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| Introducing and engaging modern audiences in the folklore and mythology of Celtic nations |
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| Introducing and engaging modern audiences in the folklore and mythology of Celtic nations |
| Liz Warren, a fourth-generation Arizonan, is a storyteller, teacher and writer. She is the director of the South Mountain Community College Storytelling Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Her recorded version of The Story of the Grail received a Parents Choice Recommended award in 2004 and a Storytelling World award in 2006. The Path of Truth, her new CD of Arizona family stories will be released in 2010. In June 2009, she was a featured teller at the Three Rivers Storytelling Festival, the annual storytelling festival of the Midlands of Ireland. Representing SMCC, she is the producer of the annual Mesa Storytelling Festival. Her textbook, The Oral Tradition Today: An Introduction to the Art of Storytelling, was published in 2008. liz.warren@smcmail.maricopa.edu John Good is well known throughout the West, South, Midwest and in his native Wales as a multi-instrumentalist, Welsh piper, singer/songwriter, composer and poet. Veteran of many Celtic festivals and concerts, including Estes Park, Chicago, San Diego and Denver, he brings the subtly different flavor of traditional Welsh music to the stage. John speaks and teaches the Welsh language (Y Gymraeg), is a member of the traditional band Tramor and is president of the Welsh League of Arizona. Visit his web site at www.tramormusic.com. potelobop@hotmail.com |
 Mythic Crew performing at the Celtic Harvest Festival
in Sedona, Arizona. Listen to a sample from our latest album. |
 Our latest recording has been released! Pwyll Prince of Dyfed Click for more info |
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Mythic Crew's goals o Demonstrate the relevance of Celtic lore to modern audiences. o Enliven traditional stories with the use of music, language, cultural and historical background in workshops, discussion, and performance. o Encourage participants/audiences to take an active role in contemporary Celtic arts. |
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| In addition to stage performances, we can come to your school, college, cultural center and spend anywhere from a single day, a weekend, or a week culminating in performances by participants/students and Mythic Crew. |
| Workshops for all ages Customized to meet specific needs and interests. o Storytelling – the oral tradition o Hands on experience finding, crafting, and telling traditional stories o Poetry (Bardic – a fire in the head) o Using ancient techniques and forms to write modern verse o Instrumental and vocal music using the oral tradition; any instrument, any key Pennywhistles provided by prior arrangement o Welsh language o Dance (by arrangement) o Coaching for performance (music and storytelling) o Constructing a cross-discipline performance (spoken word, music, and dance) |
Programs o Storytelling and music o The Mabinogion (Medieval Welsh myths) o Pan-Celtic folktales, myths, and legends o The Grail and other Arthurian stories o The First Fifteen Hundred Years of Welsh Poetry (bilingual presentation) Discussion Topics o The role of the storyteller and the bard in Celtic culture o The otherworld in Celtic myth and legend o The historical and literary perspectives on the stories and where they sit in the literary traditions of Europe. o The role of the goddess and sovereignty in Celtic culture. |
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