Storynotes & Biography

Tony Hirst is an Isle of Wight based storyteller, regularly performing at folk nights around the Island as well as in performance events as one of the Three Island Storytellers.

Previous and upcoming performances:

• “An Evening of Traditional Tales” (with Three Island Storytellers), Boojum & Snark, Sandown, Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 [SOLD OUT];

• featured performer, Waverley Folk, The Waverley, Newport, Wednesday, April 20th, 2022;

• Ukrainian Support Day, Bar 74, Ryde, Friday, April 22nd, 2022;

• “Even More Traditional Tales” (with Three Island Storytellers), Boojum & Snark, Sandown, Thursday, June 23rd, 2022, tickets.

Storynotes is an open-ended, independent digital humanities research project exploring various ways of using digital tools to support research into traditional stories, histories, folklore, myths and legends.

Storynotes projects include:

• On the Trail of the Sin Eater: pursuing a 19th century correspodence debate regarding the Welsh tradition — or not! — of the sin-eater;

• On the Loss of the Eurydice: tracking down the story of the loss of HMS Eurydice, along with other local tales current at the time on the Isle Wight;

• Story Notes — Technical Recipes: developing a range of search tools over traditional stories and story types.

Please support this and other related Storynotes initiatives via Patreon.