Amicable agreement for Bards and Druids

Cornwall's smallest stone circle will be the venue for two midsummer rituals, writes Simon Parker

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WHAT happens when a group of Druids and a group of Bards want to hold their midsummer ceremonies at the same ancient site on the same day? That's easy if you're in Cornwall - have a bit of chat and decide a mutually agreeable schedule.

Members of both The Order of Tamaris and Gorsedh Kernow had been planning to gather at Duloe Stone Circle on the Sunday closest to Midsummer. But, in order to avoid a clash, the Druids offered to hold their gathering a week earlier. If only all negotiations could be as amicable.

The Awen Ceremony is the first of two annual gatherings held by bards of Gorsedh Kernow. This year’s event takes place in the village of Duloe, between Liskeard and Looe, on Sunday, June 22.

Gorsedh Kernow which exists to maintain the spirit of Cornwall and the traditions of preserving Cornish history and culture through poetry, song, dance, music, art and spoken word holds two main ceremonies each year, in June and September.