A Frome storyteller is set to present another evening of stories at the Crown Inn in Keyford on Wednesday 21st January.
The evening will be Mike Rogers’ fourth session, where he will present Christmas Leftovers and Wassailing.
Mike said, “What do you do with leftovers after Christmas? Warm them up and serve them again – maybe with a bit of extra spice. The stories I chose for Christmas itself were happy ones. These two, both set at Christmas, are not exactly miserable (at least, not in the end) but they also both involve coming to terms with past sadness. And you might well call them ghost stories, because what is a ghost, except a piece of the past that refuses to go away.
“They are, however, definitely hopeful! And what is more hopeful (especially in Somerset) than wassailing! Looking forward to, and encouraging, an ample harvest of apples! The last story, set in the mid-17th century, explores, besides the theory and practice of wassailing, the theme of reconciliation and mutual recognition between the two sides in the English Civil War and afterwards. Not a bad way to start the New Year.”
The evening will start at 7.30pm
Pictured: Storyteller Mike Roger
