[Bryn-gwlad] Bards, Brewers, and Cooks (now with shopping!)

[Ysabeau]

Maybe we could even get the Baron's Men to work up a short one-act-play or a
montage of famous scenes from Shakespeare as a finale?

My 2 cents would be to try to make this a non-event - no court, no
competitions, none of the usual trappings of a "baronial" event. Instead of
opening court...as the village comes to life the taverns can hire  heralds
to announce they are open and what they offer. Instead of closing court, let
the Baron's Men take that prime time.

If those fighters don't have anything to do and a few fights break out on
the village green, so be it...but not anything organized with a winner or
champion...bragging rights only.

I'm sort of thinking of that episode of Xena (I can hear the groans now)
where Gabrielle goes to enter the bardic competition. There were taverns,
there fights, there was adventure...but the focus was on the stories told by
the various bards.

I believe, in period, taverns would hire bards and musicians to draw custom
to their establishment. The taverns at the event could do the same, giving
stages and an audience for the bards.

I think it would be grand fun! I volunteer to help coordinate something
depending on when the actual timing turns out to be.


Ysabeau

On Jan 10, 2008 5:39 PM, gail young <gwynethb63 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I proposed the site to the Bards list, actually, and there were several
> performers that thought it was a great idea.  To perform in the Globe would
> be an honor for anyone.  It's set up well for the whole "gathering" theme,
> and has a great place to set up taverns for the food, which is what I
> "think" they are going for.  Part of the plan was to do the whole bardic
> campfire thing and cooking facilities usually mean inside venues which don't
> lend themselves to campfires much:)
> gwyneth
> (who only thinks it's a good idea if the fighters can beat on one another
> too if they want)
>
> *Susan Scott <gwenneth40 at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> I would think that a site with cooking facilities might be more suitable.
>
> Gwenneth
>
> On Jan 9, 2008 2:48 PM, Elizabeth Crouchet wrote:
> > I know we don't really have enough to do around here, but :
> >
> >
> > Any one interested in looking into proposing to host Bards, Brewers, and
> > Cooks (now with shopping!)?
> >
> > We have the Garriot site that might just be perfect for this, that is if
> > we can get it for an appropriate weekend on the kingdom calendar, and
> > that may also depend on the proposed changes to the kingdom calendar and
> > on who the next B&B are.
> >
> > But, what is the interest locally?
> >
> > I plan to go no matter where it is cause it look like so much fun!
> >
> > Claire
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