Thank you to Lisa Schneidau for an evening of Ash Trees! A fascinating
weave of the Mythology and Biology of the tree Yggdrasil, which holds
together the many worlds, seen and unseen. We travelled from the
beginning in worlds of …
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Pascale’s Reflections on Crying Like A Fire In The Sun
Underpinned by extensive research and deep understanding of the material, Hugh Lupton gave us a powerful, unsanitised telling of stories from The Old Testament, all of them interwoven with song lyrics from Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. From a folktale …
Talking To Strangers – Martin’s Reflections
Dan Yashinsky at “A Bit Crack” on Zoom, 5 February 2021. Definitely one to remember!
I have known “A Bit Crack Storytellers” for over 26 years and the meetings, live or, more recently, on Zoom have always been places where …
Tales from the Odyssey – reflections from Jill
As ever the Friday night monthly extravaganza from Bit Crack gave us a rollicking adventure expertly guided by Alexander Mackenzie.
Christine shared her fantastic flute which looked like it had been fashioned by a Hobbit for Middle earth. And what …
Awakenings – Chris Reflects…
Can you be a passive listener?
We can overhear tittle tattle, pick up snippets of conversation from passing strangers gaily hands free chatting believing that no else knows they can be heard. We mishear instructions when our mind is on …
Pat Reflects on An Evening with Michael Harvey…..October 2nd 2020
The first story from Michael was a fast paced rollicking story about a reckless youngest brother of three, an ogre,a princess, an angry king and a loyal dog.
It was a story about friendship and trust and knowing that sometimes …
Stepping Out – Malcolm’s Reflections
This evening of stories from Chris and Ivanir was full of charm and depth. There was strong theme of men being trapped in their desire to control women and the various women’s response to this. In essence, however, the stories …
Campfire Evenings….
The most memorable summer evenings are usually campfire evenings. From campfires on the beach with foil wrapped parcels of sweet potato nestled in the embers to the festival campfires surrounded by friends old and new, a bottle of whisky being …
Beneath The Waves: Reflections from Ben Holden
Meeting on Zoom with about sixty other people to listen to old folk tales isn’t everyone’s idea of how to spend a Friday night, but it sounds pretty good to me.
I’ve never met most of the folk that gathered …
Thoughts from Una, Gwen and Holly
Thoughts after The Good, the Bad and the Uglier
Stories from Emily Hennessey and music from John Dipper on June 5th 2020
Reflections from Una, aged 9
I was excited by the magical forests and the weird trolls.
I …