“Two Irish Tellers” return to Princeton for encore performance!

Local story tellers, Mick Henneberry of Princeton and Tricia Kelly of Peru, return for an encore performance as the “Two Irish Tellers” on Friday, March 17th.

They will perform in the tradition of Irish storytelling with jokes, Irish folklore and a bit of music. These two tellers return once again for an evening of shenanigans, filled with a “bit o’truth and a whole lot o’blarney”. Reservations are suggested but not required. Well known throughout the Illinois Valley area, Mick Henneberry of Princeton and Tricia Kelly of Peru, have traveled from Colorado to Massachusetts to Tennessee telling stories and performing as professional story tellers for the past ten years; each one working as individual story tellers, and on occasion, teaming up to perform as duo story tellers for a particular theme or festival.  These two tellers return once again “for an evening of shenanigans, blarney, and tomfoolery” 

Tricia Kelly says that not only does the program include a bit of jokes, limericks, and stories, but a touch of Irish history, folklore and music, as well. Since 2013 the “Two Irish Tellers” have performed several times at other venues across Illinois and continually add more tales and interesting facts to the program.  Both tellers come from Irish backgrounds so it’s quite natural for them to carry on the tradition of Irish storytelling. As stated in the past, Tricia is convinced that “a little bit o’truth and a whole lot o’blarney make for a great story.”

The Prairie Arts Council invites you to find out what it means to be Irish, maybe learn a word or two of the Irish language, and discover the magic of Irish music.