Martin Shaw's Blog, page 5

Manchán Magan in conversation with Martin Shaw on John Moriarty

Award-winning author, mythologist & storyteller Martin Shaw is joined by writer, documentary-maker & author of the rip-roaring Thirty-Two Words for Field Manchán Magan for the launch of A Hut at the Edge of the Village (The Lilliput Press).

The post Manchán Magan in conversation with Martin Shaw on John Moriarty appeared first on Cista Mystica Press.

Between the Prayer Mat and the Smoke Hole with Watkins Books

Martin Shaw talks Smoke Hole, wilderness vigil, rites of passage and Wolferland’s nine secret words in this wide-ranging interview for Watkins Books.

The post Between the Prayer Mat and the Smoke Hole with Watkins Books appeared first on Cista Mystica Press.

BARDSKULL: A second glimpse, plus new Wolf Milk merchandise just in

Bardskull: a second glimpseDr Martin Shaw has released a tantalising second glimpse of his latest book Bardskull, sharing a reading of an 11-minute section of the book as it unfolds. The wild words just recorded are a taster of this powerful fusion of memoir and myth, scheduled for publication in 2022 by Unbound Books, which has launched a funding project to get it completed and to press.

Bardskull is the record of three j...

BARDSKULL: Audio sneak preview

Bardskull: a sneak previewAs the funding of Dr Martin Shaw’s brand new book Bardskull hits 61 per cent from 181 supporters, he has released a recording to give a little glimpse of what awaits. The recording is the story of Gawain and the Green Knight, told by a Hare hidden in Gawain’s saddlebag.

Bardskull, a powerful fusion of memoir and myth, is the record of three journeys made in the year before Martin turned fifty. For...

Beautiful Learning: New Martin Shaw live audio

Beautiful Learning:
New Martin Shaw live audioRecorded live over two days this summer, Beautiful Learning: Oral Thought & Culture-Making is a deep dive into Celtic stories and philosophy. The event, which took place on Dartmoor in Devon (UK) in July, included tellings of Cinderbiter (from the Hebrides) and Irish story The Birth of Ossian, along with a very rare rendition of the Invasion Tales of Erin and the Arrival of t...

Bardskull: A remarkable journey

Bardskull: a remarkable journey A brand new collaboration between Martin Shaw and Unbound Books sees the unveiling of a fund raising project that will help finish Martin’s latest book, a work unlike anything he has written before. Bardskull, a powerful fusion of memoir and myth, is the record of three journeys made in the year before he turned fifty. This is not a book about myth or story. It is a sequence of incantations ...

Lightning Tree: New interview marks 10 years

Lightning Tree:
New interview marks 10 yearsCista Mystica is celebrating ten years since the publication of Martin Shaw’s first book A Branch From The Lightning Tree, with an in depth interview going right to the heart of how the books have evolved over the last decade. In the 50-minute interview, which can be heard on Soundcloud here, Martin reveals how a conversation with musician Joe Strummer from The Clash sowed the se...

A Hut at the Edge of the Village, Martin Shaw on John Moriarty

‘There is always something of a thrill when you discover a secret, and out there in the wider world John is pretty much that. His work rattles around in the deep interior, is not invested in handrails. Moriarty is speaking to a wiser, stranger part of ourselves. A dimension we may barely register. He circumnavigates small talk and escorts us from the shopping mall and out under a hundred thousand stars.’

Martin Shaw on John Moriarty, in The Honest Ulsterman

The post A Hut at the Edge of the Vill...

On Editing A Hut at the Edge of the Village

‘Working nightly into his Christian visioning excavated something in my own heart. A powerful, almost pagan Jesus announced himself. Not reassuring, troubling not easy, as if I was standing at the doorway of a new life.’ – Martin Shaw on editing the new collection of John Moriarty’s writings, for writing.ie

Martin Shaw: On Editing A Hut at the Edge of the Village

The post On Editing A Hut at the Edge of the Village appeared first on Cista Mystica Press.

A Hut at the Edge of the Village: new John Moriarty book launch

A Hut at the Edge of the VillageA new collection of John Moriarty’s writings, edited by Dr Martin Shaw, has been launched with a lively online discussion about the Irish philosopher described as ‘one of Ireland’s greatest secrets’. Martin was joined by writer and documentary-maker Manchán Magan, author of the rip-roaring Thirty-Two Words for Field, for the launch of A Hut at the Edge of the Village. Manchán describes Marti...