[Bards] The job of the Premier Bard (was Greetings All)
Mike C. Baker
kihebard at hotmail.com
Sat Jan 28 10:40:36 PST 2012
My summarization, drawn from several sources and reflecting my personal
Bard-Oath as I understand it and try to live it:
Perform
Teach
Learn
Create [Compose] & provide for a record of / archival of created works where
possible and appropriate
REPEAT as possible / NEEDED - varying order & manner of repetition as
appropriate or requested
(we are bards, it's *always* needed, isn't it?)
The rest is mutable, as are most details - and those four (five) elements
CAN become seriously intertwingled along the way.
Oh, right, one other essential to draw everything up into a nice pretty
package and make it shiny: ENJOY WHAT YOU ARE DOING, and express that joy
in a manner that makes others want to become what you are, at least enough
to understand what the very public private joke is...
Amra / Kihe (the DreamSinger Bard) / Mike
Curmudgeon-in-training (and currently a bit of a hermit by necessity)
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From: "Jay Rudin" <rudin at peoplepc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:40 AM
To: "Ansteorran Bardic list" <bards at lists.ansteorra.org>
Subject: [Bards] The job of the Premier Bard (was Greetings All)
> I recommend that we be as specific as possible. "[T]o support, encourage,
> and promote performing" is a pretty phrase, but what does it mean? You
> could use the same words to describe that duties of each local MoAS, or
> any performing Laurel, or even those of an Iris or Thistle. Supporting,
> encouraging and promoting are goals; what are the actual actions that will
> support, encourage, and promote?
>
> I'm not picking on Alden - we need to know what the goals are before we
> work out the actions. But once we accept that the Premier Bard needs to
> support the performers, that doesn't help him to do so, separate from some
> actual concrete suggestions.
>
> We're bards; we should be able to come up with the right clear, concrete
> words.
>
> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Alden Drake <alden_drake at sbcglobal.net>
>>Sent: Jan 17, 2012 9:15 AM
>>To: Ansteorran Bardic list <bards at lists.ansteorra.org>
>>Subject: [Bards] Greetings All
>>
>>Greetings bards and patrons of the list!
>>It is such an honor and privilage that I greet you all as the new Premier
>>Bard
>>of Ansteorra. I apologize for the delay in doing so, but I wanted to give
>>some
>>thought to the role I've been honored with. To me, holding the title of
>>Premier
>>Bard comes with a duty to support, encourage, and promote performing, as
>>well as
>>teaching the bardic arts to all who show interest. In addition, I would
>>like to
>>encourage the bards of Ansteorra to come back together in the enjoyment of
>>our
>>arts; to foster a sense of fellowship among performers.
>>
>>But my thoughts and opinions are just those of one person. That I might
>>better
>>serve you and our community, I would like your input. What do you see is
>>the
>>role of the Premier Bard, and what can we do as a community to come
>>together to
>>share our arts?
>>
>>Yours in service,
>>Alden Drake
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