Singing-in the Harvest...

It’s Lughnasadh again – that pagan festival which is impossible to spell after two pints.

Lughnasadh (pronounced Lew-nassa) is its Gaelic name, but in Wales we call it CALAN AWST and in Wessex it’s simply HARVEST (say that like you’re on the Black Pearl... ARRRR-VEST). 🌾

So for our harrrrvest this year, AWEN took to the hills, with wheat, oats and barley in hand, for a ritual at sundown and a dramatic view across the Vale of Avalon. We brought with us some invited friends and members of our new Bardic community, plus instruments, cake and mead... and no-one needed a wristband!

Being in England, there are always 57 varieties of rain on tap, and we’re approaching the part of the year where it’s always a bit dicey to take expensive instruments into the wild (Gina won't risk her violin strings if there’s a hint of drizzle at any time of the year). So we spent the previous week watching the forecast – plus invoking the blessing of Michael Fish – and, on the day, the gods of meteorology smiled, even granting us a semi-sunset, which crowned the 150º panorama below....

On to Mabon!

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