The Glendale Gathering and Skye Storytelling Festival 2008 returns to the north western corner of Skye this month for the eighteenth consecutive year. From Friday 23rd until Sunday 25th May inclusive, the Glendale estate will be brought to life with the ancient traditions of storytelling, with everything from sessions and workshops to walks and a ceilidh.
This year, festival-goers will have the chance to hear from well-known Scottish storyteller George Macpherson, whose talks will celebrate the culture and techniques of the Celtic oral tradition. The 75-year-old is the author of two books of traditional tales – ‘Highland Myths and Legends’ and the recently published ‘Celtic Sea Stories’.
Festival co-ordinator, Kati Waitzmann, explains: “The Storytelling Festival gives both locals and visitors a chance to experience and enjoy great stories with some of Scotland and Ireland’s finest traditional storytellers - just as many generations of Scottish folk have done before us.’
The Festival is especially aimed at families, with several events specifically for children, including interactive animal tales for children aged 3-7, and ‘Following The Stream’, a story adventure for 7-12 year-olds with storyteller and director of the Edinburgh Storytelling Centre, Donald Smith. Based in and around Glendale village, in both indoor and outdoor venues including ceilidh houses and schools, this year’s Festival also marks 100 years since Glendale established a first for any Highland settlement - a community buy-out to gain ownership of their crofts and estate in 1908.
For more information please contact: Kati Waitzman 07867 985578
