Cherry Blossom Special
- 28 Apr 07, 01:03 PM
Cherry blossoms always remind me that it΅―s time for the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in Belfast. This might seem like a strange association, but some of my best memories of early May are connected with my Van Morrison bus tour, cruising around east Belfast on behalf of the festival, listening to the guy΅―s music while the gardens and roadsides are rich with the pink of the seasonal petals.
This year΅―s tour has been held over due to work commitments, but I΅―ll never forget that first tour, when we parked the coach at the corner of the Beersbridge Road and Cyprus Avenue and we all walked through the tunnel of trees, gobsmacked in the sunshine. We were effectively in the middle of his greatest inspiration.
But what is the best season for a Van song? In the track ΅®Cyprus Avenue΅―, the leaves are falling one by one, so I guess it΅―s an Autumn setting. But the same vista is revealed in ΅®the Healing Has Begun΅―, when his girl is wearing her Easter bonnet and the song virtually blooms before you. I΅―ll go for that vision every time.
I never tire of that sight, and I often take considerable detours in my daily journeys to bring myself back to that wonderful place with the music, the colour and the magic.
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