Dale Gilbert Jarvis is a storyteller, author, and folklorist, living and working in Newfoundland, Canada.
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.
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.
Websites
Books
On This Day: 365 Tales of History, Mystery, and More.
Haunted Ground: Ghost Stories from the Rock
Any Mummers ’Lowed In? Christmas Mummering Traditions in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Haunted waters: more true ghost stories of Newfoundland and Labrador
The golden leg and other ghostly campfire stories.
Wonderful strange: ghosts, fairies, and fabulous beasties of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Haunted shores: true ghost stories of Newfoundland and Labrador.
