Giorraíonn beirt bóthar means "Two people shorten the road". This blog features streamed fables, folktales, and lies as told by storyteller John David Hickey (aka Hobbes).
DATE: Friday June 3rd at 18h00
LOCATION: MAI 3680 Jeanne-Mance #460 (OFF-D)
TICKETS: $10 to $12 available through the Fringe Box Office
(listed as After The Storm) 514-849-FEST
TaelStrum is the duo of storyteller John David Hickey (aka "Hobbes") and musician/singer Shayne Gryn. The pair have been performing together for several years bringing a unique mix of storytelling and music to various cafes, pubs, and stages in and around Montreal.
The second story post for October 2009 is by fellow Montreal teller Roman Pylat. I have always adored Roman's stories and the raw power of his voice. This story was recorded during a fundraiser I helped organize for the Montreal Children's Hospital back in 2005 called "Through a Child's Eyes".
This story is quite popular, and you can find many versions of it on the Internet. I have told it several times in the past year, but I have yet had a chance to record it. Hopefully, I will have several recordings of by the end of this month!
My heartfelt thanks to Roman for giving me permission share this story with you on this site. I hope you enjoy it!
The Boy Who Drew Cats (18 minutes)
Also, on Monday night, I had the enormous pleasure of enjoying an evening of stories from Allan Shain and Kim Kilpatrick called "Kissing That Frog: Disabling the Disability Myth". Such wonderful stories from two talented tellers from Ottawa. Loved it! But, if you don't mind the ego booster, when I went up to thank both tellers, Kim recognized my voice and remembered my "You Don't Know Jack" performance in the Ottawa festival from four years ago. I was floored and pleased to peaches.
There are English and French tellers performing all this week for the 10e Festival Interculturel du conte du Quebec, which the final English show being at Hurley's pub on the Sunday night. I'll be telling tales there, as will many others. I'll running all over the city, trying to take in as much of the English and French shows as I can.
If you can make it out to any of these shows, don't squander your opportunity! You will not regret it, mark my words.
John David Hickey has been telling tales across Canada since 1996. He is based in Montreal (Quebec), Canada and performs in cafes, pubs, and schools to the delight of many.
To be able to listen to the stories on this site, you need to download and install the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. You can get it by visiting the Adobe site.
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