Sarah shares from her week at Halsway Manor (National Centre for Folk Arts) - the library behind a hidden door, feeling like a rabbit in the headlights among musicians, and telling the story of King Orphy (the ballad version where they COME BACK). Plus: Mother’s Christmas (January 6th, Irish women celebrating), Sian Reid teaches “The Hag with the Money,” and navigating imposter syndrome with a holly brooch.
This is a long one - settle in with a cup of tea for winter dreaming.
Music:
* Queen Space Baroque - “Ritual Door 2” (opening)
* Sian Reid - “An Cailleach An Airgid” (Gaelic)
* Nik Wyke and Bcki Driscoll play their new tune, a work in progress.
* Old Time musicians at Halsey Manor (fiddle, bagpipes, collective jam)
Featured:
* Halsway Manor (National Centre for Folk Arts, Quantocks)
* Sian Reid (Irish musician, Mother’s Christmas tradition)
* Mabinogi (12th-13th century Welsh stories)
* Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special
* Anastasia (book about planting seeds)
Upcoming Events:
* January 17: Alfred Gillett Trust Orchard Wassail
* Jan 29-31: Dave Sanger Circus Show, Evercreech
* Feb 13: Aphrodite & Love Stories
* Feb 14: Love Cabaret, Avalon Centre Glastonbury (comparing)
* Feb 16-17: Wookey Hole
* April 10-12: Wales Storytelling Residential (all levels, working with story for transformation)
* March (start): Women Who Run With Wolves Wednesdays (8 sessions, every other Wednesday)
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For: Storytellers, musicians feeling imposter syndrome, anyone gathering lost parts of self, people who love ballads with happy endings, winter dreamers, wassailers.
