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Elizabeth EllisElizabeth Ellis was born in Kentucky and her stories are rich in the tradition of Appalachia. Surrounded by people who loved to tell stories, she developed a love of language that led her to a 10 year stretch as a children’s librarian. Best known for her personal stories, thereafter, Ellis began a 25 year career recounting riveting Appalachian and Texan tales and stories of heroic American women. Ellis brings with her a thick southern accent and a relaxed style of delivery. She shares her tales throughout the world and is the recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Association.
Joe HayesJoe Hayes is an award-winning author and the Southwest’s premier storyteller – a nationally recognized teller of tales from the Hispanic, Native American and Anglo cultures. His bilingual Spanish-English telling have earned him a distinctive place among America’s storytellers. Joe’s most recent awards are the 2005 Land of Enchantment Award, 2005 Latino Family Literacy Award and the 2005 Talking Leaves Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network and the 2005 Storyteller of the Year IPPY Award.
Dolores HydockDolores Hydock is an actress and story performer, whose work has been featured at a variety of concerts, festivals, and special events throughout the U.S. She is a touring artist for the Alabama State Council on the Arts, a speaker with the Alabama Humanities Foundation, and a member of the Southern Order of Storytellers. Dolores is originally from Reading, Pennsylvania, home of the Reading Railroad and Luden’s Cough Drops. Her hometown is where she won her first blue ribbon in storytelling in a local contest at the age of 5 – the real gold letters on the blue ribbon convinced her there was obviously a fortune to be made in the performing arts.
Kala JoJoKala JoJo is a storyteller (or Jeli in Africa), a vocalist and a multi-intrumentalist whose performances are a welcomed addition to any gathering as he offers living lessons through his stories, empowering the listener with a love for story. Known for creating an atmosphere of wholesome entertainment, both children and adults are captivated not only by his kingly stance, but also his engaging voice, personality and humor. His gentle power engages all to participate with expressive movement, call and response and inspired imaginations as he embellishes the stories with a myriad of African instrumentation.
Dovie ThomasonDovie Thomason is a Lakota/Kiowa Apache storyteller and cultural educator. She has been guest artist at the North American Native Writers’ Conference at the University of Oklahoma and took part in a project sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Utah Arts Council to develop Native American cultural education. Dovie has been a trainer and lecturer at Yale University and the American Museum of Natural History. She has also been named Master Teaching Artist of a traditional cultural art by the Connecticut Commission on the Arts.
Vernon Condie Vernon A. Condie born in Cedar City, Utah is a cowboy poet, storyteller and musician. He has traveled on numerous “wagon trains”, where many have listened to him sing, yodel, play his harmonica and guitar. Vernon attended Iron County Public schools, the college of Cedar City, and Utah State University. He received is Bachelors of Science in Wildlife Management and Zoology and his teaching certificate. He has worked for both the National Park Service and The National Forest Service. He taught grades 7th to 12th for 27 years at Beaver High School in Beaver, Utah. Along with his wife Carol Jean Jackson formerly of Far West, Utah they have raised six sons and four daughters.