I have to say, I wasn't all that excited about this piece when it first appeared. Most of the "goth" sides seem to be more in it for the fancy dress and the stick-clashing and the whoops and shreiking that seem to say "Look! Look over here! We're mad, us. And we're having a much better time than you." Embarrassing.

Having been to Bampton at the weekend, I have to say (IMHO) it's so much more inspiring than the faked-up, pagans-and-fertility-rites stuff. Great dancing, lots of younger members in the side, and not a single grown-up in face paint. And the interesting thing is, they look fantastic. The kit is simple, but it's got class. So many of these pagany sides with their completely OTT styling have the whiff of desperation about them...

I think an article on Bampton, given its long and fascinating history, would have been much more interesting... :)