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Murray McGregor

Murray McGregor

Ottawa, Ontario

I watched and listened, transfixed, as a man created a world in my mind, the vivid world of a blacksmith, of a smithy shop at the end of a bridge, across a river from a hardscrabble town: a river in which lived a being who surfaced only at night then transformed itself. It was a tale about power, about beauty and about alchemy. It was a magic night of storytelling.

I was hooked. 

That teller was Ben Haggarty of London England, a featured performer at the 2010 Ottawa International Storytelling Festival. The next morning I took a three hour beginner’s workshop with Mr. Haggarty. 

I joined Ottawa StoryTellers. After four months of listening I told my first story at Story Swap. To begin I dabbled in all types of stories, modern to folklore, from my own adaptations to classic texts. And, I listened to storytellers at every opportunity. I realized being a story listener is most important to mastering storytelling. 

I create and tell local history stories and more traditional Scottish stories. I’m a 5th generation Canadian from the Highlands. 

But I love a good story from anywhere. 

I studied history and art history at Carleton University. For 19 years I owned my own bookstore. I worked in film production, freelanced to CBC, wrote for magazines — all connected with stories in different ways.

I read widely about stories, storytelling, folklore, and especially on narrative inquiry and the impact of storytelling in applied situations. I do not tell to young children.

Please contact me about the stories I can create and tell to you and for you.  

 www.murrayrobroymcgregor.ca

 murray@murrayrobroymcgregor.ca

+1 613-297-2849


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