Storytelling Radio Program
KSVY-FM 91.3, Sonoma, CA
http://www.ksvy.org
Sundays, 5-6 pm Pacific time (adjust for your time zone)
Live audio streaming: Go to the KSVY website. In the upper
right-hand corner, click on High or Low Speed and find
yourself listening to the program in progress.
Theme music: Special thanks to Petra Koch in Germany (she works with Storyteller Richard Martin), who performed the beautifully haunting alto recorder music of Como Podem from the 13th century collection Cantigas de Santa Maria (copy of Kynsecker, Mollenhauer & Co.). Used on this program with her kind permission.
Engineer: Brodie Giles, KSVY
PROGRAM 11:
Dec 3 - The Sun Rises in the East — Tales From Asia
Cathryn Fairlee (California)
Stories from China
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Guest teller for the hour...
• Cathryn Fairlee — Stories from China
Once Upon a Story...
In the high and far off times...
There was a bard, a minstrel, a storyteller named Cathryn Fairlee.
She traveled the globe gathering myths, legends, folk & fairy tales directly from the folk.
For the past twenty years she has delighted and enlightened adults and children with these amazing tales.
Taste the wisdom treasured for hundreds and thousands of years, kept fresh by grandparent telling grandchild, storyteller telling village.
Cathryn is available to perform, speak or teach at festivals, libraries, conferences, schools, events, large or small.
"To speak is to sow. To listen is to reap." - Turkish Proverb
Once Upon a Biography...
Just the facts:
• Performed nationally and internationally as a storyteller since 1982
• Thirteen years as a Middle School Librarian
• Taught storytelling workshops to students and adults
• Founding member of The Storytellers Guild of Sonoma County
• Produced and hosted Story Swap on public radio for 3 years
• Wrote and recieved community grants for teaching storytelling
• Organized 2 years of free storytelling at Santa Rosa Farmers Market
• Board member of Storytelling Association of Alta California
• Guest editor of SAAC newsletter, Storyline
• Received Pegasus Award for her story recording, Cathryn Tells All
• Currently working on a Master's Degree in Oral History
• For a list of her recent performances, see her Tour Schedule page...
The Legend of Cathryn*Tells*All
Once upon a time, little Cathryn, a fifth generation Californian, was born. She was raised by her parents,the king and queen, in the mysterious foggy redwoods of Mendocino County. The king liked to sing and perform and the queen liked to write and found humor in everything. The whole family, including an annoying little sister, Princess Red, and a pesty little brother, Prince Blue, loved to travel and so Cathryn learned to enjoy these things too.
Cathryn grew up and left her foggy kingdom to battle dragons at San Jose State University and went on a quest to China to study dragons close up. Then she returned to conquer a degree in the History of Art. One day, her magic carpet was whisked up by a tornado and after much twirling, Cathryn landed in the romantic wine country of Healdsburg, the town where she was born. "There is no place like home..."
One day, Cathryn said, "When I grow up, I want to be a storyteller." Then a Handsome Prince appeared and said, "You don't have to grow up, my dear. You can tell stories until you are 99 and never grow up!" Naturally, Cathryn fell in love with him. Together, they fly around the world on their magic carpet sharing stories.
Like all good legends, this one has a happy ending. Cathryn still collects and tells tales polished by centuries of telling. She performs at festivals, conferences, private parties, schools, libraries, senior centers and cemeteries and leaves her audiences listening happily ever after. And she still has no intention of growing up.
CD available (another coming soon!):
Cathryn Tells All
Traditional tales from around the world - for listeners age 7 to 107.
This recording won the Pegasus Award for inspiring student tellers!
Stories:
Ali Cogia (Arabian), a young boy judges a difficult case; Lion's Whisker (Ethiopian), a young stepmother learns patience; The Cave (Sioux), an old woman beads a buffalo robe; Perfect Dragon (Chinese), the emperor finds perfection; Hexed (Southern US), three boys brave the swamp; Wise Woman (Mexican), a greedy priest is foiled; Headly Koo (English), a cheerful old woman makes an unusual friend.
Order at:
http://www.sonic.net/~cfair/recordings.html
Contact Cathryn at:
http://www.sonic.net/~cfair/
cfair@monitor.net
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