A woman's resolve to love an absent husband is put to the test, and a desperate man surrenders his soul to satisfy his desire.

With their distinctive blend of storytelling and haunting gypsy folk music, The Devil’s Violin Company weave a powerful and mysterious spell.

Performance storyteller Daniel Morden untangles half forgotten tales that have gripped us for hundreds of years. Full of passion, longing and danger, these are stories of lust and obsession; bargains and betrayals, and of life and death. They also happen to be the tales that inspired Shakespeare to write King Lear, and which can be found deep within the Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Here love is measured in grains of salt...

DANIEL MORDEN Daniel has been telling traditional stories for a living since 1989 and his craft has taken him around the world, from the Arctic to the Pacific to the Caribbean. He regularly collaborates with the Education Departments of The Barbican Centre and The National Theatre. He has conceived and presented numerous documentaries on storytelling for BBC Radio Wales. His first book, ‘Weird Tales from the Storyteller' was nominated for the Tir Na Nog Children's Book Prize. His most recent book, 'Dark Tales from The Woods' includes several of the stories from The Devil's Violin.

SARAH MOODY Sarah Moody (...) works as a musician/Music Director/composer with theatre companies such as Kneehigh at the National Theatre, London, Nottingham Playhouse and Travelling Light. She has also co founded a music project with children in Uganda and works as a freelance artist doing educational projects with all ages.

OLIVER WILSON-DICKSON Oliver graduated from York University in 1999. He tours internationally with the bands Szapora, Newfolks, The Tea Hodzic Trio and Mabon. In concert he has supported Bryn Tyrfyl, Jules Holland, Jamie Cullem and others. He has worked with the RSC, The Sherman Theatre and Theatre Iolo. He has recorded for BBC television and radio, S4C, HTV and film. He collaborates regularly with the storyteller Daniel Morden and has appeared at The Royal Ablert Hall, Buckingham Palace, The Wales Millenium Centre, The Purcell Room, The Barbican, St Davids Hall and other major venues.

LUKE CARVER GOSS Luke Carver Goss's music includes commissions for symphony orchestras, rock bands, musicals, theatres and dance ensembles. He has arranged music for choirs, song-writers, bands and theatres. He works both on his own and in collaboration with composers, writers, dancers, artists and a dazzlingly good band called The Téa Hodzic Trio. He also writes music and plays accordion with The Ian McMillan Orchetsra. 'You've got to go and hear them play .. fabulous' Fiona Talkington, Late Junction BBC R3