Sef Townsend's guest appearances

Sef Townsend

House of Legends: World Myths & Legends

Dragonfly Tales 

Liz Weir

Maria Gillen

Daniel Morden

Sharon Blackie

Ian Stephen

Noah Tetzner

Michael Williams

Kirsten Milliken

Nicholas Jubber

Danica Boyce

Martina Pisciali

Michael Harvey

Jan Blake

Joseph Naytowhow

Mara Menzies

OwlTail

Our guest this week is Sef Townsend, a brilliant storyteller and musician who has worked on peace and reconciliation projects throughout the world, including in the West Bank, in Armenia-Azerbaijan and Northern Ireland. In our conversation we talk about his travels throughout the world, his unique heritage, his love of language and much more, and he tells a beautiful story.Learn more about Sef at:https://seftownsend.co.ukOn Thursday 28th October I’ll be a guest at an online session with Lisnakea Yarnspinners in Northern Ireland. Link:https://armstory.org.uk/events/lisnaskea-yarnspinners-with-daniel-allison/Get access to every House of Legends episode and patron-only worksheets by becoming a patron at:https://www.patreon.com/houseoflegendsStudy with me at the Roundhouse Storytelling School:https://www.roundhouseschool.comLearn about Myth Singers, my storytelling coaching program, at:www.houseoflegends.me/story-coachingGet my books, Scottish Myths &amp; Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn &amp; The Fianna, at Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&amp;crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&amp;sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Allison/e/B081PNRL92/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1Amazon Canada:https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=digital-text&amp;rh=p_27%3ADaniel+Allison&amp;s=relevancerank&amp;text=Daniel+Allison&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1Get my FREE ebook Silverborn at:https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-pageJoin us on FBhttps://www.facebook.com/houseoflegendspodcasIGhttps://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcastMusic by Kate Young https://www.kateyoungmusic.com

Our guest this week is Sef Townsend, a brilliant storyteller and musician who has worked on peace and reconciliation projects throughout the world, including in the West Bank, in Armenia-Azerbaijan and Northern Ireland. In our conversation we talk about his travels throughout the world, his unique heritage, his love of language and much more, and he tells a beautiful story. Learn more about Sef at: <a href="https://seftownsend.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://seftownsend.co.uk</a>On Thursday 28th October I’ll be a guest at an online session with Lisnakea Yarnspinners in Northern Ireland. Link:<a href="https://armstory.org.uk/events/lisnaskea-yarnspinners-with-daniel-allison/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://armstory.org.uk/events/lisnaskea-yarnspinners-with-daniel-allison/</a>Get access to every House of Legends episode and patron-only worksheets by becoming a patron at:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/houseoflegends" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/houseoflegends</a>Study with me at the Roundhouse Storytelling School:<a href="https://www.roundhouseschool.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.roundhouseschool.com</a>Learn about Myth Singers, my storytelling coaching program, at:<a href="http://www.houseoflegends.me/story-coaching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.houseoflegends.me/story-coaching</a>Get my books, Scottish Myths &amp; Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn &amp; The Fianna, at Amazon US:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&amp;crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&amp;sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&amp;crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&amp;sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10</a>Amazon UK:<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Allison/e/B081PNRL92/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Allison/e/B081PNRL92/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1</a>Amazon Canada:<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=digital-text&amp;rh=p_27%3ADaniel+Allison&amp;s=relevancerank&amp;text=Daniel+Allison&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=digital-text&amp;rh=p_27%3ADaniel+Allison&amp;s=relevancerank&amp;text=Daniel+Allison&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1</a>Get my FREE ebook Silverborn at:<a href="https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-page" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-page</a>Join us on FB<a href="https://www.facebook.com/houseoflegendspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/houseoflegendspodcas</a>IG<a href="https://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcast</a>Music by Kate Young <a href="https://www.kateyoungmusic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kateyoungmusic.com</a>

Episode 68: The Greedy Padshah with Sef Townsend

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. We hope you have enjoyed some holiday fun where you are!This episode, we welcome storyteller Sef Townsend to the podcast.  Sef has spent many years animating children and adults through the medium of story, language, rhythm and song and he is equally at home in a nursery school; in the family atmosphere of a local festival; or at a national museum. Recent work has taken him from shantytown schools in South Africa to the British Museum; from the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Centre to remote villages in the West Bank.In the last couple of years he has shared stories, given workshops and conducted his own research in Belgium, China, Italy, Argentina, and Chile, as well as writing ‘London Folktales for Children’, with colleague Anne Johnson,  and their ‘London’s River Folktales for Children’ will be published by The History Press early next year.If you want to find out more about Sef, visit his website HERE.Our story is from Aotearoa New Zealand and is an old Maori myth.  The Maoris are the indigenous people of Aotearoa and you can learn lots about their history and culture HERE.Maui is a trickster demi-god, and is always up to something.  But many of his tales are about how he created and formed Aotearoa.  You can read more about Maui and the myths of this amazing place HERE.We  also ADORE this play of Maui Tames The Sun  so check it out HERE.If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at emilydragonflytales@gmail.com and we will try our best to give you a shout out.And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATEYou can follow us on:Facebook  InstagramTwitterThanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBandStorytelling, songs and music by Dragonfly TalesProduced by Andy GrazebrookArt by Light CreativeSound effects by ZapsplatWar Drums music by N

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. We hope you have enjoyed some holiday fun where you are! This episode, we welcome storyteller <a href="https://www.seftownsend.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sef Townsend</a> to the podcast.  <a href="https://seftownsend.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sef</a> has spent many years animating children and adults through the medium of story, language, rhythm and song and he is equally at home in a nursery school; in the family atmosphere of a local festival; or at a national museum. Recent work has taken him from shantytown schools in South Africa to the British Museum; from the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Centre to remote villages in the West Bank. In the last couple of years he has shared stories, given workshops and conducted his own research in Belgium, China, Italy, Argentina, and Chile, as well as writing ‘<a href="https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/london-folk-tales-for-children/9780750986892/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">London Folktales for Children</a>’, with colleague Anne Johnson,  and their ‘London’s River Folktales for Children’ will be published by The History Press early next year.If you want to find out more about Sef, visit his website <a href="https://www.seftownsend.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Our story is from Aotearoa New Zealand and is an old Maori myth.  The <a href="https://kids.kiddle.co/M%C4%81ori_people" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maoris</a> are the indigenous people of Aotearoa and you can learn lots about their history and culture <a href="https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Maori/353424" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Maui is a trickster demi-god, and is always up to something.  But many of his tales are about how he created and formed Aotearoa.  You can read more about Maui and the myths of this amazing place<a href="https://storiestogrowby.org/story/tales-of-moanas-maui-the-demi-god-legend-stories-for-kids/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> HERE.</a> We  also ADORE this play of Maui Tames The Sun  so check it out<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maui-Tames-Sun-Emerald-Collins/dp/0007228716/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=maui+tames+the+sun&amp;qid=1618446088&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> HERE</a>.If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at <a href="http://dragonflytales.uk/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">emilydragonflytales@gmail.com</a> and we will try our best to give you a shout out.And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: <a href="https://dragonflytales.uk/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DONATE</a> You can follow us on: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DragonflyTalesUK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dragonflytalespod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyDragonfly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling, songs and music by <a href="https://dragonflytales.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dragonfly Tales</a> Produced by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andygrazebrook/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andy Grazebrook</a> Art by <a href="https://www.lightcreative.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Light Creative</a> Sound effects by<a href="https://www.zapsplat.com/sound-effect-categories/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zapsplat</a> War Drums music by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2qfCy_UTZo&amp;t=6s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">N</a>

Episode 16 - Snakes & Ropes with Sef Townsend