https://www.foxbirdriversing.com/about-the-artists daily 0.75 2021-06-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b964a34d937e6e15bac9cc/1622762667010/Section+of+music_new.jpg Artists Inventors Funders - Artists Inventors Funders Many wonderfully talented and dedicated people have made this work happen. Here they are. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b964e7d1c2cc04f248329f/1622762821271/Thomas.jpg Artists Inventors Funders - Thomas Johnston Concept, Script & Musical Composition Thomas is a musician and the director of Ceol Connected, are a young and impassioned company that strives to create meaningful, virtuosic, fantastical, and gloriously joyful work for young audiences that is of the highest quality and that draws inspiration and intrigue from the world of traditional arts. We tour our work nationally and internationally. We produce recordings that can be enjoyed by children in Ireland and around the world. We design and implement innovative and highly engaging inclusive arts, music education, and arts-in-education projects, and we provide consultation services to a range of arts organisations, projects, and companies who seek assistance in these areas. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b9654d1c86a60939a7140d/1622762876961/Orla%2BKelly.jpg Artists Inventors Funders - Órla Kelly Concept, Script & Sound Effects Órla is a visual artist, creative educationalist and arts manager with a specific practice that focuses on working with and for early years children, aiming to stimulate and support the naturally creative, poetic, philosophical and curious intelligences of the young child. She is the founder and director of Early Childhood Creativity, an initiative that promotes creative thinking and activity in early years children and their parents, and supports artists and educationalists to develop specific and creative ways of working with early years children (0-6 years). She has worked with young children for twenty years creating work in Ireland and Europe, with and without a common spoken tongue, using creative understanding to collaboratively create. Her work with children aims to explore a naturally intelligent and free imagination, where real creation is almost always an intelligent action, done with concentration and joy to understand the world and our relationship with it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b965dbc4c90973c866011a/1622763069142/Eimear-Morrissey-01--400x595.jpg Artists Inventors Funders - Eimear Morrissey Narration Best known for her role as Tracey Rooney in the RTE2 comedy drama Damo & Ivor, which saw her reprise the role for Damo & Ivor: The Movie. After which she went on to work with Director Phyllida Lloyd on Herself, John Hayse on Redemption (ITV) and is currently filming an exciting film project due to be released in 2022. Eimear also appeared in Fair City for a number of years playing Social Worker Emily Mahon. Has toured the UK with Tinder: The Comedy directed by Daryn Crosbie, playing the role of Maz, the play also ran at Dublin’s Tivoli and Olympia Theatre’s. And was nominated as Best Actress at The Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival for the role of Sonya in The Ballsbridge Poisoner, directed by Clive Arnold. Eimear also has substantial stage experience working with theatre companies throughout Ireland. Eimear has considerable experience in musicals and pantomime; she has an excellent ear for accents, a strong singing voice and is an extremely well established Voiceover Artist represented by Voicebank Dublin. She is also a skilled Drama Facilitator. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60c3a2259d46e61da2b618d5/1623433815701/Stephen+Markham.jpg Artists Inventors Funders - Stephen Markham Sound Design and Arrangements Stephen is a sound designer, composer and arranger from Ennis, Co. Clare. He has been a longtime collaborator on Ceol Connected’s productions and recordings for young audiences including WUNDERGROUND, a live coproduction with the National Concert Hall and Pavilion Theatre, and Ceol Connected’s LEAF co-production with Draíocht Arts Centre. He has also collaborated as sound designer, arranger and performer on A Winter Wish, The Far Field, The Quiet Tree, Return of Spring, and TREEHOUSE. Stephen is a multi all-Ireland champion pianist, he has also toured & recorded with various traditional artists including Finbar Furey, The Young Irelanders, Project West, Kevin Crawford & Colin Farrell. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b966c0c539e810ee7deff1/1622763213730/pic-of-beth.jpg Artists Inventors Funders - Beth O' Halloran Illustrations Beth is a visual artist, writer, illustrator and educator. She lives and works in Dublin, Ireland where she wears a few hats – as an artist, lecturer (in the National College of Art and Design), writer (fiction and non-fiction), mindfulness instructor (facilitate workshops and help run a weekly Zen meditation group), and owner of two enormous dogs (Mr Bojangles and Dune). Born in Boston to an Irish Dad and a 'Mainer' Mum, Beth has bobbed between the two sides of the Atlantic all her life with detours for five New York City years (as artist/ dogwalker), which was wonderful but had her addled, so she took to the sweet quiet of a Zen monastery in Japan where she lived as a monk for three years. These experiences have shaped her current life which combines art, teaching and a love of the natural world. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60bfd7e8c8fc9006f5140b6a/1623186538122/Trevor+Hutchinson.jpg Artists Inventors Funders - Trevor Hutchinson Recording, Mixing, Mastering Trevor has had a long and extensive career in the music industry. Arriving in Dublin from Belfast in 1980 with indie band Katmandu, he went on to establish himself at the centre of the industry with his role in the group the Waterboys. After 6 years of touring and recording with the band he went on to help launch the career of Sharon Shannon along with col-leagues Steve Cooney and Maire Breathnach. In 1997 he formed the group Lunasa, a group which is still very much at the forefront of Irish traditional music today. His unique approach to the double bass has helped define their sound over two decades and ten albums. In addition he set up Marguerite Studios in 1991. Countless albums have come from that facility, and production and engineering credits include Donal Lunny and Frank Harte, Tim O’Brien, Eric Bibb, Anna Friel, Cherish the Ladies, John Renbourne, Lunasa, JigJam, Mox-ie, Liz Carroll and many others. He has performed and recorded with numerous artists including Natalie Merchant, Tim O’Brien, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eric Bibb, Carlos Nunes, Ken Stringfellow (REM), Water-boys, Eddie Reader, Luka Bloom. He is currently producing a cd recording of the stage show Port. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b966dc595dab7ad786403a/1623186747427/Julie.jpg Artists Inventors Funders - Commissioned by Julie Clarke Fingal County Council Arts Office Julie is the Youth & Education Officer of Fingal Arts Office. The Youth & Education Programme serves children and young people aged 0 – 18 years in Fingal county. With a significant youth population Fingal is one of the youngest, fastest growing and most diverse counties in Ireland. Working across art forms, and engaging with professionals in the arts, education, youth and community sectors, this programme produces innovative and ambitious projects with, for and by children and young people; Supports experimentation within arts and education practice; Develops a collaborative ethos with national & international partners; Programmes professional development opportunities for artists and educators; Conducts documentation and research in a bid to better understand and contribute to the growing arts and education sector nationally. https://www.foxbirdriversing.com/stimulate-the-senses daily 0.75 2021-06-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b9639cd907090435bc497c/1622762412639/Drawing+Beth+OHalloran+Fingal+Arts+Office+Cruinniu+Movement+Workshop.jpg Stimulate the Senses Stimulate the Senses If you are the parent or a guardian of a child who experiences the world primarily through their senses you might like to try some ideas that may enhance their experience of the story. Below you will find a Story Massage guide that will guide you through the story. You will also find some sensory ideas for each section that may inspire and enrich your experience. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b963dac21ac14f0644b31a/1623439367004/Story+Massage.jpg Stimulate the Senses Story Massage Story Massage uses positive touch and simple massage strokes in a fun and interactive way to tell a story. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b9643e9dcb5e2bf22fa053/1623439271221/Fox+senses+mirrored.jpg Stimulate the Senses Sensory Explorations Using items from your own home and the natural environment and the story as a guide you can explore elements of our adventure with your child in a fun and playful way. https://www.foxbirdriversing.com/after-listening-try-this daily 0.75 2021-06-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b9630cc4eb08458a85fe50/1623438631700/Drawing+Beth+OHalloran+Fingal+Arts+Office+Cruinniu+Movement+Workshop.jpg After Listening Try This Try This at Home We really hope you enjoyed your adventure together and are feeling incredibly inspired and even creative. Here are some ideas that you may like to do now that you have an epic adventure under your belt. Draw a map of your adventure and include all the places you went to Draw all the characters that you changed into Draw the inside of the fairy cave Do you remember the Magical Crane Bag? Would you like to make your own Crane Bag to collect other magical treasures? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60ba7b2ef4d4252518afbf92/1623438677999/Try+this+senses.jpg After Listening Try This - Stimulating the Senses If you are the parent or a guardian of a child who experiences the world primarily through their senses you might like to try some ideas that may enhance their experience of the story. https://www.foxbirdriversing.com/listen-to-the-story daily 0.75 2021-06-11 https://www.foxbirdriversing.com/what-you-need daily 0.75 2021-06-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b961a7c4eb08458a85dccc/1622763943719/jumping+fox.jpg What You Need - Our adventure will last 33 minutes, so you might want to use the toilet before you start. You might also want to dress in your best adventure outfit even though you will transform into other creatures along the way. You will also need three other things. One is any device that plays audio. A good speaker is great because you can turn it up loud and hear all the words, sounds, music and songs in our story. You can listen to the story anywhere, in the forest, in your sitting room, in your back garden, under your kitchen table. You also need to listen very carefully. The words, sounds and music of the story will guide you every step of the way. The best fun is to be had when you do all the actions of the story together. The other thing you will need is your imagination. You can jump up and down and sing loudly to get your imagination started if yours isn’t working properly. Are you ready? https://www.foxbirdriversing.com/aboutfoxbirdriversing daily 1.0 2021-06-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60b9607368ff832c710057e2/1622763859805/Drawing+Beth+OHalloran+Fingal+Arts+Office+Cruinniu.jpg About Fox Bird River Sing! is an exciting and interactive radio play created to be heard by the whole family. This means that as you listen to this magical adventure, you can join in the actions of the story together. The story will transport you from the gentle sea shore all the way to the singing forest. It’s an epic journey so we have to prepare well. https://www.foxbirdriversing.com/story-massage daily 0.75 2021-06-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b93c6ea89a0f6e447e5b46/t/60bbd69264e68f3ea041f7b3/1623439585706/Story+Massage.jpg Story Massage - Story Massage Story Massage combines the joy of stories and positive touch. Story Massage uses 10 basic massage strokes which have descriptive names such as the circle or the sprinkle and basic movements that are assigned a very recognisable symbol. Using combined symbols, a story can be transformed into a shared story experience through simple massage. Fox Bird River Sing! can be divided into 6 story parts. Each part has an animal that is the star of each piece and the Story Massage guides have used these natural segments in the story to create 6 story massage guides. Story Massage is mostly used on the torso but you may want to include toes and fingers as the story suggests. If you are new to Story Massage, we suggest that you scroll down to the Story Massage Supports and read the Story Massage symbols initially and then practice the Incy Wincy Spider Story Massage on a willing participant. When you are comfortable read through the guided story massage for each section of Fox Bird River Sing! The guide will open on another page in your browser to facilitate playing from the same device.