David Swan

Music - Magic - Stories

 

Let me entertain you!

My day job is to entertain visitors at Kings Landing, but you can have me for your very own party or gathering!

Music

Ukulele, recorders, harmonica and song... with a historical emphasis!

Magic

A program of mysteries that would be familiar to a Victorian audience, but is still appropriate to today's sophisticated crowd!

Stories

From the humorous to the educational, from folk tales to Viking sagas!

A bit more about me...

I've studied and performed music since I was just a lad. I've performed, live, in front of audiences ranging from a handful to over 800. I do several different styles of music, and lately I've been doing a lot of "traditional" material.

I've done magic since the mid 1970's and have performed to audiences sometimes exceeding 1000 people. I cherish an audience that is a small, intimate one of between 10 and 35... it lets me do closeup magic, which I enjoy above all other styles. I've been the "Kings Landing Magician" since the autumn of 2006.

Storytelling is something that runs in my family! It wasn't until I lived in Boston for a year that I realized that there is also a strong modern tradition of storytelling. During my year in Boston I attended weekly workshops with the well known "Brother Blue" where I put polish on my telling style to the point that I actually became a featured teller. Recently, I was featured as the storyteller in the made for TV movie, "The Maritime Violin of Jasper Wood".

Bringing the show to you!

I offer half-hour shows of just music or magic or stories. I also offer a full hour program that is a variety of music, magic, stories and jokes. This is "light entertainment"... so don't expect foul language or questionable humour. That said, my material is best enjoyed by a mature audience.

To book a performance or to inquire as to prices, drop me a line at:

magic@swancrafted.com

...or call me at 366-1014.