Whitfield, Northumberland NE47 8HF United Kingdom
The Ground of Story:
Two Day Storytelling Workshop
Burnlaw, Northumberland. 28th - 30th August 2026
Led by Malcolm Green and Xanthe Gresham
A workshop weaving stories of our lives into nature and folktale.
In the beautiful surroundings of Burnlaw, Northumberland, we will make time to sit still, listen and wonder, and become familiar with the plants and animals of the place. What tales do they tell? How do ecological stories meet myth and connect with our own lives? We will walk the land and ask: what is my story? where is home? what is belonging? We will develop our storytelling skills, walk our questions and celebrate place.
An opportunity for storytellers, herbalists, countryside workers, artists, educators and anyone seeking to take time out to refresh the senses and connect more deeply.
“A story draws on relationships in the exterior landscape and projects them onto the interior landscape. The purpose of storytelling is to achieve a harmony between the two.” Barry Lopez
For more information, visit www.wildaboutstory.co.uk or email tracey@wildaboutstory.co.uk
Shonaleigh's Twilight Tales
Shonaleigh’s Twilight Tales is an ongoing, free storytelling project (Monday, Tuesday Wednesday and Friday, 6:30 pm UK time) via Zoom/Facebook .
The aim is to record the story cycles of Drut'syla tradition in their entirety.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87969511636?pwd=WGpoazFycTlWWWJac1FmSm9jWk03QT09
Shonaleigh offers these for free, but it is the way she makes her living and the sessions are not free to run.
She would be grateful if you would buy her a coffee via this link. https://ko-fi.com/shonaleigh
Northumberland Folk Tales by Malcolm Green
These folk tales reflect the wild and secret character of between two countries and two worlds. The book other magical characters such as the Netherwitton worm who guards a secret well and the Hedley Kow that plays audacious tricks on humans. Accompanying these, there is the sound of human feet; saints seek refuge, ancient kings fight for land and salvation, and border folk pit themselves against one another with both wit and sword. Illustrated with thirty beautiful and evocative drawings by Rachel Edwards, this panoply of characters, together with ghosts, witches and the land itself, is brought to life by professional storyteller Malcolm Green.
More HereShonaleigh's Book
A Garment for The Moon is available from Orkneyology via this link.