<BR><BR><B><I>muriel@entelesoft.com</I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <div>I've had the pleasure of hearing this lady more than once..........and a pleasure it always is. Yes, she made me cry, and I count this as a mark of a certain kind of mastery. It is easier to make folks laugh than cry. Cat, you are a special bard......</div> <div> </div> <div>And I still am having trouble dealing with the idea that I am anything other than a common bard who gets the priveledge of being able to perform with the "big bards" as Tiggy would call them. I'm still not sure that I am a "big bard". But thanks to those such as Finnacan, Darius, Robin, and Willow for letting me play in your sandbox!</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Humbly,</div> <div>Elanor</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><BR>Many of you who answered Catrin
are well known in the Kingdom as bards. You<BR>have both reputation and an air of, um, something, which aids you in getting<BR>the crowd's attention. I imagine this crowd saw Catrin as "Swan's lady,<BR>she's one of us" instead of "Skald of Skorragardr, able to hold her own with<BR>present and former Bards of Ansteorra, who made HL Elanor cry at Eisteddfod"<BR>A prophet in his own town, etc.<BR><BR>Do any of you remember when you went from being, "I didn't know he was a<BR>bard" to "oh cool, he's going to perform!"?<BR><BR>-Muriel<BR>Baroness of Namron<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: bards-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>[mailto:bards-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Katherine of<BR>Scarborough<BR>Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 9:24 PM<BR>To: bards@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>Subject: [Bards] Performing in court<BR><BR><BR>This is a question--well, a series of<BR>questions--particularly for the veteran bards and<BR>entertainers out there, but open to anyone
who has<BR>advice to offer.<BR><BR>Do you have any tips on what one should do when asked<BR>to keep the populace entertained before court?<BR>Entertain, obviously--but how best to go about it?<BR>Let us assume the prerequisite of being prepared and<BR>more or less capable. <GRIN><BR><BR>Do you generally remain where you are, or move to<BR>front and center? Do you announce yourself, or just<BR>launch right into your performance? If an<BR>interruption occurs, do you bow out or try harder to<BR>hold the audience's attention? How best do you walk<BR>the thin line between doing what has been asked of<BR>you, and inflicting yourself on a captive audience<BR>that may not be entirely interested? Is it simply the<BR>job of a good bard to make sure they *are* interested?<BR><BR>I'm not asking for specific answers to that whole<BR>barrage of questions, but it's dawned on me that I<BR>don't even know how much I don't know. I had my first<BR>experience with court performance last
weekend, and<BR>I'd like to be better prepared next time. Any<BR>thoughts from those wiser and more seasoned than<BR>myself would be very much appreciated.<BR><BR>In service,<BR>Catrin ferch Maelgwn<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>____________________________________________________________________________<BR>________<BR>Looking for earth-friendly autos?<BR>Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center.<BR>http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/<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></div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#033d21><FONT size=3>Make a joyful noise unto your Kingdom</FONT>! <IMG
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