| Way Out West 2008: Tellers and Performers |
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| Wild West - American |
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Way Out - British |
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Wescountry - Local |
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 Robert Bly is one of America’s greatest living poets, a storyteller, author and winner of the National Book award. His books 'Iron John' and 'The Sibling Society' have had a huge impact on the literary life of America and Europe. His latest book of poetry, 'My Sentence was a Thousand Years of Joy' is out now on Harper Collins. www.robertbly.com |
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 Ben Haggarty has a passionate and playful style encompassing East European wonder tales and Bronze Age mythology. He is founder of the Crick Crack Club and Beyond the Border international storytelling festival, has worked with Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble and is honorary professor of storytelling at the Berlin Arts University.
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 Clive Fairweather is one of the Westcountry’s leading traditional storytellers. He has worked with English Heritage, National Trust, and Early Music duo Misericordia. With a deep interest in folk history, Clive’s repertoire of over 400 stories offers living interactions with the past in stories that convey the dramas and delights of other times.
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 Gioia Timpanelli is one of the world’s foremost storytellers, often referred to as 'the dean of American storytelling'. She is descended from a Sicilian storyteller, has worked with the likes of Joseph Campbell and Gary Snyder. Gioia has won the American Book award and two Emmys for TV series on the oral tradition. |
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 Robin Williamson is a musician, poet, teller and founder member of The Incredible String Band. Since going solo, this talented and humorous performer has explored his passion for myth, legend and ‘other’ world music. He says: ‘I’m a kind of Scots Irish mongrel which I always think entitles me to be both vague and mean’ |
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 Spindle Wayfarer (Chris Salisbury) has evolved a captivating storytelling persona around hundreds of campfires. With a background in theatre, training and outdoor education, Chris is director of Wildwise, and is founder and Artistic Director of this Festival. www.wildwise.co.uk |
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 Daniel Deardorff is a storyteller, mythologist, musician, and author of 'The Other Within: the Genius of Deformity in Myth, Culture, and Psyche. Widely respected as an emerging thinker and as an extraordinary carrier of myth, Daniel lives in the Pacific North-West. www.mythsinger.com |
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 Ashley Ramsden is the founder and director of the School of Storytelling at Emerson College. Ashley has travelled the world telling stories. He was a pioneered the speaking of Rumi's poetry in the UK and has collaborated with musicians and poets including Helen Chadwick and Bobert Bly.
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 Jane Flood is a compelling and bewitching teller with a repertoire of over 400 traditional stories, many gathered from her own travels. With an interest in landscape and story, Jane will be bringing stories from her current work with musician Fiona Barrow on the Neroche Project in the Blackdown Hills. |
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