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Lonesome Bert

Folk Art: Other; Folk Art: Storytelling; Music; Music: Composition; Music: Other; Music: Vocal

Since their St. Augustine debut in 2005, Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizards has become an Old City staple. Taking a queue from rebel folk legends such as Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan. The paralysis of history may be found in old book bin text but Lonesome Bert Hodge's lyrics takes on old matter and converts it to be the impetus that sparks your mind a new. Each song line is a pathway you take and there are many options to choose from as you bumpity, clankity down the path with Hodge's acoustic fingerpick style and his band of Skinny Lizards: Chris Clark-upright Bass, Steve "Mr. Stiv" Mitherz-Pandario/Cahon and "Captain" Mark Saunders-Fiddle. The meter is pretty fast for this folk music. So, hold on tight and listen up!! Subject matter is everything and details can be easy to miss in the world of the Lonesome Lizards. Songs of the Devil lamenting his lack of evil skill in comparison to modern man. Or aliens crashed, marooned on the Roswell dessert and can't get off this rock soon enough. The alarming population decline of the "Hippy"(Chris Clark writes a few tunes as well). Songs about underrated greats like Stetson Kennedy. The journey runs wild and irony goes deep with LBSL. With four full length EP's and one full length live concert album strapped to their hip sack the boys are currently promoting their biggest, boldest album release, yet! December 2015 they dropped an album titled "Giving Up War"!! No surprise, the new album is chalked full of unique protest songs about war, fracking, fishing and a song about Bert's cowboy boots when he was a young boy. You just need to hear it. You should hear all of it!! The boys travel around and hit any stage that will have them and they always deliver their signature bumptime, boogie, storytelling "folk music with a machine gun" style tunes! You haven't heard anything quit like it!! "My days are long and my nights are lonely, and I welcome voices only I can hear. They sing my song, they tell my story with harmonies that linger sweet and clear."-LBH -Get Down, Get Lonely

Teresa H.

Folk Art: Storytelling; Theatre; Theatre: Acting; Theatre: Directing; Theatre: Other

Teresa Harris 5’ 6” 207 lbs. 678 938 0368 td.harris@comcast.net Acting Experience: Of Poems, Youth and Spring VoiceII Junior High -1973 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Hermia Shorter College 1975 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Gertrude Shorter College 1976 Madwoman of Chaillot Waiter Univ. of Central Fl. 1976 Saturday Night at the Movies Lila Univ. of Central Fl. 1976-1978 Hypochondria Chorus Univ. of Central Fl. 1976-1978 Harrison Bergeron Diana Moon Glampers Univ. of Central Fl. 1976-1978 The Bald Prima Donna Mrs. Smith Univ. of Central Fl. 1976-1978 Baba Yaga (A Tale of Two Maples) Sharik the Dog Central Fl. Com. Theater 198? Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Lady in Waiting Polk Com. College 198? Once Upon a Mattress Lady Mabelle Winter Haven Com. Theater 198? Boston Tea Party Ensemble St. Augustine Little Theater 198? Christmas Readings Readers’ Theater St. Augustine Little Theater 1983 & 1985 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Max the Dog (Panda) Pandamonium Players 198? Murder at the Vicarage Mrs. Price Ridley St. Augustine Little Theater 198? Zelda Steffi Hartman St. Augustine Little Theater 198? The Drunken Sailor’s Daughter Nell St. Augustine Little Theater 198? Cocks Must Crow Widow Tippet St. Augustine Little Theater 198? Cross & Sword Ensemble and Understudy for Sarah St. Augustine Outdoor Drama 1986 Season’s Greetings Postal Person Charlotte Children’s Theatre 199? I’ll Be Back Before Midnight Jan Rock Hill Community Theatre 199? The Glass Menagerie Amanda Rock Hill Community Theatre 199? Awarded Best Actress Dearly Departed Raynelle Rock Hill Community Theatre 199? Littlest Angel Cook Fort Mill Community Theatre 199? Death by Chocolate Edith Chiles Fort Mill Community Theatre 199? The Aurelia Women’s League Flower and Garden Show Gala Planning Committee Mary Martha Rock Hill Community Theatre 2002 (named “Best Ensemble” at SETC 2002) Daddy’s Dyin”,Who’s Got the Will Lurlene Rock Hill Community Theatre Diary of Anne Frank Mrs. Van Daan Rock Hill Community Theatre Cheaper by the Dozen Mrs. Fitzgerald Rock Hill Community Theatre Just Desserts Betty Gail Rock Hill Community Theatre (Honorable Mention in Charlotte’s Creative Loafing Review) Cold Kill Paula Rock Hill Community Theatre Little Town of Christmas Mrs. Claus Rock Hill Community Theatre Over the River and Through the Woods Emma Cristano Rock Hill Community Theatre 2002 Heaven Can Wait Mrs. Ames Towne Lake Arts Center 2003 Odd Couple (female version) Olive Towne Lake Arts Center 2004 Love Letters Melissa Woodstock Theatre Co. 200? Rehearsal for Murder Bella Lamb Woodstock Theatre Co. 200? 10 Little Indians Emily Brent Woodstock Theatre Co 200? Death by Chocolate (A Murder Mystery Dinner Theater) Lady Gigi Diva Cherokee Theatre Co. 2004 Over the River and Through the Woods Aida Cherokee Theatre Co. 2005 Blood Red Dahlia (A Murder Mystery Dinner Theater) Margaret Dale Cherokee Theatre Co. 2006 (filled in with one days notice) Arsenic and Old Lace Martha Brewster Pumphouse Players 2005 (Nominated for Best Actress) Barefoot in the Park Ethel Pumphouse Players 2006 (Nominated for Best Supporting Actress) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Big Mama Cherokee Theater Co. 2007 Steel Magnolias Ouiser Cherokee Theater Co. 2007 Rumors Claire Cherokee Theater Co. 2008 Elves and the Shoemaker Dame Margery Cherokee Theater Co. 2008 ‘Night Mother Thelma Theatre on Main 2008 (Nominated for Best Leading Actress by The Metro Atlanta Theater Awards) Cast the Final Vote Margaret Dale Arnott Cherokee Theater Co. 2008 I Hate Hamlet Lillian Troy Pumphouse Players 2008 Sniffy the Cat 24 hour plays 2009 Shakespeare in Hollywood Louella Parsons Pumphouse Players 2009 (Won PHP award for Best Character Actress) Diary of Anne Frank Mrs. Van Daan Blackwell Playhouse 2009 The Homecoming Emma Staple Stageworks Theatre Co. 2009 Rail Tale Emily Kudzu Playhouse 2010 Barefoot in the Park Ethel Cherokee Theater Co. 2011 The Lady from Dubuque Elizabeth (The Lady) Epidemic Theatre Co. 2011 (ArtscriticATL.com named it one of Atlanta’s top 11 show for 2011) Seeing Stars in Dixie Marjorie Pumphouse Players 2012 (Won PHP award for Best Character Actress) Foxfire Annie Nations Stageworks Theatre Co. 2012 & 2013 Vagina Monologues various monologues Pumphouse Players 2012 Moon Over Buffalo Ethel Pumphouse Players 2012 Radio T.B.S. Vesta Pumphouse Players 2012 Play On Polly Pumphouse Players 2013 (Won PHP award for Best Actress in a major supporting role) Arsenic and Old Lace Abby Pumphouse Players 2013 Cagle’s Haunted Barn Stabbing victim Cagle’s Farm Haunted Barn 2013 Dashing Through the Snow Lenora & Della Tater Patch Players 2013 Playing in the Dark Ms. E, Millie, Raven (3 roles) Out of Box 2014 Harvey Veta Louise Simmons Pumphouse Players 2014 Sylvia Phyllis & Leslie Tater Patch Players 2015 Voice Duck Hunter Shoots Angel Pumphouse Players 2015 Ethel On Golden Pond Elm St. Cultural Arts Center 2016 Dottie/Clacket Noises Off Tater Patch Players 2016 Other Theatrical Endeavors R. T. Jones Library Children’s Coordinator 2002 – 2004 Read books for story times, did story telling and acted stories out. Wrote and performed one person puppet shows. Wrote and directed numerous children’s performances over the 10 years I was employed as a pre-school teacher. 1992 – 2002 Directed the 2005 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater for the Cherokee Theater Company. Hosted an audience participation improv program at the Legion Theatre in Cartersville. Formed the Attention Deficit Improv Troupe. July 2010 Adult story time at R. T. Jones Memorial Library. 2013, 2014, 2015 Tellus Science Museum’s “Night at the Museum” – characters I’ve portrayed over the years: Distraught woman trying to buy a car at the turn of the century, Anne McCaffrey, and an employee of mission control Various historical ghosts for the Oak Hill Cemetery Tour. Tour guide for Whetstone Chocolates Member of the Improv Adventure Troupe at Limelight Theatre Personal Past Secretary for the Cherokee Theatre Company. Past member-at-Large on the board for Pumphouse Players in Cartersville. Tour guide and counter help at Whetstone Chocolates

Margaret Kaler

Folk Art: Storytelling; Theatre; Theatre: Acting; Theatre: Directing; Theatre: Other

I learned storytelling from my mother who entertained us with long story poems and funny stories about herself and the family. My mother and sister led me into theater too; acting, then stage managing and now directing. I was honored to be a featured Florida teller at the Florida Storytelling Festival in Mount Dora in January 2019. As a Tale Teller of St. Augustine I've told at the Florida Folk Festival for many years. We will also be presenting interactive stories at the FOSSA Children's Arts Day October 13th at the Amp, telling ghost stories at the main library October 23rd, and presenting "Dark and Stormy Night" at Limelight's black box on October 29th. With the Florida Story Performance group we are telling ghost stories at the Casements in Ormond Beach on October 30th. These are some types of stories I tell: traditional stories, portrayals of historic women (Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Beecher Stowe, etc.), history stories of St. Augustine. Please contact me if you are planning an event that calls for a story.

Chris Kastle

Folk Art: Puppetry; Folk Art: Storytelling; Literature; Literature: Children's; Literature: Fiction; Literature: Non-Fiction; Literature: Poetry; Music; Music: Composition; Music: Vocal; Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Illustration; Visual Arts: Other; Visual Arts: Painting; Visual Arts: Photography

As a professional touring musician and storyteller, songsmith, author, artist, and educator for half a lifetime, Chris Kastle has performed throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. As a recording artist, and part of a duo, she has released 12 critically acclaimed CDs and a DVD and recently, three solo CDs of music and spoken word. In 2015 Chris was the recipient of the Annette J. Bruce Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Storytelling Association. In May of 2016 she posted a video of her song, El Faro, in memory of the crew. As an educator, she worked as the Director of Education at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, an instructor for the Inland Seas Education Association, a Visiting Professor at Governors State University, Community Educator for Friends of A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway, has done a myriad of educational residencies, and is currently on the faculty at the Old Town School of Folk Music, and a Teaching Artist for VSA Florida. As an author, she has penned articles for maritime publications and been a contributing author in a maritime history anthology published by Claremont Press. She has many original short stories to her credit and, most recently, was the author/illustrator of a new children’s book, Dolly the Decorator Crab, inspired by her work as a teaching artist for VSAFL and also From the Icy Fingers of the Deep, a book of short, scary, sea stories that received five stars in Goodreads.com. As a visual artist, Chris has helped students of many ages and abilities to create personal and collaborative artwork such as watercolor, sculpture, collage, set design, and puppets. Her individual work has been displayed alongside that of her students at the Cummer Museum of Arts and Gardens and by the Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts. As an arts administrator, advocate, and producer, she is the Executive Director of Common Times, the folk-arts organization that presented the "Chicago Maritime Festival" and the "Chinquapin Folk Music and Storytelling Festival" and has served on the boards of the Florida Storytelling Association (Past President) and the Tale Tellers of St. Augustine (Secretary, Past President). She is a one-time Tall Ship sailor from Chicago who has found a new home in St. Augustine, the nation's oldest port city, and is enjoying the best of the old world and the new!

Kathy Kniery

Folk Art: Storytelling

A retired educator of over 30 years, I have used stories and storytelling as a motivator, a teaching strategy, entertainment medium for adults and students. Currently, I am a member of the Tale Tellers of St Augustine and independent storyteller. My audiences have included children in schools, adults assisted living centers, and adults in a theater.

Bob Patterson

Folk Art: Storytelling; Literature; Literature: Non-Fiction; Music; Music: Composition; Music: Instrumental; Music: Vocal

Bob Patterson is an award-winning songwriter, singer, storyteller, author, visual artist, and public speaker. He's been performing all over the country at festivals, clubs, radio, and television for more than fifty years. He was awarded the Fellow Man and Mother Earth Award from the Stetson Kennedy Foundation and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Storytelling Association. While capable of performing a wide variety of music, he prefers performances where he can perform his original Florida Stories and Songs. He's an advocate for protecting the wild heart of Florida, especially clean water. His career began in the late 1960s when he signed a recording contract with the prestigious folk music label, Vanguard Records. He recorded an album at that time with his folk-rock band, Elizabeth. Bob wrote and sang the popular single "Mary Ann," along with four other cuts on the album. Bob moved to Florida in 1969 and became an integral part of the Florida folk music scene. He has been featured at the Florida Folk Festival for over forty years performing 12 string guitar and songwriting workshops, storytelling, and music concerts. He opened for Emmy Lou Harris at the 2005 event and was chosen as one of the Legacy Performers for 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 festivals. He independently produces music and stories on CD which have received rave reviews from critics and fans alike. His songs have been recognized by the American Song Festival and The Best of Florida Song Writing Competition. His song "Lullabye of the Rivers" was used in the documentary film about the Ocklawaha River. He had his book "Forgotten Tales of Florida" published by the History Press. Bob is the co-founder of the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival and has served as the event's artistic director for over fifteen years. He is a board member of the Florida Storytelling Association and has been producing music for the HAWKE Wildlife Association’s "Music for the Birds Concert" for over twenty years. The editor of First Coast Entertainer, Rick Grant, writes that “Bob valiantly carries on the Gamble Rogers tradition of humorous storytelling, folk-singing, and consummate guitar artistry. He is a true Florida songwriter and superb picker of the 12 string." Dr. Margaret Longhill, president of the Will McLean Foundation writes, “His songs, like his photographs, vignettes of the heart, stir us to look a little deeper and love a little more." With a distinctive voice and 12 string guitar technique, Bob will take you on a trip through the real Florida that is filled with humor and folklore of the people."

Wayne & Jane Sims - The Storytelling Sims

Folk Art: Storytelling

Well known in NE Florida, The Sims remember lazy Southern summer evenings when folks sat on front porches rocking and swapping tales ‘til every child found a lap or pallet, the Jess-amine wilted and the fireflies had gone to bed. They met when Jane was the executive producer of the St. Augustine Storytelling Festival in 1990 and Wayne was the CEO of “Cross and Sword,” Florida’s State Play. After a time they discovered that proverbial spark, married in 1993, and officially became a duo. Since 1994 they have performed in tandem throughout the southeast entertaining audiences at festivals, libraries, schools and retirement communities. Their specialty these days, aside from the humor shows Wayne loves, are carefully researched programs based on ironies found in history.

Jackie Stranger

Folk Art: Storytelling; Music; Music: Composition; Music: Instrumental; Music: Other; Music: Vocal

Jackie Stranger AKA jack ringca is a multi-instrumentalist from Jacksonville, Florida. His music is the kind of sound that is simultaneously fresh, classic and uniquely American. The spirit of his songs draws from heavy soul, country, folk spirituals, work songs and game songs to create an blend of Americana that is at home on any stage and in any jukebox; the perfect songbird to soundtrack your next date night and your next breakup.

Frank & Mary Lee Sweet

Folk Art: Storytelling; Music; Music: Vocal

Backintyme makes history come alive. We don period dress to perform stories and songs of the 19th century. Each performance piece consists of an anecdote drawn from historical research, interwoven with a related song of the time. The stories tell what folks did and thought back then -- their acts and ideas. They form the source of our knowledge of the past. The songs reveal what they felt -- their emotions. They weave the fabric of our understanding. Dressed in Civil War clothing, Backintyme has performed across the country from Florida to Tennessee,Texas, Utah and across the pond in Ireland. Schools, libraries, museums and Florida State Parks have enjoyed presentations. Backintyme has performed at the Florida Folk Festival at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park for the last 25 years. They are annual performers at the Ormond Beach Celtic Festival where they sing the songs and tell the stories of Scotland and Ireland.

Debra Weller

Folk Art: Storytelling; Literature: Children's; Visual Arts

Debra Weller, Storyteller, is a dynamic performer who brings folktales to life with lively characters, guitar accompaniment and audience participation. Debra has performed in many cities in the USA, China, Vietnam, Scotland and Germany. She also teaches workshops and Professional Development on storytelling in the classroom and family history storytelling. Her work includes storytelling camps for children to help each child gain confidence in public speaking skills through storytelling. Her favorite character is performing as Mrs. Santa Claus during the holidays to tell myths of the North Pole. Creating life stories for weddings, memorial services and anniversaries is another speciality. Debra is an artist and calligrapher. She works in the mediums of watercolors, acrylic and tissue collage. Debra is a retired educator. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Storytelling Association and the Tale Tellers of St. Augustine.

Scholars Word

Dance; Folk Art: Storytelling; Music; Music: Composition; Music: Instrumental; Music: Other; Music: Vocal

Scholars Word reggae/dub -Homegrown reggae from the heart! Scholars Word takes everything good about reggae and weave it together in a new way, staying true to the roots of the music without sounding cliché or imitative. Their steady, dub pumping bass lines and energetic rhythms combine with a well-proportioned mix of guitar melodies, saxophone jams, and upbeat keyboard effects to produce a completely genuine and electrifying reggae sound. Pair that with lead singer Bryce Creighton’s clear, soothing voice, which captivates on tracks like “Good Feelin” and Searchin,” and you’ve got yourself an band that sounds remarkable from start to finish. And, as if all that weren’t enough, the lyrics of each song provide enlightened social commentary and life lessons that will make you think about the kind of positive impact you can make on the people around you. In addition Scholars Word has been fortunate enough to have played with many of the top artists including: Damian Marley, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, Ky-Mani Marley, Julian Marley, Sizzla, Buju Banton, Capleton, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, The Wailers, Israel Vibration, Don Carlos, Anthony B, Bushman, Mad Professor, EEK-A-Mouse, Mikey Dread, Everton Blender, Freddie McGregor, Third World, The Meditations, The Itals, Pato Banton, Culture, Morgan Heritage, Frankie Paul, Humble Soul, Soldiers of Jah Army, Outkast, Sleepy Brown, Big Boi, T.I., Ja Rule, Jo-Jo, 112, Nate Dogg, Bubba Sparxx, Digital Underground, Erykah Badu, Squirrel Nut Zippers,Pietasters, Eddie Money, Natural Vibrations, Yellowman, E.N Young (Tribal Seeds), Jesse Royal, Richie Spice, Bushman, Papa Michigan, SOJA, Collie Buddz, PASSAFIRE & more. Scholars Word are the real deal, and with songs like “Can’t Turn It Off” and “Perseverance Dub,” which have the uncanny ability to instantly put you in a good mood, their 11th album CONDUIT demonstrates that they have every aspect of truly modern reggae on lock.

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