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Duke Addicks’ Powerful Storytelling Presentations have fascinated hundreds of audiences of adults and older children. Bagpipes used by Scottish fur traders and American Indian drums and flutes are often played by Duke as part of his storytelling. Invite Duke to tell his stories at your group’s next meeting, special event, festival, campfire or outing. Contact him at Duke’s recent and upcoming programs open to the public American Indian flute information
For more information about storytelling and storytellers: visit Northstar Storytelling League and Northlands Storytelling Network Friends of the Minnesota Valley Friends of the Mississippi River Friends of the Upper Mississippi River Refuges |
Tales of the Fur Trade Duke Addicks portrays Scottish-born fur trader James Aird who tells stories about his own Mississippi River adventures and those of his wife, Grey Cloud; his brother-in-law the Great War Leader Wabasha; his protégé Ramsey Crooks, recently arrived from Scotland who would eventually lead the American Fur Company; his partner Robert Dickson who led the Indians in their efforts to keep the Upper Mississippi in British hands during the War of 1812; his partner Murdoch Cameron whose ghost may still haunt the far shores; and his other partners including Archibald Campbell who was killed in a duel due to an argument with Dickson. Aird also tells the stories of Zebulon Montgomery Pike and Lewis and Clark.
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