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Andy Offutt Irwin -LRB- born 1957 -RRB- is an American storyteller , arts educator , singer-songwriter and humorist .. arts educator. Art education. singer-songwriter. singer-songwriter. American. United States. storyteller. Storytelling. humorist. humorist. Born and raised in Covington , Georgia , a small town outside of Atlanta , Irwin began his career in 1984 with an improvisational comedy troupe at Walt Disney World .. Atlanta. Atlanta. improvisational comedy troupe. Improvisational theatre. Walt Disney World. Walt Disney World Resort. After five years he shifted to performing as a singer-songwriter , touring the Southeast .. singer-songwriter. singer-songwriter. Southeast. Southeastern United States. In the mid-1990s , Irwin branched into performances for children and since then has appeared in hundreds of schools -LRB- from preschools to colleges -RRB- and countless public libraries .. preschools. preschool education. colleges. university. public libraries. public library. public. public broadcasting. Irwin continued to perform as a singer-songwriter and added storytelling to these performances , usually telling one story -LRB- about ten to twenty-five minutes in length -RRB- during a show .. singer-songwriter. singer-songwriter. In the fall of 2004 he decided to pursue storytelling as a career and quickly achieved national prominence .. Irwin now appears regularly in storytelling festivals across the United States .. He has released several albums which feature stories , songs or whistling and has collected numerous awards for these albums .. In 2013 , Irwin received the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Network .. In addition to performing , Irwin worked as an artist-in-residence at Oxford College of Emory University and Georgia College for a total of fifteen years .. artist-in-residence. Artist in residence. Oxford College of Emory University. Oxford College of Emory University. Georgia College. Georgia College & State University. During that time he directed several plays , conducted acting workshops and served as an acting coach .. Irwin was also featured as storyteller and host of the program Evening Star on public radio .. storyteller. Storytelling. public. public broadcasting. radio. radio. Currently , Irwin divides his time between storytelling festivals and children 's performances .. Irwin also performs as a whistler with the Kandinsky Trio , a chamber music group .. whistler. whistling. Kandinsky Trio. Kandinsky Trio. chamber music. chamber music