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Tellin' t' Tale: Storytelling, particularly Yorkshire dialect

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  1. I tell traditional stories from around the world, but tend to specialise in Yorkshire dialect stories when with local groups. I am Chairman of the Council of the Yorkshire Dialect Society and editor of 'Summer Bulletin', one of the Society's annual publications, a member of the Society for Storytelling and treasurer to the Shaggy Dog Storytellers based in Hebden Bridge.

    I have told stories at numerous venues, including Probus Clubs, Women's Institutes, Mothers' Unions, countless church groups and many old folks homes, as well as in schools and museums and storytelling clubs. My stories, especially the Yorkshire ones, are mainly humourous. As well as telling stories, I can talk about the current storytelling scene and the background to some of the stories.

    For groups particularly interested in history and/or Yorkshire Dialect, I can talk about Yorkshire dialect or about the subject of my book 'A Yorkshire Dialect Treasure Trove' the most famous Yorkshire dialect writer, John Hartley, and how his publication, the Clock Almanack, gives insight into the lives and preoccupations of working people in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

    I cover the whole of Kirklees, Calderdale, Bradford and Leeds. I am happy to accept your usual fee.

    * Rod Dimbleby is currently Chairman of the Yorkshire Dialect Society, the oldest dialect society in the world. There is a link to their website under Further Information.

Contacts

Rod Dimbleby
Storyteller

20 Lower Newlands, Brighouse HD6 3RG

01484 717593
07545 308346

Organisation last updated

  1. 24 October 2022

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History

  1. I am a retired modern languages teacher. I have been on the storytelling scene for 10 to 20 years.
    In 2012 I was shortlisted for the Trailblazer category in the BASE Awards (British Awards for Storytelling Excellence) for taking storytelling to new audiences in Yorkshire dialect.

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