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The quality of the videos is mixed - from professional to very home-made. The stories are still, I hope, great to watch. Enjoy.

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Very kindly provided by Frank Benesh of Jackson Flicks who filmed the entire Cold River Radio Show, hosted by the talented and fun Jonathan Sarty. This is just one small part of a really great show, held at the Theater in the Woods, Intervale, New Hampshire. Sean’s Red Scarf & The Hodja Seeks a Wife.

13 minutes

Little Red Riding Hood
An old story collected by both the brothers Grimm and Charles Perault. Quite different versions, Simon Brooks has blended the two to create this riviting retelling, filmed in October, 2020. This retelling includes the wolf being cut open to retreive both Little Red and Grandma, and might be worthy of a PG rating! ℗ © Simon Brooks 2020.

15 minutes

Original Music written by Simon Brooks, arranged by Brooks, Bennett, Barrows, and Glazer. 2020 ©

A beloved NH-based storyteller tells mythical tales and stories from around our world-and yours! A show for the whole family.

℗ © Simon Brooks

38 minutes

An expert yarn-spinner brings to life "adult-friendly" stories of hope and inspiration. Hop@Home brings the marvelous storyteller Simon Brooks to your hearth.

℗ © Simon Brooks

46.5 minutes

This story was told at CAMP Exclamation Point in Fairlee, VT 22nd August, 2013. It is about a lad, who is not very smart, who is saved by his wife Gretel, who is! Clever Gretel.

℗ © Simon Brooks (This is an off-the-cuff telling changing, in the moment, a somewhat dry telling to what you see here.)

19 minutes

The story “Fly Eagle, Fly” told at TV Seekonk 2019. Featured on the CD, “A Flight of Stories,” released 2020.

6 mins 44 Secs

Live recording of Simon Brooks telling the story of 'George and the Devil' for Better Said Than Done during their COVID-19 "Come as You Are" series.

℗ © Simon Brooks

11.5 minutes

PG rating at least

An old English story about ecology and respect for the environment. It is close to home for me for a couple of reasons. The photo you see of the farm, for some reason, was something I love to see when journeying to and from Worcester. It signaled the final part of a journey home to Worcester, England, when I was coming up from London when I lived there. When I heard this story as a child I always thought it was about this farm. And maybe it is. The Three Green Sisters.

℗ © Simon Brooks

7 minutes

PG-13 rating

A slightly chilling Corsican tale, put together with another story, retold by Simon Brooks. The Count and the Girl with the Golden Hair

℗ © Simon Brooks.

12 minutes

PG -13 Not for young children!
Prior to changes in the law in the 1800’s, bodies to be dissected for medical science usually came from executed criminals and suicides. As laws changed and fewer hangings took place, bodies began to become harder to find, and some doctors became rather unscrupulous. The Dr. Knox in this story is lightly disguised. The real Knox, upon being given a man by William Burke and William Hare allegedly told these men, "I would be glad to see them again, when they had another to dispose of." This led the two men to go on a killing spree, which led to the deaths of sixteen people. These events led R. L. Stevenson, to write this thinly veiled tale. This is my retelling of Stevenson's wonderfully dark story.

17 minutes

PG-13! Not a story for kids as it is quite chilling! A telling by Papa Joe Gaudet, with drumming by Simon Brooks (bodhrán). November 2017 as part of the New Hampshire's Central Guild Tellabration. The Hobyahs.

8 minutes

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Short Bio:

British storyteller, Simon Brooks was raised on stories and taken to the places where these stories began. Ancient hills, standing stones, and castles were Simon's upbringing. As an acclaimed storyteller Simon Brooks has engaged and transfixed with his powerful performances all over New England. As a master storyteller, Simon has taught and performed at libraries, schools, colleges, festivals, camps and at museums! With his bodhrán and stories, Simon combines the intensity of a solo performance with the intimacy of a face-to-face conversation whether on CD or live. People all over thee USA seek Simon for his storytelling. He is popular with kids, being so kid-like himself, and the twinkle in his eye has adults laughing, too. Like a one man show, comedian, raconteur Simon is one of the most popular storytellers the Northeast has.

Long bio:

Simon’s been entrancing audiences for over 10 years. His tales, both live and on his award winning recordings, combine the intensity of solo performance with the intimacy of face-to-face conversations, delighting all. Simon is like a traveling one-man show with his wit, his physical antics, comedy and pathos. Simon's voices and sound effects are perfected to the point where you become lost in the tale as you might a movie, no matter your age.

Simon Brooks began storytelling to groups and family audiences in 1991 in England, becoming a professional teller in 2003 in America. Born in England and making many trips in and out of Wales, Simon was raised on traditional tales. The love of his work is as inherent as his love of stories. After you have finished your journey into Simon’s stories, you will wonder how so many memorable characters and voices came out of one man. Audiences, even the most skeptical, leave Simon's presentations fully understanding the magic inherent in a story powerfully told.

Simon performs and teaches at hundreds of venues including schools, colleges, libraries, businesses, museums, camps, private venues and festivals, including the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN and Timpanogos, UT.

Contact:
E: simon at diamondscree dot com
T: 603-877-0033
M: 603-359-3341

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