Honored by his peers as a Circle of Excellence Storyteller
of the National Storytelling Network, Michael Cotter was born near Austin, Minnesota, in
1931 on the farm that had been in his family since 1876. He
was the youngest of eight children and was raised in a strict
Irish-Catholic household. However, the barn and fields were
a different world, populated by hired men who were hoboes,
drifting in during the Great Depression. His stories reflect
those two conflicting life styles, blended together with his own
version of Irish humor.
Michael has farmed with horses and combines with
global positioning; and his stories describe the personalities of
the people and animals that were a part of that evolution.
He was fifty years old when he first stepped on the
stage, and his unusual approach to storytelling has given him
the opportunity to perform throughout the U.S.; including
the Smithsonian Folk Festival, National Storytelling Festival,
schools, fairs, retreats, programs, television, hosting radio
shows in Des Moines, Iowa, and Austin, and a number of
other venues. He was the Artistic Director of the Minnesota
Storytelling Festival for twenty-two years, starred in a healing
stories film used by the Mayo Clinic, and is a national award
winning storyteller.
Michael now resides in Albert Lea, Minnesota, with
his wife Beverly, a writer and artist, and still spends his days
working with his son on the farm.
of the National Storytelling Network, Michael Cotter was born near Austin, Minnesota, in
1931 on the farm that had been in his family since 1876. He
was the youngest of eight children and was raised in a strict
Irish-Catholic household. However, the barn and fields were
a different world, populated by hired men who were hoboes,
drifting in during the Great Depression. His stories reflect
those two conflicting life styles, blended together with his own
version of Irish humor.
Michael has farmed with horses and combines with
global positioning; and his stories describe the personalities of
the people and animals that were a part of that evolution.
He was fifty years old when he first stepped on the
stage, and his unusual approach to storytelling has given him
the opportunity to perform throughout the U.S.; including
the Smithsonian Folk Festival, National Storytelling Festival,
schools, fairs, retreats, programs, television, hosting radio
shows in Des Moines, Iowa, and Austin, and a number of
other venues. He was the Artistic Director of the Minnesota
Storytelling Festival for twenty-two years, starred in a healing
stories film used by the Mayo Clinic, and is a national award
winning storyteller.
Michael now resides in Albert Lea, Minnesota, with
his wife Beverly, a writer and artist, and still spends his days
working with his son on the farm.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| EAN | 0810072542113 |
| Title | Hope Dances |
| Release date | 2021-07-13 |
| Format | Dvd Video |
| Studio | Vision Films |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Note | Unavailable |
| Andrew Dillon | |
| Michael Swan | |
| Michael Cotter |