Bil Lepp

Bio:

Falsehoods, fibs and flapdoodle are given new status when you hear Bil Lepp tell tales.  Prevarications and "plain old bull” made him a five time “Biggest Liar” winner in West Virginia.  That reputation now precedes him as he entertains audiences from coast to coast.  His stage presence and timing make his performance a rollicking, outrageous presentation guaranteed to leave you with tears of laughter.

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2008 ,  2006 ,  2003 ,  2001

Sheila Kay Adams

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Sheila shares British Isle ballads that have been passed down through seven generations of her family. Sheila has performed stories and songs throughout the United States and England, but always returns to her roots in North Carolina where she resides in the county where she was born.  Bill Harley says, "Sheila Kay Adams is the real article---a storyteller in the true sense—someone whose words, whether story or song, tell us about who she is and where she's from.

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2008 ,  2003

Andy Offutt Irwin

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A native of Covington, GA, Andy started out in comedy, but added music and storytelling because he had a lot more to say. He tours a lot, but when he's home he gets to be the Artist-In-Residence at Oxford College of Emory University where he directs plays from time to time. He spent five years writing, directing and performing with the comedy improv troupe, SAK Theatre at Walt Disney World, but he"s had lots of more interesting life experience-type jobs including - but not limited to - actor; camp counselor; political satirist; youth director; janitor; deputy voter registrar; theatre orchestra conductor; garbage man; teacher; carpenter's flunky; and bullfrog tadpole catcher (Honest). Andy's Website

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2008 ,  2006

Antonio Rocha

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A native of Brazil, Antonio has studied under masters Marcel Marceau and Tony Montanaro as he polished his performance skills.  As a mime he has performed around the world and he is familiar to audiences from Singapore to Vancouver as well as at major festivals and other venues throughout the U.S.  The Portland Press Herald said "His face is as flexible as his limbs and the control of his eyes is startling.:  All who have enjoyed his performances reaffirm this declaration.

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2008 ,  2005

Baba Jamal Koram

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Baba Jamal Koram is a master storyteller, author and educator.  He brings to life the history, language, humor, music and folklore of world cultures through storytelling.  His stories help teach decision-making and conflict resolution.  African values and mores presented in story, song, rhythm and rhyme address universal issues.  Having captivated audiences at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and the National Storytelling Festival, he will do the same at the tenth annual Cave Run Storytelling Festival.

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2008 ,  2005 ,  2005 ,  2005 ,  2004

Lyn Ford

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Lyn Ford carries on a family tradition by sharing stories from her multicultural heritage and continues to honor her father through presentations she call "Home-Fried Tales”  Lyn is eager to tell you tales about rabbits, “haints and spooks” and stories about her “family, foes and friends”  Lyn was the first Ohio storyteller to be nominated as an individual artist for a Governor's Award for the Arts.  Lyn says, I think I"m doing what my grandfolks would have wanted me to do, I’m passing on the gift of stories.”

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2008 ,  2004

Peter Cook

Bio:

Peter Cook is an internationally reputed deaf performing artist whose work incorporates American Sign Language, pantomime, storytelling, acting and movement. Audiences will likely find the stories so captivating that Peter's dynamic, humorous and often poignant facial expressions hardly need the accompanying verbal interpretation.  Peter has performed at the White House, appeared on PBS and at numerous festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Cave Run Storytelling Festivals(s) Performed: 2008 ,  2005