<div>I think, really, it depends not only on how you approach them, but on how the nobles / groups who host the competitions look at them. This may not be a one size fits all issue.</div> <div> </div> <div>Esther<BR><BR><B><I>Charles O Floinn <thorn@raf662bravo.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Thank you all for your thoughts on my comment.<BR>Since the prevailing thought seems to be that being the titled bard allows<BR>one to spread a host groups fame instead of focusing that bards' talents in<BR>one geographic area for a period of time, I shall reconsider my position. I<BR>had thought these contests to be more along the lines of an interactive<BR>"job" interview, my apologies for this misunderstanding.<BR><BR>Charles O Floinn<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: bards-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>[mailto:bards-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of
Donnchadh Beag mac<BR>Griogair<BR>Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:44 PM<BR>To: Ansteorran Bardic list<BR>Subject: Re: [Bards] topic for discussion<BR><BR>Lou Burgin wrote:<BR>>> But, since I live in Rosenfeld, how could I possibly represent<BR>Wiesenfeuer<BR>>> or Bordermarch for instance by becoming their titled bard? Would I have<BR>>> to<BR>>> travel to every event the Baron and Baroness attend so I can perform my<BR>>> duties properly? I cannot afford that.<BR>>><BR>><BR>> Please forgive , dear my Lord, but I must disagree. I feek the bearer of a<BR>> Title Championship in Bardic, means that whereever you go, you represent<BR>the<BR>> Barony. When you perform you give wordfame to that group, maybe perform<BR>> pieces about them. In this way you carry the honor of the group with you<BR>and<BR>> spread it's fame far and wide. If you are from a distant place, that means<BR>> our name is carried even farther.
Ofcourse if you happen to be at an event<BR>> where the Nobles are present, be there for them, but if not be their voice<BR>> where ever you go. AmberLea<BR>><BR>><BR>I could not agree more. In fact I was just getting ready to say the<BR>same thing when I saw your post. As a landed noble, I would love to<BR>have word fame of my beloved Namron spread far across the Kingdom, and I<BR>would welcome any bard no matter how far away to vie for the title.<BR><BR>On the topic of competing more than once: As someone who has yet to win<BR>a titled competition, I would encourage those who have won in the past<BR>to keep competing. When I do win a title, I don't want it to be because<BR>all the really good bards weren't competing that day. Some day, with a<BR>lot of practice, I want to be able to compete next to Robin and Finnacan<BR>and Ulf and all the others and win. THEN I will know I have<BR>accomplished something. Yes it be a LOT harder, but it will also mean<BR>that
much more. As for getting discouraged, that won't happen because<BR>of those good souls who have given me encouragement along the way and<BR>challenged me to keep growing. You know who you are and I can't thank<BR>you enough for it.<BR><BR>For Love of the Dream,<BR>Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair<BR>Baron of Namron<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Bards mailing list<BR>Bards@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/bards-ansteorra.org<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Bards mailing list<BR>Bards@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/bards-ansteorra.org<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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