Connie in the News

News: Asheville Citizen Times

News: Asheville Citizen Times

It is hard to tell sometimes whether Connie Regan-Blake is a storyteller or a comedian.Her tales provoke so much laughter from audiences that storytelling simply does not fully describe her talent.Yet, that is exactly what she is, and is proud to be. One of the most celebrated storytellers traveling the world today, sharing folktales and true-life stories, Regan-Blake has spent her adult life spinning tales. For many of those years, she traveled with cousin Barbara Freeman who helped her get into the storytelling business.

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News: Mountain Xpress

News: Mountain Xpress

When we’re willing to be in the present moment with others and share our stories, we’re connecting,” says award-winning, Asheville-based storyteller Connie Regan-Blake. “There’s something innate in us that wants to tell and wants to listen, as if it’s in our DNA. It’s part of who we are as humans.”

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News: Library of Congress

News: Library of Congress

Stepping Back in Time Storytelling with Connie Regan-Blake and Barbara Freeman Homegrown Concerts from the Library of Congress, Co-sponsored by the American Folklife Center In the 1970s, cousins Connie Regan-Blake and Barbara Freeman were both working at the...

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News: Herald & Tribune Jonesborough, TN

News: Herald & Tribune Jonesborough, TN

Festival: Event closes with good memories, solid numbers Another successful Storytelling Festival closed this week, complete with blue skies and stunning sunsets. By ALLEN RAU Staff Writer arau@heraldandtribune.com This year’s edition of the National Storytelling...

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News: Asheville Citizen Times

News: Asheville Citizen Times

Connie Regan-Blake steps back in time at Black Mountain Center for Arts Special to Scene USA TODAY NETWORK The Black Mountain Center for the Arts will present Connie Regan-Blake in a solo performance titled "Stepping Back in Time" at 7:30 p.m. June 29 at the center,...

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News: National Public Radio

News: National Public Radio

The more than 45 year career of Western North Carolina performance story-teller Connie Regan-Blake will be documented and stored at the Library of Congress. David Hurand spoke with Connie Regan-Blake about her most recent honor.

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News: USA Today

News: USA Today

You can’t help but lean in when Connie Regan-Blake says “I’d like to tell you a mountain story.” Her voice starts to rise and fall, her hands weave through empty air…

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News: WNC Woman

News: WNC Woman

I was delighted with Connie’s engagement into the realm of symbolism, archetype, and myth; and her rich and detailed narration of her GIM adventures left us both breathless and wanting to know more of her unfolding journey…

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News: Mountain Traditions

News: Mountain Traditions

Connie Regan-Blake first discovered storytelling as an art form in 1971 at the age of 24. “I ended up falling in love with story-telling,” Regan-Blake says. “Within two weeks I knew I would tell stories for the rest of my life. I never thought I would make a living at it, but I fell right into it…

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News: Our State

News: Our State

Sometimes a story will come up to me, tap me on the shoulder, and ask to be told,” says master storyteller Connie Regan-Blake. “The tapping comes after you’ve been telling stories for some time.”…

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News: Asheville Citizen-Times

News: Asheville Citizen-Times

At her upcoming workshop, “ Giving Voice to Our Stories: A Storytelling Workshop” starting Friday in Candler, Regan-Blake will help participants of all skill levels weave a story into personal and professional lives. “One of the focuses for this workshop is how old...

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News: The Palm Beach Daily News

News: The Palm Beach Daily News

Combining words and music is as old as music itself — very little independent instrumental music predates the late 16th century. Words inspire composers and help to shape their music. Such a work is The Cantankerous Blacksmith, also known as “Wicked John,” from Tales of Appalachia…

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News: School Library Journal

News: School Library Journal

“Storytelling is so personal,” Connie said, “and because of that, it has great power to move people in the same way great music moves them. That’s what draws all people to storytelling – people have always listened to and told stories, so there’s a sense of familiarity…

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News: Laugh Makers

Once upon a time, nearly 20 years ago, two cousins from the South got in a truck and drove all over the United States telling stories to audiences who had forgotten or never knew the age-old storytellers art of talking to the heart and leaving imprints on the soul…

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News: New Age Magazine

News: New Age Magazine

The Folktellers are cousins whose families settled in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and Alabama. As a young girl Barbara lived in Nashville, Tennessee, while Connie’s family moved to Florida, but they spent the summers together riding horses, running…

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News: School Library Journal

News: School Library Journal

As these two storytellers unfolded tale after tale, the brick walls of suburbia melted away like the walls of the attic where the magic godmother lived in George MacDonald’s beloved The Princess and the Goblins, and for a few moments, the dinner guests were lost in a faraway world . . .

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