Born in Cape St. George on the Port-au-Port Peninsula, Newfoundland, Marc Cormier grew up in a francophone family of fifteen children; his love for traditional storytelling and music was instilled at a very early age. For almost three decades, Marc has been a teacher, telling stories acquired from communities on the Port-au-Port peninsula. He sings traditional songs of French Newfoundland as well. Marc has long been a driving force behind the Francophone Association of Newfoundland, and has done much to preserve the Francophone culture of the province.

Carol Dwyer lives in St. John's and is the mother of two wonderful children who always have time to listen to her stories. She is currently a facilitator for the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program and enjoys it very much.

Ruthanne Edward has been a working storyteller since 2000, performing for children, families and adults throughout Ontario and Quebec. She has appeared at the Ottawa Fringe Festival, National Capital Commission Winterlude Festival, Ottawa Storytelling Festival, the National Arts Centre, Voices of Venus spoken word series, The Spoken Word Plot, Gloucester Spoken Art series, on CBC radio, at museums, schools, libraries, and many a campfire. She has an especial fondness for Canadian history tales and always loves a good creepy ghost story. Ruthanne works to bring the worlds of storytelling and spoken word closer together through collaboration with spoken word artists and poets. She is a member of Kymeras, a storytelling and poetry group; the slam master of Once Upon A Slam, Ottawa's first monthly story slam; and was an organizer of the 2010 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word.

Didi Gillard-Rowlings is from Englee / Main Brook, on The Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. She studied Theatre at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook. She is an actor and an avid traveller. Her work has taken her all across the country, through Europe and over to Australia. She learned this recitation, "The New School Marm" from her Father, Hoodie Rowlings. She has told it at many a party both on and off island. It travels well.

Gary Green has been telling stories for a number of years. He has told tales of the sea and local history to passengers aboard the schooner J&B, a tour boat operating mainly out of St. John's, NL and briefly out of Halifax, NS. Gary has performed at the Cape St. Mary's Festival and on television as part of the series Legends and Lore of the North Atlantic. He has presented to groups of children and seniors and is a valued contributor to the St. John's Storytelling Circle.

Delf Maria Hohmann is a singer and musician well known in the music scene in St. John's, who has performed professionally in many parts of Europe and North America in the past two decades. Accompanying himself on guitar, banjo, dulcimer and concertina, he sings and plays an eclectic mixture of modern and traditional folk music in English, French, Yiddish and German. Delf is the host and organizer of the well-known Cape St. Mary's Performance Series.

Maria Mills is a grade 5 student at Holy Cross Elementary. She loves soccer and animals, especially her dog Sparky. She loves travelling with her family and is currently co-writing a novel about her experiences with some characters that she has met at Holy Cross Elementary.

Using her body and voice together as a single instrument, Irish storyteller Clare Muireann Murphy dances through stories bringing them brightly to life. Her physical style lends a dynamism to her words that has often surprised her audiences. Her passion illuminates the stories and places them comfortably in the modern world. She travels Ireland regularly working in schools, libraries, art centres and theatres. She also works in conjunction with the UK Literacy Trust, Poetry Ireland, Children's Books Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland on different storytelling projects.

Dave Paddon (aka Snoop Doggy Doggerel) is originally from Northwest River,Labrador where he spent his early years listening to trapper's songs at kitchen parties. He has written five recitations so far and despite the millions he doesn't plan on giving up his day job as an airline pilot any time soon. After 20 years up in Canada he gratefully moved back 6 years ago and now lives with his wife Kim in St.John's.

Now 17, Ellen Power has been singing all her life. She has performed at the Burin Folk Festival and at this festival several times over the last ten years. She has also performed at the March Hare. Ellen is a regular participant in the NLFAC Young Folk At the Hall workshops. She is also a member of the chamber and treble choirs at her school, St. Bonaventure’s College. Ellen’s dad, Pius Power Jr., and her grandfather, Pius Power Sr., were well-known traditional singers from Placentia Bay. She hopes that someday she will pass on her songs to her children and grandchildren.

A professional musician since 1975, Kelly Russell has been a member of landmark groups Figgy Duff, The Wonderful Grand Band, The Plankerdown Band, Bristol's Hope, Kelly Russell & The Planks and The Irish Descendants. Working closely for many years with legendary fiddlers Rufus Guinchard and Emile Benoit, learning, recording and documenting their unique music, Kelly has inherited genuine status as one of Newfoundland's leading traditional music performers. A prominent musical ambassador, Kelly has performed in such countries as England, Ireland, France, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Spain, the USA and all across Canada. His own record label, Pigeon Inlet Productions (est. 1979), has released well over 30 full length recordings on LP, Cassette and CD. Kelly has also taught fiddle to many students, several now successful performers themselves, and has visited many of the Province's schools promoting an interest in Newfoundland culture with our youth. He has also been active in reviving the art of storytelling and recitation, inspired by his late father, Ted Russell (creator of The Chronicles of Uncle Mose - Tales from Pigeon Inlet). In recent years, along with his wife and partner, Tonya Kearley, Kelly has brought his expertise in Newfoundland music and culture to the growing tourism industry in the province.  (website)

After friends convinced her to become a teller herself in 2000, Dutch-Canadian storyteller Petronella Van Dijk has told in Canada, Cuba, Europe, and in her native Netherlands. She mostly tell folktales from around the world, but also tells war-time stories, to inspire peace. An accomplished storyteller in English, French, Spanish, and Dutch, Petronella is the heart and soul of Productions Littorale.