2024 Storytelling
Our talented storytellers have chosen heartfelt tales to tell in their own bold and creative styles. They have come to the ABQ FOLK FEST from around the world. A few story notes and teller news are included in the brief teller bios. Join us at our stage to enjoy your storyteller guides as they take you on a journey into the worlds of their tales.
Thanks to Dianne Rossbach for coordinating our storytelling venue and for providing this pdf brochure with more information and pictures of the storytellers.
| Time | Session | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 AM | Half Wolf...Half Snake | Dianne Rossbach | A tale of mystical creatures, Bosque born, in the Year of the Wood Dragon, seeking meaning in a prophecy. The characters live mostly in the shadows. Watch out! Join me for a “first” morning stories ceremony. I’m saving you a seat! Dianne Rossbach is a spoken word artist, naturalist, lover of tall tales, and fantasy adventure teller. |
| 11:30 AM | Desert Home Companion: Live! | Jay Cutts | Jay’s Live, Olde Tyme radio-style show features original humorous and poignant stories and music that will tease your imagination and tickle your ears. This show includes “news”, sound effects, short skits, and musical interludes. Jay Cutts is an author, musician, teller, Director, Cutts Graduate Reviews |
| 12:30 PM | Connecting to the Heart | Lucinda de Lorimier | Love and loss... powerful themes in folklore for centuries. For some, love stories form the basis of traditional tales. Lucinda’s wit, warmth, and skill enrapture listeners, while giving permission to share her stories and create even more storytellers. Lucinda de Lorimier is a Librarian, Story Coach, Santa Fe Story Craft Leader. |
| 1:30 PM | Me & Billy: Ridin’, Shootin’, & Singin’ with Billy the Kid | Ralph Estes | Ralph blends humor and song, accompanied by his autoharp, into the “true” history of an iconic legend from the days of the Old West. Ride with America’s favorite outlaw. Like Will Rogers, with music. Ralph is an author, amateur historian, autoharpist and Chautauqua troubadour. He’s also an emeritus professor and author of eight books. |
| 2:30 PM | You Can Never Be Sure... | Regina Ress | Award-winning international teller returns with tales from both Brazil, Haiti, Thailand, and Denmark. Folk and fiction genres remind us, “It doesn’t pay to judge a book by its cover, nor a princess by her robes”. Regina’s been on many stages from high security prisons to international festivals, from the Whitehouse to the living room Zoom. |
| 3:30 PM | Dona Tulles Barcelo: Queen of Hearts | Van Ann Moore | Meet Dona Tules, the most colorful, independent, wealthy, and influential woman in New Mexican history during the early 1800’s. She’s hostess to elite parties, and a shrewd and astute business woman. Here’s the Hispanic side of her “rags-to-riches” story. Van Ann Moore is a talented Chautauqua teller. She performs internationally as a singer and actress. |
