Hearthside Tales

1st tour of The Snow Bear from 22nd November 2014 until February 2015.

Hearthside Tales produces storytelling shows like Chris Bostock and Ken Patterson’s previous tours of ‘Tales for the Turning Year’, ‘Doon the Waggonway’ and ‘Salt!’

 

Chris Bostock is a founder member of the storytelling group A Bit Crack known for his skills throughout the northeast.

Ken Patterson is a multi instrumentalist and actor, co director of  ‘4Corners Music’

 

Chris Bostock, Storyteller.

He tells stories from local legends to the great myths, ghost or fairy stories, jokes or ancient epics, in a style which is completely his own and is loved by his audiences. He is a founder member of ‘A Bit Crack’ storytelling collective.

He is also an entertainer of great inventiveness and creativity. He loves involving other people in the process of both storytelling and story-making and is always full of original and bright ideas for engaging people. He is as much at home working with a crowd in a football stadium or theatre as he is with pensioners in a day centre or a classroom of young people. He has a great gift for getting people of different ages and backgrounds to delight in each other’s stories.

Underneath all of the humour there lies a deeply compassionate and interested person committed to developing the art of storytelling. His enormous experience in the world of stories and workshops makes his listeners feel good about who they are and what they do.

 

Ken Patterson

He is a musician, composer, and actor. He co directs 4 Corners Music and is known for establishing a number of community bands in the Newcastle upon Tyne area. He was Advisory Teacher for Primary Music in Newcastle LEA and later a member of the Sage Gateshead Learning and Participation team.

A multi instrumentalist, he plays ‘cello, double bass, piano, accordion, tuba, trumpet, trombone, guitar, ukelin, ukulele and tin whistle. He played with acid folk ‘niche legends’ Caedmon in the 1970’s. He composes monthly for  ‘Tunesmiths’.

He works with Theatre sans Frontieres as actor and composer (Tour de France, Round the World in 80 minutes, La Pelota Magica, Les Adventures de Lapin, Heaven Eyes). He recently played ‘cello in a national tour of  ‘Collector of Tears’ a monologue with Gobscure Theatre Co.

He paints watercolours, including the SNOW BEAR image, and was Egon Ronay recommended in 1982!