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Community groups anywhere in Kentucky may book these programs for just $175 a program
as long as funding lasts.
Liar, Liar Storyteller
Liar, Liar Storyteller
Liar, Liar Storyteller
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.
The Storytelling Art
Liar, Liar Storyteller
Liar, Liar Storyteller
Explore the heart of the art of storytelling. Using examples from
her oral and written repertoire,
Hamilton shines light on what storytelling is and how it functions
both as a performing art
and as an essential element
of everyday life.
Feeding Nightmares
Liar, Liar Storyteller
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!