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Updated 11/11/2021

Tim Van Egmond

  • Massachusetts

    MA

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Tim Van Egmond blends together folktales, tunes, and songs to share their wellspring of wisdom, humor, and warmth. Music flows in and around his stories though his singing and playing on a wide variety of traditional instruments. including hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, guitar, conga drum, and limberjack (a dancing wooden rhythm puppet). His dynamic style of voice and movement brings stories to life, his gifted playing and singing moves and inspires, and his knack for encouraging participation makes for high-spirited and engaging programs for all ages.

Find Me

Tim Van Egmond
Job Title: Folksinger, Storyteller & Caller
Phone: 413-221-5156
Address:
118 East Chestnut Hill Road
Montague, MA 01351
Website

Social Media:

Facebook

Additional Content:

  • Telling "The Captured Bird"

    Select "Tim Van Egmond" from the list of storytellers on this page of the web site to hear my retelling of this Sufi tale. I learned it from renowned storyteller Gioia Timpanelli, and it can be found in Tales of the Dervishes by Idries Shah.

  • Hammered dulcimer demonstration

    An explanation and demonstration of basic playing techniques with a jig.

  • "The Gold Ring"

    Telling the traditional Irish tale (interwoven with playing the hammered dulcimer) at the Three Apples Storytelling Festival in Bedford, MA.

  • Hartford Performs Database Profile

    "Singing Games For Language Arts" Description and Learning Standards

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

1978

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

1978

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Theater - Storytelling

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Traditional

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Curriculum Development
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
  • Residency - In School
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 150

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • Multi-State Region
  • National

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Northeast Storytelling
  • American Federation of Musicians, Local 1000

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Northeast Storytelling
  • American Federation of Musicians, Local 1000

Awards

Awards:

  • Voted "Best Children's Storyteller" in Valley Advocate's 1996 "Best of Valley" Awards.Selected for New Hampshire State Library's "Kids, Books, and the Arts" Project 4 times.Awarded 2 Professional Development Grants by Mass. Cultural Council.
  • Mass. Cultural Council Professional Development Grant (Hammered Dulcimer)
  • Family Adventures In Reading Grant, Mass Humanities

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - Foreign Languages
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science

Certifications and Training:

  • Storytelling Intensive, Lesley College Graduate School
  • Residency Artist Trainings, Very Special Arts Massachusetts
  • Arts Provider Workshops, Hartford Performs

Fee range:

$250 - $1,000

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - Foreign Languages
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science

Certifications and Training:

  • Storytelling Intensive, Lesley College Graduate School
  • Residency Artist Trainings, Very Special Arts Massachusetts
  • Arts Provider Workshops, Hartford Performs

Fee range:

$250 - $1,000

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • 6' by 8' area in which to set up, electrical power (if sound equipment required)

Fee Range:

$250 - $1,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

1