Hi Suzy,
I liked this. There was a lot of stuff going on here which I really loved and would have loved to have seen them expanded on, such as the Bodhran, but maybe that's the Irish in me
I felt at times as though I was at a Pagan ritual with a bonfire etc... Then I started getting mental pictures about forest orgies but we won't go there eh
What I'm trying to say though is that music should take you somewhere and evoke pictures in your mind's eye, which this did. Personally I would love to expand on the hook and encompass it into a rock song, because that's what I was hearing as the Bodhran was being built up, I just felt there was an overdriven guitar going to come in any minute. Listen to Astronomy Domine by Pink Floyd and you'll get what I mean, I think it would work great for something like this as it has that prog-rock feel to it.
I've been a friend of yours on Soundcloud for a couple of years now, and it's very seldom I've heard something from you which isn't worth at least a 2nd listen, and this is no different. You seem to challenge yourself with your writing, not content with sticking to formulae, and I like that, it retains interest. Songs like this, while it may not be the finished article, will inspire a wealth of other songs, not just from yourself, but others also because there's so much happening in here.
I really liked it Suzy, well done.
Mark