Margaret Read MacDonald
Around the world each night, parents tell stories to children as they put them to bed. Margaret Read MacDonald a folklorist, storyteller, and former children's librarian uses bedtime tales in the daytime to end her story hours on a calm note. Here, with accompaniment on dulcimer and autoharp by musician Richard Scholtz, she includes seven of her favorites from around the world. Opens with a lively piece and ends on a sleepy note.
This live recording could not be more fun! A seasoned storyteller who lives rhythm and song joins with a traditional musician playing instruments ranging from mountain dulcimer to a cardboard-box drum to create multicultural magic. The stories come from Siberia, the Makah tradition of Alaska, Cajun Louisiana, Palestine, the British Isles, and the American South.