[song-circle] Chance to hear great music and stories this week

[Gail Anglin]

Dear Song Circle,

 

This is one of those "thought you might like to know about this" notes.

 

Paddy Tutty, a wonderful singer of traditional ballads, is coming from Saskatchewan to perform at the Ottawa StoryTelling Festival on Saturday, Nov 8. (That's this coming Saturday) at 1:30 in the Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington.

 

Also that afternoon, Caroline Parry's daughter Evalyn is presenting "a musical, spoken-word cycle" accompanied by a percussionist playing a bicycle(!) at 4:00 Saturday.

 

Kelly Russell, fiddler and teller of the famous "Pigeon Inlet" stories, is coming from Newfoundland for the Saturday evening concert, 7:30. (Also in that show, Adwoa Badoe, Ghanaian teller, singer, dancer, and Klyde Broox, Jamaican dub poet.)

 

In addition to great music at the Festival, there will be fantastic stories from Canada's past this Wednesday at the NAC's 4th Stage; a workshop with celebrated author Denise Chong on how you can make stories from your life, your family's experiences, or the national news (Saturday morning 10:00 a.m.), and a range of stories that will make you laugh and cry.

 

On Sunday, the programming is divided up by age groups:  4-6, 7-10, 11+. Families with children aged 14 and under and teachers are admitted free that day. There will be stories, activities, a magician, and a clown to entertain all ages.  (This is a great afternoon for grandparents, Jackie, if your granddaughter is old enough.)

 

Why not welcome the Celtic season of Samhain, the season for stories, with a feast of songs and stories.  Full details at www.ottawastorytellers.ca

 

Cheers!

Gail Anglin