Bards - Premier Bard of Loch Ruadh
jonwillowpel at juno.com
jonwillowpel at juno.com
Wed Aug 16 16:32:10 PDT 2000
Three cheers for Eric. Is he on the list?
Willow
On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:17:55 -0400 "Padraig Ruad"
<padraig_ruad at irishbard.com> writes:
> Pray forgive the multiple postings - with Pug away at Pennsic, I
> can't use Ansteorra-Announce.
>
> It is my very great pleasure to announce the winner of the Bardic
> Competition at Lughnasad this past weekend, the Premier Bard of Loch
> Ruadh,
> Eric Mac an Ghabhann.
>
> The competition was one of the grandest that I have seen, and the
> level of performance was extremely high - the very least of the
> pieces were worthy of winning. It made the judges' decision a very
> difficult one indeed. The pieces ranged from period, to original,
> to filk, to hilarious, and were interspersed with group singing. My
> thanks to my two co-judges, Lady Gwellian Hertewelle and milord
> Jimsaiah (not sure if I spelled that anywhere near right - I should
> have asked him how to spell it).
>
> What makes Eric's accomplishment all the more amazing is that this
> was the very first Bardic Competition that he had ever participated
> in. His sister, Kara, was a very close second, after having won the
> Children's Bardic Competition that afternoon for her age group (Kara
> is just seventeen).
>
> As Premier Bard of Loch Ruadh, Eric was presented with pass-down
> regalia of a black, red and gold cloak with the Loch Ruadh badge on
> the back, made by Lady Gwenllian, and a bardic staff (no bard should
> be without a staff, and this one reflects the character of Loch
> Ruadh - a little cracked, but strong, and able to stand up under
> most circumstances [it has three legs]). There were also gifts for
> him to keep - a brass and silver-colored torque, made by Cormac
> MacDomnaill, a drinking horn with a beautifully made brass plate
> celtic dragon, made by Darius of the Bells, an attractive and
> functional wooden chest made by Tarkus Pengryff, and an excellent
> blank book donated and inscribed by HE Margery de Bray. He has been
> charged with creating at least one bardic piece about Loch Ruadh and
> performing it at every event he attends (while wearing his regalia,
> of course), and with organizing and judging the next Loch Ruadh
> Titled Bard Competition (which his sister is already determined t!
> o win. Better start practicing now, friends, the competition is
> going to be fierce).
>
> I want to thank HE Stella Silvana for opening the circle with her
> story of Arnbiorn's Sword. It was moving and beautiful, and
> especially appropriate as House Mac an Ghabhann had at Court earlier
> that evening reaffirmed their alliance with Arnbiorn's Household,
> Broken Axe, which had just re-formed at this year's Steppes Warlord.
> Arnbiorn was my friend and brother, and I was more than a little
> choked up when Stella was finished with her tale.
>
> To all the fine bards who paticipated in the competition, VIVAT!
>
> And to Eric Mac an Ghabhann, Premier Bard of Loch Ruadh, VIVAT!!
>
> In Service,
> Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain
>
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