MY STORY

I am a singer, storyteller, piper and poet living in Asheville, North Carolina. I have made my living as a performer and teacher of traditional music, story and dance for the past fifty years. I started at age five singing in a family band and was blessed with bedtime stories and lullabies and share my legacy wherever I go.

I’ve been a featured storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro; interviewed by Studs Terkel on WFMT; and by Noah Adams on NPR. I’ve sung with toddlers in church basements, told stories at library story nights, have published two children’s books, recorded seven CDs, and performed at thousands of schools nationwide.

I believe in our right to think for ourselves, the importance of creative self expression, the joy of moving our bodies, the gift of lullabies to soothe and nurture and the expansiveness of gratitude and kindness.

I teach old time banjo, fiddle and bagpipe. I give workshops in storytelling, poetry and song writing. I am available for song and story programs here in the Asheville area and across the country.

photo credit: Bill Burlingham

I look forward to visiting you in your school, library, festival and community center and sharing the songs and stories that are important to our human family!