Tag Archives: The Fair Isles

30 April - 1 May 2018 - Walpurgis Night, The Wicker Man, Willow's Song And The Fair Isles

30 April – 1 May 2018 – Walpurgis Night, The Wicker Man, Willow’s Song And The Fair Isles

It seems appropriate to post this rather odd collaboration on Walpurgis night – (in German folklore) the night of April 30 (May Day’s eve) and into Mayday, “when witches meet on the Brocken mountain and hold revels with the Devil”. Saint Walpurga was an English missionary from Devon cannonized by Pope Adrian II in 870. This […]

Radiohead Burn The Witch wicker man screen shot

6/5/16 – Radiohead – Burn The Witch/ Spectre – 2016 / Sam Smith – Writing’s On The Wall – 2015 / The Fair Isles – Willow’s Song – 2016

Radiohead release a new 7-inch single on May 16th – Burn The Witch with its Camberwick Green/Trumpton/Chigley, Wicker Man themed video auspiciously timed with the release of The Fair Isles’ Willow’s Song. The B-side is their rejected submission for the Bond theme from the film, Spectre. So as a reference point for the video, I have […]