Photograph of storyteller Glenn Holliday (10 kb JPEG file) Glenn Holliday
Storyteller
Folk Tales and History from Everywhere and Everywhen

Contact Glenn at holliday@acm.org

I learned stories the old way. Before air conditioning in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, at the end of a hot summer day, we sat on the porch to tell stories and drink ice tea while we waited for the house to cool down.

I've been tellling stories ever since. I tell mostly traditional folklore and historical tales. I enjoy finding new material in old sources, from local memories to 17th century diaries. I have developed stories from classic literature, from Homer to Edgar Allan Poe. I tell stories from King George and other strange lands, and can round out a performance with stories from every continent and century.

I have told with

I can construct a set of stories or a workshop for a special purpose or theme. Notes from two of my workshops are available here at VASA:

I am the author of the original version of the VASA Web site and several of the features on it. I am the current Webmaster of that site.