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Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival, Inc.

2020 Traditional Arts Touring Grant Recipient

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Recipient Information

Location

Blairsville, Georgia

Project Title

Sheila Kay Adams

Year of Award

2020

Grant or Fellowship

Traditional Arts Touring Grants

Grant Amount

$1,300

Master balladeer Sheila Kay Adams will perform and teach for two days at the Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival, including three substantial performances (two 25-minute performances and one 1-hour performance), two 10-minute olio performances as part of a panel of performers. and one 50-minute educational workshop; she will also participate in a 1-hour Q&A. Ted Cooley, John C. Campbell Folk School's Music and Dance Coordinator, will provide context for her work and facilitate discussion.