Hi dear humans, l hope this day finds you well and happy with no unpleasant gifts as one l have just received and that it someone being sick over the stairs, somehow it diminishes the flavour of the day, breakfast is not desired. On a brighter note I have been given a brilliant foot controlled effects unit, going to be great fun on the stage. Been practising the guitar and boy do my fingers hurt. The flute is so much easier to play and to carry. Will be taking the sweet little thing with me to sunny South Africa

Hi dear humans, nearly 800 downloads, l am so struck and thrilled that you are listening to our message out there. Happy Solstice, may you celebrate this day in peace and love and harmony.
The Pagan celebration of Winter Solstice (also known as Yule) is one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world.
Ancient people were hunters and spent most of their time outdoors. The seasons and weather played a very important part in their lives. Because of this many ancient people had a great reverence for, and even worshipped the sun. The Norsemen of Northern Europe saw the sun as a wheel that changed the seasons. It was from the word for this wheel, houl, that the word yule is thought to have come. At mid-winter the Norsemen lit bonfires, told stories and drank sweet ale.

The ancient Romans also held a festival to celebrate the rebirth of the year. Saturnalia ran for seven days from the 17th of December. It was a time when the ordinary rules were turned upside down. Men dressed as women and masters dressed as servants. The festival also involved decorating houses with greenery, lighting candles, holding processions and giving presents.

The Winter Solstice falls on the shortest day of the year (21st December) and was celebrated in Britain long before the arrival of Christianity. The Druids (Celtic priests) would cut the mistletoe that grew on the oak tree and give it as a blessing. Oaks were seen as sacred and the winter fruit of the mistletoe was a symbol of life in the dark winter months.
It was also the Druids who began the tradition of the yule log. The Celts thought that the sun stood still for twelve days in the middle of winter and during this time a log was lit to conquer the darkness, banish evil spirits and bring luck for the coming year.
Many of these customs are still followed today. They have been incorporated into the Christian and secular celebrations of Christmas.

Hope life is good with you. 749 DOWNLOADS!!!! This is phenomenal, it is so wonderful to know that you are listening to our music. Today we recorded another entire album in 2 and a half hours, actually a bit less, Chris Conway joined us for the whole shenanigan and Kevin Hewick joined us on FISHHHH. All done in one take and three new songs recorded, new version of FISSHSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH with different lyrics will be uploaded on the site soon, as well as Remembrance that one l wrote which

Hello dear humans, another time of magic and mysticism falls upon us. We are meant to be recording on Thursday but it seems that a hospital may be blocking our endeavour to get the music to play us... Perhaps all will balance out and l will be able to give my buddy a kidney, seen as l have two and he may have none to spare. These middle years of life seem to be as unpredictable as the Middle Ages in history but then some good things did happen. Like keeping the old mysteries