This year I will be celebrating in Lisse, Netherlands, at Castlefest.
I am excited as it's our first holiday for some time, about four years I think. And I will get to see Omnia play there. It's quite strange how things happen.
Shortly before Christmas, on a night much like tonight - where I am up late whilst the Wolf is sleeping, I was exploring YouTube for new bands, and fell across this full length concert by Omnia.
I was taken by their look, their music, the feel and atmosphere, the skill and musicianship. I explored further in to their World, and was delighted with what I found. Their image had changed, the band memebers had come and gone, like a greedy child I ate up every note and tune, gorged on Pagan Folk.
It was my little secret for a while. I wasn't sure if Wolf would appreciate Omnia or not. He is very much pagan, nature loving, tribal, but I just wasn't sure. I had nothing to worry about of course, he enjoyed them just as much as I, and was as enthusiastic when I found that every year, they performed at Castlefest.
Before you knew it, we had booked flights and festival tickets for August. This was now back in February, and back then it seemed ages away, but so exciting. And here we are, less than a month before we will get on a plane and leave England for The Netherlands, with our tent, and embark on a four day festival like no other we have been to.
Sure, we've done Download and Sonisphere, the rock and metal festivals here in the UK, but nothing will be quite like this. I am not sure we even now exactly what to expect, but from what I have read and seen online, it will be purely magical. Not just the bands and the music, but the atmosphere, the stalls, the dancing, the people, the Wicker Burning, celebrating Lughnasadh like never before.
Such a strange little journey, to go all that way because of one band. I know one other band on the line up, but none have a stronger pull than our need to see Omnia play live.
Music really is such a powerful thing.
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