Oral Storytelling Starter Pack
Traditional and/or performance storytellers, i.e. folk who tell semi-improvised tales to live audiences – speaking from the head and heart, not reading from the page. Also includes: storytelling circles, clubs and festivals. Does not include: writers, podcasters, digital content creators.
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@merlfluin.bsky.social
@storytainer.bsky.social
Warrior for all I love: Daughters•Dogs• Animals•Storytelling •Art•Books•Friends•architecture• fashion• Survivor.
@celtictalesgalway.bsky.social
Author. Storyteller. Educator in School of Education at Galway University. Telling Celtic Tales in the Crane Bar https://ie.powertik.com/events/celtic-tales-storytelling-show
@talkingpaul.bsky.social
I tell stories on stage—and teach people how to tell stories better in their lives. Full-time storyteller, professional story coach, and solo performer. Helping folks captivate, connect, and craft unforgettable stories—wherever they need to be heard.
@dragonflytales.bsky.social
Emily Hanna-Grazebrook✨ Storyteller and podcast host Folk & fairytales around the 🌍 Original songs 🎶 Linktr.ee/Dragonflytales
@storytrailsuk.bsky.social
I tell stories in lots of different ways from live performance to alternative games, to oral history projects and podcasting…
@daisyeblack.bsky.social
Medievalist, English lecturer, storyteller, dramaturg, writer, folk dancer. BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker. Early drama specialist. she/her.
@jonthestoryteller.bsky.social
#Storyteller, #educator & PhD #researcher (folklore, myth, history, culture, psychogeography, literature) plus music fan, husband, father & armchair activist ✊
@zegfest.bsky.social
@allisongalbraith.bsky.social
Storyteller, Folklore Researcher and Nature Worshiper.
@priscillahowe.bsky.social
Storyteller, puppeteer, silliness maker, sourdough baker, cat and dog lover. Pie (fruit, not cream) always wins over cake.
@sheila757arnold.bsky.social
Professional Storyteller & Performer. Historical Consultant and Historic Character Presenter. Keynote Speaker, Storytelling/Speaking Coach and Trainer. BibleTelling Facilitator. www.mssheila.org
@aurenity.bsky.social
Apprentice Storyteller 📖 Drummer by night 🔥 Queer Plant Mum 🌱🏳️🌈 Part time faerie currently found in Edinburgh 🏴
@femmecine.bsky.social
Storyteller in all media. "Stories are the communal inspiration of humanity." Theatre & film writer/director. Member KCMO Gender Equity Task Force of Human Rights Commission. Board UN Association of GKC. Pres CinemaKC. Exec Dir Hamar Productions
@storiesatkroznest.bsky.social
Dinner Table Storyteller - and a few other things. Stay tuned.
@mariacredali.bsky.social
Professional storyteller based in the Midlands of England. I provide spellbinding storytelling shows in theatres, festivals and many other beautiful venues. I also entertain families and school children with drop in storytelling and workshops.
@storyclare.bsky.social
@storyclare Storyteller, Public Speaker and creative consultant on all things story. I tell ancient myth and modern fable, teach and consult with orgs worldwide.
@magnificentrumours.bsky.social
Suffolk Storyteller and Inventor of The World’s Smallest Travelling Theatre
@tbdstorytellers.bsky.social
We are a cohort of storytellers who work on stories together, perform all over the world, as well as perform together on Zoom. We are Ingrid Nixon, Simon Brooks, Jeff Doyle, Anne Rutherford, Norm Brecke, Sheila Arnold, Paul Strickland and Antonio Rocha.
@ingrid-nixon.bsky.social
Alaska-based professional storyteller and traveler. ~ What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
@bernadetterussell.bsky.social
I’m an author, storyteller, environmentalist & kindness campaigner. Daily acts of kindness since 2011. Mostly in the woods with the wild things
@scotstorycentre.bsky.social
Sharing the stories of Scotland and beyond, past, present and future. Home to TRACS with Scottish Storytelling Forum, Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland & Traditional Music Forum. https://linktr.ee/scottishstorytellingcentre
@bonkersbrit.bsky.social
Storyteller, producer, author, podcaster. Award-winning storyteller and author, telling humorous stories, tall tales and folk tales. Co-founder/producer at Six Feet Apart Productions. Go to thebonkersbrit.co.uk for more information.
@jessica-p-robinson.bsky.social
Jessica Robinson is Executive Director of Better Said Than Done, a storyteller, the co-author of Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors, author of the novel Caged (JP Robinson), and the memoir Stages: My Life in Stories. https://jessicapiscitellirobinson.com/
@storyfaye.bsky.social
Storyteller, teacher, edupreneur, NBCT, Candidate Support Provider, NAI Interpreter, Master Naturalist Aspiring Baba Yaga
@bettersaidthandone.bsky.social
Storytelling shows, workshops, presentations, and coaching. And the Women’s Storytelling Festival. https://bettersaidthandone.org/events/
@jayleeming.bsky.social
Storyteller, poet, and musician bringing traditional stories alive through music and the spoken word. Lately I have been focused on the Odyssey, the Iliad and the Mahabharata.
@marionleeper.bsky.social
Storyteller, storymaker, olive-lover, maker of weird events and marmalade, happiest hanging out with small children and their families, deeply stuck in Cambridge mud. More about what I do on https://www.marionleeperstoryteller.co.uk/
@fabulatrix.bsky.social
Professional storyteller, author. Folktales, mythology, epics. Tabletop role-playing games. Minerals and non-fiction books. Comics. Women's history. Hyperfocusing on niche topics. Old English Sheepdog. Hungarian.
@adderstone.bsky.social
Cath Heinemeyer and Gemma McDermott. Storytelling threaded with music. From mad bird kings and redundant climate goddesses to the brave things that grow in the cracks in the pavement.
@healingstories.bsky.social
Transformational #storyteller, spiritual mentor; reciprocity! We heal with and are healed by the stories we share. New book of 18 stories from around the world: https://StoriesOfTheHeartBook.com/ https://dot.cards/jimbrule
@edfinch.bsky.social
Thinking about primary education, Big Education Conversation, storytelling, strumming, singing, linocutting.
@kateartist.bsky.social
Traditional Artist/illustrator, specialising in storytelling, folklore and mythology. Lives between two worlds, loves them both
@haloquin.bsky.social
author, storyteller, witch, singer-songwriter. queer, pagan, neurodivergent. feral goblin queen. www.haloquin.net
@naomijsw.bsky.social
Producer and founder of Adverse Camber, independent coach, audio describer, arts freelancer, Opus Music CIC Board Director
@markbinderbooks.bsky.social
Author, storyteller, nice guy. Also known as Izzy Abrahmson. Linktr.ee/markbinderbooks
@sdstory.bsky.social
Storyteller, TMW teacher, art therapist, psychotherapist, group analyst
@sara-hurley.bsky.social
Storyteller, socially engaged artist, writer and cultural producer working across sectors to connect people with place and each other through the arts. Facilitator of communication skills and story based training in health and social care environments.
@katycawkwell.bsky.social
Performance storyteller, living in Devon🌙creating shows out of myth and legend🌄sleeping out on Dartmoor🔥making stuff happen🌊www.katycawkwell.co.uk
@jasonstoryteller.bsky.social
Performance storyteller, author, illustrator and curmudgeon.
@pynstory.bsky.social
Storyteller. Living on the small wilds of the canals. Fascinated by the tattered coats of folk tales, story and playful retellings mixed with folklore, Tree lore and the more than human gaze. Writes Story-Brew on Substack.
@hannahbstoryteller.bsky.social
Storyteller, actor, creative practitioner, youth theatre director and all round lover of the arts. Lover of woodland and seashore and pottering in my garden.
@theydyamelia.bsky.social
🎭 UK performer represented by 1 Artists Agency 📺 As seen on ITV and BBC 🗣️ Mentor for the Step Up Spoken Word Commission 🏳️🌈 They/Them Upcoming Events: https://www.linktr.ee/ameliaacearmande
@dominicjkelly.bsky.social
Storyteller touring performances, directing, training, delivering projects and bringing 'storyraids' to schools
@akdaniel.bsky.social
Storyteller, consultant and independent scholar. www.storytent.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/user/storytent/videos
@storysmith.bsky.social
Teacher | Naturalist | Storyteller | Geographer | Lover of the world in all her hues 🦎🍁🐟🐺🪱 Interests biodiversity | climate | social justice | arts | writing | education. Born at 327ppm 🌈
@nanatomova.bsky.social
Traditional Oral Storyteller & Apothecary | Telling Stories about Plants, Wild Women & Belonging | Founder of the Story Apothecary Podcast | Bulgarian Story Keeper in the Scottish Highlands. www.nanatomova.com
@stepheharrop.bsky.social
Associate professor, storyteller, author, Greek chorus wrangler. Also: tea, islands, debatable lands, long walks on cold beaches. "Impressively undaunted." https://www.stepheharrop.co.uk/
@storytellerfran.bsky.social
✨✨Lover of folklore, church history, stories, weird saints, cats, magic. Orkney dweller. ✨✨
@deedeechainey.bsky.social
Storyteller. Heritage botherer. @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social & @folklorethursday.bsky.social founder; #TreasuryOfFolklore author. #XR and #UX enthusiast. https://linktr.ee/deedeechainey
@lisaschneidau.bsky.social
Storyteller, environmentalist, folk tale purveyor, core group member of Dartmoor Nature Alliance. New book 'English Folk Tales of Coast and Sea' available now in hardback, ebook and audiobook. www.lisaschneidau.co.uk
@stroudstory.bsky.social
Writer, speaker, storyteller, folklorist and museum curator. Arts and Crafts Movement lover. William Morris fangirl. Church crawler.
@festivalattheedge.bsky.social
The longest running storytelling festival in England. We rejoice in traditional oral storytelling for all ages, which we combine with fabulous folk music. Festival takes place at Hopton Court, Cleobury Mortimer. www.festivalatthedge.org
@davetonge.bsky.social
I tell tales all over the UK at heritage sites, museums, festivals, fairs, libraries and schools. I have written three books: Tudor Folk Tales, Medieval Folk Tales for Children, and Norfolk Folk Tales for Children. All are published by the History Press.
@henrytellsstories.bsky.social
Storyteller, writer, artist. Earth lover. ‘Pixie Folktales’ coming 2025 with History Press.
@lizstoryteller.bsky.social
Storyteller and writer. Storyteller in Residence with Armstrong Storytelling Trust. Owner of Ballyeamon Barn.
@sarahlwstoryteller.bsky.social
Storyteller and sound experimentalist who walks between worlds, collects hats respects the Fae and might be a witch. Artist in Residence in St Albans, member of the Mad for the Road Storytellers who travel between England and Ireland.
@janetstarstories.bsky.social
Stargazing oral storyteller and author of the Storytelling World Award (best anthology) winning books”Folktales of the Cosmos : tales of the night sky: same stars different stories” 2023 and “Devon Ghost Tales” 2018. Star story performances and workshops.
@londondreamtime.bsky.social
(Aka “London Dreamtime”) Vanessa Woolf, Professional Storyteller🌞🌚By day, museums, schools, special events. By night: secret adventures into Londons broken fairytales & secret corners. Connectionwithwonder.com/calendar
@nickhennessey.bsky.social
Storyteller, musician, sound recordist, audio creative. Often an eedyit.
@brian-walsh.bsky.social
“Do Scéalaí Ceanadach le Scéalta Éireannacha!” 🍁“Your Canadian Teller of Irish Tales!”☘️ https://brianwalsh.ca #storyteller #storytelling #toronto #irishmythology #irishfolktales #irishmythsandlegends #storytellersofcanada #mythopoetic #animism
@storyteller-mark.bsky.social
An itinerant storyteller telling original tales and traditional stories at festivals, in schools, libraries, shows and beyond. "Tomorrow is another story." Also writer, creator and artist
@regansr.bsky.social
Alexander Technique - Interactive Teaching Method, haiku and other micro poetry, community based storytelling - stories for grown ups, strolls in nature, kindness
@merlfluin.bsky.social
Vivid, dynamic, and live alive-o, telling stories that spark in the dark. Isle of Wight, UK. She/her