Rickey E. Pittman, storyteller, author, and folksinger was the Grand Prize Winner of the 1998 Ernest Hemingway Short Story Competition, and is originally from Dallas, Texas. Pittman presents his stories, music and programs at schools, libraries, organizations, museums, Civil War Reenactments, and Celtic festivals throughout the South. His first CD of songs from the American Civil War is entitled Bard of the South. His second CD of Scottish and Irish songs, The Minstrel Boy, was released Jan. 2012. Pittman has a BA in New Testament Greek and an MA in English Literature from Abilene Christian University and currently teaches college level freshman composition and literature.
Celtic Festivals, Workshops and Other Events Featuring Pittman as Storyteller, Performer, or Speaker:
- Northeast Louisiana Celtic Fest, Monroe LA
- Mississippi Celtic Fest, Jackson MS
- Salado Scottish Festival, Salado TX
- Arlington Scottish Festival, Arlington TX
- Highland Games, Jackson, LA
- North Texas Irish Festival, Dallas
- Cowtown Celtic Festival in Fort Worth (2011)
- Bedford Texas Celtic Festival
- Sam Houston Folklife Festival, Huntsville TX
- Houston Scottish Festival
- Arkansas Scottish Festival, Batesville AR
- Patrick Cleburn Festival, Cleburn TX.
- St. Patrick Festival, Dublin TX
- Corney Creek Festival, Bernice LA
- Civil War Music Heritage Gathering & Encampment, Windham NY
- Lee-Jackson Banquets
- St. Andrews Banquets
- Burns Suppers
- Museum & Library Presentations
- Arkansas & Louisiana Reading Associations
- Louisiana Library Association
- Texas Education Service Centers (Media & Library Services) Regions I, IX, XI, VII, & VIII
- Zoo Tales (Brownsville, TX)
Author Events:
- Books ‘n Authors ‘n All that Jazz
- Young Authors & Illustrators
- Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend
- Young Authors of Rapides Parish
- Laredo Book Festival, Harlingen, TX
Civil War Events:
- Bellmead TX Civil War Reenactment
- Mississippi Children of the Confederacy
- Louisiana United Daughters of the Confederacy
- Louisiana Sons of Confederate Veterans
- UDC & SCV camps in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas