mason jennings, Sheelagh Murphy, Anna Lee, Carla Bruni, Nina Simone, Deborah Smith, The Frames, Manu Chao, Silvio Rodriguez, The Cat Empire, Kings of Leon, Billie Holiday, Madeleine Peyroux, KILA, Dizraeli
Movies
Peggy
A Voice in the Dark
The Epic of Diarmuid and Grainne Part 1
The Epic of Diarmuid and Grainne Part 2
Books
Gaviotas, El Principito, Goodnight Mister Tom, Song of Solomon, The Prophet, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Old Man and the Sea, The Essential Rumi, Love in the time of Cholera, Dreamtime Ireland, A Way of Being Free, Over Nine Waves, Angela Carter's Fairy Tales,
Clare Muireann Murphy is a part of the new wave in Irish storytelling. Clare's unique physical style of telling has delighted audiences the world over. She has graced the stages of the Globe Theatre in London, Vienna Lit Festival, Cheltenham Literature Festival, Kilkenny Arts Festival and more. She has a repertoire that far extends beyond her beloved Irish myths and legends into world folklore, fables, legends, wisdom tales, participation tales and so on.
Clare has told stories for people of all ages and backgrounds, including work with travellers, refugees, youth at risk, elderly groups, Montessori groups, teachers, actors, community workers, university students and after school groups.
She has toured the UK and the USA several times in the last few years. Clare toured the UK twice in 2008 with Traditional Arts Team's highly successful Storytelling Cafe tour.Trad Arts Team homepage
Her most recent UK tour (March 2009) was a solo self managed tour.
Clare was nominated for the Arts Foundation Fellowship Storytelling Award in 2008. She is a Social Entrepreneur Award winner 2007, and twice winner of the Muscailt literary Short Story Award 2005, 2006. She is the Director of the Community Storytelling Initiative, Galway. She is also a member of Storytellers of Ireland, and Poetry Ireland's Writers in Schools Scheme.
The Community Storytelling Initiative was founded in 2006; its aim is to work with communities (main and marginalised) through storytelling. This initiative has spawned many projects including:
STORY NIGHT (2006); a monthly storytelling evening open to all. Listeners and tellers are welcome. STORY NIGHT is on the first Tuesday of every month at the Spirit Centre, Nun's Island at 9pm. Everyone is welcome, a donation of €2 is asked to cover rent.
THE INTERNATIONAL NIGHT OF TALES. An intercultural project that worked with members of the international community over six weeks culminating in a sold out performance on March 11th, 2009. Ten tellers and the Big Sing Multicultural Choir performed at this dynamic and successful two hour show.
NEW WEBSITE, LAUNCHED APRIL 5TH 2008
Children's Museum of Denver and Galway City Museum were both hosts to the international launch www.storytellersunlimited.com This website is a living archive to the work achieved by Clare and Rab during their two and a half year collaboration. It hosts biographies, an extensive online video archive, and other information on the work that was done. Please go to STORYTELLERS UNLIMITED! for more information)
Clare also works in collaboration with YOUR MAN'S PUPPETS. Their latest work together TALES FROM THE WORKSHOP was invited to Singapore's 'Out of the Box' Puppet Festival 2008.
This show is currently available for booking (2009) for festivals and events around Ireland and the World.
TALES FROM THE WORKSHOP
A show of storytelling and puppetry from Your Mans Puppets. Suitable for children of all ages, TALES FROM THE WORKSHOP is a show about what happens when the storyteller has to entertain the puppets just to get a little work done! Tales from the Workshop
Clare is available for storytelling performances and workshops. Advance booking is recommended.
To contact Clare please write to "clare@storytellersunlimited.com"
To see the latest articles click on the links below
"There were five days of storytelling with Clare Murphy...and Rab Fulton, captivating minds with faraway fables and spooky Scottish tales..."
Lorna Siggins, The Irish Times, July 31st, 2006
"We have a lot of performers come to the museum, but very few of them capture the attention of our youngest to oldest visitors with solely their talent and not a bunch of gadgets."
Lauren Lansing, Children's Museum of Denver, March 21, 2007
"You'd be sitting on the edge of your seat"
Lorna Siggins, The Irish Times, August 25th, 2007
Who I'd like to meet: STORYTELLERS * ARTISTS * BARDS * MUSIC SMITHS * WORDSMITHS * LIBRARIANS * SOCIAL WORKERS * TEACHERS * REVOLUTIONARIES * FESTIVAL MAKERS * ACTORS * PUPPETEERS * WANDERERS * WONDERERS*
hola guapa, te echo de menos tambien! . . . mucho! solo canto en cuatro . . . pero dame tiempo! recuerdos de Biel y Mayu! besos y abrazos (y cava y rocas y la luna y el mar)
No worries! Simone arrived today adn told me she saw you briefly - say hello to kate and all at Hammersmith on friday! I fly out to the States on 22nd - good luck on your tour! xx Liz
Me encantaría encontrarte pronto por aquí chica, yo también quiero reír. Ahora estoy trabajando como prof de español, pero fijo encuentro el tiempo suficiente para nuestras locas conversaciones. Un beso guapa!
Mi cuentacuentos favorita!!! Además mi amiga joder, cuánta suerte tengo. Estoy segurísimo Clare que nuestros caminos se volverán a juntar pronto. Mientras tanto sigue sonriéndo de una forma ¡innnnn-creíble!
hey c - was just admiring your profile once more - have i ever told you how much i adore what you do??? there should be more people like you on this planet - capturing the beauty of tales so perfectly - i just love it! when i'm a grown up, i want to be just like you!!! :) much love, alexandra
Heeeyyyy Clare! (sorry, I was trying to sound a bit rock n roll there as it's the band profile) What a beautiful pleasure it is to add you to Straydog, hope you like the choons! More, newer and better coming soon. Although you are not very good at sitting we'll be keeping that fireside seat warm and safe for you in this camp too, should you need it.
Howya misses, im launchin the single Mon Night in Roisins, special guests Little John Nee n Nicola Williams, il have a full band of worriors YAAA, AND ITS FECKIN free
