Celtic Tides

‘Performance Storytelling’ is a contemporary take on the traditional storytelling format, by taking the corpus of old myths, fairy tales and folklore and applying contemporary formats such as physical theatre, spoken word poetry, stand-up comedy and improvisation in order to bring these ancient stories to life in front of an audience in an engaging and relatable way.

The result is no dusty museum piece, but a living and breathing art form that somehow manages to be ancient and modern at the same time.

For 'Celtic Tides', folklorist and storyteller Oliver Lavery teams up with folk musician and songwriter Tamsin Quin to bring you a unique performance storytelling show of traditional Celtic tales from Britain and Ireland with original musical compositions.

All the tales in this show (as one might expect) have a nautical or aquatic theme.

Past praise for 'Celtic Tides'

"Mesmerising"

"A truly immersive, enthralling and entertaining experience"

"Excellent storytelling and music! Only wished it lasted longer!"

"Both singer and storyteller were excellent and really engaged the audience with interesting tales. I would definitely go to see them again"

"Brilliant storytelling with music and song. A very enjoyable evening"

"Want sure what to expect but had a fantastic night, entertaining and mesmerising."

"Great evening, I haven’t been to a storytelling before. Would certainly go again, and recommend everyone to try it! Celtic tides were amazing!"

"What a beautiful show - such a treat. Magical, thanks!"

"Brilliant storytellers - both sung and told stories"