Storytelling

Guid Crack: Near Beltane's Eve

with Amanda Edmiston

(Fri 24 Apr: 7:30pm)

Join herbal storyteller Amanda Edmiston (Botanica Fabula) for an evening 'Near Beltane's Eve', a reworking of the legends of the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man, drawing on the plant, fire and faerie filled stories that grow through the folklore surrounding this season. Do you dare loiter under the Hawthorn tree?

Another fun and friendly session of Edinburgh’s monthly storytelling club held upstairs in the Waverley Bar, with the usual open-floor section for anyone to share a story, song or poem around the theme or otherwise.

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Writer and profession herbal storyteller with a background in herbal medicine, Amanda Edmiston takes people into other worlds through her stories, redolent with layers of history, lore, and the oft-forgotten wisdom of the natural environment. Immersion into one of Amanda's stories involves all the senses and reveals facts that threaten to drift from the everyday consciousness.

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Supported by the Scottish Storytelling Forum and TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) through Creative Scotland Multi-Year Funding.

• Storytelling
• £0.00
• 24 April 2026
• 150 minutes
• 19:30
• Scottish Storytelling Centre
• The Waverley Bar
• 18+