May 2009
Tales at Teatime
at York Folk Day - Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May - 5pm till 6pm.
Black Swan folk Club - Peaseholme Green, York.
Roland of the Black Swan folk Club in York has asked me to put on an hours
show at the forthcoming Folk Weekend on Saturday and Sunday 30th and 31st
May. So come along to Tales at Teatime with me at 5pm till 6pm. The whole
weekend is free admission and there is a choice of events throughout the
weekend.
Black Swan Folk Club http://www.blackswanfolkclub.org.uk/
Storytelling in Parks - Hob Moor 23rd May 2 till 4.30pm - See below for details
June 2009
Storytelling in Parks
From dragons to ghosts, from tall tales to unicorns, from bluebell pixies
to magical stones, I draw on all my repertoire plus many tales created from
local folk-lore and history especially for each park. Stephen the Senior
Ranger for City of York's Parks & Open Spaces has set me on for all
the parks fetes throughout the summer and you are welcome to join me what
ever your age. Of course, as well as coming along and choosing a story from
my menu, you may well want me to come along to a park near you......
Park dates in York:-
Hob Moor 23rd May 2-4.30pm
West Bank Park 28th June 1.30-4pm
Rowntree Park 12th July 2-5pm
Clifton Backies 18th July 12-3pm
Hull Road Park 8th August 1-3.30pm
Travel-line will help you with public transport from anywhere
in the county to the gates of a park: 01904 551400
York Parks http://www.york.gov.uk/leisure/parks/
Previous Events Below
February 2009
The Jorvik Viking Festival 2009:-
Rune Readings
In the guise of Adrinskald Samsson, storyteller Adrian Spendlow is providing
rune readings and world tree visions with a storytelling flavour on Thursday
19th February in the Festival Marquee. Come along between 10.30 and 4 to
St Sampson's Square and look out for him within the busy crafts event.
Admission free.
Andvari's Gold - The
Tales That Tolkien Took. 19:30 Thursday 19th February
Dean Court Hotel, £15 (includes main course supper platter: please
request vegetarian option when booking).
Join us in the Court Café for a riveting retelling of this Viking
myth with respected storyteller Adrian Spendlow. Adrian brings to life this
fascinating tale of cursed rings, dragons' hoards, broken hearts and the
determination of the corrupted creature Andvari.
PRE-BOOKING ONLY: 01904 625082 / sales@deancourt-york.co.uk. A Dean Court
Hotel event in cooperation with the Jorvik Viking Festival.
The Spendlow's York
Talk - Audio Histories 2 pm - Friday 20th February
York City Library, the Marriot Room, £2 (refundable on Spendlow's
York Purchases.)
Featuring aspects from all their recordings and publications in particular
the new edition of Jorvik: York and the Vikings and research from their
Kirklevington Stones project which covers navigation techniques and the
influence of belief systems on cultural life. The talk will be accompanied
by a sight and sound projection.
BOOKINGS: 01904 789950 / adrian_spendlow@btinternet.com A York Libraries
event in cooperation with the Jorvik Viking Festival.
Other plans:
Following the success of Tall Tales in the Tavern and a Medieval Christmas
with an Angelic Touch from Adrian's persona Hob Swynherd he is filming a
DVD and promoting a tour around schools and festivals. There are also plans
for sessions on Life and Death in Tudor Times modelled on the Barley Hall
Exhibition to tour schools and centres and the provision of on running DVD
displays specifically for establishments such as museums.
March 2009
Wildly Alive at the
Dean Court Hotel just by York Minster features the lively storytelling of
Adrian Spendlow and a lovely supper. Book yourself a table in the Cafe:
bistro and bar for 7.30 Wednesday 4th March and pick from the story menu
as to make the night your own.
Admission including a delightful platter is £15
Please book your places now: 01904 625082 sales@deancourt-york.co.uk
A York Literature Festival event.
Oscar and his Wild Wild
Women York Literature present a delightful evening at the Dean Court Hotel
just by York Minster on Thursday 12th March with four well known writers
and a most fitting supper: join Alison Morgan, Pauline Kirk, Helen M Sant
and Adrian Spendlow at 7.30 by booking now on 01904 781299.
Tickets are £19.95 (pre-booking required) (Party discounts)
Odin's Odyssey - Viking Storytelling Adrian has been commissioned by Preston Park Museum between Yarm and Stockton to create an interactive tale from the creation myth to the conversion to Christianity. Schools from the area will be visiting with him between 19th March and 1st April. He will also be available for visits to your school or centre.
April 2009
Branwell versus the Brontes Scarborough Literature Festival presents this very well received production at 7 pm on 23rd April in the Library Theatre. Featuring Alison Morgan, Pauline Kirk, Helen M Sant and Adrian Spendlow - 01904 7812
Ghosts News on Radio features and walks around York.
Radio York's Ghost-teller
It has been a great year with me doing a short story on Jerry Scott's show
nearly every weekday morning. They are on very early in the morning - around
5.50 am! We do have lots of listeners and get lots of feedback but if you
are not up at that time or you live outside the area you can listen later
through the net. The link is here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2007/04/10/jerry_scott_programme_feature.shtml?focuswin
Always glad to hear from you.
All the stories will be available for download in the New Year some time.
Then there are the Ghosts
Walks and Pub Tours:
You can join us for the regular Friday evening ghost walk from the Golden
Lion in Church Street York at 8.15 .
Or make a party booking, these are really taking off with us doing tours
of haunted pubs or walks on an evening and time to suit the group, we have
even done a few in the daytime. There doesn't have to be millions of you
- give us a shout.
More News
The two CDs and storytelling sessions Andvari's Gold and Zeus and the Stone are available shortly also with samples for you to download upon request
We will shortly be filming the medieval tales too
Footage of Adrian with Jim Nield and of Mists of the Ancients will also be available soon
The Oscar and Bronte shows are shortly to be promoted for touring
Slim Knows Time the jazz / rock combo with beat poetry are recording for spring tours
Work continues on the writer's guide Poemspotters (poets please enquire for guidelines)
And the brand new web presence and a web-sales site are under construction
adrian_spendlow@btinternet.com
01904 789950
Coming Events