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Dougie Mackay

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Contact: [email protected]
Local authority: Fife
Languages: English
Author type: Storyteller
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Dougie is a contemporary storyteller with a background in outdoor youth work.

The host of the bi-monthly Hearth Fire Sessions in Edinburgh, Dougie fuses the ceilidh spirit of Scottish traditional with light touch curation, inviting an eclectic array of guests. The Quintessential Review describe him as "a first rate storyteller and a charming host".

His show, 'Animate Lands', received multiple 4* reviews at EdFringe24, telling Celtic myths alongside traditional music. His latest show ‘A Wolf Shall Devour the Sun’ features live music and shadow puppetry and premiered to a full theatre at Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2024.

Dougie is an engaging and humorous storyteller, with lots of experience in schools, community and outdoor settings. He specialises in tales of Scottish mythology and nature tales from around the world.

 He has been a guest performer in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Canada, with a growing international reputation.

Websites featuring the author

Local authorities will visit

Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dundee; Edinburgh City; Fife; Highland; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); Perth and Kinross; Shetland; Stirling

Events will deliver

Mentoring; Panel event; Performance; Professional development, CLPL or CPD; Residency; Talk; Workshop

Audience will work with

Adult learners; Care-experienced people; Intergenerational learning; Outdoor learning; People experiencing mental health problems; People living with dementia; Reluctant readers; Vulnerable young people (under 18); Vulnerable adults; Vulnerable older people; Young people in the community (e.g. Youth clubs, Guides, Scouts); Young people with additional support needs (under 18) (ASN/SEN)

Topics of work

Activism & protest; Adolescence; Adventure; Animals; Childhood; Class & society; Coasts, seas & oceans; Comedy, humour & funny books; Death, grief & bereavement; Discrimination & prejudice; Drug addiction, alcoholism & substance abuse; Environment & climate; Event production; Fairy tales, folklore & mythology; Family; Fantasy; First experiences for younger readers; Food; Friendship; Health including mental health & wellbeing; Historical fiction; History; Human rights; Loneliness & isolation; Nature; Performance training; Politics; Poverty; Religion & beliefs; Rural communities; Urban communities

Age groups published for

Children; Teens; Adults

Age groups will work with

0-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-11; 12-14; 15-18; 18+

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100; 100-500