St. Patrick’s Day Story &amp; Song Celebration with Ireland's own Colin Urwin &amp; Kenny SomervilleStorytelling Workshop 5:00 pmSong &amp; Story Concert&nbsp; 7:30 PMJoin us for an unforgettable evening with a legendary storyteller and singer, Colin Urwin, over from Ireland just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.Colin Urwin is from the spectacular north coast of Ireland is a modern-day seanchaí. He is a folk singer, songwriter, oral storyteller, workshop facilitator, recording artist, and author of several collections of folktales. He weaves old folk songs and original rhyming monologues into his shows as well as telling hauntingly beautiful traditional tales in his rich and authentic voice. With over forty years of performance experience, he works with museums, schools, libraries, and other community groups. He also appears on festival stages all over the world.Kenny Somerville, a musician and storyteller from Co Fermanagh, appears with Colin. He is a member of the well-known Bay Area group, the Gas Men, and plays tunes and songs from the Irish and American tradition on banjo and mandolin.The evening will include a workshop with Colin Urwin, Storytellers Talk Too Much. Designed to enhance your storytelling performance skills with alternative use of language, voice, music, and other simple techniques intended to bring a new level of interest and intensity to your practice. Colin will guide participants through some fun exercises and discussions and share a few tried and tested methods he regularly incorporates into his dynamic and engaging performances.Individual topics for discussion and exploration will include:<ul><li>Showing, not telling – dialogue v description.</li><li>Heightened use of language – verse / poetry v prose.</li><li>Enhanced use of voice – singing (NO SINGING ABILITY REQUIRED).</li><li>Use of basic percussion and / or musical instruments (NO MUSICAL ABILITY REQUIRED).</li><li>Non-verbal communication – gestures, facial expression, body language.</li><li>Use of simple props.</li><li>Use of humour – comic asides, spontaneous reactions to audience and external factors.</li></ul>Workshop/Concert Combo Ticket:$35 in advance$40 at the door$15 StudentConcert Only Ticket:$20 advance$25 at the door&nbsp;$15 StudentWorkshop Only Ticket:&nbsp;$20 advance$25 at the door&nbsp;$15 StudentPlease note the Workshop is for ages 18 and up, Concert is for ages 14 and up.Workshop limited to 20 participants.

St. Patrick’s Day Story & Song Celebration with Ireland's own Colin Urwin & Kenny Somerville

Workshop/Concert Combo: Day of Show Online General Admission