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Telling stories at Glenveagh National Park Nature Room. Aengus and the gang did a great job decorating the room and we had great fun with packed room for each sesssion. Lots of kids dressed up and the rain stayed away!! And of course there was no ...
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- About Me:
- Availability: Full time and prepared to travel.
Repertoire:
Joe will take you on a journey of magic and wonder through the highways and byways of Ireland, from his native Wexford to his home in Donegal. He will bring you over the seas to exotic and mysterious lands that lie beyond the horizon of our imaginations. His repertoire of folktales, myths, legends and original stories reflect the wide gamut of human experiences and emotions.
Preferred audience:
Joe tells stories to, and facilitates workshops with, people of all ages.
Background experience:
Joe is a natural communicator, very much at ease with any audience. Growing up in Wexford he was steeped in stories of days and characters past by both his parents. His affinity with stories, and those who inhabit them, was further deepened through his work as a teacher and radio broadcaster, and by his experiences travelling. Joe has told stories in schools, libraries, nursing homes and community locations across Ireland and beyond. He has also facilitated workshops in storytelling and creative writing with a wide range of groups including school children and teachers.
He has featured in numerous festivals including Viennna Lit.(2008), Nyskund Storytelling Festival, Norway(2007); ‘100, 1000, 1000000 Stories’ International Theatre Festival for Children, Bucharest, Romania(2007); Cape Clear International Storytelling Festival; ‘Stories from the Hearth’ Festival, Wexford; Sperrins Storytelling Festival; Ulster Storytelling Festival, Cultra; Wainsfest, Donegal and Bealtaine.
Joe is the author of the highly successful children’s plays ‘The Witchin’ Well’(2005) and Stone Soup(2008). He also wrote the ‘spoken’ script for the musical ‘The Environment’(2008).
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I am currently doing 2 Writer/Storyteller in Residences in Donegal through Poetry Ireland. The work is varied but we are sharing some great stories and creating new ones.
I'm just completing a project in Northern Ireland working with four schools, some woth special needs, to creat film scripts on the theme of 'Inclusion'. Some wonderful ideas have emerged.
Back also from Early Years Theatre Festival in Bologn, bursting with ideas and inspiration. Having been thinking alot about the place of st… Continue
I'm just completing a project in Northern Ireland working with four schools, some woth special needs, to creat film scripts on the theme of 'Inclusion'. Some wonderful ideas have emerged.
Back also from Early Years Theatre Festival in Bologn, bursting with ideas and inspiration. Having been thinking alot about the place of st… Continue
Posted on March 23, 2009 at 5:20pm —
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 8:13pm on November 5, 2009,
Andy Davis said…
- Happy travels, Joe! I hope our paths can cross in Donegal in December.
- At 4:25pm on October 1, 2009,
Birgit Lehner said… - Hi Joe,
Vienna enjoys an endless golden autumn this year :-) I met Clare at Lausanne this summer during the FEST meeting. She is a wonderful person and storyteller! Hope to meet you next time, too!
Best wishes from Vienna, Birgit
- At 5:13pm on September 30, 2009,
Morgan Schatz Blackrose said… - Hi Joe, I'm pleased it went well. Your request inspired me to continue writing more raps, rhymes and songs about Australian animals. I usually like to pair a story with a rhyme/song. Just finished a Koala song to the tune of 'There's a hole in the bucket'. (Where I live there is a Koala hospital and just the other morning while i was having breakfast I saw one bounding up the road. A rare sight because they're arboreal). I'm always happy to pass on material to other storytellers and get feedback. I'm fairly knew to PS so will add some material to the Story Library soon. Cheers
- At 9:01pm on September 24, 2009,
Morgan Schatz Blackrose said…
- Hello Joe, I am replying to your request for a rhyming story for 3/4 year olds. Do you know 'I went walking'?
You can adapt it to whatever environment you want eg. i went walking on the beach and what did I see? or I went walking in the jungle and what did I see? You can also do what did I hear...sitting/standing/lying very near.
Because I'm Australian I'll give you a rendition of Australian animals:
I went walking in the bush and what did I see? (you can sign or show pictures of the animals if you like)
I saw a koala smiling at me.
I went walking in the bush and what did I see?
I saw a kookaburra laughing at me.
I went walking in the bush and what did I see?
I saw a wombat winking at me.
I went walking in the bush and what did I see?
I saw a kangaroo blinking at me.
I went walking in the bush and what did i see?
I saw a cockatoo squawking at me.
I went walking in the bush and what did I see?
I saw a possum smiling at me.
I went walking in the bush and what did I see?
I saw a brown snake hissing at me.
A brown snake hissing? Thats no fun.
Guess what I did?
Run Run Run!!!
If you want more raps and rhymes let me know.
Cheers Morgan
PS Love you picture.
- At 8:15pm on September 24, 2009,
Lindsay Pinchbeck said… - Not sure if I can help with that, but check out www.beautyandthebeaststorytellers.com/ they may have some good resources.
- At 3:42am on March 9, 2009,
Torgrim Mellum Stene said… - Hey Joe - hope everything's well your end as well! More and more of my time consists of storytelling these days, and needless to say, I am all the happier for it. Things are really working out with our organization as well, and this summer I'm planning to go to FEST. Hope to see you around in this little big world of ours.
Cheers,
Torgrim
- At 8:28am on March 3, 2009,
Steve Evans said… - Welcome to Professional Storyteller. If you get a chance, I would love for you to participate in the group "Applied Storytelling: the Power of Story." Best wishes to you! STEVE
- At 4:28am on February 10, 2009,
Clare Muireann Murphy said… - Hey Joe, welcome! good to see you on here. Hope our roads cross soon to have a cuppa and tell a tale or two.
X
C
- At 12:19am on February 5, 2009,
Tim E said… - Love the picture, Joe! Hope you'll find this an interesting site to network on.
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