Storytelling – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Elena Diana Miller

Elena Diana Miller, a traditional folk musician and storyteller, grew up in the hills of...

Michael Reno Harrell was born on the Tennessee side of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. His...

“This is where I feel like I belong; this is where my heart is,” says...

Todd Elliott is a champion fiddler, storyteller, and performing artist from Rutherford County, NC, who...

Matthew Tooni grew up on the Qualla Boundary, the tribal lands of the Eastern Band...

Michael “Badhair” Williams remembers that the first time he told a story for an audience,...

David A. Brose was born in Columbus, Ohio, on May 17, 1951. Brose grew up...

Willard Watson and his wife Ora were among the extraordinary traditional artists in the Watson...

Mary Jane Queen lived in the Caney Fork section of Jackson County near where she...

Stanley Hicks was born in 1911 in Watauga County, and raised on Spice Creek along...

Ray Hicks, one of North Carolina most renowned storytellers, lived atop Beech Mountain in Watauga...

"'Old Counce' was certainly the kind of man about whom unforgettable tales are told," writes...