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Once Upon A Time...

Scottish Storyteller, Calum Lykan, is the perfect choice if you are organizing any event or festival large or small. He really connects with the people and leaves them feeling alive.

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Calum is a passionate Storyteller who injects his stories with Scottish charm and wit. Throughout his performances his audiences just love his tales and allow him to take them away to faraway lands.​

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Here are just a select few performances Calum has been involved in. A full list is available on request.

Storytelling

Strathmore Medieval Faire

Strathmore, Alberta, Canada

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Bashaw Medieval Faire

Bashaw, Alberta, Canada

 

Days of Yore

Didsbury, Alberta, Canada

 

It’s all in the Kilt, and other Scottish Tales Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Brave & Free, Traditional Tales of Scotland   Parksville, British Columbia, Canada

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Tales In the Hamlets, Fathers Day Tales        Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

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Outlander Day, Jacobite Tales & History      Sherwood Park Library, Canada 

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The Who Knows Variety Show              Ironwood Grill, Calgary, Canada

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World Storytelling Day, Wise Fools         Church of Redeemer, Calgary, Canada

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Vikings at the Hamlets, Viking Tales                Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

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Fifth Annual Variety Show to Cure Cancer      Loose Moose, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Media Lab YYC, Brave & Free              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Shelf life Books, Back Alley Tales          Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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One Yellow Rabbit, Storytelling Event            Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Calgary Farmers Market, Christmas Tales        Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Calgary Story Slam, Storytelling Comp            Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Tales from the Living Tree, Canadian Tales  

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Wainwright Haunted Hotel, Ghostly Tales     Wainwright, Alberta, Canada

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Spine tingling Tales, Ghostly Tales        Edmonton Cemetery, Alberta, Canada

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Late Night at the Plaza, Headliner

Plaza Theater, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Scottish Bedtime Stories, CD launch          Loose Moose Theater, Calgary, Canada

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Calgary Farmers Market, Scottish Tales        Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Apples from Heaven, Tales of Love & Hope  Church of Redeemer, Calgary, Canada

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Shelf life Books, Bloody Scotland          Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Dick Institute  Library, Tales of Scotland Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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Lifecare Centre, Historical Edinburgh Tales  Edinburgh, Scotland

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Royal Concert Hall, Dark History Scotland. 

Nottingham, England

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Traditional Tales of Scotland 

Scottish Storytelling Center, Edinburgh

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RCAHMS Dig It, Tales of the Clyde        Biggar, Scotland, UK

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Guid Crack Club, Guest Storyteller         Waverley Bar, Edinburgh, Scotland

Schools & Libraries

Memorial Library, Ghostly Tales                    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Okotoks Public Library, Winter Tales        Okotoks, Alberta, Canada

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Vermillion Elementary School, Brave & Free  Vermillion, Alberta, Canada

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Millarville Community School, Brave & Free  Millarville, Alberta, Canada

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Bonnyville Library, Brave & Free        Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada

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Smith School, Brave & Free                        Smith, Alberta, Canada

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CJ Schurter Elementary, Scots Wha Hae        Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Slave Lake Library, Brave & Free               Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Flatbush Complex, Its all in the Kilt                  Flatbush, Alberta, Canada

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Irma School K-12, Brave & Free                 Irma, Alberta, Canada

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St Jerome Catholic School, Brave & Free        Vermillion, Alberta, Canada 

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Marwayne School, Brave & Free      Marwayne, Alberta, Canada

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Gracemount High School, Grisly Tales            Gracemount, Edinburgh

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Caraway School, Brave & Free            Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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George Watson College, Scots Wha Hae        Edinburgh, Scotland

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Balerno High School, Grisly Tales                    Edinburgh, Scotland

House Concerts

MacDonalds & Friends, It’s All in the Kilt      Brooks, Alberta, Canada

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New Years Eve, Scottish Tales.                            Calgary, Alberta,

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Festivals

Strathmore Medieval Faire

Strathmore, Alberta, Canada

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Bashaw Medieval Faire

Bashaw, Alberta, Canada

 

Days of Yore

Didsbury, Alberta, Canada

 

Mountain View Arts Festival                Didsbury, Alberta, Canada

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Christmas at the Meadery, Winter Tales        Okotoks, Alberta, Canada

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Time Island Medieval Faire, Historical Tales  Millarville, Alberta, Canada

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Enchanted Okotoks, Brave & Free        Okotoks, Alberta, Canada

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DA Downtown, Witchy & Wizardy Tales        Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

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Gathering of the Clans, Tales of the Clans      Sedgewick, Alberta, Canada

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Calgary Medieval Faire, Brave & Free        Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Edmonton Kids Fringe, Its Hammer Time      Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Create Kids Festival, Its Hammer Time        Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Norwegian Laft Hus, Its Hammer Time      Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

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Drayton Valley Medieval Faire,

Its All in the Kilt                                                      Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada

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Flagstaff Scottish Club’s Tartan Day,

Brave & Free, Tales from Scotland

Sedgewick, Alberta, Canada

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Harry Potter Day Okotoks,

Witchy & Wazardy Tales                                      Okotoks, Alberta, Canada

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Edmonton Fringe Festival, It’s All in the Kilt Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Brooks Medieval Faire, Brave & Free        Brooks, Alberta, Canada 

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Calgary Fringe Festival, It’s all in the Kilt       Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Windy Castles Medieval Faire, Brave & Free Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 

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Cochrane Medieval Day, Brave & Free        Cochrane, Alberta, Canada

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Vikings In the Streets, Its Hammer Time        Viking, Alberta, Canada

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Horde at the Hive, Its Hammer Time      Chinook Honey Farm, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada

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Perth Amber Festival, Tales from the Land    Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

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International Storytelling Festival,

Brave & Free                                                           Edinburgh, Scotland

Emcee & Hosting

NES Fircroft Burns Night  

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 

Bashaw Medieval Faire   

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Strathmore Medieval Faire

Strathmore, Alberta, Canada

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Norwegian Laft Hus,

Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

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Crystal Cauldron Market

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 

UFC Nights

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 

Tipsy Trivia Nights

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 

Hex Calgary & Screamfest

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Time Island Medieval Faire 

Millarville, Alberta, Canada

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Calgary Medieval Faire   

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Drayton Valley Medieval Faire               

Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada

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Flagstaff Scottish Club’s Tartan Day       

Sedgewick, Alberta, Canada

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Canadian Storytellers Conference       

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Scottish Bedtime Stories                           

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Cochrane Book Bash                                

Cochrane Library, Cochrane, Canada

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Good Knights Feast                                      

Three Hills, Alberta, Canada

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Guardian Travel Awards                      

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Dream Escapes Outlander Press Event       

Queensferry, Scotland, UK

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Adventures by Disney Brave Tours       

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Storytelling Supper, The Story of Scotland       

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Clan History & Stories                         

Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh,

Scotland, UK

Robert Burns

Address to the Lassies

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Talking of Rabbie (condensed version)      Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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The Immortal Memory                                Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Talking of Rabbie                                       Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Tales from the Land of Burns                Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Tales from the Land of Burns                 Sherwood Park, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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The Immortal Memory                        Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Public Speaking

Talking of Rabbie, Calgary Winter Club Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Storytelling in the Digital Age,        Wordpress Conference                            Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Opening Speaker SOC Conference Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Jacobite History and Outlander              Dream Escapes Event,                          Queensferry, Scotland

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The Story of Scotland, Private Event        Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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History of the Clans, Private Event        Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Mentoring

TedX YYC – Speaker Coach mentor        TedX YYC, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Workshops

The Spontaneous Storyteller                     

Sylvan Lake , Alberta, Canada

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Becoming a Storyteller: Its a Business       

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Radio

Storytellers of Canada Radio,                            Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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CJSW Radio Interview, Cd Launch         Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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CBC Radio Interview, Cd Launch         Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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CBC Radio Interview, Robert Burns Talk    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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CBC Radio Interview, Bloody Scotland         Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Tv Appearances

Global TV News, Horde at the Hive Promo    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Online Events

Days of Yore, Historical Festival 

Canada

           

MrSt0ryteller Twitch Streams

Canada

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Facebook Live Streams

Canada

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Sit Down Walking Tour

Canada

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Socially Distant Festival

Canada

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Podcasts

A Scotsman Talks To…- Live streamed interviews with guests from the performing Arts community.

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A Scotsman Blathers About… – Weekly themed show where I discuss a topic which the audience has suggested. 

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Sit Down Walking Tours – Stories and history from various Locations (Mainly Scotland) 

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Socially Distant Festival – Short story sessions for online festival

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Stories – A selection of stories which I have told live or pre recorded. 

YouTube

A Scotsman Talks To…                                          Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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The Bothy Storytelling Podcast              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Capturing Legacies Podcast,

Guest Interview 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Inside the Goblin Universe, Guest Interview  Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Paranormal Heart Podcast, Guest Interview    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calum Lykan’s Scottish Bedtime Stories,

Calgary Alberta, Canada

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