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Guid Crack: Near Beltane's Eve

Fri 24 Apr: 7:30pm

Join herbal storyteller Amanda 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?

A 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.

Up the Middle Road

Up the Middle Road: Crichton Stories of Resilience and Recovery' was performed in 2022 and made into a film by Dr Valentina Bold and Mike Bolan. The film was shortlisted for a 2025 Doc rowe award by The Folklore Society.

The film documents outdoor performances held at the former Crichton Royal Asylum, directed by Valentina as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories. The piece shares recorded experiences of former patients and staff of the Crichton Royal, through new songs and stories from Emily Smith, Jamie McClennan, Amanda Edmiston and Kathleen Cronie and can now be viewed in full on Youtube.

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