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Sound recording, song and story; a song and a
folk tale and trickster tale, from Ireland sung and told by Kevin
Graal, performing as the group Common Lore as part of an evening
of storytelling, in The First International Storytelling Festival
at Battersea Arts Centre, London, 30th January 1985
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Song about a women with a spinning wheel made
up from pieces from all over the world, sung in Gaelic by Kevin
Graal, with a brief explanation in English. Followed by a story
told by Kevin Graal about a young girl who is unable to spin. Her
mother finds her daughter a hsuband by claiming that she is a
capable spinner, and then undertakes her daughter's spinning
whilst her husband is away. The mother then tricks the husband
into believing that spinning causes flatulence and he forbids his
wife to spin ever again.
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audience:-
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adult
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language:-
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English; Gaelic
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recording quality
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condition:-
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fair
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 9 minutes, 30 seconds
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Members of the group Common Lore at that time included Kevin
Graal, Rick Wilson, Helen East and Amoafi Kwapong.
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Common Lore was formed in 1981. Founding members included Kevin
Graal, Helen East and Rick Wilson. In 1986 Jan Blake joined, and
by 1987 the group comprised 12-20, or more, storytellers,
musicians and performers. Additional members of Common Lore at
some point included Amoafi Kwapong, Viv Corringham and Kate
Corkerry.
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The First International Storytelling Festival took place at
Battersea Arts Centre, (Venue Director Jude Kelly) London, in
1985, and was the first international festival of storytelling
held in the UK. It ran for 7 days, from Monday Jan 28th to Sunday
Feb 3rd. The festival was initiated and directed by Ben Haggarty
who had been involved in running the West London Storytelling
unit and Storytelling Unit Clubnights since 1982/1983. It was
funded by a guarantee against loss from the GLC. The festival
programmed included performances for adult audiences, talks and
lectures, school sessions, a festival 'clubnight' and a teacher's
conference on Storytelling in Education.
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storytelling; singing:-
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storytelling group: Common Lore
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storytelling; singing:-
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storyteller; musician; singer: Kevin Graal
male / Irish / British
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origin:-
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Ireland
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images of Common Lore mid 1980s
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Festival poster
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biography for Common Lore printed in the festival flyer
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festival flyer front cover
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festival flyer showing introduction
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festival flyer showing festival timetable
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festival flyer full page spread showing artists biographies
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festival flyer back cover showing booking and access details for
the festival advertisments and acknowledgments
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additional festival flyer in orginal format ready for photcopying
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Click to enlarge images
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associated:-
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storyteller: Amoafi Kwapong; Abenaa Kwapong
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associated:-
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storyteller; musician: Rick Wilson
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associated:-
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storyteller: Helen East
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programming:-
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Festival Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
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storytelling; singing:-
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Lavender Hill, London, England: Battersea Arts Centre
30 Jan 1985
festival: The First International Storytelling Festival
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gift from:-
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storyteller: Marian Oughton
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007