Our themes for this session were Celtic Folklore, Nature, Mythology and Ostara (the spring equinox).
We began our evening by playing word association games around words associated with spring and nature.
Our first offering was “The Giant’s Causeway”, in which the legend of how the causeway came to be was told.
Next, we listened to “The Crofter and the Laird of South Uist”, which told the tale of how a crofter escaped punishment for poaching on the laird’s land.
Our third piece was a poem, “Little Pagan Rain Song” by Frances Shaw, read by one of our long-standing storytellers.
After that, we heard “The Laird of Sauchie”. This laird loses his land but regains them after helping his king.
“The Blackthorn Tree” was the forth tale of the session. A farmer disregards the advice of his neighbours, cuts down a tree in his field and suffers the wrath of the fairy folk who live in the tree.
The penultimate story was “The Knight and the Monster”. A young knight attempts to win King Arthur’s respect by completing task of bravery and cunning.
Lastly, we listened to the myth of “Oisin, Niamh and the Magical Land of Tir Na Nog”, an old story from Ireland.
Once again, all who attended had a wonderful time, telling tales and listening to others.