THE SAM PAYNE PROJECT

Iron County is in for an evening of fun and uplift as The Sam Payne Project comes to the Iron County Fair! Music and storytelling blend together for one unforgettable performance as these musicians join their talents. Spend your Sunday evening at the fair as we present this free Christian concert. ABOUT SAM PAYNE

Sam Payne hosts "The Apple Seed" – the award-winning national radio show on the art of storytelling produced by BYU radio – and serves as the Weber State University Storytelling Fellow. He was part of the Peabody-nominated team that created Treasure Island 2020, the serial podcast based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, and has brought stories and songs to halls in Canada, Bulgaria, Tokyo, and from coast to coast in the United States, including performances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the nation’s capital; the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee; and the Timpanogos Storytelling festival in Lehi, Utah.

Sam has authored periodical publications for children with a regular readership of more than a million elementary school students and has written books and stage pieces, including "Sanctuary: The Story of Zion" for the centennial of the National Parks Service; "Echoes of Hammers and Spikes" (with Suzanne Christensen) for the sesquicentennial of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad; and "One of a Million Stars" commemorating the 14-year mission of the Mars Rover Opportunity.