Life of the People

Inspired by Dorothy Hartley, storyteller @creatorchip documents folklore and craftsmanship across the UK for @theMERL.

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

Very few meet a boggart and live to tell the tale. Will Charcoal Nil be one of them? If so, he must first overcome his lack of knowledge about the ways of men and women...

See how he fares in our latest #StoriesOfThePeople from @theMERL and @ace_national! https://t.co/J9vYRJkL4u

[Patricia Lovett MBE, FCGI @LovettPatricia]

OK makers and those interested in all crafts. The @APPGCraft is now set up and Will be tweeting for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Craft that @heritage_crafts set up. Please RT and follow. @craftscotland @CraftsCouncilUK @MERLlife @NHTG_News @Conservators_uk @NSEAD1

[Storyteller Chip @creatorchip]

Both my niece & my 1st publication in bookshops are 2yrs old today! I'm still hugely proud of that book, all my illustrators & my editor – & my bro, his wife & their daughter!

If you haven't already, you can find a copy (of the book, not my niece) at https://t.co/NYH72gJ64w

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

@MetaGrrrl Aw, but I'd like to hear a tale like that — wanna give it a go? 😉

[Epic Tales @EpicTalesUK]

Can you believe it's been a whole year of our FREE story videos for schools? Join us in this celebratory look back, in which we answer the question, "Just why do we tell stories anyways?!"

https://t.co/GOuId6mIyi

#storytelling #teacherlife #schools

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

Like many heritage crafts, #storytelling is really learned by experience & attempt.

But as our blacksmith Peter Crownshaw proved, it IS possible to pick up heritage crafts from books. If you fancy a go at storytelling, the wealth of advice in this book will get you very far...! https://t.co/SYR1tkzhws

[Storyteller Chip @creatorchip]

What better gift on #FolkloreThursday than seeing my name in print alongside #storytelling legends inc. Taffy Thomas MBE, John Row, Christine Willison, & Cath Little. I'm looking forward to enjoying everyone's contributions!

Explore yourself from https://t.co/0NhQees3u9

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

It's finally here! The full cut of collier Alan Water's inspiring, informative interview is now at https://t.co/QNn4tPRbFd

Join him, @MyahM_D & me for an even more detailed discussion inc topics like funding, vampires, & the usefulness of charcoal on Everest!

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

I know a few ladies who swear by the idea of keeping a file with them at all times. Was this beneficial, precautionary habit begun by the farrier in this tale?

https://t.co/FP1PpB0DRf

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

Thank you for baring with us folks. The full interview with collier Alan Waters and his apprentice-for-a-day @MyahM_D will be stitched together and ready for you to watch in the next few days. You won't want to miss the charcoals of wisdom formed by this furnace of discussion!

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

Sorry to all who joined our interview last eve & saw it cut out halfway. This wasn't due to no signal, but because @giffgaff chose not to serve us the 3GB data we bought for the event. 👹

Huge thanx to Alan & @MyahM_D for staying late to rerecord. We'll post the full vid soon.

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

We're going live with charcoal burner Alan Waters NOW! Visit https://t.co/F8Op4oUn1i to join in the conversation.

#BurnForADay

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

Just one more hour to send your questions for us to ask charcoal burner Alan Waters in advance of his live interview – after 7:30pm, you'll need to send Qs via the live text feed on the video's YouTube page.

So ask away! Unless you hope to surprise Alan, that is...

#BurnForADay

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

Here's the link to our interview with charcoal burner Alan Waters and his apprentice-for-a-day @MyahM_D! Click by 7:30pm to join in the live chat.

https://t.co/F8Op4oUn1i

You can also tweet Qs for the next 3hrs (NB: mid-interview Qs require a Google account, but all can watch).

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

Smokin'! Want to find out if @MyahM_D still smells like a mug of Lapsang Souchong? Ask her yourself at 7:30pm tonight! Join our live event at https://t.co/7LWfmTwYB0

You can post other questions below for Myah or her charcoal burning mentor Alan Waters...

#BurnForADay

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

All charcoal production begins here! @MyahM_D made a good match with master collier Alan Waters. Find out how they got on tonight at 7:30pm, and put your Qs to them in our LIVE interview!

For the best chance of getting your question asked, reply to this tweet now! #BurnForADay

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

@magicooper @GretaBertram Ha! Good question Maggie! You clearly know your onions. Join us tomorrow at 7:30pm to find out... 😜

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

Charcoal burner Alan Waters and his one-day apprentice Myah survey their "burn". Ask them how they got on in tomorrow's live interview at 7:30pm! Follow here to be notified when the broadcast link goes live.

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

It's been an exhausting day for @MyahM_D with charcoal burner Alan Waters – but has it been an exhilarating one too?

Find out tomorrow at 7:30pm in our live broadcast interview! What would you ask Alan and/or Myah? Tweet your Qs here! #BurnForADay

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

Charcoal burning isn't all just sitting in front of the fire...!

Discover everything collier Alan Waters got Myah to do tomorrow at 7:30pm — and ask your questions here for Alan & Myah to tackle in their live broadcast interview! #BurnForADay

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

Myah's been fuelling the flames of Alan's "Exeter Retort" for making charcoal.

What would *you* ask a charcoal burner?

#BurnForADay

[Life of the People @MERLlife]

We wanted to keep you updated with Myah's day as Alan Water's charcoal burning apprentice, but in an area like this the mobile signal is less than abundant...

#BurnForADay