
The term has been popularly used throughout literature, mentioned in works by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Dickens and Lewis Carroll amongst others. Ceilidh (pronounced ‘kay-lee’) is a Scottish Gaelic word but is very close to the Irish word célidhe, so youll enjoy a real mixture of Scottish, Irish and English folk music to dance to. The term 'Brocken spectre' was coined in 1780 by Johann Silberschlag, a German pastor and natural scientist who frequented the Harz mountains.

directory of local bands We bring a modern sound to a well-loved style. This all combines to make the rather disorienting effect of a giant shadow moving in the distance. The Brocken Spectre Ceilidh band is an energetic young folk, ceilidh and Scottish dance band, playing the finest in contemporary and traditional West Coast music. Similarly, the shadow falls upon water droplets of varying distance which distorts perception and can make the shadow appear to move as the clouds vary and shift. The sun shining behind the observer projects their shadow through the mist, while the magnification of the shadow is an optical illusion which makes the shadow on nearby clouds seem at the same distance at faraway landmarks seen through the cloud. World Man captures spectacular image of an 'angel' in the clouds caused by a rare weather phenomenon By Caitlin OKane Febru/ 10:08 AM / CBS News A man in Derbyshire, England. In 2015 the first EP was released and the band featured on a globally released compilation CD. EDITORIAL VIDEO green flash 181 Brocken Spectre Premium High Res Photos Browse 181 brocken spectre photos and images available, or search for green flash to find more great photos and pictures. The illusion is that this person or 'spectre' is gigantic and at a considerable distance away from them. Brocken Spectre evolved from a solo studio project and became a proper live band in 2014 with the addition of Jordan on drums and Duncan on bass. When an observer stands on a hill which is partially enveloped in mist and in such a position that their shadow is thrown on to the mist, they may get the illusion that the shadow is a person seen dimly through the mist.
