What’s the Scéal: Jack Lynch & Len Graham's Tall Tales & Musical Stories

National Museum of Ireland - Country Life

Legendary storytellers and traditional singers Jack Lynch and Len Graham return to the Museum for this adult only storytelling event.

Len GrahamCounty Antrim born, Len Graham has been a full-time professional traditional singer since 1982. After he won the All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann traditional singing competition in 1971 his reputation began to spread, and at the same time his own passion for the songs of his native Ulster was growing. From the early 1960s Len sought out and recorded older singers such as Eddie Butcher and Joe Holmes. His musical friendship with Joe Holmes resulted in two albums being recorded – Chaste Muses, Bards and Sages (1975) and - After Dawning (1978).Over the years, Len has collaborated and worked with numerous musicians, poets and storytellers. His association with the late John Campbell brought storytelling and song to a world audience. Their work together over twenty years made a significant contribution toward creating a deeper cross-community understanding of shared cultural traditions during many years of conflict in the north of Ireland.Len Graham has performed at numerous Irish and international folk, literary and storytelling festivals, as well as appearing on many radio and television programmes.

Jack LynchDublin-born Jack is rooted in the scéalaí tradition as explored by Eamon Kelly and John Campbell, having shared a stage with both. He has experience in schools, libraries and prisons. He works regularly in the National Museum of Ireland and in psychiatric hospitals. He has been a teller at local arts festivals and at Irish storytelling festivals.Internationally, Jack has appeared at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC; Festival At The Edge in England; Alden Biesen in Belgium; Estonia; Berlin; just to name a few. He has also appeared at Ireland's Flat Lake Festival and The Electric Picnic.Jack is a founder member and current chairman of Storytellers of Ireland/Aos Scéal Éireann and of the Dublin Yarnspinners. In 2007 and 2009 Jack co-curated the biennale Farmleigh Festival of Story and Song in Dublin. Jack was curator of If Walls Could Listen, a storytelling Festival for Derry/Londonderry (August 2013) and guest curator of the Yarn Storytelling Festival in Bray, Co. Wicklow (November 2014)

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