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ABOUT TIM & LEANNE
photo Terry J. Allen
- BIO-- who are these guys?
- QUOTES & REVIEWS
- ARTICLES
- SHOWS -- for adults, teens, children, mixed.
- STORYTELLING RESIDENCIES hands-on instruction in storytelling technique (pdf)
- PRESS/PUBLICITY
- RECORDINGS
- The King & the Thrush tales of goodness and greed
- Wolves!-- Parents' Choice Silver Honoree
- World Tales Live at Bennington College (CDBaby, offsite) --ALA Notable Recording
- Water Kelpie Celtic Instrumental Music (CDBaby, offsite)
- Catalog
- Reviews
Live audience "greatest hits" video recorded
Our first serious attempt at a live-performance video was recorded between Easter and Earth Day, before a packed & lively audience equal parts kids, seniors, teens/twenties, and regular adults. Three cameras recording a single hour-long session, with a guy in the control room fitting it all together on the fly.
The energy was good, the audience and technicians seemed happy, and we felt good afterwards. Lots of little mistakes, hopefully the kind nobody else will notice. We'll see the results pretty soon. You'll be able to watch at least some of it here.
SEPTEMBER ALERT-- NJ, NY, CT, PA
Do you live in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut or eastern Pennsylvania? Mid-September 2014 we head southward & headline the StoryFusion Festival in Bethlehem PA. We've booked a couple of additional shows in passing, and could do a couple more in the area and in route. Our expenses are paid, and we're feeling flexible on rates. Contact us us for details.
VAMPIRE PRINCESS-- Wrap up
We premiered a major new piece, showcased it with some of our favorite "eerie" stories, made a live performance CD, and toured with it around the state. Reviewers liked the show and the CD, and audience response was good. We're glad to have the title story comfortably in repertoire. We're very glad there's a Permanent Record of all the material in the show.
Seven Days said ..
"Damned entertaining... all were captivated...Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder are simply Vermont treasures; hearing their stories never grows old."ALBUM AVAILABLE
- On-Line (including MP3 download)
- Vermont Stores:
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- Montpelier:
- Lyndonville:
- Direct from us
- at a show
- mail ordear
VIDEO-- Performance and Interview
From CCTV, in Burlington.
For some reason it's been hard to make good TV out of our storytelling, but we think this Channel 17 story broke through, really catching the visual elements and rhythms and nuances that help make an old tale swing. We like the interview too, all the way to the end, but of course we're interested in that stuff, maybe more than most people.
Seven minutes of storytelling, followed by 30 minutes about what we think we're up to.
Watch full-screen by clicking the little button next to the audio control on the lower right of the embedded player.
"Four Friends and a Tiger," about 7 minutes, followed by a thirty minute interview.
on this site for tellers, teachers, and enthusiasts.
- Folktales 4U
- tales with coaching for student tellers
- "Storytelling to teach reading."
- Tim's Learning magazine article about tough adolescents in a group home
- Health on tour
- keeping your voice
- Quotes
- from related disciplines
- Folktale Openings
- alternatives to "Once Upon a Time."
- Folktale Closings
- alternatives to "Happily Ever After."
- Resources
- on the web
- Links & Stuff
- Folktale Category History Rant
- Storytell Listserv help
- and guidelines (including how to get off)