Below you will find an alphabetical list of our performing tellers complete with what area of the country they call home, contact information, and just a little bit about their telling style. Please feel free to contact us; we’re looking forward to speaking with you!
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Jennifer Alldredge
Knoxville, TN
From Native American stories, faity tales, scary stories, or stories just for fun, Jennifer enjoys telling them all to suit any audience. Actor, writer, and environmentalist, she’s been storytelling for years!
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Lew Bolton
Gatlinburg, TN
Lew, Jack Tales, Smoky Mountains: They are all linked. Lew tells tales about Jack, who climbed the bean tree, and he spins the stories set in the Smokies. Lew tells the classics and some new re-interpretations of Jack—some trickster, some good fortune, but always fun.
email: lboncosby@aol.com
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Jean Davidson
Maryville, TN
Jean began telling stories with youth and children and in sermons and the storytelling hasn't stopped! Jean immerses the hearer in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings of the story whether it be a personal, historical, Biblical, or a retold tale.
Mobile phone 502-664-5210
email: rev2jean@gmail.com
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Jim Eastin
Pigeon Forge, TN
Photographer, educator, storyteller: no matter what the title, Jim brings passion, enthusiasm, and genuine joy to whatever he does.
865-454-3656
email: EastinServices@gmail.com
website: https://JimEastin.net/
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Susan Fulbright
Kodak, TN
Whether it’s traditional tales from around the world, history stories, or her personal narratives, Susan consistently delights audiences both young and old.
email: stephenfulbright@bellsouth.net
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Stephen Fulbright
Kodak, TN
Stephen draws from a wide array of personal experiences from both Texas and East Tennessee. Whether personal narratives or traditional tales, Stephen is sure to captivate listeners with his easygoing, down home style.
email: stephenfulbright@bellsouth.net
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Fred Goddard
Dandridge, TN
Raised in New Jersey, son of an Illinois farmer with ancestry rooted in East Tennessee, Fred blends all three in his tales that brings smiles, giggles, memories and lessons of softer times. A family friendly storyteller.
email: fred.goddard.nc@gmail.com
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Sheri Liles
Maryville, TN
Her interest in Native American legends and Appalachian folk tales have shaped the stories she likes to tell. She’s even written a few of her own!
email: spinningmaid@gmail.com
website: Apronfullofstories.com
Home phone: 865-981-2871
Mobile phone 865-680-8453
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Kathleen Mavournin
Maryville, TN
Kathleen recounts traditional stories from all around the world with fascinating skill. She piques the interest of folks of all ages and backgrounds.
email: katmav212@gmail.com
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C. Roland Mote
Maryville, TN
A retired professor of agricultural engineering, Roland is devoting more time to his love of storytelling. His stories draw upon the peculiarities and earthy humor gleaned from his family’s oral history, 70 plus years of personal experience with life in the country, and “just something heard somewhere." While suitable for all ages, adults are more likely to enjoy his stories.
email: crmote@charter.net
phone: 865-803-8753
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Millie Sieber
Maryville, TN
Adults, as well as children, are fascinated by Millie’s storytelling. Hundreds of listeners of all ages, from Catoosa County, Georgia to Rochester, New York and in Denmark and Sweden have responded to her tales with laughter, insights, and sometimes . . . , shivers. She agrees with her audiences, “Storytelling is too much fun to limit it to children.
email: gsieber@att.net
phone: 865-310-0177