Storytelling – Page 2 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Jane Hicks Gentry

Known as "a singer among singers," Jane Hicks Gentry had an amazing repertoire of songs,...

Cherokee tribal elder Robert Henry Bushyhead called his native Kituhwa dialect a gift of the...

Internationally recognized storyteller Connie Regan-Blake has lived in Asheville for over thirty years. A native...

"I've always been interested in stories," recalls Doyle Pace. "My uncles and father told stories....

Donald Davis's life has carried him far from his native mountains, but his storytelling draws...

Dorothy Lane was born into a family of storytellers in the Turkey Cove area of...

"I learned to play bass out of necessity," says Ted White. The band needed a...

Catch the Spirit of Appalachia (CSA) is a nonprofit resource organization founded by the Ammons...

Jerry Wolfe was a tireless champion of Cherokee history, culture, and language. His programs fascinated...

A native of eastern North Carolina, where his family has danced and played music for...

Charlotte Ross, also known as "the Legend Lady," has collected or composed more than 3,400...

Robert Lynn "Bobby" McMillon, a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award recipient, was heir to numerous...