Storyteller Bill Smith will again entertain at this weekend’s Adirondack Storytelling & Music Festival in Old Forge.
The Old Forge Library’s Adirondack Storytelling and Music Festival is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 21 from 12 to 2 p.m. under the tent on the Forge Motel Knoll.
Award-winning musicians Dan Berggren and Roy Hurd will be headlining the event along with popular Adirondack Storytellers Bill Smith and Jeannine Laverty.
Dan Berggren’s roots are firmly in the Adirondacks, where he was raised, but his music has branched out across many borders.
Hearing stories and songs from local friends and neighbors, he has developed a style that captures the spirit of the mountains.
Roy Hurd is one of the best-known singer/songwriters in the Adirondacks.
His appeal lies as much in his storytelling as it does his smooth vocal delivery and clear guitar work.
Jeannine Laverty has been telling international folk tales since 1979 when her work teaching English as a second language to immigrants in New York City showed her first-hand how the U.S. is made up of cultures from all the countries of the world.
She has also taught weekend workshops in storytelling for adults at Sagamore and other Adirondack sites since 1980.
Bill Smith is known throughout the Adirondacks and beyond as a master Storyteller and Balladeer.
He delights audiences everywhere with his repertoire of humorous tales that he learned from his father who was a logger, hunter and trapper and songs and poems that were taught to him by his mother.
All are welcome to bring a blanket or a folding chair and enjoy this family-friendly event.
There is no charge for the festival however donations will be accepted and appreciated.
The festival is funded by the Central Adirondack Association, Mountain Greenery, The Strand Theatre, Touch of Ritz and NYSCA: the Presenting Program.
