minstrel: A weekend in Emerald Keep (Ansteorra)

[Lady Simone]

> >Okay ye Bards, Minstrels, Trouveres, Troubador, Minnesingers, etc.
> >it is now time for ye illustrious ones to shares with your fellow
> >entertainers what you did over the weekend.
>
<Sniped a lot of good stuff about th event>
> The outgoing champion Bard, Brigid ni Shaughnessy, generously sponsored
> a contest for the best entertainer (as opposed to champion bard).
> "Entertainers" were those who wandered about and gave entertainment
> during the day, and were to have been judged by the populace.  I regret
> that I cannot report the outcome of this contest as I was occupied in
> racking up an unbroken record (un-undefeated) in the Rapier List.

Due to rains unfortunatly no victor in this contest was chosen so you didn't
miss anything Siade

>
> The Bardic competition, is, I assume, of particular interest to this
> group, so I will give full details.  The format was "three pieces, at
> least two forms (poem/story/song/instrumental)."  The first two pieces
> were performed for the judge alone (Brigid), and the last piece was
> performed during feast in a large hall seating approximately 160 gentles
> and their children.  This necessitated a competition between bards and
> food, and heavily armed and armored individuals have been known to quail
> at the prospect of standing between Ansteorrans and their dinner...
> especially when feast is being served on "Scadian Time" (delayed about
> two hours).  Nonetheless, some entertainers successfully overcame their
> calorific competition to raise those spirits that can't be contained in
> a cup.  The two finalists were Siade the Bard and Simone, and a bard-off
> was held between the two.  The populace was invited to choose their
> favorite by their applause, but the cheering was loud for both and the
> judge could not determine the victor.  The impasse was resolved by
> naming the two as "co-champions", possibly the first co-champions in the
> Known World (other tales are hereby solicited).

To add to this Siade is a wonderful teller  During the Bard off  I was to
perform a requested peice "Honor and Courage" wich was well recived by the
populace. Siade  was asked to perform his most requested peice. He had the
audiance spellbound by his tale "The Traveler" .

I have  the privledge of  attending the same monthly Bardic as Siade the
Bard and am Thrilled to be sharring the honor of Bard of Emrald Keep with
him.

This is the second time in my Bardic carrer That I have shared a Co-champion
spot the first was 7 years ago with Master Pippin and Gypsy when we all tied
the bardic Compition for the Incepiant Shire of Loch Whynt.

Congradulations to Siade the bard for a job well done

Lady Simone Maurian O'Dunlaingh
Bard of Middleford
Co-Bard of Emerald Keep



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