Lifetime Achievement Award
Connie Regan-Blake is being honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for dedicating her life to the art of storytelling and for demonstrating meritorious service to the National Storytelling Network, as well as to the community of storytellers at large. One of the first to bring storytelling to the national stage, Connie is recognized for raising public awareness of storytelling, preserving traditional art forms and for the significant originality of her life's work. (National Storytelling Network 2006-2007)
2009 B.B. Maurer West Virginia Folklife Scholar Award
Storyteller Connie Regan-Blake was presented the 2009 B.B. Maurer West Virginia Folklife Scholar Award, which annually honors a person or persons who have contributed to the preservation and perpetuation of Appalachian cultural heritage. The award is named for Dr. B.B. Maurer (1920-2003), considered the “Father of Cultural Studies in West Virginia. Past honorees include Senator Robert C Byrd and Jean Richie.
Southern Artistry Designation
The North Carolina Arts Council honored Connie in 2006 as a designee for the Southern Artistry, an adjudicated, online registry of outstanding artists, performers and writers.
Circle of Excellence
One of the first to receive this prestigious award honoring
storytelling artists, Connie Regan-Blake is “recognized
to be a master storyteller who sets the standards of excellence
in the storytelling field.” (National Storytelling
Association, 1996)
North Carolina Arts Council
Honored by the NC Arts Council for artistic merit and touring capability. Selected to be included in the North Carolina Touring Artist Directory to promote Connie's "wonderful artistry."
Performer of the Year
Awarded by the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, the nation’s
oldest continuously operating folk festival (1985)
Distinguished National Service - Oracle Award
For exemplary service and significant contributions to
America’s storytelling community. (National Storytelling
Network, 2001)
Storyteller of the Year
Awarded by the North Carolina
Storytelling Guild for “Significant and Exemplary
contributions to storytelling and to storytellers.”
Alice Jordan Award
New England Round Table of Librarians
Regional Artist Project Grant
Asheville
Area Arts Council, 2001
American Library Association Notable Recording
Award
Tales to Grow on (Audio), 1983
Chillers (Audio), 1983
Stories for the Road (Audio), 1992
Parent’s Choice Award
Pennies, Pets & Peanut Butter: Stories for Children
(Video), 1994
Christmas at the Home Place (Audio), 1992
Storytelling World Gold Award
Pennies, Pets & Peanut Butter: Stories for Children
(Video), 1994
Spirits Walk: Chilling Tales for Teenagers and Adults
(Audio), 2000
