The Mountain Traditions Project
Telling stories of people carrying forward Appalachian traditions in our rapidly changing world.
The Mountain Traditions Project
3. The Storytellers
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Katie and Otto Ross
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Season 1
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Episode 3
Katie Ross and her husband Otto are a both teachers by profession who honed their storytelling skills as members of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild. Often they perform together, with Katie telling the story and Otto providing music and comic relief. They are relative newcomers to Appalachia, yet they see that the history and richness of the region is due in large part to its melding of cultures and stories.