Storytelling: Tales from around the world told by Cris Riedel Website: http://www.storiesconnect.com $15.00 includes shipping & handling. To order email: cris@storiesconnect.com |
Reviewed By Linda Goodman
This delightful CD, recorded live at Debbie’s Café in Wayland, New York, features familiar multi-cultural tales given new life by the strong voice and enthusiastic telling of an intuitive teller who grabs the essence of each tale and makes it sing. Cris Riedel clearly treasures these stories. From England’s Lazy Jack, the folktale predecessor of Forrest Gump, to Europe’s Clever Manka, who outsmarts the men in her life at every turn, the listener in engaged and eagerly anticipates the next chapter. Read the rest of this entry »