Ted
Hall
Celtic
Storyteller
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The
Thinness of Light
A
quaint, contemporary saga about the sacred places in Scotland
and the highlanders who live near them, The Thinness of Light
addresses the connection between man & myth, the temporal
and the inconsistent, and the relationship amongst all things
real and unreal, past and present, human or inanimate. This
is a delightful and innocent first book by Ted Hall –
storyteller, hill-walker, and guide to the standing stones
and stories told ‘round the fire.
$9.95, plus $4.50, postage & handling
Drawing©2000 Elizabeth Hiden
I
AM OSSIAN. I WEAVE RAINBOWS INTO THE FABRIC HUMANS CALL "REALITY".
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TOPICS
Ghostly
Tales
Walk with Warriors
Of Men & Giants
Women-Wise
Fairies, Magic, "The Little People"
Sacred Places
Celtic History & Heritage.
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WHAT
TED HALL DOES:
"One
does not elect to become a Storyteller, one simply is a Storyteller
born, chosen by forces beyond and larger than oneself. As a Celtic
Storyteller, I recount the sacred, ancient tales the same way I learned
them, through the time-honored medium of oral tradition, word of mouth,
one storyteller to another, handed down throughout the ages.
Defying
definition, always shifting, The Stories are too powerful, too essential
to pin down - you cannot catch the wind, nor carry the mist away
from the moors.
Once
upon a time, the Storyteller was most venerated, for he represented
the only form of entertainment, and even education. The voices of
the past breathed life into Celtic history, tradition and lore -
the Warriors taught us to value ourselves, the Fairies gave us laughter,
and the Giants showed us how to behave. The folk of mythology and
the Art of the Story provided the cement of Celtic Cultural identity.
Still
today, if you possess any Celtic blood - at all - then look to yourself,
deep inside yourself. There you will hear the echoes of my voice,
the voice of The Last Giant, the voice of Ossian, calling to you,
telling you of the Times of the Giants and the Days and Nights of
the Fairy Folk - the mythology and rich history that you Humans
name "Side". The Side now live underground, yet their
light still shines golden. The Side are part of the light you above
ground dwellers glory in by day, part of the light within yourselves.
So
listen well, Humans, listen well, for herein lies the key to your
past, and the hopes of your future.
©2000
TED HALL
TESTIMONIALS:
The
best introduction ... is Ted Hall's tour ... on the way back ...
walk through the "fairy glen" ... where fairies ...get
drunk on beer and dance to the fiddle music.
The Berkeley Guides to Great Britain & Ireland.
Ted has Aesop's own talent for storytelling.
Let's Go, The Budget Guide to Britain & Ireland.
"One of the more enjoyable parts of my trip was Ted Hall -
a big brusque Australian - narrates a string of Celtic myths and
legends collated over the years mostly through word of mouth ...
definitely not your usual"
More Women Travel: Adventures and Advice form More Than 60 Countries.
BIOGRAPHY:
TED
HALL was born
in England, of English-Irish and Scottish ancestry, and educated
in Australia, where he remained and taught for some time after University.
Whilst in Australia, Ted did some roaming, including a time in the
Australian Outback prospecting for tin and blue water topaz.
In
the vast Outback- where human presence amounts to no more than
pinpricks on the landscape, where the starlight is so intensely
bright that Ted could work by the light of its glow- Ted became
increasingly aware of a "mythological otherness" in
nature's domain. Upon returning to England, Ted tried his hand
at the odd teaching job here, a stint of Museum work there, even
a barrister's office. Eventually, Ted drifted his way to the Highlands
of Scotland, and knew he had reached his destiny.
Ted's
Celtic blood, once dormant, beginning to flow through his veins
like hot lava, tugging on his sense of belonging. There, possessed
by a larger spirit and guided by unseen hands, The Stories found
their way to Ted. They were told to him as he sat in the Barber's
chair, or sipped a beer in a pub. The stories infused themselves
in Ted... he remembered them easily and loved re-telling them,
their words and chants and cadence flowed through him like life
itself. Ted became a messenger of something far greater than he
could ever hope to be on his own, Stories that resonate with every
living person - a bearer of Celtic pride, certainly, but much
more - the essence of what it is to be human and alive. Ted ceased
conducting his famous "Badger Tours" and fled the Highlands
when he fell ill from witnessing the desecration of the Sacred
Places, the basis of the Stories, at the hands of careless visitors
to the sites
Ted
now lives in a small town, chosen for its location straddling
the English, Scottish border. Neither English nor Scottish, Ted
calls this "Celtic Twilight" home now, operating a small
B&B there. Today Ted offers The Stories to the world, as a
Speaker and through his illustrated book and his audio tapes,
hoping that all may experience the magic, and that the Stories
and the Art of telling them, thrive forever.
Audio
Cassettes:
Beautiful,
magical, ancient Celtic stories roll from Ted Hall's golden tongue
with the cadence of the God-gifted storyteller. Allow Ted Hall's
resonant Highland brogue and traditional storyteller's fluid rhythms
whisk you away to the land of peat bogs, romance and mystery. Feel
the connection to the origins of man. Entertaining and relaxing.
The price for each tape is $6.50 Set of 3 is $15.00 plus $4.50,
postage & handling
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