Winner of the National Storytelling Network's
2010 Circle of Excellence Award
Willy
Photo: Tom Raymond (freshairphoto.com)
"The Circle of Excellence Award is presented to artists who are recognized by their peers to be master storytellers who set the standards for excellence and have demonstrated, over a significant period of time, an exceptional commitment and dedication to the art of storytelling."
~ National Storytelling Network
"He is hilarious, dedicated, engaging, quick witted, innovative, smart, a pleasure to work with, and downright entertaining. He has been doing incredible storytelling work for decades."
~ Bil Lepp
"The George Washington Method for Blues Ukulele is a collaboration between Moliere and the Marx Brothers...   wickedly witty commentary on mores, politics and human foibles."
~ Mary Gay Ducey
"Musician, puppeteer, and improviser...   he is an artist of precision and his fellow storytellers stand in awe of that artistry...   Willy deconstructs the puppet experience--no stages, no sleight of hands, no ventriloquism, no hiding of the puppeteer...   done with a full understanding of how narrative and performance works."
~ Bill Harley
"And then there's the ballads—Willy steps up, banjo or guitar in hand—joins the great ancestral tradition of singing the story, from last year's news or from the 16th century."
~ Dovey Thomason
"I just got into my favorite club, joining artists I truly admire.
The initiation is painful, but I love the secret handshake."
~ Willy Claflin
Willy Claflin
Willy

"Accompanied by his faithful sidekick Maynard Moose, Willy Claflin has brought his unhinged comedy and musical surprises to stages across the country and beyond, from California to Cape Clear, Ireland."
~ National Storytelling Festival


WILLY FOR HIRE (along with Maynard Moose and Dr. Albert Alligator, Professor of Psycho-Linguistics at LSU).

Do you need a story teller, a keynote address, a master of ceremonies, an auctioneer; some comic relief, for your professional conference, corporate event, or non-profit fundraiser?  Need some parody, humor, musical nonsense, ballads, or wild imagining at a family re-union or wedding?  Got a hankering for a moose at your graduation?  Want to hear Dr. Al expound on the universe?


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