#Bardic Tradition

The Bardic Tradition

Historically, the name "bard" meant a poet who was also a musician. He across the country singing, reciting poetry and telling stories or bringing news while he accompanied himself on a musical instrument like a harp or a lyre.
These bards had amazing memories. They collected and then told the histories, stories, legends, songs and poetry of their people. Today, in the storytelling world, there are still those storytellers who combine stories, poetry and music—much to our delight.

Those are the tellers we'll be featuring in this program, those tellers who combine music and stories.

Featured storytellers:
Jacqueline Lynaugh (California)
The White Trout
David Vanadia (Oregon)
Sticky Stuff
Jeff Gere (Hawaii)
1st Day North Shore
Guerry Jameson McConnell (Tennessee)
Froggy Went A' Courtin'
Joe Keenan (Tennessee)
Hangman, Hold Your Rope
Sondra Singer (Colorado)
The Littlest Drum
Judith Wynhausen (Missouri)
Hey, Diddle Diddle!