PUBLIC TALKS & PERFORMANCES BY PETE JENNINGS -  2003 - 2008
List is correct at time of publishing, but no responsibility is accepted for alterations or cancellations.

Saturday May 10th, 2003
Pagan Federation International Conference
Lunteren, Netherlands
I will be leading the opening ritual which will be in the Northern Tradition style, plus giving talks on Astru and the runes.
10 Euro PF Members, 13 non members in advance.
Details from www.paganfederation.org

Sunday - Bank Holiday Monday May 25 - 26th
Beltane Bash, London - Talks, procession of giants, bands, morris etc.
On the Sunday I will talk on British Folk Traditions + appear with the Magic Mummers
£10/day or £18 for the two days
Details on www.paganfestivals.com

Sat/Sun 7-8th June, 2003
PF Weekend camp at Llanrhaeadr, Wales.
I will be doing workshops on Pathworking and British Folk Traditions.
details from offasring@lineone.net

Fri -Sun 29-31st August, 2003
Reedham Folk Festival
I shall be singing, compering, storytelling, judging etc. + appearing with the Magic Mummers

Saturday September 6th, 2003
PF West Midland Conference, Stourbridge Town Hall
I shall be talkinhg about aspects of the Northern Tradition
details from
moonviews@btopenworld.com
or
lorelei@avalon75.freeserve.co.uk
or tel. 0121 4760662

Sunday 28th September, 2003
Leaping Hare 13, Chelmsford.
I will be organising and compering this event. I will be taking a workshop on ritual movement, as well as compering and appearing with the Magic Mummers. See Leaping Hare from index for further details.

I was booked for the PF conference in Shewsbury, but unfortunately the date was changed and I am not free for the new date of October 3rd. I hope instead to be able to make the trip next year (Oct 2nd) instead.

Friday October 3rd, 2003
Big Music Night, Lorraine Victory Hall, Bramford, near Ipswich
I shall be singing plus Harmonic Voices, Jasper Ceilidh Band, Last Resort, Pluck & Squeeze, Street Legal, The Old Firm, & Gordon Haylock. 01473 213740 or willow4@ukf.net  £2.50 advance, £3.50 door

Tuesday October 28th, 2003
PF Moot, Cricketers, Southend
Talk on Runes (re arranged from July)

Monday 13th October, 2003
Plough & Sickle Moot, Golden Hind, Nacton Rd., Ipswich
Workshop on Ritual Movement

Saturday 29th November, 2003
Pagan Federation Conference 2003, Fairfield Halls Croydon. I will be acting as Wren Bearer for Old Glory Molly in the evening entertainment. See the conference page on www.paganfed.org for full details of line up, booking form etc.

Friday 26th December, 2003
Cutty Wren 10th Anniversary of its revival at Middleton, Suffolk with Old Glory Molly Dancers & Musicians. See my Cutty Wren pages.

January 30th - Market Towns Exhibition, Wisbech tbc
Traditional songs & stories of East Anglias

April 22nd 2004 United Brethren & Queens Head Chelmsford with the Magic Mummers

June 11-13 Moreton Festival Essex with Magic Mummers

June 19th Essex Tai Chi Camp with Ormsgard Re Enactment

June 27th Leigh Festival Essex with Magic Mummers

July 3rd Risely Fete, Beds. with Ormsgard Re Enactment

July 9-11th Welsh Pagan Camp,  Llanrhaeadr

August 15th PaganCon Preston, Lancs. Norse Magic talk

August 27-29th PaGe Bruges, Belgium. Norse Magic talk + Pathworking demonstration

September 3-5th Reedham Ferry Folk Festival
Singing, storytelling, compering. It is a smashing friendly event on the Norfolk Suffolk border. I have been for the last few years, and the entertainment, atmosphere, organisation and beer gets better and better!
www.reedhamferryfestival.co.uk

September 26th Tilney Show, Cambs with Ormsgard tbc

Sat 2nd October 2004 PF Conference, Shrewsbury

Sun October 10th Leaping Hare 15 Chelmsford - see separate pages.

Sat 23rd October 2004
Witchcraft Seminar, Cornwall

Sat 30th October Hanningfield Essex - leading Northern Tradition ritual for Southend Moot.

November 17th Yuletide Traditions talk for Advanced Motorists at Cedars Hotel, Stowmarket

Fri. 12th November Walthamstow Moot, The Hornbeam Centre, 458 Hoe St., Walthamstow London. Talk on Northern Tradition Magic. Ring 0208 548880 for more details.

Sun. 28th November iSiS Crystals, 6 Church Arcade, Bedford MK40 1LQ   Double evening: First a talk on Northern Tradition, followed by experiential pathworking workshop session. There are limited places, so you need to book for this one on 01234 262885 or e mail  iSiS-Crystals-Bedford@tesco.net

2005
Please note that I will be restricting my number of appearances in 2005 due to a projected time consuming research project.
Sat. 12th February, 2005 Deva Conference Chester  http://www.deva-conference.org.uk

Sat April 30th Chelmsford Town Centre - One World Day - Magic Mummers + Pagan Federation stall

Fri June 17th Weekend Essex Tai Chi Camp, with Ormsgard,

Sat. 25th June Tilney Show, near Wisbech with Ormsgard

Sun. 26th June Leigh Festival with Magic Mummers

Sat. 2nd July Risely Fete, Bedfordshire with Ormsgard

Sun 17th July Maldon Day of Dance with Magic Mummers

Sun 7th August ISIS, Bedford. Talk on British Folk Traditions plus workshop on Ritual Movement

Sat. 20th August, 2005 Northern Tradition event near Peterborough. Talk on ‘What Heathens Did’ + talk by my partner Sue Smith on some Northern Goddesses (of which of course she is one!)

Fri 27th August Weekend Sheffield with Ormsgard

Sat 3rd Sept. Walton on Naze Folk Festival with Magic Mummers

Fri. 9th Sept. weekend Reedham Ferry Folk Festival. www.reedhamferryfestival.co.uk  Compere/Storytelling/Singing

The talk I was due to deliver at the PF National event in London  on 24/9/05 (together with Ormsgard & Magic Mummers) is now not taking place due to the cancellation of the event. I strongly disagree with the PF decision to cancel this event due to terrorism, and will appear elsewhere in the capital if possible to show that I will not alter my life so that terrorists succeed. If you feel the same way I suggest you let them know.

Sat 1st Oct. Tenterden Folk Festival with Magic Mummers

Fri 21st Oct Talking Drum, Ilfortd - British Folk Traditions

Sun 6th November Cambridge moot talk ‘What Heathens Did.’

Sun 20th November Libra Aries Books, Cambridge 4pm British Folk Song

Tuesday 22nd November Pagan Lion Moot Southend. Talk on British Folk Traditions

Mon 26th December Cutty Wren, Middleton with Old Glory Molly

2006

4th March (Note revised date) Pagan Network Conference, Resource Centre, Holloway Rd., London. Contact convention@pagan-network.org or see www.pagan-network.org
Ritual Movement Workshop

6th May Scottish PF Conference, Edinburgh  Contact enquiries@scottishpf.org
Rune Workshop + talk "What Heathens Did"

26th May Ipswich Tourist Information Office, St. Stephens Lane. Signing Haunted Suffolk 11.30-1.30pm

29th May BBC Radio Suffolk - Mark Murphy Show: Talking about Haunted Suffolk

29th May 7.30pm Gt Waldingfield VH. Talk: Ghosts of Ipswich.

Wed. 14th June. Secret Chiefs, upstairs at Devereux pub, 20 Devereux Court, off Essex St., London WC2. Nearest tube Temple. Meet at 7.30pm  - talk starts at 8.30pm. Admission £2 (£1 concessions.) Updates on www.pflondon.org
“Ways to kill people with Norse magic”
A historic look at some of the more negative aspects of the esoteric skills of the Viking races. Hopefully no one will get harmed in the audience this time; although getting people to sit at the front is a problem. Best get there early to avoid the possibility!
Pete will be drawing on sources from the sagas etc., but insists that he has never tried any of these practices at home, as it makes too much mess.

Monday 19th June BBC Radio Suffolk - Lesley Dolphin Show 12-2pm Guest throughout show, talking about several activities.

24-25th June: Four workshop sessions in Shropshire. Workshops will be 'Pathworking' 'British Folk Traditions' 'Ritual Movement' and 'Runes'. Contact clanartia.events@virgin.net or go straight to details and booking form here.

Sun. 2nd July Treadwells, 34 Tavistock St., Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB Tel. 020 7240 8906 www.treadwells-london.com
"Runes & Ritual: Heathen Practices Ancient and Modern" Full experiential workshop day - full details and booking on their site.

Sun. 9th July, and every Sunday from then until October: 'Tales & Tours' - A circular bus tour from Woodbridge around the Suffolk countryside, with stories all the way from either myself or Ed from Gemini. People can get off en route and rejoin a later tour. See my separate page Tales & Tours or go to http://www.geminighosts.co.uk/tt for more details.

15-16th July Eventplan Multi period Military Re-Enactment, Abbey Field, Colchester. Appearing with Ormsgard.

19th August Heathenfest, Peterborough. 'The Role of the Gothi.' Contact suficat@yahoo.co.uk

27-28th August Sheffield Eventplan multi period re-enactment. Appearing with Ormsgard

31st October: Major Hallowe'en Event in Ipswich Film Theatre in conjunction with Original Gemini Ghost Tours. Click here for details

Sat. 4th November - a repeat of the popular workshop day I ran on 2nd July 2006.
Treadwells, 34 Tavistock St., Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB Tel. 020 7240 8906 www.treadwells-london.com
"Runes & Ritual: Heathen Practices Ancient and Modern" Full experiential workshop day - full details and booking on their site.

Sat. 11th November. PF Conference Newcastle.
PFNE Conference 2006
Newcastle College, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Speakers include;
Pete Jennings – Introduction to Northern Tradition plus Ritual Movement Workshop
Suzanne White – Bringing the Tarot to Life
Gordon Strachan – The Return of Merlin: Star Lore and the Patterns of History
Dee Twentyman – The Healer Within Us All
Mick Munqui – Orchards and the Pagan
And Many More.

Tickets in Advance £8 PF members/£10 Non-Members
Minor Arcana £5  Stalls £10

For Tickets or more information call 07811 401812 or visit
www.PFNEConference.co.uk

Tues. 5th, 12th, 19th December. Martlesham Red Lion. Evening of Yuletide food, songs, stories and customs in conjunction with Gemini.

Tues 26th December Cutty Wren, Middleton, Suffolk
With Old Glory

2007
Sat 31st March  East Midlands PF Conference at the Gateway Centre, Derby.
'An introduction to the Northern Tradition' talk plus 'Runes workshop'
Details from northeast@paganfed.org

Wed. 16th May, 2007. 7.45pm. Mid Essex Interfaith Forum. Room MA008, Ashcroft Anglia Polytechnic University, Rivermead Campus, Chelmsford, Essex.
Talk on Paganism i.r.moody@anglia.ac.uk

Sat. 26 - Mon. 28th May, 10.30-5pm. Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk
Appearing with Ormsgard Sutton Hoo.

Sat 16 - Sun 17th June Colchester Military Festival.
Appearing with Ormsgard - multi period show

Sat. 23 - Sun 24th June Anglo Saxon re-enactment with the Wuffings at West Stow AS Village, Suffolk.
Details www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/play/weststow-asv.cfm

Tuesday 10th July, 2007
7.15pm for 7.30pm
£5.00
Goði & Gyða and their Hofs: Heathen Priests & Priestesses and their Temples.
Examining the evidence of an Heathen priesthood and its rites in Iceland, Anglo Saxon England and Scandinavia, Pete will be drawing on the research from his new book ‘Heathen Paths.’  Never shy of controversy, expect some traditional views to be challenged with referenced arguments, and for fresh thoughts on an area of Paganism that has sometimes been accused of lacking the modern rigorous analysis that some other paths have been subjected to.
Past workshops at Treadwells have been very popular, so be sure to book in advance.
Treadwells, 34 Tavistock St., Covent Garden, London WC2E 7PB Tel. 020 7240 8906 www.treadwells-london.com

Sat. 14 - Sun. 15th July, 10.30-5pm. Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk
Appearing with Ormsgard Sutton Hoo.

Sat. 4 - Sun. 5th August, 10.30-5pm. Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk
Appearing with Ormsgard Sutton Hoo.

Sat. 11th August Heathenfest conference, Peterborough at a different venue this year. Details from suficat@yahoo.co.uk
Talk on "What historical commentaries tell us about Heathenism." This is a brand new talk for this event, based on extracts from a forthcoming book Heathen Paths.

Sun 12th August Anglo Saxon re-enactment with the Wuffings at West Stow AS Village, Suffolk.
Details www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/play/weststow-asv.cfm

Thurs. 16th August Ipswich & Suffolk Club
After dinner speech ' English Folk Traditions. (Members Only.)
www.ipswichandsuffolkclub.co.uk

Sun 26 - Mon 27th August Sheffield Fayre
Appearing with Ormsgard - multi period show

Friday 31st August - Sunday 2nd September - Mercian Gathering, near Nuneaton, Warks.
'How to kill people with Norse Magic' talk plus 'Ritual Movement' workshop.
Details from www.merciangathering.co.uk

Fri 7th September - possible TV appearance tbc - check back nearer the time for confirmation

Sat 8 - Sun 9th September - Cliveden, Bucks
Appearing with Ormsgard - multi period show

Wed 19th September - Talking Drum Moot, Ilford
'How to Kill People with Norse Magic' talk

Sat. 6th October - PF Conference - Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
'How to Kill People with Norse Magic' talk + presentation on Pagan Chaplaincy in prisons.

Sat. 20th October - 12th International Halloween Festival, Queen Mary College, Mile End Rd., London E1 4NS
'How to Kill People with Norse Magic' talk. I appear on Saturday, but the event carries on over Sunday as well. See their website at www.paganfestivals.com for details

Wed 31st October - 10th Anniversary Original Gemini Ghost Tour Hallowe'en event. This year by coach into the Spooky Suffolk countryside. Tickets £8 from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre. 01473 258070. (Walking tour in Ipswich on 1st November £5)

Sun. Nov. 4th - Libra Aries bookshop, Cambridge 6.30pm
Talk and booksigning for Heathen Paths

Tuesday 11th December Yule Experience at the Ipswich & Suffolk Club. Superb meal + stories, songs, traditions from Pete & Ed of Gemini. Tickets £30 from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre. 01473 258070

Wed 26th December - Middleton, Suffolk
Cutty Wren - appearing with Old Glory.

2008
Wednesday March 26th. 7.30pm Moot With No Name, Devereux pub, London. (near Temple tube - opposite Royal Courts of Justice is the George. Walk down alley next to it.) Illustrated talk 'What Heathens Did'

Saturday 29th March - Derby All Fools Conference
"How to kill people with Norse magic" talk

Tuesday 22nd April Pagan Lion Moot, Cricketers Inn (Club Riga) 228, London Rd., Westcliff on Sea, Southend Essex. Talk on Runes.

May 3, 4, & 5 Sutton Hoo, Suffolk with Ormsgard Dark Age Theatre  http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-suttonhoo.htm

May 24, 25 & 26 Sutton Hoo, Suffolk with Ormsgard Dark Age Theatre  http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-suttonhoo.htm

June 14-15 Flag Fen, Peterborough. Eistedfodd. I will compete in the Bard of the Fens storytelling competition. http://www.theancientmuse.co.uk/index.php

July 12 & 13 Sutton Hoo, Suffolk with Ormsgard Dark Age Theatre  http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-suttonhoo.htm

July 26 & 27 Sutton Hoo, Suffolk with Ormsgard Dark Age Theatre  http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-suttonhoo.htm

August 9 & 10 (Part of Sutton Hoo Through the Ages) Sutton Hoo, Suffolk with Ormsgard Dark Age Theatre/ Eventplan http://www.eventplan.co.uk/ http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-suttonhoo.htm

August 30 & 31 Sutton Hoo, Suffolk with Ormsgard Dark Age Theatre  http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-suttonhoo.htm

September 26, 27 & 28th. Page Conference, Belgium. More details to follow. Talk & workshop session.  www.arcadiacoven.be

2009
18th April Glastonbury Town Hall

4-6th September Mercian Camp, near Nuneaton, Warks.

In addition, I  run the Original Gemini Ghost Tours in Ipswich on the 1st Thursday of the month. The official site is at www.geminighosts.co.uk I can also sometimes be seen acting with the Irregular Special Players at various Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery evenings. See www.murder-mystery.com
I can also be seen in action as a Viking re-enactor with Ormsgard Dark Age Theatre. and appear as a housecarl bodyguard at Sutton Hoo.
 

Updated 3/3/08