Connie Regan-Blake is one of America’s most celebrated storytellers. She has captivated the hearts and imaginations of people around the globe with her powerful performances and workshops. Entertaining audiences in 47 states, 18 countries, and 6 continents she brings the wisdom, humor, and drama of stories to main stage concert halls, libraries, and into the corporate world.​

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Connie helped to ignite and shape the American storytelling revival. She was a founding board member of the National Storytelling Association (formerly NAPPS) and continues to be a frequent host and featured performer at the National Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. It is through this community that Connie met her dear friend and mentor, Ray Hicks, the “giant” of traditional, Appalachian storytelling. His stories and his wisdom continue to have a great impact on Connie’s storytelling and life.

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Throughout her career, she has performed at the nation’s top folk music and storytelling festivals, including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C., the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival in Orem, Utah, and the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. (It is Connie’s unique honor to be the only performer invited onstage for every NSF since its conception in 1973!) She has received the trifecta of “Oracle Awards”, including the Distinguished National Service, the Circle of Excellence, and the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Connie resides with her husband, Phil in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, NC. In her free time, she loves to enjoy the beauty of her flower garden, do Crossfit, and create collages. She is a nature-watcher and frequently sights uninvited bears and bobcats around her mountain home.

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