Fee Support
Community groups anywhere in Kentucky may book these programs for just $175 a program
as long as funding lasts.
Liar, Liar Storyteller
Telling Stories -- Past and Present
Telling Stories -- Past and Present
Kentuckians have long entertained each other by stretching the truth to impossibility by telling tall tales. Perhaps you’ve heard of Paul Bunyan or Pecos Bill? Those fellows have no place in Kentucky tall tale lore! Instead, we’ve got smart dogs, Daniel Boone, and telling lies for the fun of it! Using selections from her oral and writt
Kentuckians have long entertained each other by stretching the truth to impossibility by telling tall tales. Perhaps you’ve heard of Paul Bunyan or Pecos Bill? Those fellows have no place in Kentucky tall tale lore! Instead, we’ve got smart dogs, Daniel Boone, and telling lies for the fun of it! Using selections from her oral and written repertoire, Mary examines both the traditional and the evolving contemporary uses of tall tale telling.
Telling Stories -- Past and Present
Telling Stories -- Past and Present
Telling Stories -- Past and Present
The art of storytelling has a long, ever-evolving, tradition in Kentucky. Hamilton, author of Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies, explores the art of storytelling by highlighting the skills storytellers employ, providing examples of traditional and contemporary oral storytelling, and bringing attention to the
The art of storytelling has a long, ever-evolving, tradition in Kentucky. Hamilton, author of Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies, explores the art of storytelling by highlighting the skills storytellers employ, providing examples of traditional and contemporary oral storytelling, and bringing attention to the role of storytelling as both a performance art and an essential component of everyday life.
Feeding Nightmares
Telling Stories -- Past and Present
Feeding Nightmares
Dread, deception, death, and dismemberment—such are the ingredients of Kentucky tales that have fed nightmares for generations. In this talk, Hamilton shares sample stories and reveals who told them, who collected them, and how she came to add them to her storytelling repertoire. You may also end up wondering why anyone told such creepy tales!