Thank you to everyone who joined last night, and to those who couldn't make it but have been following along.It was a rich gathering, and I loved the chance to spend an evening sharing story, the living tradition, and the question of mentorship. I fo...

A quick note ahead of Wednesday evening.Passing an Ember starts at 7.30pm. Register here if you haven't already: https://www.rekindlingthehearth.com/passing-an-emberI'll be opening the evening with the Makers of Dreams — a story from Skye, passe...

Dear It's high summer, the days stretch, nature flourishes and Scottish people turn from pale blue to bright red after one day of sunshine.In old times, rural folk would take their livestock up into the hills to access the high pasture, the lush gree...

The date is set.On Wednesday the 10th of June, 7.30pm, I'm hosting a free online evening: Passing an Ember- storytelling, apprenticeship and the living tradition.We'll gather on Zoom. I'll tell a story. Then we'll talk — about what real mentorsh...

Dear I've been thinking lately about the people who changed my telling.My former mentor David Campbell pulled me aside after a session in 2021 and in his usual expressive style, stated, "Something has changed — how wonderful."He had noticed something...

Sometimes, in this journey of storytelling and regenerative culture I descend down a rabbit hole, seeking relationship between lore and reality, culture, history and possibility. For nine years I’ve journeyed with the wolf. It started in the forests...

I first met Lynx Vilden in 2017 at a primitive fishing camp in the west of Ireland. I was unfamiliar with her semi-legendary status in the primitive skills world, only hearing of the camp through a friend, and essentially looking for an excuse to vis...

Has a story ever moved you in such a way you feel changed upon hearing it? Has a myth or wonder tale ever worked a subtle magic leaving you with the feeling that the world is somehow different? It’s happened to me a few times…hence I’m asking the que...

My storytelling journey started truly when I became a father. I knew that surrounding my daughter with stories would resource her well. Steiner, Einstein and other knowledgeable types seemed to agree about the merit of fairy tales and the development...

Ah Knockengorroch World ceilidh. Scotland’s undisputed, premier music festival to those familiar with such muddy foot-stomping field gatherings, and a quizzical mouthful for those unacquainted. It was a special year according to many folk.  Maybe the...

Last week I was invited to share stories through in a country park outside Glasgow. The theme of the event was Scarecrows, and a number of community groups, schools and ethnic groups had participated in the project by creating their own scarecrow to...

Friday past (24/4/15) saw the successful launch of a project exploring the synergistic relationship between folk culture, and the modern socio-political landscape. Myself, Janis Mackay, David Campbell and David Francis, played with the hypothesis, th...

This is the online home of Wild Edge Storytelling, weaving myth, legend and oral history to offer a rich cultural experience for folk of all ages and interests. Inspired by Scots and Gaelic heritage, and the traditional Ceilidh in particular, we love...