Wee Folk Tales: in Scots

By Donald Smith

These stories are about the wee folk of Scotland, told afresh for everyone including, today’s wee people. Collected here are stories from all over Scotland. Many were first published in the nineteenth and twentieth century, but all have been influenced by being told and retold, shaped and reshaped as they pass from storyteller to storyteller. Whether you’re introducing a wee bairn to these stories for the first time or you’re not-so-wee and reading them to yourself, you’ll find plenty to love in these charming Scots folk tales.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Luath Press
• Release date: Apr 24, 2020
• ISBN: 9781912387427

Donald Smith

Donald Smith is an accomplished storyteller in a variety of media from fiction to digital, live stage and spoken word. He has produced, adapted or directed over 100 plays, and published a series of novels on turning points in Scottish history. He has also written a series of non-fiction books on Scottish culture including Storytelling Scotland (2001). He is a lead author in the series Journeys and Evocations, celebrating local storytelling traditions across Britain and Ireland. He is a founding member of the Scottish Storytelling Forum, Edinburgh’sGuid Crack Club and is currently Chief Executive of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) which brings together Scotland’s traditional arts, as well Director of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.