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Billy Teare & Kathleen O'Sullivan - Storytelling & Art Workshop Thursday 13th May 2010 Traditional Music Day 2010 4th September 2010 Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk Billy Teare and Kathleen O'Sullivan join this unique celebration of traditional music taking place in the atmospheric surroundings of the Museum of East Anglian Life, a 70-acre haven of peace with town centre facilities and excellent transport links. This wonderful and distinctive event features an eclectic line-up of guests supported by a myriad of stepdancers, musicians and singers and of course, Billy and Kathleen, adding their entertaining mix of stories and songs. In Very Good Times. Trinity Centre, Ilford. 25th May 2010 Billy and Kathleen welcome you to their local community event, Venue small and space limited. Shaggy Dog Storytelling Club 28th May 2010 Storytelling at the Stubbing Wharf Pub, King Street, Hebden Bridge Larne museum and Arts Centre Kathleen and Billy help launch 'Larne Alive' week 12th June 2010 11 - 4pm Larne Library Larne Alive Pirates and Princesses. 9th June 2010 All aboard the 'Jolly Tale'. Sail on a sea of stories, songs and poems and make treasures fit for a princess or pirate's chest, with storytellers Billy Teare and Kathleen O‘Sullivan Traditional Music Day Stowmarket, Suffolk. Sat September 4th: The Biggest event of the year for The East Anglian Traditional Music Trust. Already a firm favourite in many people's diaries. A one-day festival of music, song and dance in the wonderful setting of the Museum of East Anglian Life. 11am - 5.30pm and separate evening concert 8pm - 11pm. 'Folklahoma @ Kingsplace' Kingslace Concert of Irish music, story and song, Featuring Orlaith McAuliffe and Darren Breslin One Day Residency - Killygarry Evening Concert. Larne Museum Louth Libraries part of the Bealtine Festival One Day Museum residency - Larne One Day Schools residency - Rickmansworth 9th Feb 2010 One Day Schools residency - Gortin 1st Mar 2010 One Day Library residency - Louth 3rd Mar 2010 One Day Schools residency - Cork 4th Mar 2010 One Day Schools residency - Canterbury 15th Mar 2010 Whitby folk festival, Ards Festival of the Peninsula, (featuring on Colum Sands BBC Northern Ireland radio show). Walthamstow folk club Tullycarnet Yarnspinners. Crawley folk festival Shammick Acoustic Sessions BBC Proms folk day Hammersmith The Irish Cultural Centre: Storytelling festival Lisburn Tale tellers The George Ewart Centre for Storytelling Folk at the Royal Oak: Lewes May 2009 Sidmouth Traditions: Sidmouth Folk Week August 2009. Veteran Records’ John Howson is helping to assemble a fantastic programme of traditional musicians and singers for this year’s festival. Guests will include: Billy Teare and Kathleen O’Sullivan. Bideford Folk Festival: Aug 2009 Wainfest: Arts & Books Festival for Children October 2009 Slievebloom Storytelling Festival 15th - 17th October 2009 Lewes Saturday Folk Club: The Elephant and Castle White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ. Concert and workshops: December 2009 Irish in Greenwich: Christmas show. December 2009 Maidenhead Folk Club: December 2009 Ideas Store project: Bethnal Green and Bow. 24th September Children's Book Festival at Meath Libraries, 7/8th October Dublin Yarnspinners The Teachers' Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, 12th November Knights of St Columba Catholic Club Forest Street Nelson Lancs, 29th November Plus Early Years Settings, Schools, Libraries, Arts Centres and Theatres, Colleges and Universities and Community groups far too numerous to mention:

With hundreds of high profile international festival appearances between them, including Glastonbury and The National Storytelling Festival, USA and with yet more dates to be confirmed you can follow Billy and Kathleen's future events here:

The songster and the storytellin' man

Braid Museum: Story telling in the Studio Theatre 6th Nov 2.30-3.10pm & 3.40-4.20pm Join Billy Teare and Kathleen O'Sullivan as they delve into the world of the Rhyming Weavers and create their unique brand of entertainment through tales, music and comedy. Booking is not required; it will be on a first come, first served base Down Arts Centre 31st Oct Kathleen and Billy take part in 3 Storytelling sessions from 2 -5 this Haellowstide Event Carnfunnock County Park 30th Oct Billy joins in the fun at this daytime Halloween Event Magherafelt: - Halloween Spooky stories in the library 30th Oct (10.00 - 11.15) Bronte Homeland Centre 28th Oct Larne Libraries: An evening of 25th Oct: Spooky Stories with Billy and Kathleen South Roscommon Singers Weekend 22nd/23rd/24th Oct Back for a second year, by popular demand, Kathleen and Billy appear at the Wainfest, County Donegal's arts and books festival, entertaining children and young people with stories, songs, poetry and arts and crafts. 160 events take place in libraries, Taobh TÃre Centres, The Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny and other venues throughout Donegal DON'T MISS IT !!!! Meath Libraries - Ashburn and Slane 15th Oct Wainfest: Children's Books and Arts Festival 18th/19th/20th and 21st Oct. Donegal Cork City Libraries National Book Festival 6th/7th/8th Oct Cork County Libraries 6th Oct Carrigaline 7th Oct Glanmire Braid Theatre - Ballymena 11th/12th Oct Schools Residency Botanic Gardens Belfast 18th/19th Sept Family Environmental Day

Farmleigh House and Estate: Christmas Storytelling Sat 4th December Sun 5th December Monaghan Libraries: 6th/7th/8th and 9th December 3 x sessions per day Homestart North Down 9th December 9.15 - 10.15pm Newtownabby Council 13th - 17th December: 4 x Storytelling sessions for local schools

Recent Events:

23rd September Tonbridge Folk Club 19th September Seaford Folk Club 15th September Redbourn Folk Club 6th/7th August Broadstairs Folk Festival 29th June Dunean and Moneynick Primary Schools. Residency 15th April Braid Theatre.- Braid Real Music Club (Featuring Grainne Duffy and support) 15th April Parkgate Primary. - Half Day Residency 14th April Tullycarnet Yarnspinners 25th March Ballinamore Library, Co. Leitrim 18th March Solihull Arts Centre 17th March Nottingham Royal Centre 6th March Birmingham Storytelling Club 15th March Wednesbury Storytelling Club Tour of Midlands: Organised by storyteller Graham Langley 9th March Story Night at Torriano. 8th March St Pat's Day Celebration Newtownabbey Music Club 7th March Toreagh Primary School, Larne. - Residency 4th March Monaghan Libraries 3rd March Monaghan Libraries 2nd March Monaghan Libraries - Residencies 28th February Gaelscoil, Buncrana, Co Donegal - School Residency 11th February Hammersmith Irish Cultural Centre Around the Fire Storytelling

10th/11th October Clare Libraries. Book Festival. 12th/13th/14th October Galway Libraries: Children's Book Festival 19th October Bute House prep school - residency 29th October Linen Hall Library 31st October Whiteabbey Halloween session for under 5s 14th /15th November Mermaid Theatre - Bray 18th November Irish Evening. Avon Federation of Women's Institutes Ballyclare Christmas Storytelling Monday 5th - 9th December 2012, 4 sessions per day for local schools Saturday 10th December 2012, 4 sessions per day for the public

Billy and Kathleen are in the process of writing a book of Antrim Folk Tales, due for publication in January 2014.