The Apple Seed

In this episode you’ll hear incredible performances from storytellers Alton Chung, Andy Offut Irwin, The Storycrafters, Dan Keding and Evelyn Roper, and more exclusive audio from the 2014 Four Corners Storytelling Festival held in Farmington, New Mexico.

For more information about the festival visit Farmington Public Library’s website - www.infoway.org/storytelling.

In this episode, you’ll hear an interview with Four Corners Storytelling Festival director Karen McPheeters, some of Sam Payne's adventures along the Animas River, and fantastic performances from Dan Keding, Andy Offutt Irwin, and The Storycrafters in this sweet storytelling gathering in Farmington, New Mexico.

For more information about the festival visit Farmington Public Library’s website - www.infoway.org/storytelling.

Highlights from the Four Corners Storytelling Festival in Farmington, New Mexico where stories flow along the Animas River.

Stories included in this episode:

Motoko

Story 1: The Demon on the Bridge

Teller: Motoko

Site: motoko.folktales.net

Notes: An eerie bridge serves as the center for this wonderfully creepy tale.

David Holt

Story 2: The Blood Drawing Ghost

Teller: David Holt

Site: www.davidholt.com

Notes: A brave young woman proves herself against some ghostly forces.

Kim Weitkamp

Story 3: Coy Hansen

Teller: Kim Weitkamp

Site: www.kimweitkamp.com

Notes: A curious little girl finds something (or someone) from the other side lingering in her backyard.

Stories and songs included in this episode:

Simon Brooks

Story 1: The Viper

Teller: Simon Brooks

Site: www.diamondscree.com

Notes: An unexpected guest comes calling...

Donna Washington

Story 2: Boo Stew

Teller: Donna Washington

Site: www.dlwstoryteller.com

Notes: A spooky story about Curly Locks and the Three Scares.

David Holt

Story 3-5: Tailyman, Hairyman, Hairyman meets Tailybone

Teller: David Holt

Site: www.davidholt.com

Notes: A creature feature in three parts.

Richard and Judy Dockery Young

Story 6: The Changelings

Teller: Richard & Judy Dockery Young

Site: www.yawp.com

Notes: Goblins, trolls, and changelings - oh my!

Richard and Judy Dockery Young

Song 1: Little Orphant Annie

Teller: Richard & Judy Dockery Young

Site: www.yawp.com

Notes:  A musical version of the classic poem, "Little Orphant Annie (1885)" by James Whitcomb Riley.

Kevin Cordi

Song 2: Lullaby

Teller: Kevin Cordi

Site: www.kevincordi.com

Notes: We end this episode wishing you a ghostly good night.

Today's tellers have given classic fairy tales the ol' razzle dazzle.

Stories and songs included in this episode:

Ed Stivender

Story 1: The Princess and the Frog

Teller: Ed Stivender

Site: edstivender.com

Notes: A Shakespearean rendition of The Princess and the Frog.

The Storycrafters

Story 2: Caballito

Teller: The Storycrafters

Site: www.storycrafters.com

Notes: An Ecuadorian Cinderella story.

Willy Claflin

Story 3: The Uglified Duckie

Teller: Willy Claflin

Site: http://www.willyclaflin.com//

Notes: A Maynard Moose retelling recorded at the National Storytelling Festival.

Willy Claflin

Story 4: The Wolf Who Cried Sheep

Teller: Willy Claflin

Site: http://www.willyclaflin.com//

Notes: A Maynard Moose retelling recorded at the National Storytelling Festival.

Stories and songs included in this episode:

Andy Orfutt Irwin

Song 1: Upidstay, Umday, Ainbray (with Bil Lepp)

Artist: Andy Offutt Irwin

Site: andyirwin.com

Notes: Andy and Bil perform a song that reminds us to use our brains.

Slash Coleman

Story 1: Perpetual Underdog

Teller: Slash Coleman

Site: www.slashcoleman.com

Notes: A compelling story about a father and son, outlaws, top guns, and top dogs.

Alan Hoal

Story 2: Hot Diggity Saves the Day

Teller: Alan Hoal

Site: www.thehoalstory.com

Notes: A good ol' fashioned Southern tale about a man and his dog.

Bill Harley

Story 3: Monster Valentine

Teller: Bill Harley

Site: www.billharley.com

Notes: Bill captures what it's like to be a kid in this story about Valentine's Day and friendship.

Dan Keding

Story 4: The Boy Who Fell Between the Cracks

Teller: Dan Keding

Site: dankeding.com

Notes: Eighth-graders learn a lesson from the boy they used to tease.

Stories and songs included in this episode:

Charlotte Blake Alston

Story 1: Yaru, Yaatu, Sutura, Mun

Teller: Charlotte Blake Alston

Site: www.charlotteblakealston.com

Notes: A young girl with a sweet spirit honors the words of her mother.

Story Corps

Story 2: Seniesa Estrada and Joe Estrada

Site: storycorps.org

Notes: Seniesa talks to her father about boxing.

Story Corps

Story 3: Barbara Moore and Olivia Fite

Site: storycorps.org

Notes: Barbara speaks to her daughter, Olivia, about her job as a bricklayer.

Story Corps

Story 4: Tia and Christine Smallwood

Site: storycorps.org

Notes: Tia tells her daughter, Christine, about becoming a business woman in the 1970s.

Stephanie Beneteau

Story 5: The Wooden Maiden

Teller: Stephanie Beneteau

Site: www.davidholt.com

Notes:  A little girl who loves to dance encounters a beautiful, magical maiden.

Kim Weitkamp

Story 6: Potholders

Teller: Kim Weitkamp

Site: www.kimweitkamp.com

Notes: Kim shares a hilarious, heart-warming story about learning a lesson in honesty.

photo © http://www.storypower.org

On this episode, we're featuring Dolores Hydock. Dolores is an actress and story performer whose work has been featured at concerts and festivals throughout the U.S. If you've listened to the Apple Seed, you've probably heard some of the homegrown tales she's shared with us. This episode includes our interview with Dolores in which she and Sam Payne discuss the craft of storytelling, as well as some highlights from her body of work.

photo © leenydelseamonds.com

On this episode, we're highlighting the work of Leeny Del Seamonds a multi-award winning, internationally acclaimed performer of Hispanic/Latino, original, and World stories. This episode includes our interview with Leeny, in which she and Sam Payne discuss the craft of storytelling, as well as some highlights from her body of work.

To find more of Leeny's work visit her website: leenydelseamonds.com.