tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73986212024-03-23T11:57:23.090-07:00Tonsil: Musings from an Itinerant Story ListenerOpinions on the art and practice of oral storytelling, and the American storytelling revival.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-7437102727071017902008-08-17T21:58:00.000-07:002008-08-17T22:07:43.877-07:00R.I.P. Doc Mcconnell<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkahuna/265521211/"><img style="margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/265521211_72f10093ce.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />A staple of the Jonesborough Festival has passed.<br />Doc McConnell, Sept. 20, 1928 - Aug. 16, 2008.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gHU18OOMBm8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gHU18OOMBm8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-28400351659151508242008-05-26T23:33:00.000-07:002008-05-26T23:40:18.399-07:00Farewell, U. Utah Phillips<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.utahphillips.org/images/iww100/P6240043s.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.utahphillips.org/images/iww100/P6240043s.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Folksinger, Storyteller, Railroad Tramp Utah Phillips Dead at 73.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.utahphillips.org/">Official obituary from the family</a>. <br /><br />The link is to his web site, where you can also find links to various recordings, from podcasts to CDs.<br /><br />His recording of "Moose Turd Pie" should be required listening for all aspiring storytellers.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-22626188539698832622008-05-14T15:32:00.000-07:002008-05-14T15:40:58.696-07:00Variety Reviews John Lithgow, StorytellerI've often enjoyed actor John Lithgow reading aloud on the radio program "Selected Shorts." Now it seems he's opened a one-man show at Lincoln Center, "John Lithgow: Stories by Heart."<br /><br />Variety lists the show as a "play," and it does have a director. And it does take place in a theater.<br /><br />But apparently the show is mostly Mr. Lithgow telling stories of his family, and of the role stories and storytelling played in his family. The show includes recitations of poetry by Oliver Wendell Holmes and prose by P.G. Wodehouse.<br /><br />I found this quote illuminating: <br /><blockquote>...(the play) encourages auds to make their own connection to the material, without demanding that we celebrate Lithgow's life. He grounds the classics by explaining what they meant to his family, but his biography is supporting material, not the solipsistic main event.</blockquote><br /><br />It reminds me of the best of storytellers, who disappear behind their stories. And what you are left with is not the feeling that the storyteller had an interesting life, but a connection with the storyteller, who was able to capture some universal feeling (of pride, of embarassment, of loss, of fear, of love) and share it.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-706121862933339472008-03-10T22:02:00.000-07:002008-03-10T22:12:54.834-07:00Sometimes I Wish I Lived in AlabamaNot all the time. Mostly only when I hear Kathryn Tucker Windham tell stories. <br /><br />Now I just learned that the <a href="http://www.artsbma.org/">Birmingham Museum of Art</a> is hosting a retrospective of her work-- not her storytelling, mind you, but 50 years of black and white photographs, including some taken with her first Brownie, purchased in 1930. Most, I gather, were taken during her career as a journalist. Most depict small town life in Alabama from the Depression through the Civil Rights era. I suspect, given Kathyrn's eye for detail in her storytelling, and her career that took her across the state, that she captured some wonderful images on film. Wish I could see them.<br /><br />If by some chance, you're passing through Alabama before May 25, stop by <a href="http://www.artsbma.org/KTW/index.html">the exhibit</a>, and let me know what you thought.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.artsbma.org/images/home/KTW%20button.gif">Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-62179890646130388742008-02-29T09:08:00.000-08:002008-02-29T09:15:53.677-08:00Baby StorytellingI've noticed on YouTube, if you do a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results.php?search_query=storyteller">search on "storyteller,"</a> you get a host of precious thirty second to two minute home videos of toddlers babbling.<br /><br />(Actually, you first get a lot of pirated clips from Jim Henson's The Storyteller series, but that's a post for another day)<br /><br />So. The home movies. The chatty babies. Their doting parents and grandparents immediately tag or title the clip "storyteller."<br /><br />It took me ages to figure out why.<br /><br />I think it's because they are capturing their child caught up in the joy of language, the sound of language, the music of it. For the first time, they see their child not demanding food, or sleep, or a beloved object out of reach. Suddenly they see that their child is doing something with language beyond expressing direct needs.<br /><br />Interesting that they call this "storytelling," and not "poetry" or "echolalia" or "mouth music." I don't believe for a moment that a one-year old is trying to express a narrative by this babbling, as extensive as it is. They're not telling a story.<br /><br />But it's fascinating that the default assumption of parents is that their wee bairn has stepped up her language skills, and that this next step they call "storytelling."Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-69554537772027960512008-02-05T21:07:00.000-08:002008-02-05T21:23:30.329-08:00Storytelling is Alive and Well (in the Papers, anyway)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/photo/2008-02/35141361.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px;" src="http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/photo/2008-02/35141361.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Don't know why, but there was a burst of stories about storytellers and storytelling in the press last week.<br /><br /><a href="http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/tell_me_a_story/Content?oid=402783">Creative Loafing Atlanta</a> January 30, 2008<br /><br />with audio podcast <a href="http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/the_storytellers/Content?oid=402778">here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article3288810.ece">The Times of London</a> February 1, 2008<br /><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bal-al.stoop03feb03,0,3411596.story"><br />The Baltimore Sun</a> February 3, 2008Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-72327315041908563672007-12-01T06:23:00.000-08:002007-12-14T06:29:06.031-08:00Farewell to Scotland's Greatest StorytellerDuncan Williamson (1928-2007)<br /><br />The English-speaking world has lost another of its giants of the oral tradition, storyteller and singer Duncan Williamson.<br /><br />Link is to the obituary in the <span style="font-style: italic;">Independent</span>.<br />Here are the links to the <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2879050.ece">Times of London</a>'s</span>, and the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2214887,00.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Guardian</span>'</a>s.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-18538461857257874802007-10-01T15:45:00.000-07:002007-10-17T16:01:37.275-07:00Limor's Storytelling AgoraAlso worth checking out: Limor's blog from Israel. Limor is a storyteller but on her blog, the issues she raises about storytelling are the kind usually only discussed at conferences, and not often enough.<br /><br />Big picture issues, like "what is storytelling?" and the role of the fourth wall in the relationship between the storyteller and audience. Also practical exercises she uses to get people telling stories.<br /><br />A welcome and most necessary addition to the storytelling community!Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-47552026269076766972007-08-31T15:41:00.000-07:002007-10-17T15:45:08.652-07:00Voice - A Storyteller's LifestyleCheck out this storyteller's blog... not a diary of a storyteller's performances, but thoughtful articles and essays on tips of the trade and questions for the community. I especially appreciate that a storyteller is willing to share concerns and issues for the entire storytelling community to consider. Kudos to storyteller Rachel Hedman.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-69312948386600517932007-05-30T11:13:00.000-07:002007-05-30T11:29:30.991-07:00Syd Lieberman Jumps into the 21st Century<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/santheo/266914910/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/266914910_ad6c2f4f22_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(photo by </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/santheo/">Santheo</a><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span><br />You might say Chicago storyteller Syd Lieberman was already ahead of his time... with a commission from NASA under his belt, he is the only American storyteller with an official claim to give voice to the folklore of the planet Mars. But now he's boldly going where no storyteller (at least not one with his prominence in the field) has gone before... the Creative Commons.<br /><br />Now, for a limited time (Summer 2007), he is releasing his entire stable of storytelling recording as free downloads from his Web site, <a href="http://www.sydlieberman.com/">www.sydlieberman.com</a>. By my count, he has 14 CDs and cassettes in his multi-decade career, and you can still purchase these, but he's taking a cue from the up and coming undiscovered rock and roll bands of the world and giving away his music so as to build his audience.<br /><br />And, from what I understand of the Creative Commons license, you are free to copy and share the mp3s, as long as you attribute the work to Syd and don't use it for commercial purposes.<br /><br />You can subscribe to the recordings as a podcast. I don't know how to do that (I don't have an iPod), but I find I can listen to them fine via his Web site, and even download individual stories.<br /><br />Given the state of frenzy that the lawyers of the RIAA and Viacom and Time Warner and Fox and everyone has over who copyrights what and who is allowed to post what on which web site... Syd's move is a refreshing one, and obviously comes from a place of abundance, rather than scarcity.<br /><br />Kudos to Syd!Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-45573609358792830312007-05-22T13:48:00.000-07:002007-05-30T11:31:00.352-07:00Chicago Youth Storytelling: WNEP and "Back to School"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wneptheater.org/images/stories/wnep/shows/skald8/skald8_poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.wneptheater.org/images/stories/wnep/shows/skald8/skald8_poster.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Don R. Hall at Chicago's WNEP (What No One Else Produces) has been running a storytelling competition, called SKALD, for 8 years now.<br /><br />(And my ears on the ground in Chicago in the storytelling community know nothing about it. Time for some new ears. The likely trouble is not only that Chicago storytellers aren't tapped into the theatre scene there, and also Don's use of the term "professional storyteller" does not correspond to the same definition that professional storytellers use.)<br /><br />Be that as it may, Don's blogged about his efforts to get some youth storytellers involved, and he may have just gotten more than he bargained for.<br /><br />But it seems his potential batch of students are wildly enthusiastic. Kudos for Don for developing the next generation of storytellers.<br /></span>Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-91095949918071326342007-01-09T20:55:00.000-08:002007-01-19T14:04:40.596-08:00The Living Tradition profiles Irish Storyteller John Campbell<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.storyandsong.com/images/len_john.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.storyandsong.com/images/len_john.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />(traditional singer Len Graham and storyteller John Campbell)<br /><br />Well, better late than never to learn about the masters. John Campbell (1933-2006) was one of Ireland's favorite storytellers, and I only just stumbled across his <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1892256,00.html">obituary</a> in the Guardian. I've linked to a nice profile of him from a few year's back, which only gives a hint of his style.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1165249969154295292006-12-04T08:32:00.000-08:002006-12-22T13:35:10.666-08:00Cayman Net News: Storytelling comes aliveA report from the 2006 Gimistory, the Cayman National Cultural Foundation's annual storytelling festival.<br /><br /><br />I also found a web site for the <a href="http://www.sweetsoca.com/bmp/relax/2004gimistory.htm">2004 Gimistory</a>, and Ken Corsbie's review of the <a href="http://www.sweetsoca.com/bmp/relax/2004gimistory.htm">2005 Gimistory</a> (check out the picture of the jam session, featuring Afro-Carribean drums and Jeri Burns' harp!).<br /><br />Gimistory's <a href="http://www.artscayman.org/gimistory/index.html">official site</a>. Looks like fun!Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1165254547326093122006-11-20T09:49:00.000-08:002006-12-04T09:49:54.676-08:00The origin of manga: Storytelling ManFrom Japan's PingMag: a feature on Tameharu Nagata, one of Tokyo's last remaining traditional kamishibai storytellers. Great pictures of his stories (he's got 700 different ones!), as well as his cart.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1162448559843716442006-11-01T22:22:00.000-08:002006-11-01T22:24:40.166-08:00YouTube: Storytelling in Jonesborough TN<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/3Zw-Ht5nirg"></param><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/3Zw-Ht5nirg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br>Promotional video for the National Storytelling Festival and International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Some nice archival photos of performers and audience members from the early years. Can you recognize the storytellers in their 1973 fashions?Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1162449030324003702006-10-20T22:28:00.000-07:002006-11-01T22:30:30.326-08:00Give Free Hugs: A Storytelling Festival StoryPatricia Digh shares a story that takes place at the National Storytelling Festival, and although its not about storytelling, it's about her daughter and YouTube and finding her voice. <br /><br />It's a heartwarming blog post. Check it out.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1162449375920887772006-10-16T08:12:00.000-07:002006-11-01T22:37:18.923-08:00Blogging from Jonesborough: Family BusinessBlogger Sandor Weisz writes about his trip to the National Storytelling Festival, with a personal angle: storyteller Syd Leiberman is his father-in-law. So much nicer to get a snapshot of the Festival with some depth, instead of the emails I get with litanys of first I heard so-and-so and then I heard so-and-so and then we saw blah blah blah...Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1159834841839102832006-10-02T17:03:00.000-07:002007-01-11T16:00:49.666-08:00The Best Storyteller in San Francisco: Eleanor Dumont.When it comes to storytelling festivals and storytelling events in San Francisco, there's one name synonymous with excellence in storytelling: Eleanor Dumont.<br /><br />From storytelling at school assemblies, to keynote speeches, commemorative occasions or family events, a storyteller can provide a distinctive entertaining and/or educational program, and San Francisco has its share of talent to fit the bill.<br /> <br />However, if one wanted to find Ms. Dumont to tell stories, or for that matter, any of the other many storytellers of San Francisco to make an appearance at your event, you'd be hard pressed to find any way to contact them.<br /><br />Check the comments for more.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1158956172144297722006-09-22T13:05:00.000-07:002006-09-22T13:17:27.163-07:00Esther Martinez, Tewa Storyteller, Rest in Peace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.arts.endow.gov/honors/heritage/Heritage06/images/Martinez1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 120px;" src="http://www.arts.endow.gov/honors/heritage/Heritage06/images/Martinez1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Esther Martinez, also known as P'oe Tswa (Blue Water), was a storyteller and linguist of the Tewa language spoken in the Pueblos of New Mexico. At 94 years old, she just received the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement. Driving back home from the ceremony in Washington DC, she was killed in a car accident last Saturday by a suspected drunk driver.<br /><br />You can hear audio recordings of her stories at the NEA web site <a href="http://www.arts.endow.gov/honors/heritage/Heritage06/Martinez.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Washington Post obituary <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/18/AR2006091801264.html">here</a>.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1157742317278644462006-09-08T12:05:00.000-07:002006-09-29T04:35:00.083-07:00Crackle Mountain<a href="http://cracklemountain.blogspot.com/">Crackle Mountain</a> is a new blog from Australian storyteller Florence Forrest. <br /><br />It features her re-tellings of Asian folktales, gorgeously illustrated with images of Asisan artwork. Florence cites her sources for both the stories and the artwork, and fills us in on some folklore to help give the stories some context.<br /><br />I hope she keeps it up!Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1157740047074834392006-09-04T11:11:00.000-07:002006-09-08T11:27:57.953-07:00Stories for Storytellers: SOS - Searching Out StoriesI realized that Jackie Baldwin's Searching Out Stories web site is also hard to find, if you're not in the know. So I'll add my review here.<br /><br />SOS - Searching Out Stories has stories for storytellers.<br /><br />If you are a storyteller who needs a story-- and if you're a teacher, a minister, a camp counselor, a librarian, a toastmaster, a parent, or anyone who needs a story-- this web site is an excellent resource.<br /><br /><blockquote>This unique, comprehensive archive has been growing for the past eight years. It contains references to hundreds of categories and thousands of stories, suggested by professional storytellers, librarians and teachers from all around the world through the Storytell listserv at Texas Women's University and independent research. You'll find full stories, abridged stories, book references, and descriptions of actual experiences and helpfpul hints in telling these tales at an event or using them in the classroom or at home with your own children or grandchildren.<br /></blockquote><br /><br />Jackie has added a Google search interface to the site as well, so you can find just the stories you need, whether you're looking for stories about tigers or mosquitos, or need stories about truth, or strength, or marriage, or if you need help finding tales from a particular culture.<br /><br />Now, you won't find the entire story usually... you'll often just get the "bare bones" - but if you're a storyteller, you can flesh it out. And the book references are helpful (in combination with your local library). Some of the categories are thin, but the site is a continuing work in progress.<br /><br />In 2006, Jackie Baldwin was awarded the National Storytelling Network's Distinguished National Service Award for her work in maintaining the site.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.story-lovers.com/listsofstories.html">Stories for storytelling</a>Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1157732348446541432006-08-30T08:58:00.000-07:002009-08-26T09:07:18.889-07:00Best Online Resource for Storytellers: StorytellWhen you ask around the U.S. storytelling community about the best online resources, the answer you get most often is Storytell (Although Jackie Baldwin's SOS "Save Our Stories" quickly gaining in reputation).<br /><br />The surprising thing is that is you were to Google "storytelling" or "storytelling resources" or "storytelling community" you won't find it in the first five pages. I suppose that's because it is usually linked to under it's own name, "Storytell" with the description "a forum for discussion about storytelling."<br /><br />If you Google "Storytell," of course, its home page comes up first... but how many new storytelling fans are going to Google that word if they've never heard of it?<br /><br />One reason Google overlooks it: it's not a Web page. Storytell is an email list, started in 1995, and hosted by Texas Women's University.<br /><br /><blockquote>All persons interested in storytelling are invited to participate: professional storytellers, amateur storytellers, people concerned with the rich history of storytelling, people who enjoy listening to stories, and those who speculate about the place of storytelling in the 21st century. The list reflects viewpoints from around the world of issues and topics concerning the storytelling community. STORYTELL serves as a source of information on conferences, workshops and events as well as a place to ask (and answer) questions about the origins and variations of stories, the business of storytelling, or organization of storytelling events.</blockquote><br /><br />With more than 500 members on the list, it's a great way to get advice from storytellers, producers, and listeners in the field.<br /><br />My advice: if you sign on to the list, choose digest format for a while. That will limit your emails to one a day. The list can generate two or three or four dozen postings a day.<br /><br />It has an an archive, which, sadly, is not accessible via the Web. You have to use the list's majordomo commands, which means the primary means of searching is by date... not by keyword or author.<br /><br />Still, if you have a storytelling question, there are usually lots of people who will respond and point you to web resources, books, or even local and regional contacts.<br /><br />And, let's see if a link here will help boost its Google rank:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.storynet.org/storytell.html">Learn about storytelling: Storytell.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.storynet.org/storytell.html">Storytell, the best online resource about storytelling</a>Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1154717447862528732006-07-31T23:45:00.000-07:002006-09-08T09:28:58.696-07:00Storytelling on YouTube<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sjl-static3.sjl.youtube.com/vi/IXIyWtTsfx4/2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px;" src="http://sjl-static3.sjl.youtube.com/vi/IXIyWtTsfx4/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />According to today's <a href="http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1834036,00.html">Guardian</a>, YouTube is sending out 100 million videos a day to Web viewers. Fully 3.9% of everything zipping around the Web are videos from YouTube, making it the most popular site on the internet.<br /><br />I'm not a fan of internet video. It's too small, and too blurry. And storytelling doesn't translate well to video in the first place.<br /><br />But storyteller Tim Ereneta has created a place on YouTube to showcase <a href="http://youtube.com/group/oralstorytelling">The Ancient Art of Storytelling</a>. He's found folktales, footage of traditional tellers in Asia, a few contemporary practicing storytellers, and some spooky stories from around the campfire.<br /><br />Some of the campfire stories are really dark.<br /><br />Not scary and morbid dark: I mean literally, it's like watching black rectangle for three minutes.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1154716189179662792006-06-29T08:22:00.000-07:002006-08-04T11:30:06.736-07:00Podcast: Activated StorytellersThe <a href="http://www.activated-storytellers.com/">Activated Storytellers</a> are a family of performers who have been on the road practically forever telling stories through drama.<br /><br />Now they've got a podcast! In addition to stories, you get to hear the backstage news. Great audio quality. Nice to hear the interplay of different voices among the family. And their stories have that same quality of Old Time Radio. This would be a good resource for schools, both those that have booked the Activated Storytellers, and those that haven't.Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398621.post-1153983543716972042006-05-26T23:54:00.000-07:002006-07-27T09:18:20.243-07:00Youth Storytelling<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15383848@N00/101337373/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/41/101337373_728f01cf41.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15383848@N00/101337373/">tyler&chris1.jpg</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/15383848@N00/">storycast</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Someone, presumably Elizabeth Rose, has posted photos at Flickr from the 2006 National Youth Storytelling Showcase in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. You can see the next generation of storytellers here, at the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15383848@N00/">storycast photo page</a>.</p>Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322431725543550356noreply@blogger.com0