Story and Spirit of Place are Inextricably Linked

Story and Spirit of Place are Inextricably Linked

There are the supposedly mythological stories from the world of faery and nature like the Lady of Llyn y Fan Fach lake.  There are real life stories from suffragettes, famous war poets,  persecuted catholic priests, eccentric artists and wealthy stockbrokers .The list goes on and on, from the 6th century to modern day, characters abide in our landscape and sometimes we are just too busy to sense their presence.

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Most of us know Spirit of Place for it is simply this…

Most of us know Spirit of Place for it is simply this…

Itinerant story tellers have an ancient lineage from indigenous cultures to the Bards of Wales and the travelling story tellers of Ireland. Before the written word, oral histories were passed from one generation to another. It is an old craft which has not yet died out and dare I say a valuable craft with much to offer in this technological age.

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