In a career lasting over half a century, storyteller, musician and songwriter BOB PEGG has performed in venues ranging from a Viking longhouse in the wilds of Iceland to the Royal Festival Hall in London. For sixteen years he was an arts worker in the Highlands of Scotland, organising the Tales at Martinmas festival and the Merry Dancers Storytelling Project. He has written a number of books on the themes of folklore and folk tales - three of them for The History Press - and the stories in his broad repertoire reflect the places he has visited and the cultures he has encountered.

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• TitleCopyrightContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionWood and WaterA Great Glen GallimaufryBogles, Big Fellows and a BlacksmithTravels and TravailsWaifs and StraysStories in StoneMiller’s World of WondersSaints and SorceryThe Wild EastHidden Kingdoms, Magic LandsAfterwordGuide to Gaelic Pronunciation

In a career lasting over half a century, storyteller, musician and songwriter BOB PEGG has performed in venues ranging from a Viking longhouse in the wilds of Iceland to the Royal Festival Hall in London. For sixteen years he was an arts worker in the Highlands of Scotland, organising the Tales at Martinmas festival and the Merry Dancers Storytelling Project. He has written a number of books on the themes of folklore and folk tales - three of them for The History Press - and the stories in his broad repertoire reflect the places he has visited and the cultures he has encountered.

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• TitleCopyrightContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionWood and WaterA Great Glen GallimaufryBogles, Big Fellows and a BlacksmithTravels and TravailsWaifs and StraysStories in StoneMiller’s World of WondersSaints and SorceryThe Wild EastHidden Kingdoms, Magic LandsAfterwordGuide to Gaelic Pronunciation