Book Caroline Carmichael
Caroline is an Artist, Storyteller and Community Education practitioner, born and raised in Ireland and now living and working in Stirling. Her love of traditional tales goes back to her childhood where she has fond memories of the oral tradition both in community and at school. Her love of folklore has inspired her artwork, and storytelling has become a tool she often uses when working with communities. Caroline moved to Scotland in 2002 where her love of stories and folklore continued and where she embarked on a Gaelic language journey, initially attending a community class and then moving on to a distant-learning course with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig where she has completed an HND in Gaelic and continues to work towards a degree.
With over 25 years of working with communities, Caroline is very experienced and skilled at engaging with people of all ages and abilities. She is a wonderful session leader and storyteller and makes everyone she meets feel exceptionally welcomed. She is flexible and can adapt a session at short notice to suit the group. With a love for folklore and ancient tales, Caroline focuses predominately on Irish and Scottish tales often incorporating the Gaelic language into her telling. Her use of Gaelic in her stories is aimed at those new to the language. As a learner herself she understands the need to tailor the language to the audience’s language level.
She has told stories to a range of audiences – from the very young to adult audiences; at community events – community gardens and educational projects; at festivals – Edinburgh Climate Festival, Bruce 500, Stirling 900 and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival; and on stage – at The Scottish Storytelling Centre and at local events in Alloa and Stirling. She shows a huge respect for Storytelling traditions. Her performances are always engaging, with a great variety of stories and styles depending on what is appropriate for her audiences.
