I got an e-mail on Wednesday for Gems of Celtic Story, an evening with Robin Williamson.
“If you knew him then, you will love him now with his own storytelling
show. He was the first to concentrate on the renaissance of Bardic
style storytelling with harp, continuing to develop in his unique
style to this very day.”
Well, I’d never heard of the guy, so I thought, why not and went along yesterday evening. It was an enjoyable evening. He sang, recited poetry and retold Celtic stories from the Irish Cycles, Fionn McCool and also from the Mabinogion, including Culhwch and Olwen, a story about the nephew of King Arthur eloping with the daughter of a giant.
The stories were very enjoyable, but I found that some of the songs were not to everyone’s taste. Still, all round it was an enjoyable evening.
