The Embers Collective was born out of a desire to tell stories and create community. They became well known for putting on intimate events in intriguing locations in London and beyond, and their storytelling and music nights attracted a passionate and ever-growing group of tellers, musicians and audience. From performing in rooms above pubs to music festivals and theatres, their work has taken them around the UK and abroad. They have hosted their own radio show, produced a monthly podcast, and been commissioned to create work for the London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre, History Hit TV, the National Trust and Wilderness Festival.

They run storytelling workshops for companies and individuals and have collaborated on events with heritage brands including Balvenie Whiskey, Hendricks Gin and Berry Bros & Rudd.

who we are

TIM KARP

To his disappointment on his 12th Birthday, Tim received a black and white Squire Stratocaster. Reluctantly he began to play and his talent soon became a passion. Over 20 years later and he has appeared on over 10 albums, produced 5 albums, written 2 albums, performs regularly both locally and internationally and spends every free moment learning new musics and concocting new projects. Tim's first instrument is the guitar and he plays in his own unique style that is influenced by the music of Brazil, Greece, Turkey, Eastern Europe and the Arabic world, not to mention the many years playing Pop and Rock music of the West. Tim is a multi-instrumentalist, and also plays Oud, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Cavaquinho, Bass Guitar, Double Bass, Percussion and Piano and he sings in English, Portuguese, Greek, Spanish and French. Tim's main musical projects include Don Kipper, The Super Tenants, Beringela and The Embers Collective for which he is guitarist, vocalist, composer and arranger. He is also a composer; not only writing music for his bands but has released three library albums for West One Music.

Sam rix

Sam Rix is an actor, writer and voice-over artist. Having trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, he immediately joined the BBC Radio Repertory Company and featured in plays, comedies and documentaries. As well as working as an actor across stage, screen and radio he has toured the UK with his one-man comedy shows. He created The Piano Teeth Podcast and was a writer on the satirical TV show, MainScream Media. As a voice-over artist he has brought characters to life across video-games and animations, and has worked on commercials for established brands such as William Hill, Formula 1, John Smiths, Black & Decker, Samsung, Hellmans and Pinterest. His passion in life is telling stories, in any which way he can, and enabling others to unlock the power of their voice and tell their own story.

Sarah Liisa Wilkinson

Sarah Liisa Wilkinson is a teller of folk tales, wonder tales and myths, who delights audiences with her juicy and arresting innovations on stories both familiar and obscure, drawing material from all over the world, but most especially from Finnish and Nordic folklore. She has told stories to people in the UK and internationally in theatres, festivals, clubs, pubs, churches, boats, front rooms and all-night sleepovers. She regularly performs with performance-storytelling pioneers, The Crick Crack Club, and works with individuals and companies at all levels to help people develop their storytelling skills. She has written short stories and plays and is currently working on a collection of Finnish folktales to be published in 2026.