I was initially drawn to Mossycoat – Into the Wildwood, staged as part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, by its ambitious multidisciplinary vision. Bringing together storyteller Jess Smith, harpist…

There is a rare power in hearing a text leave the printed page and return to the oral tradition from which it emerged. Having spent some time immersed in the…

As part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, Lithuanian-born, Glasgow resident Daiva Ivanauskaitė-Brown performed a beautifully interwoven story of the book smugglers who risked life and limb to secure the…

Driven by pure curiosity and a long-held fascination with Shetland, I stepped into this sharing session looking for an authentic encounter with the islands’ language and rich cultural traditions. Presented…

The story of Leonardo Da Vinci is woven into the world’s collective memory, yet his early years, marked by prejudice and the complexities of illegitimate birth, rarely find their way…