Storyteller Bios
Andrews
Gospel Music and Storytelling Festival '98
Marc Batten
President of Charleston's Backporch Storytellers.
A CTM in Toastmasters International and an engineer by profession who tells
his "stories from the heart."
Millie Chaplin
Storyteller from Harleyville, SC. Member of
the Backporch Storytellers of Charleston.
Murray Garrett
Storyteller from Islington, Ontario, Canada. Member
of that city's 1001 Friday Nights of Storytelling group. Murray, formerly
with the Imperial Bank of Canada, presents a program entitled: "Tales from
the Attic."
Virlene Gibbs
Member of the Backporch Storytellers of Charleston.
Jemetrice
Glisson
Storyteller from St. Stephens, SC. She is a teller
of traditional and Gullah tales and is a member of the Backporch Storytellers
of Charleston.
Elizabeth
Huntsinger
Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger, author of Ghosts
of Georgetown and More Ghosts of Georgetown.
Cheryl Poston
Media specialist at Deep Creek Elementary School.
Storyteller and member of the Backporch Storytellers of Charleston.
Jolla Powell
Media specialist at Deep Creek Elementary School.
Storyteller and member of the Backporch Storytellers of Charleston.
Alice Smith
Andrews, SC storyteller who can be found almost every
week at one of the local libraries telling her stories. "Miss Alice" uses
flannel board and cut outs in many of her stories. Member of Backporch
Storytellers.
Mary Smith
Elementary teach from Summerville, SC who uses storytelling
in her curriculum to enhance the whole language approach to reading. Member
of Backporch Storytellers. Mary enjoys telling folktales and book adaptations.
Robert Swinton
Well known Georgetown County Storyteller also known
as the wise and mystical "Dr. Buzzard." Robert offers stories he learned
from his grandfather and works to preserve the Gullah language and tales.
Sandy Vermont
Member of the Backporch Storytellers
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