2000 - First Edition, First Printing
Hand Signed by Ray Hicks, Rosa Hicks, Ted Hicks & Signed & Inscribed by Connie Regan-Blake
Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket & CD
13 1/4" x 10"
40 Pages
The jacket is in good minus condition. The jacket was laminated by the previous owner. The previous owner's name is written on the inside of the jacket and a small area of the lamination is worn. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good condition, free from rips, tears, writing, stains, & bends. The book has been hand signed by Ray Hicks, Rosa Hicks (his wife) & Ted Hicks (his son). The book has also been hand signed & inscribed by author Connie Regan-Blake in blue ink. The CD is good minus condition with very light scratches. The boards are in very good condition with no wear. The binding is tight and square.
Regan-Blake first began her work as a storyteller in the early 1970s. She was hired by the Chattanooga Public Library to fill a grant-funded position (as part of the Library Services and Construction Act). With this new position, the library was able to launch the early childhood literacy program, M.O.R.E. (Making Our Reading Enjoyable).
In 1973, Connie Regan-Blake and Barbara Freeman attended the first National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN. There they met, Ray and Rosa Hicks of Beech Mountain, who became lasting friends and mentors to Regan-Blake. Two years later, Regan-Blake and her cousin, Barbara Freeman left their positions with the Chattanooga Public Library and began touring as The Folktellers storytelling duo.
As The Folktellers, Regan-Blake and Freeman pioneered 'tandem telling,'[2] a type of duet storytelling performance. The duo also created the record label Mama T Artists. Over the next two decades, The Folktellers toured across the country, performing at folk music festivals including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival[3][4] in Washington D.C.. Please See All Photos