Mike Anderson is one of the most versatile folk performers and educators in the Midwest. Under Mike’s
leadership, the New Salem Storytelling Festival, and the Clayville Music and Storytelling Festival before
that, events of national renown. Mike is also nationally renown, appearing at the Nat’l Mt. Music
Festival, holding a prestigious position on the faculty of the Mt. Dulcimer Workshops at Appalachian
State Univ., Boone, NC and West Carolina Univ., NC, Dulcimer Workshops, and
presenting workshops and concerts across the US.

Mike’s children’s concerts are very popular. He received a National Children’s television award for his
show "Mike’s Music Works." Under the auspices of the Illinois State Board of Education, Mike has
conducted many teacher and parent workshops for developing literacy through the art of storytelling.
His Early Childhood shows are legendary.

Mike plays guitar, banjo, jaw harp, nose flute, bones, and more. He is best known as an outstanding
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