EVENING SHOWS
May-October
Josh grew up in Madison County, North Carolina surrounded by the music and stories of his ancestors. He is a highly accomplished storyteller and old-time, bluegrass, and swing musician playing close to 20 instruments. His fiddling was featured in the movie Songcatcher, both onscreen and on the soundtrack. He has performed in all 50 states, throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia and gracing such stages as the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and The Grand Ole Opry. He was nominated for a Grammy for his 2009 release with David Holt, entitled Cutting Loose.
Storyteller Tim Lowry replaces the top hat and tails of an old-fashioned showman with a seersucker suit, mixing personal narratives, folk tales, tall tales, and American history with a distinctively Southern flavor. Lowry’s signature style has earned an Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network and Artist of the Year from Azalea Magazine. He has produced several award-winning recordings and received top honors from Storytelling World for his book, Haunted by Dickens. Tim is continually on the road performing at festivals, schools, libraries, and corporate events across the country.
Pippa White turned to solo performing in 1994. Prior to that, she had an extensive career in theatre and television on the West Coast. She calls her One’s Company Productions “part theatre, part storytelling, part history.” She has crisscrossed the country many times touring 32 states, including three times at the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City, which garnered a review that called her work “riveting, heartbreaking, and suspenseful.”
Dolores Hydock is an actress and storyteller from Birmingham, Alabama. Her vivacious style fills the stage with wit, energy, and a swirl of characters that bring to life an array of personal stories, medieval adventures, oral histories, and literary classics. She has collaborated with the Birmingham Museum of Art to blend stories with art, and her Christmas story special has been aired on NPR-affiliate WBHM in Birmingham.
Bil Lepp is a nationally touring storyteller, humorist, comedian, and bearer of other synonyms that mean “funny,” earning the appreciation of listeners from all walks of life. Though he is a five-time champion of the West Virginia Liars Contest, his work often contains pieces of truth, presenting universal themes in clever ways. Lepp has created over 20 audio collections, is an award-winning children’s author, and is a contributing columnist for West Virginia’s biggest newspaper.
Megan is a story artist whose work is often featured in museums, libraries, and festivals throughout the U.S. Megan brings to life to everything she does, whether its traditional tales, myths, historical events, or stories that are personal and true. A recipient of the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award, Wells regularly performs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
With a manic, Silly Putty voice, hilarious, heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises, (arguably the greatest whistler in the world), Andy Offutt Irwin has been described as “The Marx Brothers meet Eudora Welty.” Irwin is a keynote speaker, theater director, songwriter, comedian, newspaper columnist, and Shakespearian actor. His appearances have taken him across the U.S., including the Library of Congress and Walt Disney World.
Andy Hedges is a songster, reciter, and guitarist. His varied repertoire includes classic cowboy poetry recitations, obscure cowboy songs, dust bowl ballads, and blues. The Lubbock, Texas native has always had an interest in poems and folk music from the old days of American West. He taught himself to play the guitar when he was fourteen, then began collecting classic cowboy poems and traditional cowboy songs.
Seventh generation ballad singer Sheila Kay Adams hails from a Western North Carolina mountain community, and delights in passing on the rich musical heritage and stories of her ancestors. Adams is the author of two books: Come Go Home with Me, winner of the North Carolina Historical Society’s award for historical fiction, and the novel,
A regular performer at festivals across the nation, Donald Davis tells true stories based on the better-than-fiction verities of human life. Davis grew up in a family of storytelling folks in the mountains of Western North Carolina and has continued their tradition throughout his career. He has performed throughout the U.S. and abroad, authored 19 books, and released over 50 audio recordings.
