An Organ preview: The legacy of the Wicker Man an event presented by the London Fortean Society
“Since 2010 author and performer David Bramwell (The Odditorium, The Haunted Moustache, No 9 Bus to Utopia) has been performing as Lord Summerisle in Sing-Along-A-Wicker-Man, a show that attracts more than its fair share of Pagans, despite the film’s portrayal of them as a homicidal cult. Since the advent of monotheism, Pagans have been portrayed as purveyors of the dark arts. What led us to demonise a way of life that honours nature and gave us such beloved festivals as May Day, Halloween and Yuletide?
In this entertaining and thought-provoking talk Bramwell unravels the history and cultural significance of The Wicker Man and undertakes a quest to understand its relationship with Paganism now. Along the way he interviews druids at Glastonbury, rewrites the “unholy trinity” of folk horror, participates in May Day rituals and meets The Wicker Man’s Robin Hardy and musician Julian Cope, revealing an island still alive with rituals and traditions that Bramwell himself will come to fully embrace”.
It all happens at The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London, E1 7EX
Date: 30th July 2024
Time: 8pm (Doors 7.30)
Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX
(Tubes: Liverpool Street, Aldgate, Aldgate East)
Advance tickets: £5/£3 via this link or you can just turn up on the day, cash only on the door at the Bell, but only if seats are still available.
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Previously on these pages
ORGAN THING: The Naked Grace Missionaries, they do it all for love I tell yer…
Here’s some music
THE ORGAN 