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ABOUT ANDY OFFUTT IRWIN
"Amazing interactive folk from an eccentric who punctuates his tunes with humorous anecdotes... A fiendishly clever union of Tom Lehrer's topicality ... cut with Bobby McFerrin-style mouth music. Andy Offutt Irwin's shows are good quirky fun, and so's his new CD, 'Banana Seat.' "
- The Atlanta Journal / Constitution
"Acute folk sensibility....."
- Wall Street Journal
"Andy Offutt Irwin is to music what Robin Williams is to stand-up comedy."
- Gregory Nicoll, Creative Loafing
"...you, my friend, are the most entertaining man on the scene."
- Steve Craig – 99x - WNNX-FM, Atlanta
"One of the funniest, most creative talents I've ever seen. He knocked my socks off!"
- Pierce Pettis
"Andy Offutt Irwin had an aura about him which demanded immediate attention, and it was well worth it...sharp songs that have just the right touch of humor and knowingness without becoming arch."
- Jim Foley, KXCI-FM, Tucson, AZ
"If you haven't checked Andy Offutt Irwin out yet, do! A quirky yet brilliantly satirical sense of humor."
- Steve Jerrett, KOPN-FM, Columbia, MO
"Comedic talents, creativity, and charm ... fun for all! . ."
- Chris Moser, WPBA/Channel 30, PBS in Atlanta
ABOUT BOBBY NORFOLK
"Talented, enthusiastic and wonderful! His stories were excellent, entertaining and well presented."
- Oasis (Older Adult Service and Information System)
"His portrayal of Scott Joplin and his salute to Duke Ellington were truly outstanding!"
- Victor Simmons, Head of Education, St. Louis Art Museum
"The students are still raving about his program. The rapport he established with the children, the stories he shared, the talents he displayed and helped inspire within the students, contributed to a spectacular program."
- Idamae O'Grady, Performing Arts Coordinator,
Davis Elementary School, Marietta, Georgia
"The students and faculty want him back next year! His stories were wonderful!"
- Katie Wills, Library Media Specialist, Decatur, Georgia
"... the best storyteller I've ever heard!"
- The University of Chicago Lab School
"His rendition of Wiley and the Hairy Man totally engrossed the children! His use of voice and body movements completely captivated their attention!"
- Maida Lin Wong, Librarian- Honolulu, HI
"Like an adventure story come to life!"
- St. Louis Post Dispatch
ABOUT BARBARA McBRIDE SMITH
Reviews about Barbara McBride-Smith will be posted soon.
ABOUT BIL LEPP
"Lepp is a side-splittingly funny man"
- The Smithsonian Center for Folk Life
"Lepp is a well known liar...[his stories] make you laugh"
- U.S. News- Jill Jordan Sieder
"With Lepp, the sorry, low-down lie becomes a grand and glorious creation, a verbal sculpture in which a hundred small fibs, stretchers, falsehoods and prevarications are piled together, shaped and molded into one stunning, awe-inspiring cathedral of flapdoodle and bull."
- Duke Divinity Magazine- Bob Wells
"Bil Lepp, a preacher and five-time winner of "biggest liar" competitions, stars his gun-shy hunting dog Buck in a tale that grows taller and taller -- and then even taller. Listeners are howling with the hilarity, tears of laughter streaking faces split with wide-mouth grins. When the young teller wraps up his story in one more burst of implausibility, the audience leaps to its feet, cheering. All hail the king!"
- The Dallas Morning News- Mary Ellen Botter
"Every one of Bil's stories contains multiple elements of the fantastic."
- Graham Shelby, KUT Radio, Austin, Texas
"Bil Lepp, a young teller from Half Dollar [sic], W.Va., had the stage presence of a stand-up comedian. He told a hilarious forty-minute monologue about growing up and getting into trouble with his best friend. Lepp's stories begin appearing biographical, but continue becoming more outrageous until they're hysterically unbelievable."
- The Post, Athens, OH- Sean Rogers
"The audience could barely stop laughing long enough to catch the next twist in the tale..."
- Journal Sentinel, WI- Andrew Milman
"...Lepp's tales will tickle the funny bone..." "...the humor is sophisticated..." "...the laugh out-loud stories are lively..." - - - School Library Journal
"Bil is a clever, versatile, magnificent, and charming writer." - - Storytelling World Magazine- Flora Joy
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