Charla Woodford is a 15-year-old singer from Torbay. From a very young age, Charla showed a passion for music and has since performed on various stages including the Burin Peninsula Folk Festival, City Youth Talent Show, Traditional Coffee House Open Mic Night, Young Folk at the Hall as well as competed in the Newfound Talent Contest. Charla has been performing at The Once Christmas Shows since she was 5 years old and in December 2022 she had the honor of sharing the stage with The Ennis Sisters.

During Covid, Charla formed a ukelele group for youth where she gave lessons and directed 2 annual ukelele concerts for family and friends. She has been a member of the Shallaway Youth Choir for the past 3 years and plays guitar, ukelele and piano.

Cassandra Ingram is a young performer who has many passions in life. She has been dancing since she was 3 years old, has taken acting classes and performed in shows, and in the past few years has discovered a love for music. Cassandra is a vocalist who has performed with Shallaway as well as various school bands. She has taken part in two Young Folk at the Hall sessions and is ready for more. Bring on the music.

Brett Crane is a musician from St. Philip’s who enjoys playing guitar and singing and is always looking for opportunities to perform. Brett performs regularly at church, at school and at open mic events around the city including the NL Folk Festival at Bannerman Park, Young Folk at the Hall with Fergus O’Byrne, the CBS Winter Carnival, the Up and Comers concert series, the City of St. John’s Concert Series and he regularly volunteers his time to perform for a seniors group during the summer months on Bell Island.

Andrew is a 16 year old musician from Gander, Newfoundland. He has always loved and been passionate about music and has sang as long as he could talk, and is always entertaining people with his music, both singing and playing the guitar. Andrew enjoys performing and entertaining and has performed at the Gander Festival of Flight, the Folk Festival in Bannerman Park, as well as many other gigs and venues. Andrew admires all kinds of music but especially loves alternative and modern folk music.

As a side project from their rock band outfit, Allison Walsh and Jake Greening also perform classic hits and holiday tunes as a duo with piano and guitar accompaniment.

Allison is a young guitarist, pianist, and singer/songwriter who has performed at concerts presented by the NL Folk Arts Society, City of St. John’s, Tombolo Festival and numerous Christmas shows including the Holiday Wassail and Bowring Park Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Photo: Alick Tsui

Thomas Saunders, Charla Woodford, Ty Simms, Drew Stoodley, Sophia Neary

Zealya, is 16 years old and has been a performer from the moment she could talk. Taking every opportunity to perform at parties, school functions, festivals and youth performances including open mic’s, she has developed into a performer that commands the attention of the people watching her perform.

A songwriter whose writing style touches the real life events that people can connect with. She is equally comfortable at the keyboard or on the guitar and is an excellent harmonizer. Her repertoire shows an appreciation for genres far beyond her young age and includes songs ranging from Janis Joplin to Nathaniel Rateliff.

She attends school in CBS Newfoundland and spends all her spare time in the music department. Having performed with a couple of bands already, the stage is her home and she looks forward to continuing to develop her skills and bring her music to forefront.

A brand new duo spinning classic country and bluesy originals in the good old vintage style!