Midwinter Folk Tales

Name: Midwinter Folk Tales
Brand: The History Press Ltd
SKU: 9780750955881
Price: 13.59 EUR
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★★★★★

English

By (author): Taffy Thomas

In this enchanting new book, one of the countrys most celebrated storytellers has gathered together traditional tales that have their roots in the cold and long, dark nights of midwinter. Herein you will find magical accounts of the Legend of Tinsel, the Christmas Cat and the New Years Bell, with a number of wintery riddles to unpick while enjoying the festive season and welcoming in the New Year. With so many folk tales intrinsically linked to ancient seasonal customs, there are a few included here relating to traditions such as the Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels (Devon), the Viking Up Helly Aa (Shetland) and Tom Bawcocks Eve (Cornwall). This is a book to curl up with in front of an open fire on long winter nights and to share and retell over a steaming mug of mulled wine.

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Product Details

Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
Publication Date: 06 Oct 2014
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780750955881

About Taffy Thomas

TAFFY THOMAS is a professional storyteller who gives around 300 storytelling performances across the country each year. He was the founder of legendary 70s folk theatre company Magic Lantern who used shadow puppets and storytelling to illustrate folk tales. After surviving a major stroke in 1985 he used oral storytelling as speech therapy which led him to find a new career working as a storyteller. One of the UKs most loved storytellers he was made an MBE in the 2000 New Years Honours List for services to storytelling and charity. In 2000-2011 he became the first laureate for storytelling a role created to promote the power of stories. Taffy is the artistic director of the Northern Centre for Storytelling in Grasmere and the author of many collections of folk tales for The History Press. He lives in Grasmere Ambleside.