Join us live from the Netherbow Theatre in the Scottish Storytelling Centre for an Open Hearth session of stories and music. Featuring storytellers Peter Chand and Erin Farley, and musician Beth Malcolm. All hosted in the flow by Donald Smith.

Recorded live on the opening night of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2024.

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You can find out more about TRACS and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, which runs each October, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tracscotland.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sisf.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

We are joined in this episode by Storytelling Festival Director ⁠Donald Smith⁠, Chair of the Scottish Storytelling Forum ⁠Beverley Bryant⁠ and National Development Officer ⁠Joanne Urwin⁠. We chat about the storytelling scene in Scotland over the years and look back over 35 years of the Festival, whilst also getting excited about the future!

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If you are interested in getting involved in the Scottish Storytelling Forum there is more information ⁠here⁠.

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You can find out more about TRACS and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, which runs each October, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠tracscotland.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sisf.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Our episode today is a wide ranging conversation with three different storytellers working across two projects in the 2024 Scottish International Storytelling Festival, both using historical tales to explore connections between Scotland and India.

Niall Moorjani presents their new show Kanpur: 1857! on Sat 26 Oct whilst Kirsten Milliken and Neel Paul discuss Torn from the Same Cloth, which will be first performed on Sat 19 Oct.

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Tickets and information about both shows can be found in the links above.

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You can find out more about TRACS and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, which runs each October, at ⁠⁠⁠tracscotland.org⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sisf.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.