APRIL
We did some school shows, played for the farmer's market, the weather was gorgeous! Of course, we took the snowtires off the "good" van, and of course the morning we drove to Rhode Island to do some more school shows we looked out the kitchen window and saw a foot of snow on the porch and huge flakes in the air and very little else. The forecast said "projected through four, worse in the higher elevations" so we got the tires changed back (thank you Andy Morse) and drove off into a lovely only somewhat wet afternoon.
The shows went well. We're still driving on studs. On the dry pavements, with the windows open, they sound like hail.
MAY REVIEWS of the King and the Thrush
Facts and Fiction The UK's premier storytelling magazine "A brilliant example of how to tell as a duo... you have to be completely in tune to work like this, it's almost verbal jazz. I thoroughly recommend them." Pete Castle, editor
School Library Journal Starred Review "Masterful telling... The storytellers' incredible performance takes tandem telling to its highest level with their overlapping delivery, crisp dialogue, and songs and instrumentals. This not-to-be-missed recording will enchant and delight both children and adults."
Booklist "Sparkles with vitality and humor. Polished by their stage performances, their timing is impeccable and humor infectious."
and remember these?
Seven Days "Vermont master storytellers transfix listeners of all ages...hypnotic and utterly captivating." Polstein
Times Argus "a compelling narrative style. Paupers and rich men, imps and talking pots come to life in a delightful blend, lots of expression, wit, and good humor."
The complete reviews are on our website, with links to the originals where possible
http://folktale.net/KingAndThrush/King.and.Thrush.reviews.html
There you can check to make sure we're not cheating, eg
"The sheer loathesome foetor of the material inspires a pitch of disgust sufficient to TRANSFIX LISTENERS OF ALL AGES. We want our storytellers to be HYPNOTIC AND UTTERLY CAPTIVATING; we expect them to be at least comprehensible; but we must demand that -- at the very least -- they don't cause our brains to ooze from our ears. Stay away from this one!"
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