East Lothian Folk Tales

About Mr. Tim PorteusTim Porteus

TIM PORTEUS is a professional storyteller who uses traditional folklore and local historical tales to connect people and enhance a sense of place and identity. He has an MA (Honours) in History and has told stories in schools libraries festivals and at private functions and gigs for many years. He is an experienced tour guide and storytelling is a central part of this work. As well as writing a weekly column called Tims Tales for the East Lothian Courier he has also been involved in storytelling abroad as part of cultural programmes at universities in the Czech Republic and Portugal and at schools and cultural events in Spain Germany Sweden and Slovakia. He lives in East Lothian. Donald Smith is an accomplished storyteller in a variety of media from fiction to digital live stage and spoken word. He has produced adapted or directed over 100 plays and published a series of novels on turning points in Scottish history. He has also written a series of non-fiction books on Scottish culture including Storytelling Scotland (2001). He is a lead author in the series Journeys and Evocations celebrating local storytelling traditions across Britain and Ireland. He is a founding member of the Scottish Storytelling Forum Edinburghs Guid Crack Club and is currently Chief Executive of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) which brings together Scotlands traditional arts as well Director of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.