Virtually Midrealm Bardic Madness-XXIII

Greetings and Welcome are bid to all Bards, Performers,

and Friends of the Bardic & Performing Arts!

Coming to a network near you:

(Virtually) Bardic Madness XXIII ~ On the River

An online day for Bardic Fun and Community!
Full of Challenges, classes, concert, followed by an evening bardic circle.
Though the event itself is hosted in the Midrealm, all are welcome,
no matter the kingdom or experience level, whether bard or not, whether to participate or just listen.

Hosted by: The Barony of Illiton, Midlands

Date & Time: Saturday November 6th, 2021, starting at 10am Central Time,
until the last person leaves the Post-revel bardic circle*!

*This Online Zoom Event will be followed by an online evening Bardic Circle Revel at the same link,
and will stay online as long as there are still folks who want to participate!*

A Day Spent On the River...

Join us for the day of (Virtually) Bardic Madness XXIII- On the River,
as we visit and search for our way down the rivers in song, story, poem, prose, & script-
finding (or avoiding!) water horses and perhaps even pay our eel rents!

In modern times, rivers are marked in blue on travel maps- and we generally don't or can't use them.
In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, rivers were traveled often for commerce, (typically) considered safer to travel by Nobility. Cities and societies relied on their rivers, building castles and forts alongside them.
Famous rivers such as: The River Styx, the Nile, the Thames, Seine, Rhyne, Danube, Tiber, Boyne, Sarasvati river, Saptasindhu of the seven holy rivers of India, Indus River also called Sindhu-considered the eldest daughter of the Himalaya mountains.
There are rivers with myths and legends that swim within them or spring from them: Naiades, shape shifters, river nymphs, Melusine, Kelpies, ...placating Japanese kappa by throwing cucumbers into the waters where they live.
And not leaving out the hand-made water wheels and cogs. Catching River Fish, shellfish, and eels for food, barter, and to sell. Or the myriad of famous bridges built to cross these rivers such as London Bridge, Ancrum Old Bridge, the Bridge of Sighs, The Rialto, Akbars Bridge.
And so much more to find and explore upon all these waterways!

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Day Event & Post-Revel Link

Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83252850409

Meeting ID: 832 5285 0409

Zoom Meeting Passcode: 1

'Common Room' Opens at 10:00am Central Time,First Fyt of Madness to begin at 10:30 am
Event will be followed by an online evening Bardic Circle Revel at the same link,
online as long as there are still folks who want to participate!

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SCA Bards & Bardic Arts, (in general):

"Those who perform created, or selected, works with a focus around a narrative/story/idea from SCA historical eras and cultures, as well inspired by the 'Modern Middle Ages.'

Covering multiple performance types *(see footnote) with material drawn, or recreated, from the wide array of SCA Corpora historical eras and cultures, inspired by historical events, period legends and heroes. Encouraging of original creations and arrangements. As well as drawing inspiration and creating works from the events, experiences, traditions, people, as well as those reinforcing the culture, values, and ideals, from the 'Modern Middle Ages.'

With performance styles analogous to descriptions of what/how/where such works were presented in pre 17th C settings. And oral historical experiences passed down through the ages. Sharing these with one another, and audiences, in a variety of settings ranging from highly formal and solemn occasions, all the way to entirely casual; preserving and honoring the 'oral tradition' while entertaining all and sundry. Bringing together what and how this provides an authentic experience for the performer and audience.

*Footnote: Multiple Bardic Performing Arts Types - including, and not limited to:

Poets, singers, singer-songwriters, storytellers, wordsmiths; minstrels, musicians, instrumentalists; Bards, Fillids, Griots, Jongleurs, Minnesingers, Meistersingers, Olaves, Scops, Skalds, Troubadours, Trouvères...

(...And Welcoming to All Friends of/within the wider Performing Arts Community including: Actors, Commedia Arts, Fools, Improvisational Artists, Jesters, Jugglers, Mimes, Movement Arts, Mummers, Musicians and Instrumentalists from other areas of focus, Physical Theater, Players, Stage Magicians, Theatrical Arts, and more!)

(From the SCA Bardic Arts Resource Page: https://sites.google.com/site/scabardic/)