Joe McHugh

Joe McHugh is a traditional storyteller, musician, and award-winning public radio journalist. In 1970, he purchased an eighty-acre farm in Gilmer County, West Virginia, where he raised goats, chickens, and draft horses. He also fell in love with the traditional music and storytelling of the southern Appalachian mountains. He has served as a consultant for numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations including the United States Justice Department, California Department of Education,...See more

Joe McHugh is a traditional storyteller, musician, and award-winning public radio journalist. In 1970, he purchased an eighty-acre farm in Gilmer County, West Virginia, where he raised goats, chickens, and draft horses. He also fell in love with the traditional music and storytelling of the southern Appalachian mountains. He has served as a consultant for numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations including the United States Justice Department, California Department of Education, National Council of Family Court and Juvenile Judges, and California School Library Association. His radio work has been featured on numerous public radio stations around the country as well as Morning Edition, Inside Appalachia, and Voice of America. He is married to Paula Blasius-McHugh who is a musician and artist. They have performed together at libraries, schools, festivals, and colleges throughout the United States and in England, Scotland, and Ireland. See less