ANST - The Bard's Road

[Lady Simone]

For Myself I enjoy roving Bardic Competions, were the judges are anonymus
people around diffrent  campfires. It takes away from some of the stress of
competion while allowing the bards to entertain the populace at the same
time.

when I first entered this kingdom thier were a few of such competions wich
ended at a main bardic fire.  my personal oppinion is that you get to see
the versitility of a bard when they have to perform for many people instad
of against other bards.

Lady Simone


>I am autocrating an event in May in Loch Soilleir and since it is
>our Baronial Championship where we pick our Bard and Artisan I have no
>choice but to make it a competition. What I would like is some input
>from bards that are currently competing on how we could improve upon
>the standard competition.
>Since this event will be special because we will be welcoming a new
>Baron and Baroness I wish to have lots of entertainment.
>I myself prefer wandering bards. There is nothing like having a bard
>wander in to your pavillion and entertain you with story and song to
>make you feel special.
>Basically what can I do to accomadate you the bards?
>E-mail me privately if you wish.
>Tegan Rhos
>
>Spatsman at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> Unto the good Gentles of Ansteorra,
>> An interesting subject came up recently which has given my forehead a
>> concerned furrow.
>> While attending a northern event, a few local bards, myself included,
found
>> ourselves in a conversation concerning bardic competitions. Now, I'm not
going
>> to waste your time talking shop, but the jist of this discussion was the
>> amount of competition in this Kingdom. It seems that most every event has
a
>> bardic competition, and not just for the earning of a representitive
title.
>> These seem to spring from honest, good intentions, ie; " Well, we need to
give
>> the bards something to do".
>> That's a generous attitude, and for it I am grateful.
>> I simply wish to suggest that competitions are not the only bardic
activity.
>> If the time has come to choose your newest Titled bard, so be it. If,
however,
>> no title is in question, why not devise some other gathering, of a less
>> competitive nature.
>> Please understand, when you don armor, you prepare to face an opponent,
but
>> when a bard breathes in his/her first words, they prepare to face down
reality
>> itself.
>> We strive to create those magic moments, and it's hard,...very hard.
>> If a winner is not required, why not have themed performances?
>> A request night?
>> Random adlib, suggestions from the audience?
>> Or, encourage firewalking in your area? This particular tradition is not
being
>> followed as it once was in Ansteorra. Some still welcome bards, young and
old,
>> with welcome arms, but some make bards to feel most unwelcome, and this
is
>> particularly hard on the new performer, whose confidence is shaky to
begin
>> with.
>> You could welcome bards to perform when drummers and
>> dancers need refreshment.
>> Landed nobility could call visiting bards to their tables.
>> Warriors could make a pre-battle boast worthwhile to the local bard.
>> I will leave it at that, and I look forward to the opinions of the
people,
>> bards and audiences alike. Perhaps I have only scratched the surface.
Mayhap
>> there are more suggestions out there.
>> I hope so.
>> ~HL Fionnagan
>>            "Be useless to the spirit of passivity, the hands and mouth
rot
>> soon enough"
>>
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