Highland Homecoming - 19th to 31st October 2009

Talks, Theatre & Storytelling

Storytelling – an International Homecoming in partnership with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival

Carnegie Hall, Clashmore / Ullapool Museum / Caithness Horizons, Thurso

Jerry Harmon, Appalachian Storyteller
Jerry is an Appalachian musician and storyteller. He is a seventh generation Master Appalachian Mountain Storyteller keeping alive a tradition that has been in his family since his great great grandfather Council Harmon shared the Jack-tales in the Southern Appalachian mountains of North Carolina in the early 1800s.

Time and date:
7.30pm, 27th October/ 27mh Dàmhair

Location/ Àite:
Carnegie Hall, Clashmore

Ticket Price/ Tiogaidean:
£5-£6 at the door

Anne Stewart, Australian Storyteller
Anne, from Victoria, Australia, is an acclaimed storyteller with a worldwide reputation. She has been storytelling for 25 years and has a huge repertoire ranging from life on the goldfields of Australia to stories of heroic deeds of legendary women.

Time and date:
7.30pm, 28th October/ 28mh Dàmhair

Location/ Àite:
Ullapool Museum

Ticket Price/ Tiogaidean:
£3-£4 from Ullapool Museum or at the door

CANCELLED
Joseph Naytowhow, Native American Storyteller                             
Joseph, from Saskatoon, Canada, is a member of Pakitahaw Sahgaehican (Net Casting Lake) known today as Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Along with singing, Joseph likes to tell a story or two, a talent he picked up from listening to Elders. He has been telling stories to adults and children alike across Canada for the past ten years. Legends, trickster tales and amazing stories are part of his good medicine bag.

NEW SPEAKER
Norma Cameron, Scots-Canadian Storyteller
Scots-Canadian storyteller Norma Cameron spent her early years in Wishaw, then emigrated to Canada at the age of 18 and has lived in many places across this vast country – on both the East and West Coasts and in the Prairies. Hear more about Norma’s own fascinating background and delve into the histories, cultures and stories that connect Scotland with Canada in an authentic homecoming evening. Part of Highland Homecoming.
Age range:  Adults

Time and date:
7.00pm, 29th October/ 29mh Dàmhair

Location/ Àite:
Caithness Horizons, Old Town Hall, Thurso

Ticket Price/ Tiogaidean:
£3.50-£4 at the door or can be booked by contacting Caithness Horizons on 01847 896508 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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