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Barbara
McBride-Smith wears many hats — simultaneously! For over 30 years,
she has been a teacher, a school librarian, a theological
seminary instructor, a traveling storyteller, and a writer.
In each of these professions, she has experienced
storytelling as an integral educational tool and a
compelling art form.
A popular performer and keynoter at hundreds of festivals
and conferences across the U.S., the diverse McBride-Smith
has been featured at the National Storytelling Festival in
Tennessee seven times, as well as the National Festival of
Homiletics and the International Storytelling Festival in
Washington D.C. Her international travels include
performances in Greece and Turkey.
Born & raised in Texas, Barbara McBride-Smith learned the
craft of storytelling from her two deaf sisters, who
"communicated with their entire beings," & her parents,
known by all as "natural born keepers of the family
lore."
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Andy Offutt Irwin is an American storyteller, arts
educator and singer-songwriter. Irwin began his career in 1984 in an
improvisational comedy troupe but after five years he
shifted to performing as a singer-songwriter, touring the
Southeast for about six years. In the mid-1990s, he
branched into performances for children and since then has
appeared in hundreds of schools (from preschools to colleges ) and countless
public libraries. Irwin continues to perform (for
adults) as a singer-songwriter and added storytelling to
these performances, usually telling one story (about ten to
twenty-five minutes in length) during a show. In the fall of
2004 he decided to pursue storytelling as a career. He
quickly achieved national prominence and now appears
regularly in storytelling festivals across the United States.
Irwin has released four albums; the first features ten
songs and one story, the other three are exclusively
storytelling albums. His second album was named the best
storytelling album of 2006 by an industry group. Currently,
Irwin divides his time between storytelling festivals and
children’s performances. Irwin is also featured on a weekly
public radio music program as storyteller and host.
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Boulder Acoustic Society Band - Each member of BAS
comes from a different musical world, and the resulting mix
is what makes their music so special. Shredding guitar
licks, soaring gypsy violin, a little ukulele and the thump
of an old time bass bounce around with a jazz accordion and
creative percussion to create a new sound. It is American
Roots music with the edge of punk rock and the grace of
chamber music.This
joyful chaos has defined BAS for the last four years of
relentless touring, recording and rehearsing. They have
crisscrossed the country countless times building a
following the old fashioned way, by making connections with
fans one at a time. From festivals to rock clubs, dive bars
to house concerts, BAS has spread the word. And who is
listening? Hipsters and hippies, punks and grandmas, kids
and pickers, folkies and yuppies all "get it" where it
matters deep down in that place that deifies description.
The words were take from the BAS web site.
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