Performers
Bil Lepp - Headliner
Bil Lepp is five time champion of the West Virginia Liars Contest. He tells original, hilarious, tales that will bring a smile to the face of even the most ill-humored person at your event. Bil has been a Featured Teller at the National Storytelling Festival several times, and at The Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Bil is the author of three books of tales, four audio collections, and he has had stories published in several national magazines. Duke Divinity Magazine called Bil’s stories, "Awe inspiring cathedrals of flapdoddle and bull." Bil has been telling tales for over fifteen years. He tells original tall-tales written by himself and his brother. Bil has been a regular at the West Virginia Liars Contest since 1990.
Bil Lepp's Website
Craig Larson
Craig Larson is proud to say he grew up in a town without a stoplight, Loomis, Nebraska. Larson, who has worked in radio for 25 years has been telling stories for over 10 years and bases his repertoire on real life experiences and interesting people he has met along the way. His love of international travel and volunteer work has taken him to unusual places resulting in a wealth of interesting, funny, and poignant stories. Craig has appeared on stage at festivals in the midwest and gave a premiere performance last fall at the National Storytelling Festival. We welcome this flexible and funny storyteller to the Kansas Storytelling Festival. www.funnystoryteller.com
Dino O'Dell
"Dino O'Dell's Music Party Extrordinaire!"
Dino O'Dell, of Kansas City, Missouri, combines music and storytelling with audience interaction. Dino, a retired school teacher and touring musician, utilizes varying musical styles, including polka, rap, county and rock'n roll, combining them with stories that run the gamut, from meeting a space alien whose ship has crashed to swimming in a pond filled with peanut butter.
For more information on Dino O'Dell:
www.DinoOdell.com
Mike Adams
Mike Adams and his wife are talented artists who have dedicated over 20 years to researching and portraying history. Their private library is crammed full of personal diaries of men and women who shaped this nation and an extensive collection of tools and trappings used by the Plains Indians and the Mountain Men of the Fur Trade era.
http://sme-portalsoftime.com/bios.html
Deborah Greenblatt
Deborah Greenblatt shares stories in song, verse, and prose about living in The Old Schoolhouse in a charming Cass County, NE village. Stories include "The Old Gym Floor", "When the Superintendent Wasn't In", "Avoca Polka", "Play Harmony", "The Quack-Off", and "Rolling Pencils Down the Floor". Greenblatt and her partner, Seay, also present musical and theatrical performances in the Old Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska.
http://www.mastercall.com/g-s/