Moonspinners
Imbolc
(Sat 31 Jan: 7:30pm)
The moon begins to form as the moon spinners wash their wool in the sea, winding it again into a white ball in the sky and re-creating the phases and cycles that guide our seasons, and our stories...
Join us for our quarterly series of full-moon celebrations, with live storytelling, music, song and a rotating programme of incredible performers. Following the Celtic Wheel of the Year (the quarterly seasons of Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhuinn) we look forward to moon myths, lunar legends and cross-cultural stories, revealing themes of creation, fertility, cosmic joy, transformation, death and rebirth.
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For our Imbolc session we welcome you under the full Snow Moon with another exciting lineup of storytellers, this month featuring Franziska Droll and Claire Hewitt, with Claire McNicol and Linda Williamson.
The full Snow Moon heralds the beginning of Celtic spring, with signs of life outside in green shoots pushing through the soil, tiny buds on the trees and snowdrops coming into flower. The calendar feast of Imbolc is also closely associated with Bride/Brigid, goddess of fertility, cattle, crops and poetry. Often depicted as a triple goddess, she represents the three stages of a woman’s life: maiden, mother, crone; symbolizing the cycles of life, death and rebirth.
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Moonspinners events will follow two distinct phases, with the first half of performance in the Netherbow Theatre, followed by a social and conversational flow upstairs in the Storytelling Court with a chance to digest and discuss the stories amongst friends old and new.
Come early for a warm, community meal of haggis, neeps & tatties from The Haggis Box before the Moonspinners performance. It’s free for all ticket-holders, and if you wish, you can make a pay-what-you-can donation to support the Edinburgh Food Project, who run 7 foodbanks accross our city. The community meal will be served from 6pm to 7:15pm. We will be able to cater for most dietary requirements (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free & dairy-free). You do not need to let us know in advance.
Mark it in your diary, or just follow the moon to guide you here!
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Image credit: Hester Aspland
A booking fee of £1.50 is charged per transaction. If you are a Scottish Storytelling Centre Supporter please add a full price ticket to the basket and your discount will apply automatically at checkout.
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Storytelling
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£14.00 -
31 January 2026 -
150 minutes -
19:30 -
Scottish Storytelling Centre -
Multiple Spaces -
14+
