Michael Dirda reviews Ted Gioia’s Music: A Subversive History ... Essay of the Day: The common view of witches today—that, throughout time, they have been oppressed for their opposition ...

Their wild language was a witches’ brew of medieval Bavarian dialect ... week would have quickly recognized, in both words and music, the style of Germany’s most highly regarded living ...

A festival of music and entertainment ... is by organising large Events such as The Burning Witch Festival." ...