Featured Tellers
Sheila Arnold
Sheila Arnold has been a full-time storyteller since 2003, traveling throughout the country sharing her stories and songs, historic character presentations, Christian monologues, and professional development for educators. Known for...
Adam Booth
Adam Booth’s storytelling blends traditional folklore, music, and an awareness of contemporary Appalachia. His original cinematic style, both humorous and touching, is influenced by generations of diverse storytellers from West...
Mitch Capel
Under the stage name of “Gran’daddy Junebug”, a character created for young folks, Mitch Capel calls his style of storytelling “sto’etry” because the majority of his stories are in rhyme....
Regi Carpenter
Regi Carpenter, an award-winning performer, has toured her solo shows and workshops both nationally and internationally. Carpenter is the youngest daughter in a family that pulsates with contradictions: religious and...
Alton Chung
Japanese-Korean storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung grew up with the stories, superstitions, and the magic of the Hawaiian Islands. This gives him a unique perspective when telling stories of Hawaii, of WWII...
Willy Claflin
A musician and storyteller since the early 1980s, Willy Claflin tells original and traditional stories, and is the speaking-mouth-person for Maynard Moose, the only quadruped on the storytelling circuit. He...
Ivan Coyote – New Voice
Called a “natural-born storyteller” by Globe and Mail newspaper, Canadian artist Ivan Coyote is the award-winning author of 12 books, the creator of four short films, and has released three...
Donald Davis
Donald Davis was born in a Southern Appalachian mountain world rich in stories, surrounded by a family of traditional storytellers who told him gentle fairy tales, simple and silly Jack...
Diane Ferlatte
From humble beginnings on her grandparents’ porch in Louisiana listening to neighbors and family swap stories, lies, and tales, Diane Ferlatte has become a global storyteller sharing stories and songs...
Beth Horner
Noted for her spirited stage presence, comic sensibility, and warm, energetic style, Horner’s tales run the gamut from a tour-de-force take-off on Edgar Allan Poe to the poignant, powerful story...
Kevin Kling and Simone Perrin – After Hours
Kevin Kling is from Minneapolis, Minnesota where he lives on purpose because “when you freeze paradise it lasts a little longer.” He has performed his stories in libraries, schools, The...
Bil Lepp
Bil Lepp is a nationally touring storyteller, humorist, comedian, and bearer of other synonyms that mean “funny”. Though he is a five-time champion of the West Virginia Liars Contest, his...
Tim Lowry
Tim Lowry mixes personal narratives, folk tales, and American history with a distinctively Southern flavor. His “seersucker style” earned an Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network and Artist of...
Mara Menzies
Scottish/Kenyan storyteller Mara Menzies enthralls audiences around the world with stories from her rich dual heritage. Her inimitable physical and interactive style has garnered a following as far afield as...
Janice Del Negro – Ghost Stories
Janice M. Del Negro is a storyteller, author, and educator. She has been a featured speaker, storyteller, and workshop leader at the National Storytelling Conference, The Society for Children’s Book...
Lipbone Redding – New Voice
A musician, and artist, Lipbone Redding merges the magic and the ordinary through his songs, music, and storytelling. Originally from Greenville, NC, Lipbone has gone from making a living as...
Anne Rutherford
Anne Rutherford’s enchanting, funny, and touching performances delight audiences with Pacific Northwest folklore and tales of personal adventure. Her singing and mandolin playing add to the fun, along with vivid...
Dovie Thomason
Dovie Thomason, one of the most respected and admired storytellers of her generation, cherishes being described as a river, fed by many streams. She draws deeply from all of those...
Megan Wells – Ghost Stories
Megan Wells’ telling is time travel at its best. With exquisite language she takes listeners into deep mind cinema, bringing worlds alive. Her telling is passionate, soulful, and warm with...
Sarah Liisa Wilkinson – International New Voice
Storyteller Sarah Liisa Wilkinson delights audiences with her always engaging, energetic, and playful performance style. She has a particular interest in the folktales and myths of Finland and other Nordic...
Sufian Zhemukhov – New Voice
Sufian Zhemukhov is an award-winning author and performer who received the JJ Reneaux Emerging Artist Award from the National Storytelling Network. His solo shows have been featured off-Broadway and nationwide....
