Bards - having influence.

[Kevinkeary at aol.com]

Her Grace Willow offered the following words:

>It is important to show future nobles the kind of behavior we
>want to see.  Telling stories about good Kings and Queens and nobles of
>all kinds we set a pattern.
 
This expresses clearly what I see as the purpose of Bardcraft: to educate and 
thus to improve.  To entertain is a joy, and necessary to ensure the 
education sticks.  But bards do more than create atmosphere for the magic to 
happen--they record, they laud, they chastise, they educate.  In keeping with 
that, Duchess Ann de Fountaine, MidRealm's queen at Pennsic 1, is starting an 
ambitious project, and I am priveleged to pass her invitation on to the bards 
of this kingdom:

Kevin
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Unto the Bards of the Known Worlde.

     For most of the days of the Middle Kingdom, our Peers have Served the
people by putting themselves up as examples of what Honor and Chivalry
could be; even unto having their humanity, their faux pas revealed unto
the majority of the populous. Through song and prose their peers imposed
the gentle consequences and praised what was admired; our Royal's Honor
displayed by laughing with the people.
    A web site is being created for the purpose of sharing the songs,
stories and poetry from every Kingdom, that have and continue to help
shape the SCA.  While any form will be gratefully accepted, we desire to
provide audio renditions so tune, tempo and words can be shared. We are
asking for musical notation, where possible, and words  along with a
history of what was/is
occurring to inspire the piece. Please include author, dates, etc.. If
you sing it, sing it to your computer and share it.
    Please send contributions to <batujin at monmouth.com> in uncompressed or
MP3 form.
    We hope this will be a source for words and tunes of the songs sung
around campfires and in front of Kings; a source for all bards to
understand and be able to share the history, so what is/was good will be
perpetuated and what was ill, will be learned from and maybe not
repeated.
Together we continue to  "Recreate the Middle Ages, the way they could
have been".


                 In Service to the Dream
                 Duchess Ann de Fountaine

              Firesongs: Chivalric Revelry

             Courtesy of the Great Dark Horde 
           with contributions from diverse others   
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