Dragonfly Tales

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. We are really looking forward to welcoming some new YOUNG guest tellers to the podcast. If you would like to tell a tale on the podcast, have a practise at telling a 5minute folktale. Then you can record it for us (an iPhone works great if you place it on a flat surface and keep one hands width away f...

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. Next here in the UK is National Storytelling Week! If you want to join in the story fun, you can visit the Society for Storytelling Website – they have lots of fun story activities for you.  You can also support their brilliant work by donating to their crowd funder and keep the art of oral storytelli...

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. Happy New Year to all our wonderful listeners! We hope that 2022 is a great year for you. We have two lovely stories for you and in this episode we welcome back guest storyteller Rachel Ann Harding. She is a traditional storyteller and musician, passionate about myth, and traditional tales. In 2018 sh...

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It's the Holidays and it's Christmas Eve tomorrow! Hurray! We hope you enjoy this special episode to celebrate this special time of year. Our first story is from Leo, who brings us the long awaited return of CINDERELLA: Assassination Santa - The Revenge of the Elves. Leo really really enjoyed...

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It's December! The Christmas trees are up and it's cold outside. We hope you're looking forward to the holidays. Our first story comes from guest teller Belinda McKenna Bicknell , also known as the Steampunk Storyteller! Belinda spends her life in story land with people of all ages, sharin...

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This episode is brought to you from County Antrim in Northern Ireland.  We stayed at the wonderful Ballyeamon Barn and explored all the magical sites of the Glens of Antrim. We saw the Fairy Thorn tree from Season1 Episode 5 and The Giant's Causeway from our very first episode. Leo even sang the s...

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It's November and things have been going with a whizz and a bang! On the 5th November, we celebrate Bonfire Night here in the UK, to commemorate the failed gunpowder plot of 1605. A group of Catholic conspirators attempted to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament. They failed, but we s...

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It's our Halloween Special! WOOOOOOOOO! We have lots of TREATS for you this episode, including the return of LEO'S TOP FIVE - and a few tricks too! Firstly, we have a song that we learned from Kate Corkery and Winston Nzinga, also known as Spud and Yam ! The Boogie Man song! We hope you join i...

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. We are so grateful to all our listeners for their patience - Leo and Emily have been a bit sick with colds - but we're SO glad to be back with a new episode! Our first story this episode is from our guest teller Pyn Stockman . Pyn is a professional storyteller who lives on a boat! She loves fairy...

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. This episode, we are thinking about how we can mend and make do - reduce, reuse and recycle things - so that everyone can enjoy the wonders of our beautiful planet. It's not too late, if we all work together for change. Our first story this episode is from our guest teller Maria Credali . Maria ta...

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. We're back back back! We hope you've had a lovely summer and are looking forward to some story fun. We have so much planned for this season - more Leo's Top Fives, guest storytellers and, of course, our spooky Halloween and festive Holiday episodes! Our story this episode is an old Turkish...

Welcome to the final episode of Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. Its the summer holidays here in England! Hurray! We will be taking a break for the summer but will be back in September with brand new stories and guests for season 3. Yippee!  We thought it would be fitting to end the season with a story from Leo - he tells the tale that is sometimes called &#39...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. So this episode is a musical journey through our favourite stories, revisiting our songs and music. Leo and I love singing and making ORIGINAL songs that go with our episodes, often accompanied on guitar by me or by professional guitarist Andy (Daddy producer). We hope that the songs will remind you of your favourite...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  So this episode's TOP FIVE is about Leo's favourite gods and goddesses. What are your favourites? Draw us a piccy and don't forget to post it in the FaceBook Group. This episode, we welcome storyteller Sharon Carr to the podcast. Originally from Canada, Sharon Carr, has lived in the Midlands for many yea...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  We hope you enjoyed this episode's Scavenger Hunt! We would LOVE to see some photos of all the things you found. Did you manage to find them all? Don't forget to post pics in the FaceBook Group. This episode, we welcome storyteller Carl Merry to the podcast. Carl was once a teacher and ran storytelling clubs...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. We hope you enjoy the return of LEO's TOP FIVE! Don't forget to post pics of your doggies and ideas for other top fives in the FaceBook Group. This episode, we welcome storyteller Eamonn Keenan to the podcast. Eamonn loves telling stories from Irish lore, particularly stories of heroes, fairies and ghosts. He...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. It's the merry month of May, and we can feel summer drawing near. We'd love to see some photos of your outdoor activities - don't forget to post them in the FaceBook Group. This episode, we welcome storyteller Valentine Hanson to the podcast. Valentine is an actor and storyteller from East London. He'...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.   ***We had some tiny audio issues this week. We hope it doesn't affect your fun. Naughty Pixies! Thanks for listening*** This episode, we welcome storyteller Hannah Need to the podcast. Hannah , The Storyteller of Southfields, is a professional storyteller based in London who loves to tell traditional tales with...

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 f...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  This episode we launch on April 1st - also known as APRIL FOOLS DAY! Yes, it's a day for pranks and tricks - but keep them light-hearted and silly If you want to more about the origins of April Fool's Day, you can read more HERE . And for a list of silly and harmless pranks to pull on your family, you can go...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  Happy St Patrick's Day (for yesterday). As you know, Emily & Leo are of Irish heritage and on the 17th March we celebrate the patron saint of Ireland - Saint Patrick.  But he wasn't actually Irish! If you'd like to learn more about St Paddy you can do so HERE .  Our little Irish lullaby at the end is...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  It's March! Happy coming of Spring!  And we have two great stories for you in this episode. This episode, we welcome storyteller Jill Lamede to the podcast. Jill, The Tintagel Storyteller, lives in the magical birthplace of King Arthur, and may often be found telling tales on the cliffs above Tintagel Castle.  J...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. So there is lots going on right now. Hurray! Valentine's Day, Pancake Day (UK) and Chinese New Year!  And we have THREE amazing stories for you in this episode. Our first is from our young guest teller, Sofia. She is 8 years old and is telling a traditional tale from her home in France - Fox and Crow. Animal tale...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. So it's National Storytelling Week here in the UK! So we are celebrating everything story! If you would like to know more, then please visit The Society for Storytelling Website or Facebook Page and share your story fun. We have two lovely stories for you and in this episode we welcome guest storyteller Rachel An...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. We have two lovely stories for you and this episode we welcome guest storyteller Dawn Nelson, or DD Storyteller from the South Downs. Dawn writes and performs both interactive stories and traditional tales, as well as creating story based events and workshops for all ages. She also has her own podcast, Story Lore ! Y...