<div>These are all great ideas and a wonderful starting point. I will be more than willing to assist in whatever capacity is needed to get this off the ground.</div>
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<div>Alesone</div>
<div>a maybe someday bard.....</div>
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<div>Lady Alesone Lesley</div>
<div>Seneschal, Gates Edge</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/17/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">John Hirling</b> <<a href="mailto:jhirling@gmail.com">jhirling@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Greetings all<br><br>It as been a long time dream of Master Ulf and a somewhat newer dream of mine to have an event centering on performance. The usual argument against such an event is that its draw might be limited without something to engage the populace militant who, it is assumed, would be elsewhere given the opportunity -- an argument that carries some weight, I believe, given the regional fighter practice set against Stargate's Yule, and the absence of some who I anticipated being present.
<br><br>However, I believe it can be achieved and that Eisteddfod could be it's center piece, with other of HL Alden's fine suggestions included as well. <br><br>Basically, the vision (as I see it) is a fete with merchants and food and/or drink taverns -- ala a Gather for you Pern fans. There would be multiple venues interspersed for instrumental music, dance, vocal and performance arts and those who desire could wander as minstrels, jugglers and the like. I see it as taking place in the low point of the fighting season but others suggest a more moderate climate might be beneficial.
<br><br>What say you, bards? Can we make it happen?<br><br>~ihon<br>Premier Bard of Ansteorra<br>Deputy MOAS for Bardic and Performance<br>Lord of Stargate<br><br><br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 17, 2007 8:18 AM, Alden Drake < <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:alden_drake@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">alden_drake@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><br>You've touched on one of my hot buttons. Eisteddfod actually *is* the <br>event - it is a recognized kingdom calendar event. Other groups tack
<br>their event onto IT. The problem I've found in the few times I've been<br>to Eisteddfod, is that Eisteddfod seems to be relegated to a peripheral <br>activity at the combined event. As I see it, the reason for this is
<br>largely because both the bardic community and the non-bards generally<br>view Eisteddfod as just a championship, not as an event. We need to<br>make Eisteddfod a grand event.<br><br>Some of my ideas towards this:<br>
<br>Pageantry - Start things off with a procession of heraldry and regalia,<br>introducing the competitors. Many hold branch championships - play them <br>up. Get the branches behind the bards they sponsor.<br><br>Specialty Competitions - In addition to Kingdom Champion, give smaller
<br>side prizes for things like a) best of the round, b) best poem, song,<br>story, interpretive dance, c) best use of a side theme, d) best <br>documentation.<br><br>Performance Honors- "The Bardy's" - like the Grammy's. Create
<br>categories of awards and have nominations and voting, then have a little<br>awards show to recognize bards for what they've done throughout the <br>year. I could add something for this on the webpage.<br><br>Make Eisteddfod a camping event - Move it to the Spring/Fall and make it
<br>a camping event. Hold the competition at night with a roaring fire,<br>afterward, have a huge bardic circle and plenty of libations - camping <br>means the party doesn't have to stop because we have to be out of the
<br>hall by a specific time.<br><br>Classes - We haven't had an Ansteorran Bardic Collegium in the past two<br>years. Maybe add some classes in the morning before the competition. <br><br>A killer feast - Get the cooking artisans on board to show off their
<br>talents. If Eisteddfod is a smaller event, it might encourage some<br>cooks to do some really good stuff, that might not be as easy to do for <br>a larger feast.<br><br>Cheers,<br><font color="#888888">Alden<br></font>
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