A comprehensive guide to traditional and performance storytelling in the UK: story clubs, storytelling shows, folk nights, punk poeats, acoustic musicians, grass roots venues and touring performers across the UK. Appropriate for all ages; aimed at adults.
Browse upcoming story clubs, storytelling shows, folk nights, and acoustic music events via an interactive map.
View current and upcoming storytelling, spoken word and acoustic music tour dates.
Discover monthly storytelling clubs, circles and cafes across the UK.
Comprehensive listing of UK based traditional storytellers, punk poets, acoustic musicians and protest singers.
Directory of UK based grass roots venues featuring traditional storytelling events, punk poets and acoustic musicians.
Storytelling and grass roots music and folk festivals in the UK.
Huge collection of posters and flyers for UK storytelling, punk poet, and acoustic music event tours.
Media gallery of audio and video recordings of interviews with, and performances by, UK based storytellers.
Summary stats of events, performers, and venues listed on this site.
Website code hacked together by Tony Hirst in conversation with Claude.ai.
All data is manually sourced and manually added to the site, primarily sourced from primary (performer, ticketing, group) websites as well as secondary sources (Facebook groups etc.).
For corrections, additions, removals, etc., email: montystoryteller AT gmail DOT com / web:
montystoryteller.org / fb: montystoryteller / insta: montystoryteller.
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