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L&T have been working together since 1998. Their first major project was "Curious Bits of Bristol" a radio series for Kute FM. They have created site specific entertainment both on guided walks across the landscape (mostly on the Thames Path and Ridgeway National Trails) and promenade style performances at historic sites, ever since (except for a break during the Foot-and-Mouth crisis).
The characters of Longshanks & Talesman embody the distinction between the practical and the romantic response to history. They call it "Performance Archaeology".
Their events have combined their unique talents:-
Nick Hanks MA PIFA carries out various historical research and archaeological surveying for The National Trust and English Nature in the Wessex region, at many sites including Tyntesfield, Hardy's Cottage, Brean Down, Dunster Castle and Dyrham Park. He is also director for an excavation, now in its third year, of a Cornish village and an historic garden. His expertise lies in covering all periods from the prehistoric settlements to World War II defences. He also designed a database system that stores all the data and documents about an historic house and grounds.
He studied Archaeology at Bristol University and Drama at Warwick University. Between the two he worked as a music promoter. He has provided historical research for several feature films including Talos the Mummy, Wing Commander, and The Lighthouse. He lives near Bristol, and is married to author Yvonne Aburrow.
He provides the authority and accuracy of the facts about the place, but also innovative methods of communicating, such as the Umbrella of Time.
Nick Hanks research website.
Cliff Eastabrook is also known as The Travelling Talesman, as which he has toured the country for 9 years telling traditional folk tales. The tales span the centuries from the Celtic through Viking and Medieval to the modern day. Performing to audiences from small gatherings by firesides at Open Air Museums to a crowd of 2,000 at the Yorvik Viking festival boat burning.
He is continually expanding his repertoire with new tales researched and learnt for specific projects. Additionally in his time he has toured Europe as a professional musician; worked as a sound engineer for live bands, recording studios and video crews, as well as directing Beneath Basingstoke a documentory of the towns archaeology.
He provides the magic and the mystery of the stories about the place, both tragic and comic, whether true or not they can still be enjoyed.
The Travelling Talesman web site.Contact: Catspaw Event Management via jo@catspaw.uk.net
