GUERRY  JAMESON MCCONNELL,
Storyteller, Songwriter, Basic Skills Workshop Leader

In the area of Folk Music and Storytelling, Guerry has been listed for 30+ years with the Tennessee Arts Commission in the Performer and Artist in Residence categories.  She has been listed with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee for over 6 years.  Guerry has been featured several years in public concert and as a workshop leader during the Tennessee Storytelling Association conferences.  She has also been featured with her husband, Doc McConnell, as a Storyteller in Residence at the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee., as well as ‘supporting cast’ for the Doc McConnell Old Medicine Show during the National Storytelling Festival.

Guerry has performed and lead workshops for adults and children in schools, colleges, festivals, conferences and other venues across the country and in Canada, conducting weeklong sessions at John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina.

Guerry’s material covers folk tales, fairy tales, fables, family stories, as well as, original material covering historical events and characters.  She uses guitar accompaniment, folk songs and original songs as part of her story presentations.  Guerry’s storytelling performance material is appropriate for pre-school, K-6 grades in general, selected 6-12 grade classes (drama, speech, history) and adults. 

Her Basic Skills Workshop works well from 1^st grade to adult audiences teaching students how to learn stories, how to write songs to accompany the stories and encouraging creative thinking through ‘chain telling’ exercises.