning artwork featured in the book.

How to Join:

Just click on the link and welcome to the launch!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77191572054...

Meeting ID: 771 9157 2054
Passcode: 0QJ6gW

Note: This is a free event. Instead of tickets or donation we kindly ask that you visit the following link and, if possible, to buy a copy of Finn & The Fianna:

The National Storytelling Network presents LUUV on Saturday, February 6, 2021. This Late Night Passion is one of three shows of this night. Go to http://www.storynet.org/nsnevents or directly register at https://storynet.org/nsnevents/events-registration/.

The night kicks off at 4pm Central time with the LUUV Show featuring Peter Cook (Illinois), Jay Leeming (New York), Danielle Daniel (Minnesota), Rebecca Lemaire (Spain), Anne Rutherford (Oregon), Wangari Grace (Kenya), Ingrid Nixon (Alaska), Daniel Allison (Scotland). They share family-friendly stories from folktales to epics to personal tales hosted by Karen E. Griffin (Missouri).

At 7pm Central time comes the Swoon Story Slam. Join the crowd to listen or dare to share a Swoon tale of your own. Sign up at https://storynet.org/nsnevents/#swoon. The show will include a drawing of Fringe Shows, which will become part of NSN's Slam nights for the rest of the year. There is still time to throw your unique show into the Fringe hat. Just fill out a form at https://storynet.org/nsnevents/#fringe.

Cuddle up at 9pm Central for NSN’s curated “Late Night Passion” Adult Show. It gets more "adult" as the show progresses. Enjoy these intimate, frank, celebratory, humorous and sensuous folktales and personal tales from the following storytellers: Rebecca Hom (Washington), Laura Packer (Minnesota), Noa Baum (Maryland), Chetter Galloway (Georgia), Judith Heineman (New York), Richard Martin (Germany), Lillian Rodrigues-Pang (Australia), and Archy Jamjun (Illinois). Hosted by Ray Christian (North Carolina).

Word Spun returns with our last night of 2020. To see the year off in style we will be welcoming storytellers from the Celtic lands. Joining us will be Carl Merry, Colin Unwin, Orla Mc Govern, Daniel Allison and Cath Little. So grab a hot toddy and curl up on the sofa for an evening of wonderful tales.

If you would like the link, but would rather not purchase a donation ticket do send an email to spinningyarnstheatre@gmail.com and we will send it out to you.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/341980776874602/

Tune in with nature and rediscover the pleasure of strolling amongst trees while listening to beautiful stories. Scottish storytellers Amanda Edmiston, Daniel Allison, Daniel Serridge and Jane Mather will guide you on storywalks through the Royal Botanic Garden, unveiling the untold stories of trees and wildlife. All storywalks depart from the John Hope Gateway, meeting at the Real Life Science Studio.

Sat 31 Oct - Between Two Worlds: Stories of Samhuinn

Times: 1pm & 3pm
Take a walk with storyteller Daniel Allison and listen to stories that go beyond the veil and into the otherworld. Featuring tales of warriors, word-smiths and wanderers from across the Celtic world. 

VERY limited numbers so be sure to book in advance at https://sisf.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:3752/

Open Hearth: with Jan Blake, Dawne McFarlane, Carolina Quiroga-Hurtado & Daniel Allison

The Festival’s famous Open Hearth sessions move online in a ceilidh of cultures. Join us for a specially curated lineup at each session featuring some of the finest traditional storytellers from around the world, hosted by a Scottish storyteller in the ceilidh tradition. The perfect way to end – or start – your day!

Tonight's storytellers are Jan Blake (England), Dawne McFarlane (Canada) and Carolina Quiroga-Hurtado (Colombia), hosted by Daniel Allison (Scotland).

Each storyteller will share a story around the theme of Travel & Adventure, as well as one of their favourite tales from their country or culture.

Book online at:

https://sisf.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:3738/

Cork’s monthly open floor storytelling evening, with guest storyteller Daniel Allison.

Super-excited to be featured as ‘brave new words’ up & coming author at this festival. I’ll be reading to open up for Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Kat Dunn. Free/sliding scale.

https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/book-tickets/kiran-millwood-hargraves-kat-dunn

Online event due to cover 19 - you can catch me do a reading and taking part in an author panel at https://www.facebook.com/haddstock/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARCgYRSazlz_Fpr0Ve3tSuPrlB3Kpbl_tsF49aHEj6r_-7jVtKM4WATNMPsxwwefcH9yju-0dUBY2F5K

Online storytelling event for youngsters from the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Grab yourself a wham bar and catch it online at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/facebook-live/tuck-shop-tales-with-daniel-allison/866969200435987/

At this online event I’ll be telling the story of The Crow’s Wife - also known as The Tale of The Hoodie - at The Salisbury Centre’s online event, Crack A Story: Plant a Seed.

These storytelling sessions invite storytellers to share a story that is dear to them and has a spiritual theme. It will then be followed by a "crack" - Scottish word for conversation - exploring the story, its deeper meanings and how it speaks to us and our world today.

The Crow’s Wife features in my new book, Scottish Myths & Legends. It is a hauntingly beautiful story with many layers of reflections to offer us.

The event will be jointly hosted by myself and Olga Bloemen.

To join, click the following Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/652120818 

Please arrive from 6pm to settle in - we'll start promptly at 6:15pm. 

The Crack a Story sessions are part of the Salisbury Centre's community programme and are offered on donation (suggested donation £5). All contributions will be split between the storyteller and the Salisbury Centre. https://www.salisburycentre.org/donate/

Accompanied children welcome, although the stories are more tailored to adults and those over 12 years old. 

If you have any questions, feel free to email Susannah @salisburycentre.org or Olga @salisburycentre.org. 

Join us for a special online international edition of the Guid Crack Club!

The Guid Crack Club is Edinburgh’s longest running storytelling club, usually held in the Waverley Bar on the last Friday of each month. Though we can’t gather together in person, we can still have an international ceilidh, open to all!

If you’d like to join us, please click on the given link from 7pm. The event is limited to 100 people so please arrive early to ensure a spot. The stories will begin at 7.30pm and end at 10pm.

The event will be hosted by Daniel Allison and will take the form of a ceilidh session, with a few contributions from the host and the rest from attendees.

If you would like to share a story, song or poem, please send Daniel a message once you have arrived, with the name of your offering, whether it is a story, song, poem or something else, and the approximate length. Please keep your offering under 10mins so there is room for everyone who would like to contribute. 

Our theme is Treasures of the Earth. What hidden jewels can we find amid the present turmoil? Bring a diamond of a story, song or poem which will dispel the darkness and bring us joy and wonder.

The event will take the form of a Zoom meeting. If you haven’t used Zoom before, it might be worth downloading the application in advance, watching a demo video or two and giving it a trial run, in order to avoid having technical issues on the night. The application is free to download and run. 

We ask for attendees to make a £5 donation towards the Scottish Storytelling Centre’s work. A PayPal address will be provided, which you can use to contribute on the night or in advance.

Invitation

Daniel Allison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Guid Crack Club with Daniel Allison, Friday 27th March 2020

Time: Mar 27, 2020 07:00 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/582120477

Meeting ID: 582 120 477

Storytelling event in Westray, Orkney. Details TBC. Join the House of Legends Club or like the Facebook page for updates.

It’s party time!

All are welcome to the launch party of Daniel Allison’s debut novel, The Shattering Sea.

Hosted by Helm Arts, and featuring:

Daniel Allison (reading, storytelling & book signing)
Kate Young (live music)
Kirsty Law (live music)

Followed by a live music/ceilidh session – bring your instruments, a story or a song!

FREE event - children welcome - licensed bar - books available for purchase

At: Pianodrome, Leith Theatre, Edinburgh

Start: 6.30pm

Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/516178785638714/

I’ll be selling and signing books at Humbie Christmas Market, with performances at 11am and 2pm.

I’ll be performing tales for all the family at at The Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh at 1pm and 3pm. See the festival programme for further details.

I’ll also be around the festival recording lots of guest storytellers for the podcast!