Agnes spent five months at the Cockpit Theatre before moving on to the English-speaking theatre in Hamburg. She also enjoyed two summer seasons in Jersey and performed in a pantomime on the Isle of Man. After understudying the role of Helga in the West End, she secured a six-month position in Blackpool.

She has undertaken two local tours with Eastern Angles and enjoyed sell-out performances as Sybil in Fawlty Towers with The Seagull Re. Together with her partner Tony Scannell, she ran Eastbound and Actors in Cahoots. 

In the acclaimed short film PAPERCUT, she played the role of Christine. Agnes currently teaches a community acting class for adults at The Seagull Theatre. 

Agnes's gentle and soft voice are perfect for some of the saddest tales in this podcast.

We are very lucky, that she agreed.

Chris has been telling stories a long time - as long as he can remember. But it has only been the last 10 years or so that he has sought out audiences to share the wonder of how things are, should be or could be in our wildest dreams.

"I find that if I'm truly going to connect with the audience, I have to connect some way with the stories I'm telling. And so while I have told tales about virtually everything under the sun, I tend to focus on what I'm close to. Geographically, I am a Suffolk boy these days, and so I tell a lot of stories about life in East Anglia, but also British and European history, folklore and myth. I'm also fascinated by people and tell many tales that live and die by their characters, particularly those with family relationships at their heart".

We are so pleased to have him on board.

With his YouTube channel 'The Real Danny G', Danny has had over 4 million views.
With his weird and wacky video's, he certainly has a knack for attracting audiences from all over the world.

His views on any subject, may be a matter of opinion, but his unbelievable positivity and humour, guarantee that he's a force to be reckoned with.

His fantastic voice features on our episodes 5. Sole Bay 1672 and was so good that we invited him to tell you the tale of Captain Gallagher in episode 31.

Don't miss them!

Danny G is family :)

David has been an Actor and model since 2008 and has featured in over 70 films, mostly as a supporting artiste but also as leading man. He has participated in over 40 TV parts encompass drama and comedy roles on all the main TV channels. He has featured in numerous TV commercials and has been a guest many times on Radio Norfolk.

David had a starring role in Lesley's musical production of 'The Legend of L'Inconnue' as the narrator Superintendant Dr Harry Battley & playing the part of Asmund Laerdal. Performances took place in Stavanger in Norway, The Palais De Congres in Paris and The Regency College Theatre in London as well as a number of theatres in Norfolk and Suffolk.

It was obvious that Lesley and Mario wanted David to join them again on their new venture. 

DD Storyteller aka Dawn Nelson, is a writer, podcaster, consultant and performance storyteller. 

She specialises in heritage, nature and landscape interpretation, performing ancient stories that speak of the land and heritage of the UK, as well as creating resources, interpretation and interactive stories that bring the history, and the unique qualities of heritage sites, to life for visitors of all ages.​ 

Mario and Lesley, met Dawn at Butser Ancient Farm in Chalton, Hampshire, UK and were mesmerised by Dawn's storytelling. Dawn introduced them to "The Tale of the Twa Sisters," which inspired them to write the song.

Frank is a professional sound engineer and lives in Germany. In the past he has mixed on tour with U2, Simple Minds and Toto, just to mention a few. He also mixed "The Legend of L'Inconnue" for Lesley in 2012/13.

Frank and Lesley go back a long way and have known each other and been friends for almost 35 years. He was the obvious choice to master the podcast.

We are so lucky to have him.

Folk-a-Dilly Tales is Mastered by Frank Erlenkaemper

After spending some years travelling and later working in countryside conservation, Nick swapped billhook and chainsaw boots for play text (not much cop for cutting back brambles) and jazz shoes (not as warm and hopeless trudging through mud) to train as an actor at Rose Bruford. He has hitched along the byroads, picking up lifts, often as an actor-musician, stopping off en route for composer & lyricist projects, making a documentary about Evered Wigg — Who? Yup, doubt you will have heard of him — and recording some musical albums. Drama, comedy, children’s theatre, community, one-man show, puppetry and panto have come into the mix along with seasons of classical theatre.

After meeting Nick on the theatre production of "Pillow Man", directed by John Hales. Mario & Lesley were eager to ask Nick to join them on the "Folk-a-Dilly Tales" project.

Richard is a film and TV extra and photographic re-enactor, a freelance radio presenter specialising in Folk and Big Band Swing on two local stations.
 
He has lived  and worked in Norfolk since leaving the RAF many years ago. He has had a lifetime of performing on local stages in Fakenham, Creake and  Kings Lynn.

Richard has been a singer in a 1940’s tribute band for many years and currently sings with his wife Linda in a swing duo called Swingtones. Additionally Richard is increasingly in demand as a compere/MC at local music festivals and events. He also works at Thursford Christmas Spectacular every year and is a volunteer at Sculthorpe Moor Hawk and Owl Trust reserve and two local military heritage projects. Richard is supposed to be retired!. 

Mario & Lesley are thrilled to have Richard joining the Folk-a-Dilly family.

Scott is an Australian composer and arranger, based in Brisbane, Australia. He loves to write cinematic music for media and has been active since 2003, writing for numerous film, game and advertising projects. He is known for creating atmospheric soundscapes that blend orchestral elements with electronic textures, producing music that is emotive and introspective.

You may not know of him, but there’s a good chance you’ve heard his music. Scott writes for his own library of cinematic Creative Commons music which has been used by content creators in over 2 million videos on YouTube alone. 

We are so grateful to have found Scott Buckley as we believe the podcast has been brought to life through his amazing compositions.

You can find links to each song, on each individual episode.
Background music supplied by Scott Buckley

Suzanne Arnold is a "Travelling Wise Woman" and storyteller from East Anglia in the UK. Also known as Suzanne the Storyweaver, she has been fascinated by stories – folktales, myths and legends, since she was a child. As an avid reader she had an overactive imagination which bound her into the fields of community and creative arts for almost 40 years!

Originally telling stories through theatre and street performance, story making workshops in schools and as a puppeteer, she morphed into a professional storyteller in 2007.  Suzanne says "what a journey it has been and continues to be".

Mario and Lesley, met Suzanne, at one of her Storytelling events and invited her to come and tell some of the tales they had created for "Folk-a-Dilly Tales". Luckily she agreed.