WEDNESDAY, July 23rd at 7pm: CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH - Legendary American Women in Folktales

So, we've heard from the men-folk, but what about the ladies?  Ladies abound in American folktales.  As the character Aunt Nancy says in one memorable tale of this wonderful collection:

" Let me tell you that when a woman starts out to be trickish she can beat a man every time, 'cause her mind works a heap faster.  She sees all 'round and over and underneath and on both sides of a thing . . . Meanwhile, a man's just tryin' to stare plumb through it!'

A collection of legends from different areas of the country featuring fifteen of America's little-known heroines, such as Molly Cotton-Tail, Brer Rabbit's clever sister. By the author of The Talking Eggs, Robert D. San Souci.

Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.

WEDNESDAY, July 9th at 7pm: More TALL TALES - American Legends

"Just because it is a Tall Tale, don't mean it ain't true!"

Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, John Henry and more - legends?  Or were they real people whose large lives have gotten even larger with the telling and retelling of their adventures.  Are they mythical figments of our new world imaginations?  Or are they the dreams and hopes of a young nation, come to life?

Caledonia live in voice with more legendary men and women from American folklore.

WEDNESDAY, July 2nd at 7pm: TALL TALES ~ American Legends

 "Just because it is a Tall Tale, don't mean it ain't true!"  

Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, John Henry and more.  Legends?  Or were they real people whose large lives have gotten even larger with the telling and retelling of their adventures.

The tall tale is a fundamental element of American folk literature. The tall tale's origins are seen in the bragging contests that often occurred when the rough men of the American frontier gathered. The tales of legendary figures of the Old West, some listed below, owe much to the style of tall tales.

Tall tales are often told in a way that makes the narrator seem to have been a part of the story. They are usually humorous or good-natured. The line between legends and tall tales is distinguished primarily by age; many legends exaggerate the exploits of their heroes, but in tall tales the exaggeration looms large, to the extent of becoming the whole of the story.

Caledonia live in voice with legendary men and women from American folklore.