Libby Tipton, a performing member of the Jonesborough
Storytellers Guild, is a part of the JSG KANSAS CITY HERE WE COME
storytelling troupe. Nationally certified since 1987 through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, she’ll perform as an oral tradition storyteller, and as a
professional sign language interpreter. To see her interpret is to see an
artist at work, as she deftly translates stories into language for the deaf
using her hands.
Growing up in the family conclave in Flag Pond, TN, she
learned to hunt from her deaf father, to shoot straight and true, and to love
the land. From her strong mother, who is also deaf, and an advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing, she learned to uphold the rights of those in need. She also
had a granny straight out of a fairy tale, one filled with the wisdom of these
ancient mountains.
If you love the sweet twang of mountain talk, particularly
Appalachian, then you’ll surely appreciate Libby Tipton. Born to parents who
just happened to be deaf, Libby’s talents as an interpreter for the hearing
impaired developed early – but storytelling, now that was in her genes from the
beginning.
We will perform in four states in ten venues on our road
trip July 24 – 28, after which we will attend the National Storytelling
Network’s annual conference in Kansas City, MO. The venue schedule will go up
next week, so you can put us on your calendar if we’re coming your direction.
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