“DERRICK DYMOND was born in St. Johns Newfoundland and moved to his present hometown of Torbay as a teenager in the early 70’s. He remembers as a teenager hanging out at his future in laws as they would host parties full of traditional Irish and Newfoundland music and dancing and how this influenced his love of all things traditional. It wasn’t until his wife Patsy got tired watching him play air guitar and bought him his first real guitar at the age of 45 that he immersed himself in learning to play and sing.
Derrick is chairperson and a founding member of the Torbay Folk Arts Council, as well as a member of the Torbay Folk Group, and the Killick Folk. After watching his good friend Gary Green tell his stories he decided to take part in a storytelling workshop and is hooked. He told his first story as part of the workshop and is now excited to be part of the storytellers circle.” – St John’s Storytelling Circle
Derrick has been awarded the 2019 Emerging Teller Award for Newfoundland and Labrador, by Storytellers of Canada, through the St. John’s Storytelling Festival Group. Derrick took part in a 6-week workshop offered by the St. Johns Storytelling Festival, and on the final night all participants presented their tales at a Storytelling night at Erin’s Pub. As part of the award, Derrick will be mentored by professional storyteller Gary Green, who will help him hone his writing and storytelling skills. Derrick will also be taking part in various events hosted by St. John’s Storytelling Festival throughout 2019. Derrick and wife Patsy, will be travelling to Fredericton, New Brunswick on June 7th-9th where he has been invited to tell a story at the Storytellers of Canada Conference. He is very honored to accept the award and is looking forward to presenting his (not- quite- finished) story at the conference, and also back at home upon his return.
Congratulations Derrick!!!
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