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| Sound recording, story; a folk tale or legend from the West of Scotland, told by Duncan Williamson in The First International Storytelling Festival at Battersea Arts Centre, London, 1st February 1985 | |
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| Introduction by Duncan Williamson, including comment that this is his first visit to London and with reference to the Scottish storytelling tradition and his childhood, followed by a story. A story about a thatcher who leaves his own roof unkempt so that the birds have shelter. On his death a statue of the man feeding the birds is erected in the graveyard. | |
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| audience:- | adult |
| recording quality | |
| condition:- | fair |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 0 hours, 12 minutes, 33 seconds |
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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:- |
storyteller; singer; ballad singer: Duncan Williamson male / Scottish / traveller |
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| origin:- |
Scotland, West
traveller |
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| images of Duncan Williamson performing during the festival | |
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| Festival poster | |
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| biography for Duncan Williamson 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 | |
| programming:- |
Festival Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty |
| storytelling:- |
Lavender Hill, London, England: Battersea Arts Centre
01 Feb 1985 festival: The First International Storytelling Festival |
| gift from:- |
storyteller: Marian Oughton |
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