annepenstories@aol.com
Anne Penfound is a teller of long, short and tall tales. She
practices the art of spinning of a good yarn whether it’s spun from
ancient oral tradition or an anecdote that occurred yesterday.
Anne was born in Guildford, Surrey, on the River Wey, south of London. She grew up in an era when the milkman’s
delivery came by horse and cart. Garage Sales and Goodwill were unheard of. Instead she recalls the Rag and
Bone man with his distinctive cry, “Rag ‘n bone, rag ‘n bone!” and his jumble of old clothes, pots, pans and cast-off
treasure. She learned rhymes from centuries long gone and skipped rope to chants her grandmother knew. She
fell asleep to tales of fairy folk.
Anne has coaxed the joy of learning through stories for children in the outdoor classroom of Leach Botanical
Garden. She’s traveled to Seattle’s Northwest Folklife Festival to share her craft. She tells Japanese folktales in
schools through the Japan on the Road Program and is a performance artist for Young Audiences programs in
Oregon and Southwest Washington. She recounts myth, legend and lore for nature fairs, 4-H programs, and library
and park events. She spends storytelling evenings at Kennedy School and the Charlotte A. Cavatica Learning
Center with the Portland Storytellers Guild.
Anne Penfound believes stories live within us. With each telling they breathe new life. They change with listener
response, mood and moment. Whether it’s familiar or newly discovered, the story and the telling blend into a
singular experience of humor, wisdom and something shared between young and old – tales of times long past
renewed for the present.
238-1203- annepenstories@aol.com, or Rick at (503)
720-0397- rick@rickhuddle.com
