TALES OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND: THE FAE FOLK
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Tales of the Fae Folk: Sex, Violence and the Hollow Hills
Join storyteller Graeme Cooke (Tales of Britain and Ireland) for an evening of tales of the ‘Good’ Folk.
Expect all your usual faerie favourites – unnatural lusts, magical madness, child abduction, obligatory liminality and exceptionally thorough housework. With nary a gossamer wing in sight.
Tales drawn from British and Irish Folklore and Myth, all told with humour, wandering asides and above all else a great love for the stories.
Reviews of Tales of Britain and Ireland podcast:
“Modern storytelling at its best, with cinematic scene-setting and moments of genuine tension”
“Storytelling for today. Quirky, clever, and so entertaining. If I had a castle, I would happily pay to keep this teller of tales at my hearth for the winter.”
“Graeme has managed to make old British folk tales accessible without losing the original meaning.”
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