A & S Competition (Bardic)

[KAT]

>Dia duit!
>
> [Replying to a message of KAT  to All]
>
> K> Rather than a ridgedly documented (yet
> K> boring to the layperson) piece in Gaelic, perhaps something more
> K> emotionally stirring would be appropriate.  
>
>Kat,
>
>The implication of this is that our performers should not perform pieces in
>their native tongues, since these would be "boring to the layperson" as few of
>us have even a smattering of our persona's native speech.
>
>Personally, I *like* listening to well performed pieces in Gaelic, even though
>I don't understand a word of it.
>
>Again, it depends on the intent of the competition: medieval flavor or museum
>reproduction.  At a Kingdom Competition, we should probably be striving for
>the latter.
>
>Feicfidh me' ari's thu',
>
>Aodhan

Aodhan,

My implication was by no means that period, well performed pieces in *any*
language are undesireable.  It's all a matter of playing to your audience. 
I would not sing my Gaelic laments to a group of boisterous drunks around a
campfire, for example.  But I will sing them for you one quiet evening under 
the stars, in an attempt to recreate the magic for which we joined this society
in the first place.

Hmmmm . . .  Perhaps we (myself included) place too much emphasis on 
competition . . .

Kat