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Faye Wooden's own life story is as colorful as the tales and legends she weaves for her audiences. Born of Cherokee descent, she was raised an "army brat" spending many of her childhood days either on her families dairy farm or in her grandfather's drug store. Her resume is likewise multifaceted. In addition to her current role as professional storyteller, Faye's work background includes stints as a teacher, banker, soda jerk, university administrator, bear trapper, consultant, pianist, secretary, herbalist, pet therapy volunteer, published author, hiker and student of nature -- human and otherwise.

Today, Faye is a member of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild, the Tennessee Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (TAPPS), the Southern Order of Storytellers and the National Storytelling Network. She has also earned a masters degree in story arts from East Tennessee State University. Entertaining audiences fro as far away as New Z3ealand, Faye continues to travel extensively, always searching for new stories, parables, cultural legends, fables, poems and true tales with humorous or heart warming spins on life.

A nationally-recognized public speaker since 1980, Faye has conducted professional development workshops, seminars, and radio programs nationwide. As a storyteller, she shares her message of "Laughter, Legends, Lessons and Life" through each performance, sometimes enhancing it with music from the bowed psaltery and lap dulcimer. Faye has performed at schools, libraries, churches, and civic events as well as summer camps, storytelling festivals, and coffee houses and events to honor America's veterans. She is also available for family gatherings, corporate meetings, picnics, and private parties.

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