On April 5th 2016 I performed my DrumSongStory School Assembly program, "Beyond The Borders: Drums, Songs and Stories Celebrating Multi-Cultural Collaboration" at Fairfield Country Day School in Fairfield CT. AND THIS JUST IN! They've just invited … [Read more...] about DrumSongStory at Fairfield Country Day School
The Drum of The Elephant King
My first really, really, really BIG STORY! This story took me deep into the culture and history of the country of Haiti. For years this has been one of my most popular family and school programs. It is HUGELY interactive. As you listen to the … [Read more...] about The Drum of The Elephant King
Hudson Valley Storyteller
Songwriter and Storyteller Mark Shepard is back! Well he never really left. He just moved. A lot. And explored a bunch of new ways to express ideas through written, spoken and sung stories that celebrate cultural diversity and tolerance, … [Read more...] about Hudson Valley Storyteller
Interactive School Show: Coyote & Cicada
Commentary: This is a Traditional Native American Folktale featuring the hapless trickster Coyote. I've added a bit of a modern twist to the story and included a bunch of "cool sound FX instruments" played by audience members. Enjoy! This is part of … [Read more...] about Interactive School Show: Coyote & Cicada
Multicultural School Shows-Curiosity
Commentary: Curiosity is an old African folktale that I've turned into a song and accompanied with the Irish Bodhran. I usually lead off with this "DrumSongStory" in my "Beyond The Borders" Program because it is truly multicultural as well as … [Read more...] about Multicultural School Shows-Curiosity