2009 Featured Storytellers

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“The reasons for Harley's success
are obvious - his songs are direct and
honest, his stories are filled with the
details of daily life, and everything he
does has a refreshing dose of fantasy
mixed with a healthy breath of reality.
Since 1984, Bill's been producing
recordings for kids and adults that
have become staples in the car
cassette player and the home enter-
tainment system. Winner of a
Grammy and numerous other
national awards including Parent's
Choice, ALA (American Library
Association), NAPPA (The National
Parenting Publications Award) and
AFIM (Association for Independent
Music). Bill's recordings are filled
with joyous music and masterful
stories. If you ask a kid their favorite
they'll show you their entire Bill
Harley collection, books, videos, Cd's,
cassette tapes - they are all winners!”
“ With Lepp, the sorry, low-down lie
becomes a grand and glorious creation,
a verbal sculpture in which a hundred
small fibs, stretchers, falsehoods and
prevarications are piled together,
shaped and molded into one stunning,
awe-inspiring cathedral of flapdoodle
and bull.”
-Duke Divinity Magazine- Bob Wells

“ Bil Lepp, a preacher and five-time winner
of "biggest liar" competitions, stars his
gun-shy hunting dog Buck in a tale that
grows taller and taller -- and then even
taller. Listeners are howling with the
hilarity, tears of laughter streaking
faces split with wide-mouth grins. When
the young teller wraps up his story in
one more burst of implausibility, the
audience leaps to its feet, cheering. All
hail the king!”
-Dallas Morning News- Mary Ellen Botter
“ Rocha not only plays his characters,
he seems to be possessed by them.”
-Lisa Gauthier- Nuvo, Indianapolis.

“Antonio Rocha's stories challenge
the imagination in an exciting new way.
His storytelling was energetic,
educational and entertaining!”
- Kim Peter Kovac, Senior Program
Director, Kennedy Center Youth and
Family Programs.

“Touching, clean and delightful!”
Donna Gianell, Dance Pages Magazine

“His face is as flexible as his limbs and
his control of his eyes is startling.&rdquo
Jane Lamb, Portland Press Herald.

“Antonio Rocha had the crowd
absolutely spellbound“
Jona McKee - Washington's 1st
International Storytelling Festival
- Washington, DC.
Fourth-generation storyteller Lynette Ford
shares "Home-Fried Tales" rooted in her
family's multicultural African American
storytelling traditions. Lyn's programs
are enhanced with rhythm and rhyme,
history and mystery, humor and heart.

“Her warm, down-home style will appeal
to people of all ages...”
- Dick Strader, Librarian, Willard Public
Library, Battle Creek, Michigan

“[Lyn's stories]...bring children into a
multicultural world where differences are
explored and celebrated.”
- Sue Black, Storyteller-in-Residence
Robert Clow Elementary School,
Naperville, Illinois

”Excellent--Totally held our attention
--We were her "class"--Enthusiastic, fun,
and funny!”
--Educators who participated in Lyn's
storytelling workshop at the Early
Childhood Spring Conference, Lancaster
Campus of Ohio University
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