I'm just back from the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival in Missouri, right on the Mississippi River, where I was one of two regional storytellers. It was a great time, better even than the first year in 2008, in part due to pleasant weather. According to the organizers, there were nearly 3,100 listeners from 16 states this year. It's hard to believe that this well-run festival is only three years old. One of the great joys of festival performing is listening to the other storytellers. This year, the headliners were Donald Davis, Minton Sparks, Kevin Kling and Syd Lieberman. It was also fun to hear and hang out with Marilyn Kinsella, the other regional teller--Marilyn was also a regional teller in 2008. My good friend Joyce Slater ran the story swap, which was a big success, with more people wanting to tell than there was time. Storytelling is certainly growing in Cape.
I'd heard Don and Syd many times, but had only heard Minton once and had enjoyed listening to Kevin on NPR but never live. What a treat to listen to them all!
I couldn't find a video of Donald, but here are some of the others.
That's John Jackson playing guitar. The combination was amazing.
These storytellers are SO good in person--it's worth going out of your way to hear them.
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Congratulations for your participation. And thanks for sharing your experience. We will add the information of the Cape Girardeau Festival in the the web of the International Storytelling Network: www.cuentacuentos.eu
Hugs from Canary islands (Spain)
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