Swappin' Ground

At the first National Storytelling Festival in 1973, a handful of storytellers gathered around the courthouse in Jonesborough's town square and traded tales. An old wagon served as the stage, and listeners took their seats on bales of hay. Today, the Swappin' Ground tradition continues in the Oak Hill School House. Here, anyone can tell […]

At the first National Storytelling Festival in 1973, a handful of storytellers gathered around the courthouse in Jonesborough's town square and traded tales. An old wagon served as the stage, and listeners took their seats on bales of hay. Today, the Swappin' Ground tradition continues in the Oak Hill School House. Here, anyone can tell […]

At the first National Storytelling Festival in 1973, a handful of storytellers gathered around the courthouse in Jonesborough's town square and traded tales. An old wagon served as the stage, and listeners took their seats on bales of hay. Today, the Swappin' Ground tradition continues in the Oak Hill School House. Here, anyone can tell […]

At the first National Storytelling Festival in 1973, a handful of storytellers gathered around the courthouse in Jonesborough's town square and traded tales. An old wagon served as the stage, and listeners took their seats on bales of hay. Today, the Swappin' Ground tradition continues in the Oak Hill School House. Here, anyone can tell […]