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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: The Hairy Tale of Sam the Skull

Sam the Skull is a hilarious folk song by Harry Hagan, about a gallus Glasgow cat. Join storyteller Alastair McIver as he relates Sam’s continuing adventures!

Scottish International Storytelling Festival: The Hairy Tale of Sam the Skull

About Scottish International Storytelling Festival: The Hairy Tale of Sam the Skull

Sam the Skull is a hilarious folk song by Harry Hagan, about a gallus Glasgow cat. In a frenetic oral cartoon, storyteller Alastair McIver relates Sam’s continuing adventures, visiting a number of children’s folk songs from Scotland along the way!

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2024 marks the 35th anniversary of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Since 1989, SISF has been building bridges between cultures, artists and audiences all over the world through the power of storytelling – connecting past, present and future. This year’s theme is ‘Bridges Between’. At a time where literal, figurative and societal walls continue to be constructed, we invite everyone to look beyond these boundaries and to celebrate the last and the next 35 years of storytelling with us.

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