Ballad of the National Storytelling Conference in St. Louis                                                  

(Sing to the melody of Waltzing Matilda)

Once upon a time friend in 1987
On the campus of Fontbonne U
There was storytelling, storyswapping, bonding & just plain fun
Gateway was the host for this first ever one.

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Hosting another, hosting another,
Hosting the conference the second time round
There’ll be storytelling, storyswapping, & a little bit of heaven
Meet me in St Louis in 2007.

Gateway, MO-TELL, Riverwind & NSN
Producing an event extraordinaire
There’ll be storytelling, storyswapping, edutainment, fun & friends
Where the Mississippi bends.

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Volunteers, budgets, pert charts, and much much more
Production planning galore.
There’ll be storytelling, storyswapping, intensives, & awards for some
A conference that’s surely not hum drum.

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         Storytelling: Reflecting Our Past; Creating Your Future