Judith Simundson
"grew up in an assortment of North Dakota towns with her head
stuck under the bedcovers, reading with a flashlight until 2
a.m. When she wasn't readinig, she was talking or singing. The
dark blond Concordia College graduate of Dubuque, Iowa, has
made a career out of her childhood loves, weaving tales, mystery
and music as a full-time storyteller."
Vicki Voskuil, BISMARCK
TRIBUNE, April 2, 1999.
Simundson threads
her folk tales with songs in the Old Norwegian style, called
kveding. She performs her stories and songs, "Creatures
from the North," "Norwegian Nights," and her emigration
play AMERICA FEVER in concerts, school assemblies and
festivals. All tales are told in English with Norwegian charm.
Simundson teaches
through artist residencies in the US. Simundson's BA major was
English and Speech/Drama. Her MA earned at Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale. She has taught storytelling, speech,
drama, English and remedial reading full-time in high schools
and colleges. On the Roster of Artists in Iowa, North and South
Dakota, Nebraska and Missouri, Judith tours throughout the Midwest
and regularly returns to Norway. She lives in Dubuque, Iowa.
