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Café Voices: Tales of Mystery, Magic, Mischief and Mayhem

This evening I took a break from today’s iPhone-connected monoculture in order to listen in rapture to traditional Scottish tales at the Scottish Storytelling Centre’s monthly Café Voices event. The chosen theme is ‘Tales of Mystery, Magic, Mischief, and Mayhem’. The Scottish Storytelling Centre is part of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland), which draws […]

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Guid Crack Storytelling Session

Walking into Guid Crack would fill anyone with an immensely warming feeling. Another instalment in a series of storytelling events, tonight we sit upstairs in Edinburgh’s Waverley Bar, as stories of people and place are told in hushed and excited tones. Whether you hail from Scotland or not, this evening of traditional folk tales is enough […]