The Storytellers
Writer, Broadcaster and Poet, David Campbell is an acclaimed international Storyteller.
Described by a Times journalist as 'the only man brave enough to ride his
motorbike wearing the kilt'.
David's repertoire and skills have been gathered from the story and ballad-rich
North-East of Scotland, his career in BBC Radio, his friendship with the
great traveller Storyteller Duncan Williamson and his immersion in the
powerful poetry and tales of the Celtic pantheon. He has conducted workshops worldwide and with David the elves of mischief
are never far away.
www.storytellerscotland.co.uk
Renowned for her unique explorations of the classic folktales of Northern Europe,
award-winning storyteller Suse Weisse lives in Potsdam near Berlin, where
she also works as a theatre director, actor and lecturer. For the past
ten years she has performed in many European countries. She is no stranger
to working in Irish schools, where she is much loved. In 2009 she appeared
to great acclaim at the Farmleigh Festival of Story and Song.
We acknowledge
the sponsorship of the Goethe-Institut in bringing her to Cape Clear.
The superb Philadelphia based Charlotte Blake Alston breathes life into traditional and contemporary stories from African and African-American oral traditions. Her solo performances are often enhanced with traditional instruments such as djembe, berimbau, nkoning, mbira, shekere or the 21-stringed kora. In 1999, Charlotte began studying the kora and the West African history-telling traditions of Senegal, Mali, Guinea and Guinea Bissau.
Pat specialises in traditional Irish Tales, Folk Tales from the fireplaces
of Ireland. Pat has stories to make you laugh, to make you cry and to scare
and cheer, stories about Animals and Birds, Kings and Warriors, Saints
and Sinners, Witches and Magicians, Pickpockets and Ghosts, Fairies and
Mermaids and Mythical, Mystical characters that inspire and captivate the
imagination.
Rosemary Woods, County Down, our featured musician, winner of the West Cork International Song Contest in 1996, the Letterkenny International Song Contest in 1991, has recently performed at the Lincoln Center in New York. Her melodious modest candor comes across without fuss. Known for creating wholesome atmosphere at the many festivals where she's been special guest, she last played in Cape Clear in 2003 and we're privileged to have her back.