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In the summer of 1994 David Joe Miller of Jonesborough Tennessee, placed a small notice in the newspaper inviting local storytellers to form a professional guild. Six tellers responded. Besides David Joe Miller, the founding members of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild were: Bob Phillips (Jonesborough, TN)G. Lee Hearl (Abington, VA)Leon Overbay (Gray, TN)Linda Poland (Telford,…

Mountain ManBob PhillipsFounding Member Leon OverbayFounding Member G Lee HerlFounding Member Carole Ann HuebnerFounding Member Jack HuebnerFounding Member Bruce MontgomeryPast President Mary Grace WalrathPast President Gayleen Kelley Jo Anne Jones Jimmy Neil SmithFather of the Storytelling Renaissance and Mr. Jonesborough

Executive Board as of January 1, 2025 Vice President: Linda Thorpe Treasurer: Betty Jean (BJ) Sotherland Recording Secretary: Linda Gellman Volunteer Coordinator Tammy Dycus

David Joe Miller in the 1990’s, when the weekend long National Storytelling Festival was hitting its peak, I was often asked where people could find storytelling performances during the rest of the year. It became obvious to me that there was a need for ongoing storytelling performances in the Storytelling Capital of the World. After…

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