Peterborough Storytellers is delighted to introduce you to American storyteller Marni Gillard. Marni is a popular professional teller whose range of stories and genres is immense.
As the curator of our Tales and Tips blog and a friend of Marni's, I am pleased she has given us permission to post this recent interview. Marni shares how her family's tradition of telling stories influenced her as an elementary school teacher, deepening her skills and interest in the transformative power of a story well told. Eventually, she left classroom teaching to develop a consulting practice focused on fostering the skills of storytelling among teachers and students alike. At present, Marni has an active practice as a professional teller and educator based from her home in upper New York state. You can learn more about Marni and order cd's and books from her website, www.marnigillard.com.
Marni tells a short Irish tale at the end of this interview. Fionn's "The Music of What Happens" is taken from James Stephens' Traditional Irish Fairy Tales.
Here is the You Tube link to Marni's interview:
Copy the link address and paste it into your browser. Click Search. On the net there are many other links to the work of Marni, so take some time to check out more about this delightful teller.
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