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Michael “Badhair” Williams

Michael Badhair Williams, a man with gray hair and a beard, wearing glasses, an orange shirt, and a dark vest, smiles broadly while standing outdoors in front of a wooden railing and lush green trees.

Contact Name: Michael Williams

Address:

Zirconia, North Carolina

Email: Click to email

Phone: (828) 693-1702

Counties Worked In:
Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Crockett, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, Dekalb, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardin, Hawkins, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Mcminn, Mcnairy, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Weakley, White, Williamson, Wilson,

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Website:
http://www.badhair.org/

Contact Michael Williams at badhair@badhair.org

About

Storyteller Michael “Badhair” Williams has traveled the country telling Appalachian folktales to the delight of audiences for over 50 years. He has performed in venues from one room rural schools to the Smithsonian and the Walt Disney Concert Hall . The traditional Appalachian Jack Tales stories and many other mountain folktales come to life with Michael Badhair Williams

Program Overview

I have storytelling programs appropriate for grades K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12 and college level. All
performances are medleys of Appalachian folk tales and a few songs. K-3 performances are
usually 45 minutes long. 4-12th grade performances are usually 45 minutes to one hour long.
I have one workshop for students “How to Tell Stories”. This workshop lasts
20-30 minutes for K-3 and 45-55 minutes for grades 4-12.

 

A boy in a skeleton sweater receives a medal from Michael Badhair Williams in a library, as a large group of children seated on the floor watch attentively. The shelves behind them are filled with books and globes.

 

 

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