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Tales of a Jackdaw
I'm excited to announce the launch of a series of radio shows for Radio Bronglais, my local hospital radio station.
The shows are a place of story and music, supporting and interweaving with each other, with the first three episodes featuring tales and tunes from my homeland of Wales.
The episodes will be aired at 7pm each Sunday and 4pm each Tuesday from 11th May 2025. Tune in to listen live or follow the link to re listen to past episodes.
Chwedlau Gwyllt/Wild Tales
A Festival of Tales across West Wales
Gorffenaf 8-12 July 2025
Wednesday 9th July - Fishguard - Straeon Sir Benfro - Deb Winter & Friends
Thursday 10th July - Cardigan - The Tell Tales Club - Jessie Wild & Cath Little
Friday 11th July - Tenby - Phil Okwedy
Saturday 12th July - Aberystwyth - Halo Quin, Milly Jackdaw, Ailsa Mair, & Peter Stevenson
Sunday 13th July - Newport - Alice Courvoisier, Jason Wood, & Sonia Sophia
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Mochyn Myrddin/Merlin's Pig is a fusion of traditional storytelling, physical theatre and music It is a solo performance based on the life of Myrddin, his encounters with magical animals, exploring the living myth, and its relevance to our current times through tales which restore sense of meaning, wonder and hope.
We find Myrddin seeking the sanctuary of an apple tree, a remedy for disturbing futuristic visions triggered by the Battle of Arderydd. He befriends a wolf and a pig and the stories they tell each other unearth deep memories of an ancient sow goddess, a gallant quest involving the pursuit of the giant boar Twrch Trwyth, Myrddins own early life and his mysterious conception.
1500 years later a young single mum receives a visitation that will influence the course of her life, ultimately leading her to Wales and to Hartfell in Dumfries, on a quest for the living myth of Myrddin and the primal power of the land. We are called to re-evaluate the stories we tell ourselves and to discover codes, hidden till the time is right for revelation.
Mochyn Myrddin/Merlin's Pig
2024/2025 Tour Dates
Neuadd y Pentre Cilcain
Cilcain Village Hall.
Saturday 15th March 2025
Bookings. 07565 664810
Canolfan y Celfyddydau
Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Miners Theatre
Ammanford
The Nurture Centre
Carmarthen
Canolfan Llwynihirion Brynberian
The Queens Hall
Narberth
Canolfan Ucheldre Centre
Holy Head
Canolfan Y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre
The Lost Arc
Rhayader
Saturday 29th March 2025
Box Office 01446 738622
25th September 2024
Box Office 0345 2263510
28th September 2024
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Friday 11th October 7.30pm.
07767 124464
24th October 2024
Box Office 01834 861212
1st November 2024
Box Office 01407 763361
8th November 2024
Box Office 01970 623232
16th November 2024
Box Office 01597 811226
Silk Roads
Exhibition at The British Museum
Norse Myths and Norwegian Folktales with Milly Jackdaw
4th October 2024 6.30pm and 7.30pm
2023
Sweet its Branches/ Melys ei changhennau
Imbibe the wisdom of apple tree tales from Wales, Ireland and Kazakhstan. We find apples as magical allies, sanctuary, fruitful reward and source of temptation as we wander the paradise groves together and discover their stories, encountering curious girls, wild wizards, gods, and Russian plant hunters along the way.
Cletwr Cafe,
Treddol, SY20 8PN
29th September 2023
Childrens storytelling. 6pm
Full show 8pm
Gwyl Cynhaeaf
Harvest Festival 2023
Y Plas, Machynlleth,SY20 8ER
21st October 2023. 1.30pm
Beyond the Border
Storytelling Festival
Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire.
7th - 9th July 2023
Mochyn Myrddin /
Merlins Pig
I am pleased to announce that I have been awarded funding from Arts Council Wales to research and develop a full length storytelling performance for presentation later this year.
Myrddin,Mochyn is a storytelling performance based on the life of Myrddin and his encounters with magical animals, the symbolism of such; in particular the pig/wild boar/sow, and featuring the myths and folktales that elucidate the deeper meanings. The research and development phase of this project will explore the living myth and how it relates to the present day and in particular the relevance to our current ecological situation.
For more details of this project and how you can get involved you can read all about it in the blog section of this website.
Pig Blog No 1
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
The Round Studio
Thursday 13th July 2023
Thereby Hangs a Tale
Finding the Folktale Roots of Bardic Inspiration with Milly Jackdaw & Halo Quin.
Over the eons Shakespeare’s tales have retained their relevance, capitalising on our fascination with watching our own stories amplified that we may better understand ourselves. Could it be that Shakespeare found inspiration from some of the earliest explorations of key themes in already existing stories? Could myths and folktales have played their part? Storytellers Milly Jackdaw and Halo Quin have been uncovering tales, including some from Welsh myth, that hold tantalising hints that this may indeed be the case.
In the tradition of the great bards of old, we call Shakespeare into conversation with the folktales that shine through his work, baring the bones of stories that take us to the heart of inspiration. We unpick colourful threads from plays and tales, reweaving them in the place where traditional storytelling meets theatre.
If folktales be the food of the Bard, tell on.
The Willow Globe
Penlanole, Llandrindod Wells
September 17th 2023. 3pm.
Campfire storytelling at Top of the Woods
Join me for an evening of fireside storytelling and song. Discover the secrets of the land in these tales of fire and dragons, of Kings and strange things, of animals and otherworlds, of foolery and magic. Be entertained, amused and perhaps even enthralled by this timeless art. For young and old and all in-between. Bring your rugs and your cordials, your camaraderie and most importantly your imaginations.
Top of the Woods Campsite.
Penrallt Farm,
Boncath, Pembrokeshire.
July 29th 2023
August 26th 2023
A wild dance through Welsh tales of ways through water to the wondrous world beyond the world, the deep place.
Magic and medicine thrive and the potent forces of ancient wisdom emerge bringing strange and marvellous gifts.
Welsh folktales and mythology for ages 10 and over.
Thursday 1st - Sunday 4th June
Tales of the Otherworld.
Fire in the Mountain Festival
The Star Child by Oscar Wilde
The Hanging Gardens, Llanidloes
5th December 2022
The Lost Arc, Rhayader
7th January 2023
Two woodcutters are lost on a cold winter’s night, reason to be fearful indeed. But it doesn’t do to be always looking down, even in a crisis and when the woodcutters turn their gaze skywards, they see something miraculous; a star shooting to Earth. A gift? Gold? Or is it something far more precious than that?
Discover for yourself and join the adventure of The Star Child as he navigates through pride and selfishness and embarks on a journey back to the heart.