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[Susan Scott]

>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

Let me get this straight.  Are you trying to say that you don't like this song?

Gwenneth