Andrew’s Experience

‘I joined Myth Singers with a love for the stories but also with a real nervousness about telling them to people.

In less than six months that nervousness has transformed into excitement. I’ve had the opportunity to explore and share stories with a wonderful and talented group of people. I now feel comfortable telling stories at public events, and I would not have felt able to do that without the guidance and support from Daniel and the rest of the group.

Daniel’s passion for the stories, his knowledge and his generosity with his time and skills has been invaluable. The Myth Singers programme has been a fun and enriching experience so far, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to share these precious stories and play their part in keeping the tradition alive.’

Andrew Wilson, Scotland

(now on placement with the Village Storytelling Centre, Glasgow)

Kirsten’s Experience

‘You really are the best coach ever!

I can't even begin to tell you what an amazing, transformational year this has been and what the coaching has meant to me. Every single session has been such a joy and I'm so, so very grateful that you decided to share your wisdom with us.

Thank you for launching Myth Singers, for being so unbelieveably supportive, for passing the torch and for helping me to look beyond the veil. I can't wait to see what the next year will bring!’

Kirsten Milliken, Scotland

(now a professional storyteller and part of the HOL team)

Angharad Wynne is our guest teacher from the Welsh tradition. She has spent much of her life searching for her native spirituality, delving beneath layers of Christianity and following pathways back to the ancient myth and early poetry of Britain. She has spent the past fifteen years of her career mapping the sense of place of communities the length and breadth of Wales, uncovering their stories, histories, folk culture and the secrets of their landscapes. But, her strongest inspiration comes from journeys across Wales, listening with her feet, dreaming with the land, finding new and old ways of knowing.

A published author and poet, she is a storyteller with a background in history and archaeology. In addition to organising and leading the ‘In the Footsteps of the Ancestors’ and creating the ‘Dreaming the Land’ retreats and Dadeni, she is a founding member of the Animate Earth Collective.

Sorcha Hegarty is our guest teacher from the Irish tradition. A Cork-born storyteller and co-founder of the wildly popular Candlelit Tales, she and her brother Aron have spent over a decade creating collaborative, eclectic and diverse storytelling shows rooted in Irish Mythology.

Driven by their shared passion for Irish mythology and expression, Aron and Sorcha started retelling ancient stories to a near-empty room upstairs in a Dublin pub one rainy evening in November 2014. By the fourth week, the room was full, and so was the hall outside.

Sorcha has a uniquely expressive, naturalistic and modern style of telling, never hiding away from the challenging aspects of myth yet fully embracing them in all their dark and strange beauty. Her vast knowledge, keen insight and brilliant humour make her a superb teacher of the Irish tradition.

 ‘The Battle Crow washed herself in the river. Her black hair covered her white skin like a cloak. Ever so softly did she sing as she cleansed herself before the coming bloodshed. There was such peace in her song that the willows and rushes leaned in to listen.’

From Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu by Daniel Allison. Study a source text with guidance from its author on the Myth Singers course.

Laura’s Experience

‘I will remain eternally grateful to you for giving me enough confidence to carry on with storytelling. I’m still improving all the time, and remembering to enjoy the dance of it. And it must show at least sometimes: I’ve just been hired by the amazing Crick Crack club for a gig in London in March…

I would have given up if your course hadn’t been there. But now, I can’t even imagine telling stories not being in my life somehow at least. 

Thank youuuuuuu!!!!!’

Laura Sampson, England

(now a published folklore author)

Bronwyn’s Experience

‘If you are looking to take your storytelling practice and knowledge of Celtic mythology to greater depths and higher heights, with a fantastic group of awe-inspiring folks you will very likely be journeying and telling stories with for years to come, and with a terrifically supportive, insightful and inspiring mentor, then Myth Singers is likely the commitment and community you have been looking for.

I wanted accountability in my practice, and a community of like-minded creatives with a similar passion for ancient mythology and folklore. I wanted to have to show up twice a month ready to tell stories at a high level of polish. And I wanted to be taken seriously as a storyteller, after realizing I could only do this by taking myself and my journey to become one seriously.

So I signed up for Myth Singers, and have been showing up and practising the art in a more profound way than I could ever have hoped for ever since. It’s a decision I have not regretted for a second.

I am so grateful to Daniel and to my fellow Myth Singers for this! It’s been life-changing so far, and we’re only halfway through the year….’

Bronwyn Asha, Canada

(now an internationally touring storyteller)