The Bardic Tale behind the Storyteller
John David Hickey ("Hobbes") has been performing as a storyteller since the fateful day that he attended the story swap night at the Montreal Storyteller's Guild back in 1996. Since then, the storytelling bug has been biting him and biting him hard.
He has told fables, folktales, and legends in various festivals and events in Quebec and Ontario. He has told at Montreal storytelling events like the Montreal Storyteller's Guild, les Dimanche du Conte, and Tales from the Golden Gryphon.
In 2005, Topeda Hill Publications published a set of stories told by Dave and fellow storyteller Dylan Spevack-Willcock called You Don't Know Jack. This published work was the result of a show that Dave and Dylan featured at the Montreal Fringe Festival in the summer of 2004.
Latest Projects
January 2010:Dave started posting his stories on iTunes. The stories are free to download and his iTunes page links to the Shortening the Road blogcast.
Subscribe to his iTunes podcast and keep up-to-date on new stories as they become available!
November 6th: I've got a new show coming up in December in NDG! (see New Shows below)
October 9th: I'm still working on finalizing my newest CD collection of stories. I hope to have something release before Christmas, so keep an eye on the Store page!
New Shows
92 Degrees of Love (NDG)
Dates: February 12th and 13th 2010
Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Cafe 92 Degrees
6703 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, QC
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Join us at Cafe 92 Degrees in NDG for an evening of love stories and music with Hobbes, Shayne, and friends. We will be performing this show over two evenings: February 12th and 13th. So if you can't make one show, you can attend the other!
Admission: Free, voluntary contribution
Space is limited (30 people), so get there early!
For information, call David at 514-488-5430
or email at mtlbard@gmail.com
Visit the Facebook Event pages
February 12th
February 13th
Podcast Updates
January 1st 2010
Let's start the year off on the right foot by sharing a bit of Truth and Story.
October 21st 2009
Another tale for Halloween by guest teller Roman Pylat. A tale of boys, cats, and demon rats! The Boy Who Drew Cats.
October 6th 2009
In honor of Halloween, I've posted a new ghost story on the StoryBlog. Go and have a listen and find out why the dead don't pay.