Since 2010 David Bramwell (Oddfellow's Casino) 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. Across history and culture in the West, pagans have invariably been portrayed as purveyors of the dark arts. But what is it that has 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 ‘scrapbook’, Bramwell unravels the history of The Wicker Man and its irreverent and popular sing-along and charts how, despite an unpromising start, the film’s current status as an iconic cult means that it has been referenced everywhere from comedy shows and a Radiohead video to a homespun Muppets comic book remake.
Undertaking a quest to understand our relationship with paganism in contemporary culture, Bramwell hangs out with 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 the author himself will come to fully embrace.
The Lewes Psych Fest Sessions – Limited Edition Signed Gatefold CD
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Maison Mouton Sessions Vol.1 – Maison Mouton Sessions Vol.1 and Vol.2
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Cult of Water A3 poster
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The Haunted Moustache: Rare hardback book written by David Oddfellow which (amongst other things) tells the story of how the band got its name
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The Cult of Water booklet (Rough Trade Books)
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Prince of the Starry Wheel – Limited Edition Compact Disc
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The Cult of Water LP – Limited edition CD
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The Cult of Water signed CD & Rough Trade booklet
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Cult of Water bundle: 2 x CD album set plus Rough Trade booklet signed
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Water and Fire bundle: Burning Burning! & Cult of Water CD plus Cult of Water booklet and free digital download
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Music from The Cult of Water LP – Limited edition gatefold CD signed
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Burning! Burning! LP – Limited edition CD
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Oh, Sealand LP – Original gatefold CD released 2017
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Dust LP – Original gatefold CD 2014
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The Water Between Us LP – The Water Between Us
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The Raven's Empire LP – The Raven's Empire
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Winter Creatures LP – Winter Creatures signed copy new limited edition
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The No9 Bus to Utopia
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The Odditorium
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Oddfellow's Casino Brighton, UK
Oddfellow’s Casino have been quietly releasing albums since 2002 to critical acclaim. They hail from the mountains of Sussex and are an ensemble whose music blends pastoral folktronica and psychedelia with classic English pop. At the centre of the group is singer-songwriter, author and radio broadcaster David Bramwell who has been described as ‘an English Sufjan Stevens’ (Sunday Times). ... more
