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Story of the Song – Grimspound
I find the moors of the West Country deeply inspiring. If ever I'm feeling any kind of disconnection from the Source of my inspiration, a visit to the moors will often reopen the floodgates for the Awen to flow once more. I was feeling that disconnection just before I wrote this song so I got into my car and headed west. I knew where I was going - it's a pilgrimage I take at least once a year, to Merrivale and Grimspound on Dartmoor. Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement high