Interview with a Druid - Damh The Bard

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Coming up on today’s show ,

I’ve always wondered about the Druidic tradition and their Mythology ,

The Druids here in Britain make a regular appearance at the summer solstice heralding the rise of the early morning sun at stone henge ,

In my search for a Druid To come on to this show I came upon

- Darv the Bard – spelt Damh meaning stag in Gaelic

or Dave which is his given name Darv is a modern-day Bard whose spirituality and love of folk tradition is expressed through his music, storytelling and poetry. Drawing on the Bardic tradition, his performances are both entertaining and educational, speaking directly to the heart, and never without a good splash of humour.

With eleven outstanding albums, and singing and speaking engagements all over the world, Damh has become one of the most popular contemporary Pagan musicians – he is a musical storyteller who works within the world of myth: where the Faerie folk really do dance on Midsummer’s Eve, where the trees talk, and the Hollow Hills take you into the realms of Annwn, where the Goddess rides her horse, guiding you to magic, and the Horned God of old calls to you from the shadows of the Greenwood.

He began his Spiritual Journey at a very young age, often found in the school library reading through books on magic and the supernatural. Damh was initiated into a Ceremonial Magic group aged 18 but found his spiritual home when he discovered the Path of Druidry and joined the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids in 1994.

https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/

Subsequently 16 years later On the Summer Solstice of 2010 he was then installed as the Pendragon of the Order, taking over from the artist Will Worthington who had been the Order’s Pendragon for the previous 19 years.

Along with his musical concerts, Damh has also given talks, run workshops and participated in panel discussions at conferences and camps in the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada and the USA, with his favourite topics including Druidry, Awen and the creative quest magick, treelore, the welsh Ancient writings of The Mabinogion, and lady but not least Arthurian lore.,

Fun fact

It wasn’t until I told my wife Jet who was coming on to my show this week that she pointed out something I’d completely missed and hadn’t joined the dots ,

I didn’t realise this was the same Damh the Bard I’d been listening too for years and really enjoying his music,

I’ll definitely leave a link to Dahm’s website but also a link to one of my favourite songs that he’s written, produced and preforms .

Home - Damh the Bard

One of my favourite songs by Damh https://youtu.be/U219Bcia-ao

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