minstrel: Apropos (was Old English Songs

[J. Michael Shew]

>Gregory said: 
> >Um, as has been pointed out many times before, "fulfilling the role"
> >with post-period music is great to some people's ears and grating to
> >others.
> Mathrin replied:
> Everyone has their perception of what makes The Game work.  There are many
> venues within the SCA, many wells from which to sip, no need to drown in
> one that does not suit you, nor to drown others in one that suits *only* you.
> No thank you, Milord, I have more now than I will ever use :-)

	Small snip
 
> But I will repeat, given the choice between everyone contributing and pure
> unadulterated Period material...grab a beer on your way out, Milord, if you
> simply cannot stand it and must leave.  
> 
> But  we will let Milord Newbie sing the song he knows.   
> 
> After all, his name once was Mathurin, once was Marcus, once Gregory and
> many, many others.  
> 
> Yes...we will let him sing the song he knows.
> 
> Then, if the lad shows talent, aptitude, interest...that is the time to
> take him aside and show him wonders he little thought to find.  
> 
> But, for now, let him sing the song he knows.
> 
> And then drums and dancers for a while, don't you agree Mikal? :-)
> 
> Mathurin
> 
	Uh, yeah.  Right...
	Okay, The dissagreement here appears to be apples and oranges.  I
would love to hear all period tales one evening.  I would love to hear
only period tunes and see people recite period poetics.
	However, if there are the new folks about who are dying to
perform.  Well, yes.  They will perform, even if it is only for me.
Mathrin has sat at my fire and seen what happens.  I even let the drummers
and dancers work.  
	However, I also agree with Gregory.  I know exactly how precious a
night of true period, or at least period form material is. I must admit,
it seems to be an aquired taste.  A laurel I highly admire will not sit
through a ten min. section of Norse Poetics.  Still it is a fine thing.
	The only trouble I have is with the word "grating".  Troubling
perhaps.  Unsettling, surely.  But grating?  This indicates a sort of
severe disgust to me.  As a teacher, both mundanely and in the Society, I
am sometimes "troubled" by the performances of the new kids on the circle.
("Suicide is Painless" between two very fine works by others.  You know
Mathrin, you were there...)  But my response was to send him a hearty,
"you had guts to perform...May I offer you some really good material?"
	Oh, and I asked for dancers again...
	Mikal

                "The knowlege that you freely share
                You never really lose
                For Mistress and Apprentice
                Are just titles that we use
                When wisdom passes from your hand
                It travels back around again
                And the pupil gives more knowlege back to you"
                        (The Mistress' Song, composed for Lucianna)
    



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