Episode 8 - Christmas Special: Spiders, Apples & Assassins

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. It's Christmas Eve! We are so excited and I hope we can get to sleep tonight!This episode we welcome guest storyteller Hannah Brailsford from Essex to the podcast.Hannah  is a brilliant storyteller who is 'captivating, compelling, magic and fun'.  She has been telling stories to both children and adults for nearly ten years!  Hannah delivers storytelling work shops to Early years and Primary children under guise of Tiny Tales Storytellers.  She also hosts amazing story nights for adults as Spinning Yarns Theatre.You can also check out Hannah's You Tube channel HERE.
Leo's story is one he wrote all himself.   It's based on the classic Cinderella story with a MASSIVE twist.  We hope you enjoy it!Emily's story is an old folktale from Somerset called the Apple Tree Man.  In the olden days, people would honour the trees and the gods of winter by singing songs, pouring cider or beer on the roots of fruit trees to ensure a good harvest the following year.  This is called wassailing.  We hope you like our version of this old tale - there is a great version by John Kirkpatrick HERE.And here is an awesome version of our song by The Watersons. If you would like to donate a little something towards our second season, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATEIf you would like a shout out, 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.
You 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 ZapsplatChristmas Music by Peder B HellendSpy Music by Video SoundWassail violin by Corinn Bonkalski