Connie
Regan-Blake is one of America’s most celebrated
storytellers. She has captivated the hearts and imaginations
of people around the globe with her powerful performances
and workshops. Entertaining audiences in 47 states and 16
countries, she brings the wisdom, humor and drama of stories
to main stage concert halls, libraries and into the corporate
world.
Both as a solo artist and a member of the acclaimed Folktellers
duo, Connie has been featured on seven award-winning recordings
– five audio and two videos produced by PBS. New Age
Magazine, School Library Journal, and Southern Living have
praised her work. She has been a guest on NPR’s All
Things Considered, ABC Good Morning America
and CNN.
When Connie takes the stage she generates a brightness
and warmth, drawing in listeners with her engaging humor
and Southern charm. Her stories range from hilarious traditional
Appalachian Mountain tales to poignant true-life drama.
A consummate professional, Connie’s rare talent can
transform a convention hall into a wondrous landscape and
turn a packed theater into an intimate circle of friends.
Connie has performed at the nation’s top folk music
and storytelling festivals in Chicago, Philadelphia, and
San Francisco, as well as the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
in Washington, D.C. Her groundbreaking collaboration with
the Kandinsky Trio - an innovative blend of storytelling
and chamber music - has been hailed as a “new art
form.”
As a founding board member of the National Storytelling
Association (formerly NAPPS), and a frequent host and featured
performer at the National Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee,
Connie helped ignite and shape the American storytelling
revival.
Connie resides with her husband, two dogs and a frisky cat
in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina.
