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[Aodhan Ite an Fhithich]

Dia duit!

 [Replying to a message of Hollie Hoffman to All]

 >>> I sincerely hope you are not intending to perform this filk in SCA
 >>> bardic venues.
 >> 
 >>> It is a science fiction filk song and has absolutely no place in the
 >>> SCA.
 >>  I haven't heard the song.  Assuming it's a "period-like" song, does it
 >> matter where it came from?  If it's not, I can see your point.

 HH> The appropriateness of any song performed in a bardic should depend on
 HH> the _specific_ audience you're singing for.  In most bardics this
 HH> song is inappropriate, however, there are some where it would be
 HH> acceptable, 

I am at a complete loss to fathom how "Dorsai," "Tullamore Dew," and
"smoothin' with Tucker" have *anything* to do with the Middle Ages or the
Rennaissance or SCA history.  These elements of this song do not appear in
*any* history of either our period or our Society that I have ever read.  It
is therefor *never* appropriate in an SCA venue.

 HH> and others where it would even be a step up.  

So from the sewers we should only step up to the gutters?  Why can we not walk
into the hall where the gentlefolk and the nobles are to be found?

 HH> In all
 HH> cases, you need to keep in mind what your audience wants to hear.  If
 HH> it is 3am and everyone there is drunk and silly, I'd say it would be
 HH> o.k. to do a drinking filk song.  

Sure, as long as it is period or in a period style about period or SCA subject
matter.  This song is *none* of these.

 HH> (By the way, I did get a copy of
 HH> the lyrics and since I've been told it's overdone it your kingdom, 

Done *once* was overdone.

 HH> I
 HH> promise not to sing it if I know there's an Ansteorran it earshot --

Please do the rest of the SCA a favor and don't sing it all in an SCA venue.

Feicfidh me' ari's thu',

Aodhan
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