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Farmer Weathersky
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a Jack Tale story
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Sound recording, story; Farmer Weathersky, a
Norwegian wonder tale and Jack tale, told by Hugh Lupton, as part
of a performance entitled Trickery - Undoing the Doing, performed
by The Company of Storytellers, at Common Stock Theatre, London,
27th January 1986.
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Music played by The Company of Storytellers,
followed by story told by Hugh Lupton. A story about Jack who is
apprenticed to a wizard, Farmer Weathersky. Jack's mother sends
Jack's father to find out Farmer Weathersky's identity. Jack's
father makes a journey. He meets three old women who call on all
the beasts of the world, all the fish of the sea, and all the
birds in the sky to help him find Farmer Weathersky. A great
eagle takes Jack's father to Farmer Weathersky and helps him
rescue his son, who has mastered many of the Wizard's skills.
Jack and his parents use Jack's new skills to make
money.
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audience:-
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adult (Audience members included storytellers Eric Maddern
and Malcolm Green.)
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recording quality
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condition:-
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fair; poor
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completeness:-
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incomplete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 19 minutes, 47 seconds
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The performance comprised one of three nights of stories entitled
Magic, Tasks and Trickery. The Company of Storytellers at this
time comprised Ben Haggarty, Sally Pomme Clayton, Hugh Lupton,
Daisy Keable and Godfrey TUUP.
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The Company of Storytellers (C.O.S.T) was formed in March/April
1985 with the expressed aim of performing storytelling for adult
audiences. C.O.S.T was actually formed during a tour in East
Anglia by Sally Pomme Clayton, Hugh Lupton and Ben Haggarty. The
official launch of COST was in 1986 at Common Stock Theatre,
London. At this point the members of C.O.S.T were Sally Pomme
Clayton, TUUP, Ben Haggarty, Daisy Keable, Hugh Lupton. However
TUUP and Daisy Keable did not remain in the group and it is as a
trio of storytellers, Ben Haggarty, Hugh Lupton and Sally Pomme
Clayton, that C.O.S.T is publicly known. C.O.S.T was disbanded in
1999, but periodically reforms to perform the Three Snake Leaves.
The two seminal pieces developed and performed by C.O.S.T were
The Three Snake Leaves and I Become Part of It.
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storytelling:-
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storytelling group: The Company of Storytellers
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; musician: Hugh Lupton
male / British / English / Welsh
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; musician: Sally Pomme Clayton
female / British
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; musician: Daisy Keable; Georgiana Jerstad;
Georgiana Keable
female / British / Norwegian
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; musician: Ben Haggarty
male / British / born 30.11.1958
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; musician; singer: TUUP; Godfrey Duncan
male / British / Guyanese
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origin:-
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Norway
Scandinavia
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Flyer advertising three shows by the Company of Storytellers
Magic, Tasks and Trickery
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Flyer promoting the Company of Storytellers
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Click to enlarge images
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administration:-
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administrator: The Company of Storytellers
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storytelling:-
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Hammersmith, London, England: Common Stock Theatre
27 Jan 1986
public performance: Trickery - Undoing the Doing
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gift from:-
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storyteller: Ben Haggarty
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007