Previous Storytellers

Anne Hall

Bio:
Anne Hall is a librarian who really gets children excited about reading through her use of storytelling. She performs for schools, churches and community groups. She encourages her audience to become lost in her stories by experiencing the humor, fear, or sadness that she creates in her telling. She loves to tell folk tales and scary stories.

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2000

Mary Hamilton

Bio:

Mary Hamilton calls Frankfort, KY home but her performances at the National Storytelling Festival and other venues from Washington to Florida have brought her recognition far beyond the borders of the commonwealth. Hamilton brings us a broad repertoire, including world folktales, myths, legends and ghost stories.  Her poignant, real life stories appeal to all ages.  You will feel special as Mary says her “favorite audience is always the groups in front of me.”

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2007 ,  2005

Bill Harley

Bio:
Bill Harley is “fun personified.” Kids from pre-school to octogenarians who still retain the “kid” in us admire and adore him. As a singer/songwriter/storyteller he has no equal. When he chronicles the lives of kids with humor he touches the funny bone in all of us as we relive our own childhood foibles. Bill is a prolific artist and his work appears in numerous and various forms of media. He is a success in each. His songs and stories are filled with details of daily life with a touch of fantasy but also a healthy reality. You will be engaged, enlightened, and entertained throughout his performance. for more information please visit my website

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2009 ,  2005 ,  2005 ,  2002

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David Holt

Bio:
David Holt plays ten acoustic instruments and has released numerous recordings of traditional mountain music and southern folk tales. Holt is recognized as one of the nation's foremost storytellers. His storytelling recordings have won Grammy and Notable Recording Awards. David Holt is a superb entertainer whose performance will be remembered by all.

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2000

Beth Horner

Bio:
Beth's raucous humor is balanced with robust ballads, family stories of the Civil War and childhood farmyard escapades. Beth has a vivacious stage presence and her energetic style is often punctuated with music from the autoharp. Beth's goals as a teller is to entertain and to encourage her listeners to dip into the wealth of their own imaginations.

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2009 ,  2004