The 2016 Tall Tales Oscar was awarded on Saturday night to Ken Johnston from Carnoustie, a member of Dundee-based Blether Tay-Gither Storytelling Group. With a colourful statue of a leprechaun as its prize, the Tall Tales Oscar is awarded to the teller of the most fantastic but believable story, as voted by the live audience … Continued

Thursday 17 March is, of course, St Patrick’s Day, a religious festival which has now become a worldwide celebration of Ireland and the Irish. Here at the Centre, we’re paying homage to our friends from the Emerald Isle with a number of events taking place next week.    On Tuesday 15 March, Linten Adie and … Continued

The 2016 Storytelling Network Development Day took place at Old Churches House in Dunblane last Saturday 27 February, bringing together a range of speakers and storytellers to explore the key opportunities and challenges facing the artform in Scotland today. The day’s events included a series of open discussions and guided workshops, ranging from advice on … Continued

Storytelling on film: a creative opportunity or a contradiction in terms? According to an old Scottish traveller proverb, stories are told “eye to eye, mind to mind, and heart to heart”. Capturing a storyteller’s performance on camera might suggest a blockage between teller and listener; however, film can bring stories to audiences who otherwise would … Continued

Seo sgeulachd eagalach mu dheidhinn àite fior ann am Beinn na Faoghla, ‘Àiridh na h-Aon Oidhche’. Mar a chaidh innse le Tormod MacGill-Eain, airson Guthan nan Eilean. Norman MacLean tells the spooky tale of ‘The Shieling of the One Night’ for the Guthan nan Eilean project, a local legend from the Isle of Benbecula in … Continued

Are you keen to start telling stories, but not sure where to find them? Not to worry, as we present a selection of useful books and websites where you can begin to collect your own bank of favourite stories. Many of the titles are available in the Scottish Storytelling Centre Bookshop. Contributed by Bea Ferguson … Continued

Mar a chaidh innse le Tony Dilworth. Fhuair e an sgeulachd seo bho Bonaventure C. K. Mkumbi de na Warimi a tha a’ fuireach timcheall air Singida ann an Tanzania. Is ann mu dheidhinn siostam an tochair a tha i agus tha an sgeulachd ag innse mun dòigh a chaidh aig gille òg a phòsadh … Continued

A story from Tanzania told by Tarvisio Mayuva of the Wanyaturu in Kondoa. Nochd an sgeul seo an toiseach ann an Cothrom, an ràitheachan dà-chànanach aig Clì Gàidhlig www.cli.org.uk, buidheann cothruim is adhartachaidh na Gàidhlig. Contributed by Tony Dilworth Download the Gaelic and English version below.

Tha coimhearsnachd bheòthail de luchd-labhairt agus luchd-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig a’ fuireach ann an Dùn Éideann, agus tha sinne aig Ionad Sgeulachdan na h-Alba glè thoilichte gu bheil sinn am measg nan ionadan a tha a’ toirt taic do na h-ealain Gàidhlig anns a’ bhaile. Ann am prògram a’ gheamhraidh am bliadhna-sa, bidh ceithir tachartasan a’ nochdadh sa Ghàidhlig, a bhios freagarrach … Continued

In Celtic mythology, Brigid – sometimes known as ‘Bride’ in Scotland – is the goddess of healing, poetry, smithcraft, and childbirth. Myths and stories of her power, goodness and compassion have existed for centuries, and she is still celebrated as both a saint and a goddess around the world. The celebration of Bride in February … Continued