Jacqueline Lynaugh has been a professional musician and storyteller since 1980. She has played 
guitar since the age of 4 and began performing music at the age of 11. Jacqueline studied acting and music at 
Montclair College in New Jersey, where she studied with Gerard Schwartz, current conductor of the Seattle 
Symphony. She received training for the Clarsach, or Gaelic Harp, from Ann Heymann, Violaine Mayor of 
Hent Telenn Breizh, and Margie Butler of Golden Bough.  For further information on Gaelic harps, go to
www.clarsach.net. She did her acting apprenticeship at the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival in California. She 
was taught to storytell for the New Jersey Library System by Judith Rovenger, who later became head of 
children's services for the Westchester Library System in New York. Jacqueline is a member of SAAC 
(The Storytelling Association of Alta California). For further information on the storytelling association, 
please go to www.storysaac.org. Jacqueline has also taught for the San Francisco Recreation and Parks 
Drama and Dance Division, Oakland Parks and Recreation, Oakland Children's Fairyland, the Fort Mason 
Center for the Arts Young Performers Theatre and the LEAP Artist in the Schools program. Jacqueline has 
performed and sung at private parties, company parties, schools, and amusement parks on the East and 
West Coasts as well recently performing for several private engagements in Europe. Click here to read 
more about her research trip in Europe.