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Encounters
with TUMT....
Colin
sent us his memories of the Tibetans
I was really into these type of gatherings in the
1980's and look back on them with great fondness and long for those type of
events again but as well all know society/Uk is a different place now and
many people have moved on.
I am from
the North East of England and have been to Stonehenge 83,84 and attended the
3 festivals in Nenthead, close to Alston in 82,83,84. The festivals were in
Cumbria and they were excellent. The 1982 event was "The
Blue Moon Festival" - I think you have a picture of this one on your
web page. The 1983 festival was "Green
Moon gathering" both the 82 and 83 festivals were held at Pry House,
Nenthead, Alston and the 1984 festival was "Silver
Moon Festival" which was held at a different site further into the
hills at Haggs bank Farm, near Alston.
The
82 and 83 festivals had the Tibetans etc and I think Nik Turner and others.
The Tibetans had their blue and white marquee but in 84 they had the larger
marquee with a trapeze type swing with a kitchen area attached. These were
great events, however, the 84 festival had a different feel about it, harder
drugs being openly on sale and as a result the locals got a bit freaked and
as far as I am aware that was the last of the Cumbria festivals.
I
was always interested in the Tibetans and my memories of what they used to
perform and the people surrounding them used to interest me. I would have
longed to travel with them etc but that was wishful thinking on my part at
the time. You may be able to inform me but what has happened to them? Did
they stop the UK festival circuit when the Criminal Justice Act came in around
the 1980/90's? Were their vehicles smashed up by the police in the 85 Stonehenge
Riot when our wonderful british bobbies smashed the living daylights out of
the convoy heading to Stonehenge? Do they still head over to Europe each Winter?
Would be great if you could e mail me back and update me what they got up
to in the 90's and what they are doing now? I know at one point they went
under the name Tibetan Ukranian Family- any updates most welcome.
Just one last point the Tibetans played music and
put on performances at the Cumbria festivals under the Wystic Mankers. I have
some photos of them still camping on the land about 2 weeks after the 83 festival
and I have some pics of the 84 festival but not on my pc.