Winter’s Wonder Land

by · October 31, 2024

 

Deb Winter and Jess Ward ©Nigel Summerley

We all know that Pembrokeshire can be a magical place. But storyteller Deb Winter takes the magic into another dimension with her truly extraordinary tales.

I had the delight of being swept away by her recent Otherworld performance at Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, where she was more than ably assisted by her musical accomplice, Jess Ward.

Jess’s harp, violin, drum and crystalline vocals were the perfect foil for Deb’s verbal excursions beyond the everyday, to a place inhabited by fairies and goblins, queens and princes.

As Deb energetically wove her narratives, Jess provided a mixture of musical interludes and atmospheric interjections.

Their double act is seamless and they obviously enjoy each other’s contributions as well as keeping their audience spellbound.

Our emotions were taken on an often hairy ride – through encounters with a cast of characters including the inhabitants of the underworld, a changeling baby and good folk caught up in dark doings.

Winter and Ward really do take you on a journey far away from today with their timeless and irresistible stories.

Deb Winter ©Aline Whitaker

Deb and Jess take a bow ©Nigel Summerley

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Nigel Summerley

Nigel Summerley retired from The Oldie magazine to return to freelance journalism. He previously held executive staff jobs at the London Evening Standard, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Express before freelancing for 20 years for newspapers including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Guardian and the ‘i’ paper, plus a wide range of magazines. He continues to write about music, travel and health, to freelance for the Financial Times and The Oldie magazine, and to edit selected books. He blogs at www.nigel-summerley.blogspot.com.

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