The Asheville Storytelling Circle is a membership organization and not a booking agency. It does not endorse the tellers listed herein. The storytellers have chosen to advertise their talents on this web site. Each teller is unique, has a specific style, level of ability, and repertoire. We hope you will consider one of them the next time you are seeking a storyteller for your event. Please check references and communicate directly with the artist to assure that s/he is appropriate to your needs. Many tellers are willing to travel therefore fees vary widely, and must be negotiated with the individual teller.
Charlie St. Clair
Charlie has been telling stories to family and friends all of his life, but publicly for the past twelve years. All of his stories are true . . . some of them actually happened! His stories are humorous or thoughtful, … Continue reading →
Kirsten Mitchell
I have been telling stories for as long as I can remember. From scaring myself and my friends at sleepovers, to entertaining younger children in vacation Bible School, storytelling always came as naturally to me as breathing. When my children … Continue reading →
Nancy Reeder
Nancy is an educator, storyteller, and writer. She taught elementary school for 23 years where her passion for storytelling developed. Her stories range from myths and legends to folk tales and fairy tales, with her own personal stories as well. … Continue reading →
Sherry Lovett
Sherry Lovett has been a middle school teacher, elementary media specialist, homeschooler, educational cooperative leader, teaching artist for Penland School of Crafts, workshop facilitator, and, through it all, a storyteller. Through mystical Celtic stories, haunting ballads, historical narratives, and wise … Continue reading →
Sandra Gudger
Appalachian stories, poems, and personal stories. Sandra brings seven generations of Scottish and Appalachian heritage to storytelling. She says her Daddy told stories at family gatherings and she didn’t know that storytelling was an art or entertainment medium for everyone … Continue reading →
Wayne & Jane Sims
The Storytelling Sims are Humorists, Historians & Tandem Tellers. This charming couple entertains with tales from Tradition, Legend, Lore, Literature & Life. 24 consecutive years performing at the nationally renowned “Florida Folk Festival;” 15 years stepping aboard St. Johns Riverkeeper … Continue reading →
Catherine Yael Serota
Catherine Yael is a native of Asheville and spent much of her life in Western North Carolina– most recently in Waynesville. She is a product of a private Catholic girls’ academy education and degrees granted by 5 public and private … Continue reading →
Chuck Fink
Chuck Fink dove into the art of storytelling at age 63 after taking a class at OLLI UNC Ashevile. He hasappeared in numerous shows throughout the Asheville area and beyond, telling personalstories filled with angst, drama and a healthy dose … Continue reading →
Marvin Cole
The main purpose of portraying Mark Twain is to satirize human cruelty to other humans in the hope of realizing the need to respect all people. A second purpose is to bring the physical, mental, and healing benefits of humor … Continue reading →
Connie Regan-Blake
With playful elegance, Connie Regan-Blake transforms an audience into an intimate circle of friends. From old-timey mountain tales to surprising, heroic adventures of everyday living, her school assemblies, family, and adult performances are flavored with the humor and wisdom of … Continue reading →
Wallace Shealy
The Storytelling Arts Center of the Southeast by jury declared Shealy – the Bold-Faced Liar Champion. With a twinkle in his eye, Shealy said, “of course I embellished the truth slightly.” The Mountain Xpress said in their opinion “Shealy exaggerates … Continue reading →
Michael Reno Harrell
Michael Reno Harrell hails from the Southern Appalachians, where storytelling is a tradition. An award winning songwriter and storyteller, Michael was the kid who begged “Tell me what it was like.” Humor carried those old timers through a hard existence … Continue reading →
Carolina Quiroga
Carolina is a bilingual storyteller who engages her audience with Latin American stories from El Río Grande to La Patagonia. Since arriving in the US, she has been featured at the National Storytelling Festival and The Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, among … Continue reading →
Larry Pearlman
Actor, salesman, entrepreneur, radio show host, author, minister, workshop facilitator, public speaker, trainer, Peace Corps Volunteer, storyteller and pet-sitter. Larry has been all of these and found that the thing that ties them all together (yep – even petsitting!) is … Continue reading →
Vixi Jil Glenn
Vixi Jil has been reading, writing, and telling ancient Celtic faerie tales, as well as old timey mountain Jack tales for over 27 years. A modern day bard, Vixi Jil will enchant you with her own style of original rhyming … Continue reading →
Sylvia Payne
Sylvia grew up listening to her mother tell family stories. Through her animated style Sylvia’s stories captivate young and old alike, sometimes stretching deep into the soul. A former children’s librarian, she has been a storyteller and workshop presenter for … Continue reading →
Zane Chait
Audiences say “Zane can make you laugh, cry, and wonder.” A former Middle-School teacher, Zane has been telling stories for over 25 years at festivals, schools, libraries, and venues of all types. Zane stories range from multi-cultural tales to folk … Continue reading →
Elena Miller
Storytelling folksinger: Eastern US Festivals; Academy Theatre Atlanta actress; cameo in Peter Sellar’s movie, “Being There”; Folk programs Karl Zeiss Schools, Berlin; Nashville Network; National Park Service Interpreter St Louis Arch 100th Anniversary Celebration of Park Service, Carl Sandburg Home, … Continue reading →
Donna Marie Todd
The Singer of Stories, Donna Marie Todd is a professional storyteller, singer, writer and teaching artist. She provides programs, workshops and retreats for conferences, schools, and churches. Expect to hear fabulous singing when she visits – she received her vocal … Continue reading →
Kathy Gordon
I was raised in Western North Carolina by parents who told stories of their lives in the mountains. I delight in re-telling these stories and ones of my own. I also love the old tales about Jack and others who … Continue reading →