◆Travel・66《With David Campbell》　Japanese　　　　

Storytelling Concert Tour
October 2007

Reported by Miki Sakurai, Japan Storytellers Association
　

　
　

An advertising leaflet. 2007/07/05
The Storytelling Concert “Blowing in the Scottish Wind” in Japan


The Japan Storytellers Association celebrated the 30th anniversary of the foundation in 2007. We invited David Campbell, the storyteller from Scotland as one of our activities this year, and held the storytelling concerts “Blowing in the Scottish Wind” in Sendai and Kyoto. The Japanese storyteller, Mio Shapley who lives in Scotland visited Japan with him, and performed beautiful harp music with his storytelling.

 

　
　

 
　
　

In the train from Tokyo to Sendai, Mio Shapley & David Campbell

 

 　
　

 
　
　

The Concert at a large room of the public library in Sendai, 2007/10/08

 　
　

 
　
　

I told a story "The Haunted House in Scotland" 2007/10/08

 　
　

 
　

 

 

  

　　　　　　　★PROGRAM
　
Part 1
Eilean Aigeis ………………………………………Mio Shapley
The Three Donalds…………………………… David Campbell
Ｈｉｌａｎｄ　Ｆａｉｒｙ　Ｌｕｌｌａｂｙ …………………………Mio Shapley
The Fairy Wife and Cooking-Pot……………David Campbell＋Miki Sakurai
The Haunted Hause in Scotland……………………Miki Sakurai
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　〜・〜・〜interval〜・〜・〜
Part 2　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Golden Cradle……………………David Campbell＋Miki Sakurai
The Seal Wife…………………………………………Miki Sakurai
Thomas, the Rhymer………………………………David Campbell
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　…………Auld Lang Syne…………

 

 　
　

 
　
　

Dinner at the Hotel at Matsushima in Miyagi Pref. 2007/10/08

 　
　  

　
　     　
　

 
　
　

The Sunrise, 05:41 of 2007/10/9. from the Matsushima Bay.

 　
　

 
　
　

Breakfast at the hotel. 2007/10/09

 　
　

 


Matsushima, one of the Three Bearutiful Sceneries in Japan. 2007/10/09

 

 　
　  

　Matsushima sightseeing by a boat. 2007/10/09

 

 　
　

 
　
　

We met MATSUO Basyo, the great Haiku-poet on the road to the Zuiganji Temple.

 　
　

 
　
　

David & Mio, 2007/10/09

 　
　

 
　
　

The Zuiganji Temple, the national treasure.

 　
　

 
　
　

At the Tea House at Matsushima. 2007/10/09

 　
　

 
　
　

 

 　
　

 

 　
　

 
　
　

Theatregoing to KABUKI play. 2007/10/12

 　
　

 

 　
　

 


Dinner at the hotel in Kyoto. 2007/10/13

 　
　

The Storytelling Concert “Blowing in the Scottish Wind” in Kyoto
 2007/10/14

 　
　

　
　

 

   　
　

　
　 This concert was held at the hall of Kyoto International Community House on the 14th of October 2007. The tickets were sold out and the 220 seats were filled with excitement. David beautifully woven a tale called “The Three Donalds” which explained how Scottish tartans were born, and he performed the other Scottish stories including the magical Celtic legend called “Thomas the Rhymer”. His stories were full of wonder, warmth, fun, and love.
I believe that people enjoyed sympathizing with the oral traditional storytelling world. In the Storytelling, the storyteller doesn't exist without the listeners. We all were deeply touched with David's presence that he was always making sure that audience were with him as he tell his stories. Finally, we could understand the joy of sharing in the storytelling world. David's love for people and stories warmly wrapped the whole space. Mio told a short personal story ”My grandfather” in the end of our concert and it refrained gently in people’s heart. We thank Mio for her support while David’s stay in Japan. Of course, I also enjoyed telling the beauty of the excellent Scottish stories such as “Seal Skin”, “Scottish Ghost story”, and Fairy’s Cooking Pot” with all my love. In this day 220 hearts were united as one through world of wards.
The Scottish wind blew gently through out the hall in Kyoto, Japan.
 　
　

 
　
　

　At the Farewell Party after the conserts. David and Miki.