Fishtrap's Radio Storytelling
Fishtrap’s Radio Storytelling program is a perfect example of a volunteer-driven program. Wallowa County resident and former Alaskan Kathy Hunter belongs to that creative and expressive tribe of lore-bearers known as storytellers. And she is not jealous of her craft – she can be seen smiling from ear to ear as she enjoys another storyteller’s performance.
Fishtrap’s radio show was started in the year 2000 as a bedtime program for kids. Soon surveys revealed-- not only that kids hate the word “bedtime” but that as many adults were listening as children. Ever since, Kathy has met the needs of both the young and the young-at-heart in reach of radio station KWVR 92.1 FM. Fishtrap Storytime offers a diverse banquet of tales from her own recordings, nationally recognized tellers, and recruited community members.
You can listen in on Sunday evenings at 7 pm from November through March, at KWVR 92.1 FM or 1340 AM.
February 2012 Schedule
Feb 5—Big Read Show-Chinese Stories
Chinese stories from the Chinese Fairy Book, edited by Richard Wilhelm, translated by Frederick H. Martens, published by Dover Publications, N.Y.
Feb 12--Bill Harley www.billharley.com
Songs and a story from Bill’s CD Play It Again: 50 Ways to Fool Your Mother, Sitting Down to Eat, Cool in School, Monsters in the Bathroom, Dad Threw the TV Out the Window, Is Not, Is Too, You’re not the Boss of Me, Moon and Me.
Feb19—Creepy Crawlies
This show includes a worm song by a Fishtrap friend and songwriter from Portland, Gareth Tabor, Doug Elliott’s Mosquito Story, my new story Mother Nature Makes Bugs (www.kathytales.com) and a song by Doug Elliott, There Ain’t no Bugs on Me (circle/net/nativeground).
Feb. 26—Fractured Fairy Tales, Little Red Riding Hood
Who would believe all the ways this poor old story has been abused! Locals Ken and Rachel Gebhardt will present Little Green Riding Hood and a Wolf Story. From His CD Maynard Moose Tales Willy Claflin offers Little Red, White and Blue Riding Hood, told by Maynard Moose, and variations on a song, Red Riding Tunes from the CD The Uglified Ducky, I tell the spoonerism version Little Ride Hooding Red and one told in Anguish Languish (look for this on youtube) called Ladle Rat Rotten Hut, and local Jeff Moss is Heinrich Schnibble with Reddisch Ridin Hood from the book by Dave Morrah, Cinderella Hassenpfeffer and Other Tales Mein Grossfader Told.
Fishtrap Storytime is brought to you this season by the Winding Waters Eye Clinic, Kevin's Tire Shop, the Bookloft, Wallowa Food City, Wallowa Valley Dental, Mountain View Glass, Positive Powerful Teaching, Advanced Plumbing Technologies in La Grande, Knifong Electric, and Woody and Megan Wolfe.