Music & Storytelling Workshop

Name: Music & Storytelling Workshop
Start: 2025-09-21T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-21T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Morgantown Church of Christ

Schedule

Sun Sep 21 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Morgantown Church of Christ | Morgantown, WV

🗓 Saturday, September 21
🕑 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 Morgantown Church of Christ, 361 Scott Ave, Morgantown, WV (near Exit 1 & Rt 119)
🎟 Free and open to all!
Calling all storytellers, musicians, and curious creatives!
Join Annick Odom for a trial run of her upcoming workshop for the 2025 Kentucky Storytelling Association Conference: “Music as Story Companion: Using Music in Storytelling.” This is a low-key, participatory session where we'll explore how melody, rhythm, and sound can bring stories to life. If you are a musician and DON'T want to tell a story, or a storyteller who DOESN'T want to make music, but you're interested in collaborating - this could still be something for you. :)
💬 Whether you're a storyteller who's never touched an instrument, or a musician curious about narrative, this workshop is for you. No formal music training is needed, just bring a story, an instrument OR your voice, and a willingness to play.
🎻 We’ll experiment with mood, character, pacing, and transitions, using music as a tool to support and shape storytelling. Expect hands-on activities, group discussion, creative prompts, and time to test out ideas in a supportive setting.
🛠 This is a workshop-in-progress! Your feedback and participation will help Annick fine-tune the session before she presents it at the Kentucky Storytelling Conference in November.
Come try out something new! Maybe we'll create something special!
Thanks to Jo Ann Dadisman of the WV Storytelling Guild for helping to organize the space.
About Annick Odom
Annick Odom is a storyteller, crankie maker, and performing-composer based in Morgantown, West Virginia. A member of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild, she tells stories learned knee to knee from the late ballad singer and storyteller Phyllis Marks, as well as songs learned from musicians such as Gerry Milnes, alongside songs and tales unearthed through archival research. She brings a focus on creating intimate, portable performances rooted in storytelling and visual art. Her repertoire spans traditional Appalachian ballads and original works. Annick has shared stories and music at the Southeast Regional Folk Alliance, Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival, Vandalia Gathering, the WV State Folk Festival, and venues across the U.S. and Europe. Annick’s training and work has been supported by the West Virginia Humanities Council, the Nederlandse Podiumfonds, and Michigan Arts and Culture Council. She has taught music and creative arts workshops and classes to children and adults at after-school programs in Michigan, West Virginia, Belgium, The Netherlands, and France.