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brendan · 5 Star Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 254 Location: Dublin

Hello all.

What began as a story told on radio and which became a collection of printed stories (Barking Mad: Tales of Liars, Lovers, Layabouts and Loonies www.brendannolan.ie) is developing into a live storytelling activity.

I was invited yesterday at a storytelling workshop in Ballinasloe to tale a tale at the official Farmleigh storytelling festival in July.
I am telling at the Chapelizod festival earlier in July

On May 19, I am telling stories in the Irish Writers Centre on Parnell Square.
On May 26, I will conduct a Telling Your Story workshop in Newbridge library for Bealtaine.

On July 13, I will facilitate a Telling Your Story weekend in the Irish Writers Centre, Dublin 1.

And in August I am to be the Swanwick storyteller.
There may be no shutting me up.

And they all have to written out of my head before I tell 'em, casually.

Brendan
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Kate · 5 Star Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 255 Location: Devon

Hi Brendan

Great to hear that it's taking off in this way. I look forward to hearing your tales in Swanwick.

Talk soon, Kate
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Fiona Mc · 3 Star Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 57 Location: SW Scotland

Isn't it just great, Brendan, that you are getting paid for telling tales. Am looking forward to being in the audience this August.

By the way I never ever did get to savour Barking Mad over the Christmas break. Some beggar nicked it off the top of the unit where I had planked it for safe keeping!! Methinks I'll have to buy another copy.

Should you get unexpected feedback from this neck of the woods let me know so that I can track the tea leaf down.

Fiona.
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The French Connection · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 7:21 am Post subject:

That's great, Brendan - look forward to August and to listening to your tales over a glass of wine (or two), together with Kate and Fiona. Who else is joining us this year?

Kate · 5 Star Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 255 Location: Devon

Hi TFC - great to hear from you again. Looking forward to seeing you and all the others in August - hasn't the year gone quickly? If I'm going to fulfill the promise I made in Brendan's class to have the first draft of the book finished by the next Swanwick, I'm going to have to go some!

Talk soon, Kate
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brendan · 5 Star Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 254 Location: Dublin

Hello all.
For those who would like to see as well as hear a story told, I have uploaded some stories onto YouTube.
The plan is a story a month.
Two are up, two await.
So far, so good. Though more views would be nice, otherwise I talk to myself once more.
Folders on YouTube are called channels, so I can say I have my own channel on YouTube, hilarious.
It's here: http://www.youtube.com/brendannolanstory

Write soon.
Brendan
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