Legends of Ghosts and Fairies of Newfoundland with Dale Jarvis

<p>Dale Gilbert Jarvis is a storyteller, author, and folklorist, living and working in Newfoundland, Canada. </p><p>By day, he works as the Intangible Cultural Heritage Development Officer for the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, helping communities to safeguard traditional culture, the first full-time provincially funded folklorist position in Canada. Dale holds a BSc in Anthropology/Archaeology from Trent University, and a MA in Folklore from Memorial University. He is a past president of the Newfoundland Historic Trust, and has contributed as a board member and volunteer to many local arts and heritage organizations. He regularly teaches workshops on oral history, cultural documentation, folklore project management, and public folklore programming.</p><p>By night, Dale is the proprietor of the St. John’s Haunted Hike ghost tour and raconteur of local tales. As a storyteller, he performs ghost stories, stories of the fairies and little people, tales of phantom ships and superstitions, and legends and traditional tales from Newfoundland, Labrador and beyond. His repertoire includes long-form folk and fairy tales from the island, with a wide-ranging knowledge of local legends, tall tales and myths. Author of several books on Newfoundland and Labrador ghost stories and folklore, he is a tireless promoter of local culture.</p><p>Websites</p><p><a href="http://www.dalejarvis.ca/">http://www.dalejarvis.ca/</a></p><p>Books</p><p>On This Day: 365 Tales of History, Mystery, and More. </p><p>Haunted Ground: Ghost Stories from the Rock </p><p>Any Mummers ’Lowed In? Christmas Mummering Traditions in Newfoundland and Labrador.</p><p>Haunted waters: more true ghost stories of Newfoundland and Labrador </p><p>The golden leg and other ghostly campfire stories. </p><p>Wonderful strange: ghosts, fairies, and fabulous beasties of Newfoundland and Labrador. </p><p>Haunted shores: true ghost stories of Newfoundland and Labrador.</p>