Russell, Andy
Andy Russell was born into a family and a culture rich with stories and storytellers. Every family gathering was filled with stories of history and hard times, simple pleasures and heartfelt emotions. Andy grew up … Continue
Category Archives: Family/Personal
Ledford, Brenda Kay
A retired educator. Published writer. Author. Blogger. Award-winning poet/writer. 828.389.6262 ledfordbrenda@hotmail.com http://blueridgepoet.blogspot.com
ContinueFreeman, Kyra
In a world of screens and social media videos, the face-to-face, real-time connection between teller and audience is rare and powerful. Kyra Freeman has been fascinated by storytelling since childhood. A former school library media … Continue
Wise, Chris
Retired soldier. Songmaker, Storyteller — making little effort to separate song, story, truth, meditations on the meaning of truth, and outright lies. Raleigh, NC 919.870.1152 jchriswise@nc.rr.com
ContinuePlasters, Charles
Born in Mayodan, NC on 11-22-1940. Lived first two years in a mill company house with neither running water nor electricity. Family moved to Elizabeth City County, VA. In 1942 when his dad took a … Continue
Wheeler, Anne
Anne first encountered the storytelling community in the early 2000s, when she produced Norton Dill’s award-winning documentary, Kathryn: The Story of a Teller, a long-time favorite at the Shoals. A storyteller herself now, Anne has … Continue
Morgan, Cyndi
Hagebak, Pepper
Pepper was raised by a family full of beautiful, crazy southern women. She listened to them tell family stories on Sunday afternoons from her favorite place, beneath her Grandmaw’s big old mahogany kitchen table. It … Continue
Perry, Michael
As a lifelong learner with an M.S.Ed from Duquesne University. Mike’s broad and adventurous career experience has taken him from the circus to the Census Bureau, from major motion pictures to maintenance man. He has … Continue
Gaudet, PapaJoe
PapaJoe is the one of those characters you expect to find wandering through the pages of an old children’s picture book. And when you see him telling a tale, long beard wagging, the explosion of … Continue