Peter Aguero, Raconteur
Peter Aguero was born and raised in the wilds of South Jersey. He is a Moth GrandSlam Champion, host of Moth StorySlams, and an instructor for the MothShop Community Program. An unrepentant narcissist, he’s told stories across the US, Canada, and Europe. He is also the lead singer of The BTK Band, NYC’s hardest-drinking improvised storytelling rock band. Peter loves his mom.
Elna Baker, Raconteur
Elna Baker is a writer and comedic storyteller. She’s appeared on The Moth Radio Hour, This American Life, BBC Radio 4, All Things Considered, WTF with Marc Maron, Studio 360, The Sound of Young America, The Joy Behar Show and at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. She’s written for ELLE, Glamour, Men’s Journal, O Magazine, More Magazine, Five Dials Literary Journal and xoJane.com. As a solo performer she created the shows: If You See Something, Say Something, A Mexican-Mormon and A Book of Over-Dramatic Confessions. Her memoir The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance was published by Penguin, earning four stars in People Magazine and the 2010 AML award for best humor writing. She’s also the co-host and co-creator of The Talent Show, recently named best variety show by New York Magazine.
Joan Juliet Buck, Raconteur
Joan Juliet Buck is a unique voice on both sides of the Atlantic. The novelist, journalist, editor and actress was born in Hollywood and raised in Paris, London and Ireland. After two novels, “The Only Place To Be” and “Daughter Of The Swan”, she became editor-in-chief of French Vogue from 1994 to 2001. After an ill-advised Christmas issue devoted to Quantum Physics, she returned to this country. Since 2001, her witty essays have been read in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveler, Newsweek, W, and The New York Times “T” Magazine. In 2009 she played Meryl Streep’s nemesis Madame Brassart in “Julie and Julia” and told her first story at The Moth, “ The Ghost Of The Rue Jacob”. She used to walk a mile for a camel but now prefers green tea.
George Dawes Green, Raconteur
George Dawes Green, founder of Unchained and The Moth, is an internationally celebrated author. His first novel The Caveman’s Valentine won the Edgar Award and became a motion picture staring Samuel L. Jackson. The Juror was an international bestseller in more than twenty languages, and was the basis for the movie starring Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin. Ravens was chosen as one of the best books of 2009 by the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Daily Mail of London, and many other publications. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.
Edgar Oliver, Raconteur
Edgar Oliver is an American stage and film actor, poet, performance artist and playwright. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he has lived and worked in New York City since 1977. He is considered “a legend” of the downtown New York theatre scene. He started performing in New York at the Pyramid in the mid-1980′s alongside artists including Hapi Phace, Kembra Pfahler, Samoa and playwright Kestutis Nakas. His published works include A Portrait of New York by a Wanderer There and summer and The Man Who Loved Plants.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mohr3sg0C0
Shovels and Rope, Musicians
Shovels and Rope is Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent. Cary Ann Hearst has a snappy turn of phrase, a simple sense of melody and primeval sense of guitar rhythm that is a direct result of her Nashville upbringing. Her song, Hells Bells, ended Episode 6 of this past season’s True Blood series on HBO. Michael Trent has a knack for amazing melodies. Check out his new album The Winner. The duo has recorded a self-titled album, Shovel & Rope, that is getting much praise. The duo’s artistic chemistry is startling and the soulful duo shouldn’t be missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu7U-UD766s
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