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
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
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
Dianne Hackworth has been telling stories professionally since obtaining a Masters in Storytelling in 1990. (An unprofessional teller all her life.) She has been titled a “Storyteller Enabler” due to the numerous events, workshops, and … Continue
Cyndi Bailey Morgan was an active local storyteller since1988, became a middle school librarian in 1998, told stories to students there for almost 20 years. Now retired, widowed, and a grandmother of 4 seeking to … Continue
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
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
Judi Tarowsky was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 25 years and told other people’s stories. Now, as a storyteller, she gets to tell her own. Judi is a native of Latrobe, PA, … Continue
Johnny Thomas Fowler, mountain-heritage storyteller, award winning musician and author is from the foothills of upcountry South Carolina. His work is featured on South Carolina Public TV where he has co-produced a number of documentaries … Continue
Janel Behm is a graduate of Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) and has a bachelor’s degree in allied health. For 23 years, she worked as a physical therapist. Although born and raised in Northwest Ohio, … Continue
