What follows is a brief overview of many of the
performance skills I have acquired throughout my
career in alphabetical order. This is by no means
a complete list, nor does it go into depth on any
one skill. It is intended to give you a better
idea of what I can do to enhance your show.
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I have been doing balloon twisting for many years,
and have a repertoire of well over a hundred
different balloon sculptures ranging from simple
one balloon animals to sculptures taking many
balloons and being both intricate and
beautiful.
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I have done both a white face and a character
clown and am comfortable and skilled at doing
both.
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I know or am familiar with a vast body of folk
ballads from both the Irish/Celtic catalog as well
as the American catalog. In the past, I have
played both keyboard and six-string, guitar and
banjo, and am in the process of regaining my
mastery over both. In the meantime, I am quite
capable of performing a'cappella and leading the
audience.
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This is a separate grouping as I would not dare
sing these songs in a church of any form. These
are songs for the bar room and while just about
everyone will sing along, almost no one will admit
to it later. For the most part, these songs
contain very little outright language. Instead,
they tend to wrap it all up in double and triple
entendres and nuances that can be taken on many
levels.
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I have for many years both worked at and attended
Historical events. These events range from
Renaissance Faires to Buckskinner's Rendezvous to
Civil War Encampments to more recent Historical
periods. I am skilled both at creating a persona
to fit the time period and clothing him in a
believable outfit. The type of events I have
worked cover a broad spectrum. There have been the
multi-day festivals where I was required to be in
persona for the entire time. Additionally, I have
done banquets that last an evening and I was
either by myself in a period persona or with a
small group of entertainers who were likewise
outfitted while the rest of the attendees where in
modern clothing.
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