Featured Tellers

At this year's festival, you will be able to hear each teller in our featured teller story concerts and participate in workshops with them.

Dan Keding

Dan Keding, a storyteller of international acclaim, is well-known for his telling of traditional folktales, personal narratives, ghost stories and dark tales, and superbly crafted original pieces. A combination of dynamic storytelling and powerful ballad singing has made him a festival favorite throughout the U.S., Great Britain, and Ireland.

Sky Shivers

Sky Shivers is a cowboy storyteller and Western humorist who holds a doctorate in Cow Lot Psychology, a master's in Colorful Thinking and several "BS" degrees in Pert Near True Tale Telling. Recipient of the Will Rogers Humorist Award and 1997 & 1999 Storyteller of the Year awarded by the Academy of Western Artists, Sky will tip his hat and spin a tale not to be forgotten.

Dovie Thomason

Dovie Thomason is an award-winning storyteller, recording artist, and author, recognized internationallly for her ability to take her listeners to the "timeplace place" where she was first captivated by the old Indian stories from her Plains Apache and Lakota relatives.

Elizabeth Ellis

Elizabeth Ellis is a versatile and riveting teller of Appalachian and Texas tales and stories of heroic American women, though her personal stories are arguably her best. She has captivated over 250,000 children and countless adults at schools, universities and festivals in her 25 year career as a storyteller.