Vernal Storytelling Festival

Sam Payne shared the stage with Tim Lowry at the 2017 Vernal Storytelling Festival. In this episode, get a feel for the vibrant local festival held in the heart of "Utah's Dinosaurland." Storytelling events over the weekend included workshops and entertaining performances from Tim and Sam. Live recordings from the festival in this episode include: A little bit of Gullah and a familiar Jack Tale Tim Lowry is a proud Southerner who has the charm, hospitality and manners to follow suit. In this performance, he shares a bit of his knowledge of the Gullah language and culture as well as a fun spin on a familiar Jack tale.www.storytellertimlowry.com Coconuts Were you ever in a grade school play? Listen to this rollercoaster tale of understudies and underdogs to find out why it is so aptly titled "Coconuts." Former high school theatre understudy and current host of The Apple Seed are just a few of the many things that can be found in Sam's curriculum vitae, learn more about our host as performer by visiting www.sampayne.com The Man Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything People say reading is fun, but Tim Lowry can tell you that it's hard work! However, anything that's worth a great reward is worth the hard work. In this story from the Blackfoot Native American tradition, Tim Lowry shares a treasure from the world of reading.