Winter Solstice Story and Song

  • December 21 - 22, 2024

  • Saint John's Episcopal Church Parish Hall

    1 Roanoke Avenue
    Boston, Massachusetts 02130
Ticket Price $25.00-$30.00 Buy Tickets
Description

Celebrate the time of the longest nights with this delightful seasonal performance of Solstice stories and songs from around the world. The Winter Solstice has always been a time for gathering and Edgecomb’s powerful adaptations bring to life the traditional tales that were told at this time from the haunting Norse myth Baldur and the Mistletoe to Native American and Tanzanian stories of how the animal kingdom brought light and life during the darkest times. The performance is accompanied by long time partners Margot Chamberlain on Celtic harp and multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan bringing both original and revitalized songs of the season and instrumentals to round out the entertainment. A winner of both the national and regional Oracle awards for her storytelling, Edgecomb brings passion, humor and depth to her revitalized adaptations of these ancient tales. After the performance, complimentary seasonal refreshments will be served. This enchanting celebration of the Solstice has been a beloved Boston tradition for over thirty years. 

"A storyteller in the grand tradition, Edgecomb is a virtuoso of the spoken word and an entire cast rolled into one." - Publisher's Weekly

Date & Time

Dec 21 - 22, 2024

Venue Details

Saint John's Episcopal Church Parish Hall

1 Roanoke Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02130 Saint John's Episcopal Church Parish Hall
Diane Edgecomb LivingMyth.com

Winner of the Oracle Award for Storytelling Excellence in the Northeast and the national Circle of Excellence, Diane is known for the passion and depth of her work whether embodying a true story or bringing renewed meaning to traditional tales. A featured teller at the National Storytelling Festival, the International Storytelling Center and on National Public Radio, Diane’s transformational telling style, in which she fully embodies the characters and moments in a tale brings listeners to the heart of every story. When accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain the performances include a rich variety of songs and music from cultures around the world. Publisher’s Weekly stated, “A storyteller in the grand tradtion, Edgecomb is a virtuoso of the spoken word…an entire cast rolled into one!”

Diane's Living Myth Events bring together ancient myths and modern landscapes to create new and vital intersections of Myth and Life. The image for Living Myth is of a turtle lifted to new worlds on the wings of birds, symbolizing how ancient truths are carried forward on the wings of story.


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