The StoryTown Radio Show is back with a show all about the area’s unique trades, customs, and traditions. The one-hour production performed at the McKinney Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee, is filled with tales about goat farmers, Llama Trek guides, blacksmiths, masons, banjo players, cloggers, quilters, balladeers, and other unique trades that were historically practiced (and still are) in this part of the country. Scenes for the radio show are created from stories of real people in Washington County and East Tennessee, and then woven into a script performed by a cast of local performers, who bring alive the voice of the region. Joining the cast this month will be music guests Rheva and Keegan, playing a blend of old time traditional and Celtic music. Also joining the cast is Anne G’Fellers-Mason, Director of the Heritage Alliance, who will share stories from the archives about the historical trades once practiced on Jonesborough’s Historic Main Street.
Written by Jules Corriere with Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Linda Poland, Catherine Yael-Serota
Music by Brett McCluskey
Sound Effect by Gary Degner
StoryTown Assistant Ian Kirkpatrick
Sound Engineer Jared Christian
Stage Manager Phyllis Fabozzi
Edited by Wayne Winkler
Sponsored in part by a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission
Also sponsored by Gary and Sandee Degner, The Wild Women of Jonesborough, and Rae Dee O'Lufver
WETS 89.5 FM Johnson City, Tennessee
Special Guest Brandon Franklin of the Franklin Forge