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Sound recording, story; a folk tale from Scotland, told by Duncan Williamson, in a school session, in The First International Storytelling Festival at Battersea Arts Centre, London, 1st February 1985

Story told by Duncan Williamson. A story, introduced as a true life tale, about a boy who feeds a wild snake half of his porridge everyday, until his father kills the snake and the boy dies of a broken heart.

audience:- child; school group
    recording quality
condition:- poor
completeness:- complete
duration:- 0 hours, 11 minutes, 25 seconds

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.

storytelling:- storyteller; singer; ballad singer: Duncan Williamson
male / Scottish / traveller

origin:- Scotland
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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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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