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An exploration into the allure, meaning and vulnerability of lost islands.
Otherworldly islands haunt the imagination of the West. From Atlantis to Ys, the peoples of the Atlantic seaboard have dreamt of, searched for, journeyed to and lost several distinctive kingdoms of the sea – all ‘into the West’, where the sun sets and where the soul is said to go at death. Are they a collective dreaming of a real place, or mere salty yarns spun by ancient mariners? In this adventurous odyssey we will chart this metaphysical archipelago, drawing upon philosophy, folklore, literature and myth. Join us on this wonder voyage to these alluring and elusive isles, where healing, insp | |  | | The Bardic Handbook
The Complete Manual for the 21st Century Bard -
a ground-breaking book!
Imbolc: the Poet’s Festival
Imbolc, falling on the first of February, is one of the four main Celtic Fire Festivals and is sacred to Brighid (pronounced breed), Goddess of poetry, smithcraft and healing. The name comes from ‘ewe’s milk’ (oi melc in Gaelic) for the festival was designed to coincide with the birth of the spring lambs and the lactating of the ewes. White is the colour of Imbolc, in the ewes’ milk, in the thawing snow and frost that lingers, and in the snowdrops – the first flowers of the year, that make a welcome appearance – the first signs of life, or rebirth, after the de | |  | | The Book of the Bardic Chair
The Bardic Chair is awarded as a prize in competitions of artistic merit, held in a festival of the arts known as an eisteddfod. Born of the Celtic Tradition, initially in Wales, Bardic Chairs are a growing phenomenon – transcending cultural barriers –
not just around the British Isles, but around the world. This book explains the background of Bardic Chairs, lists all the current ones on record, and explains how to set one up. If you ever wondered what a bard is and why they are as relevant as ever this book will enlighten and inspire.
Featuring the Bardic Chairs of…
Wales*Cornwall*Brittany*Isle of Man*Channel Islands*England
Australia*North America*Canada*Argentina
From the global to the local, it focuses on the Bardic Chair of Caer Badon (Bath, Somerset) as an example of the most successfully revived English Chair to date.
The Bardic Chair is awarded as a prize in competitions of artistic merit, held in a festival of the arts known as an eisteddfod. Born of the Celtic Tradition, initially in Wales, Bardic Chairs are a growing phenomenon – transcending cultural barriers – not just around the British Isles, but around the world. This book explains the background of Bardic Chairs, lists all the current ones on record, and explains how to set one up. If you ever wondered what a bard is and why they are as relevant as ever this book will enlighten and inspire.
Featuring the Bardic Chairs of…
*Wales | |  | | The Long Woman
The Long Woman is a love letter to the English landscape, to the Lost Generation of the Long Weekend of the Twenties.
January 1st 1923 Glastonbury
The frost-covered hill rose to the gunmetal sky. Between the spikes of frozen grass the gritted footpath snaked upwards to the tower. Maud’s ankle boots crunched on the salt crystals. She gulped down the icy air, letting it burn away the worries in her breast.
The face of the man in Paddington had haunted her all night. She had been in no mood for joining in the town’s New Year celebrations, but fortunately the guest-house she always stayed in was a peaceful place. Mrs Middlewich respected her desire for privacy – the lilac-draped spinster had seen | |  | | Windsmith
A magical adventure to the Otherworld, based upon research into the Celtic bardic tradition by the author of 'The Bardic Handbook', 21st Century bard & winner of the Bardic Chair of Caer Badon: Kevan Manwaring (aka Tallyessin).
'If your crane bag is fantasy fiction based on Celtic mythology then this ripping yarn will be just your horn of mead'
Review from The Cauldron, Feb 2007
Alive in the lands of the dead –
trapped in Paradise or the Place of Reckoning…?
Welcome to Shadow World
When Isambard Kerne, officer of the Royal Flying Corps, goes missing in action in the opening battle of the First World War in a biplane piloted by Harry ‘Mad Duck’ Malleard, he is transported into a nightmarish limbo – trapped by his wife’s grief. Separated from his pilot, Kerne finally arrives in an unknown mountainous land where he meets an irascible talking falcon – Merlin, who becomes his guide - and is taken to a Bronze Age tribe: the Chalk Folk, who carve giants fro |
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