The Cult of Water

Aided by a witch and the magician Alan Moore, David Bramwell takes an occult journey back in time up the river Don, in search of the supernatural secrets of our waterways and to solve the mystery of a drowned village which has long haunted his memories. Travelling through the industrial destruction of our landscape he arrives in a pre-Christian era when well and springs were worshipped as living as deities, bringing him face to face with Danu, the goddess of primordial waters, who gave her name to the Don. Can Bramwell face his demons and unravel the symbolic mysteries of our ancient ancestors? Who is the mysterious Vulcan? And will there be a pie and a pint waiting for him at the end of it all?

DAVID BRAMWELL is a singer-songwriter in Oddfellow's Casino, author of The No9 Bus to Utopia and The Haunted Moustache and a Sony award-winning broadcaster. For BBC R3 and BBC R4 he has made programmes on subjects ranging from Ivor Cutler and Ken Campbell to time travel. The Cult of Water began life as an experiment radio programme for BBC R3's Between the Ears, and as a live multimedia show, mixing archive footage, spoken word, music and ritual. It will be available as a live album combining music, narrative and the mighty voice of Alan Moore.