Richard O'Neill is an award winning storyteller and author brought up in a nomadic Romani community in the north East of England. He has a keen interest in ecology, recycling and traditional crafts.

Michelle Russell, a former Early Years Teacher and bus driver, is an author and illustrator, based in Cumberland & Westmorland (formerly known as Cumbria). She can trace her paternal Travelling Showman heritage back several generations, that brought all the fun of the fair to communities in the north West and English Scottish Borders. While her maternal heritage links back to the Reivers and coal miners.