Storytelling in Cove & Kilcreggan
Gullrun’s Saga: A Viking Story
by Svend-Erik Engh (storyteller) & Neil Sutcliffe (musician)
Source: Svend-Erik Engh
This autumn listen to Viking stories at the Cove sailing Club in the beautiful scenic villages of Cove & Kilcreggan in Argyll on the banks of Loch Long (named after the Viking longships that sailed up it to launch attacks towards Loch Lomond).
‘Gullrun’s Saga’ is the story of a young Viking woman setting off over sea to create her own destiny. Cannot wait to host Danish-Scottish storyteller Svend-Erik and Scottish musician Neil Sutcliffe!
There will be an interval with tea/ coffee/ juices and nibbles!
Date: 23rd November 2025
Time: 2.30 - 4.30pm
Venue: Cove Sailing Club SCIO, Baron’s Point, Cove G84 0NL
Tickets: 8 GBP (adults)/ 5 GBP (under 18s)/ under 6 go free!
Bookings: Send a message to Gauri at gauriraje2@gmail.com / 07942638365
About the performers:
Svend-Erik Engh is an internationally acknowledged storyteller from Denmark, now living in Edinburgh. He became a storyteller in 1994, and since then he has continually explored ways to expand the use of storytelling. Over the years, he has shared stories in many different settings — from classrooms full of children, to business professionals at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and, in the last three years he lived in Denmark, with people living with mental disabilities. He has found the exploration of storytelling equally meaningful whether his audience was a group of corporate leaders or non-communicative patients.
Svend-Erik was the founder of the Danish-Swedish storytelling group The Storytelling Academy. From 2003 to 2006, the group toured southern Sweden with a unique form of storytelling where children were surprised with an unannounced visit in their classroom. He also created “Stories under the Tree” — storytelling events held beneath the branches of trees in public parks, where people could sit, enjoy the view, and listen to some of the best storytellers from Denmark and Sweden.
Every summer, he organises Stories under the Tree beneath the branches of a sycamore tree next to the Prince Albert Victor Sundial in the Edinburgh Meadows.
Neil Sutcliffe is an accordionist, pianist and folksinger from Stirling, in the central belt of Scotland. He performs as a classical soloist and ensemble musician, within the Scottish traditional music scene, and as a collaborator with other artforms. In 2021 he completed his BMus (Honours) at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in Glasgow, where he studied classical accordion with Djordje Gajic.
He has worked on developing several storytelling/music shows, weaving music and song through myth and legend. This includes creating original music as well as researching historical musical connections to stories, places and cultures.