"A splendid renaissance of one of Ireland’s oldest art forms" – Breandán O hEaghra, Deputy Director, Galway City Museum.
“Unexpected truth and freshness†- The Herald.
"Real, authentic and powerful […] enormously engaging, smart and captivating" - Dr Kate Slevin, College of William and Mary.
“Poetic, mysterious and moving†- European Reader.
"Rab’s zest for life and his talent of connecting with people definitely put him ahead of most storytellers" - Tribune Life
“Combines myth and modern realism to create a fantastic feeling of tension†-SIN newspaper.
"captivating minds with faraway fables" - The Irish Times.
"Hilarious, heartbreaking, action packed stories from Ireland and Scotland" - XPOSED, Galway city guide.
“A flare for inciting emotions and vivid imaginations with words†- Uniorb.
"One of the most innovative, committed and refreshing writers at work in Ireland today" Dr Sean Ryder, National University of Ireland, Galway.
I am a Scottish storyteller and poet living in Galway. My speciality is folktales from Scotland and Ireland, including stories from the medieval period as well as modern urban legends, and also the tales passed down over the generations of my family. These tales of magic, murder, romance, adventure and mayhem feature the men, women and children excluded from the great narratives of history: fisher folk, railway workers, boy soldiers, women in wartime, factory workers, farm labourers…
I perform in schools, libraries and festival including Slieve Bloom, Múscailt, and Spirit of the Voice. My clients include the College of William and Mary, Princeton University Alumni Association and Europäische Märchengesellschaft (European Society for Folktales) amongst many others.
My storytelling partner Clare Murphy and I use storytelling workshops to create fun ways for people to build bridges between the many groups in Galway City. we have also created a unique set of workshops to help disadvataged children and adults build up their confidence in self expression, develop the skill of positive criticism, and learn all about unleashing their imaginations through the magic of creating and telling stories.
I have just finished a highly successful five day show in the Town Hall Theatre studio, Galway. DARK TALES featured frightening tales with gallons of gore and a twist of dark. I am now taking DARK TALES on the road.
In 2007 the Arts Council / An Chomhairle EalaÃona awarded a Deis Award to Clare and I to fund a 6 month research and performance project for Galway City Museum. A video archive of these stories is now online at Storytellers Unlimited
I can be booked to perform or teach by contacting me at [email protected] / tel: 00353 (0) 87 654 5411. I do workshops and/or shows for adults, children or mixed groups.
Whilst I do storytelling for everybody from children upwards, my literary work is more for the adults. My work has featured in Books Ireland, www.blinkzine.com, Burning Bush, Chapman, Criterion, Cutting Teeth, Cyphers, Faslane Focus, The Guardian, The Herald, horror.about.com, www.indymedia.ie, New Writing Scotland, Northwords, Orphan Leaf Review, Peace News, Poetry Ireland Review, Poetry London Newsletter, Poetry Scotland, The Shop, textualities.net, West Coast Magazine, West 47...
Read more of my stories, poems and novels at Transformation and Gey Gallus .
And finally, many thanks for having a look at my writing, and posting your comments - it means a lot to me. My apologies for any delay in replying I'm not yet conected to broadband
Tale of Highland Terror
