New York
It’s Celtic Weekend at the Sterling Renaissance Festival in upstate New York. You’ll find traditional Scottish and Irish dancing, a bag pipe band, and kilted men competing in a Caber Toss Competition and demonstration. Enjoy Festival musicians, Merry Mischief, Cantiga, Crannog, and others as they showcase their Celtic selections. And, for this weekend only, […]
Queen’s Gambit, a traditional Celtic music group, takes the stage for a July 24th performance as part of Parsons, Kansas, 2008 Music in the Park series. The members of the group will be in renaissance period costumes and members of the audience are encouraged to garb up.
This is the first year for the Music […]
It’s Sunday morning and the gates to the shire have just swung open. The cast and performers move toward their designated areas, interacting with the early arriving patrons. As the quartet reaches the stage, their loyal fans are already settling, preparing for what has become a traditional set of quiet tunes, a chance to play the softer ballads and slower melodies. Let me introduce you to Queen’s Gambit. […]
Whether walking the rope, singing a love song to a maiden in the lanes, or leading the band in to a resounding chorus, he brings a sense of wonder to everything he does. Always on the lookout for something new to learn, the jester has developed the talents necessary to sustain the renaissance traveler he is at heart. The quick-witted troubadour charms even the Queens of our Faire shires and they welcome him to their festivities and urge him to return safely from his travels. Let me introduce you to Giacomo the Jester. […]
photo credit: Clevergrrl
Tower at the Georgia Renaissance Festival
This is the first post of the new format. It’s been interesting writing it like this and I hope it makes it easy for you to find the things you’re interested in.
California
The Tulare Advance-Register ran a short article, “Celebrating the Renaissance,” about the Tulare County Renaissance Festival […]
I received an email from Jay and Abby this past week and thought I’d pass along their current news.
[The Harper and the Minstrel] head off to Glen Rock, PA in a few weeks for the Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farms May 2,3 & 4
We are working on 2 new CD’s…one Renaissance, the other Celtic/Folk.
The […]
There’s a new blog in town catering to the Celtic music lovers. Celtophilia plans to review music, interview the performers, and let us read the results. I wish them the best of luck and maybe some day … we’ll see them at Faire!!
Moving quickly through the lanes, the slight form wrapped in tattered clothing always seems on a mission of some importance. On her way to offer her services as a fashion consultant to a courtier or for a quick tryst with her latest conquest, she comes to a quick stop at a wave or word from a passer-by. As she turns toward you, the quick grin and cloverleaf affixed to her nose erase any doubt that you might have found the wrong bag lady. Let me introduce you to Looney Lucy. […]
Known as a lover of cats, producer of podcasts, writer of filk (parody fan fiction songs), and one half of the Brobdingnagian Bards, he always has numerous projects in the works. One part musician, one part entrepreneur, full time busy guy, he juggles performing with a vast online presence specializing in free MP3 downloads. Let me introduce you to Marc Gunn. […]
