Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, Inc.

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Introduction: The Ammons sisters presents mountain storytelling. Through the art of storytelling, you can experience tales of real adventures in the fertile forests of North Carolina, captured with the strokes of a pastel artist and bringing the story alive! While interlacing humorous family stories and rich local legends, Amy's tales and Doreyl's art lighten and speak to the heart. We offer dance, music, song, and the entertaining Canhouse band. We encourage audience participation.

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Eugenia J.

Jun 15, 2011

This talented sister duo provides the best in Southern Appalachian history and traditions through Amy's storytelling and Doreyl's spontaneous pastel drawings that illustrate Amy's stories as they're being told. Amy tells true stories from her families experiences growing up in Western North Carolina in the middle of the 20th century. She selects stories to fit the age group of each audience so that the stories and drawings catch and hold the attention of all ages from kindergarten to senior citizens. The stories and drawings have strong and subtle reminders of the values and character we all want our youth to embody. I've had Catch the Spirit of Appalachia perform for numerous school assemblies for all age groups over the past 11 years I've been director of Swain County Center for the Arts in Bryson City, NC. The student response is always amazing as evidenced by the standing ovation the high school students give them every time they hear Amy's poem, "I Am Somebody." The Can House Band they include at the end of each school assembly is great fun and gets the students involved making music with things like wash boards and spoons while taking a turn at square dancing. I can't recommend them highly enough.

Elaine B.

Jun 15, 2011

We love the Ammons Sisters to come to Fayetteville, NC! They visit our schools through the ARTISTS IN SCHOOLS (AIS) program sponsored by the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. They have a unique way of presenting their stories and visual art at the same time and manage to capture the imagination of all the students. We appreciate their talents and hope they will continue to "tell tales" forever!

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Our stories of growing up in the mountains are true, and there is more going on than just storytelling. As Amy tells the story (left brain listeners), Doreyl illustrates it (right brain listeners), thus giving the audience full balance of listening and watching the story come alive. The audience will never forget, and indirectly grow in their own self confidence.