What Are Bardic Activities in the SCA?
Bards in the SCA are in general those who perform created, or selected, works from historical eras and cultures. Bardic works are most commonly presented in song, story, poetry, short prose, as well as other formats. Some select songs or stories from the past to recreate, and some make their own with inspiration drawn from the past.
There are a wide range of bardic activities in the SCA, as well as a host of other performing arts
Bardic Arts: Minstrels, Poets, Storytellers, Singers, Singer-Songwriters, etc
Musical Arts: European, Middle Eastern, all Known World Vocal, Instrumentalists, etc.
Improvisational Theatre Arts: Commedia dell'Arte, Kyogen, Noh, Atellan Farce/Oscan Games, etc
Theatrical Arts: Scripted works, Greco-Roman, Aristophanes, Sophocles, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Miracle plays, Mystery Cycles, etc.
Physical Theatre: Juggling, Mime, Mumming, etc,
Foolery and Jesters
(list from https://sites.google.com/site/scabardic/)
Recourses for SCA Bardic Activities:
Bardic Arts Resource Page- Lots of Bardic Arts recourses, including links to many sites with songs, instrument info & much more!
SCA Medieval & Renaissance Music- Instruments, songs, oh my!
Youtube Channels, Playlists, Videos:
Shava Sue- Northshielder who posts lots of SCA songs
Bardic 101- Lecture on SCA bardic
SCA Bardic Filk & Dance- Collection of SCA bardic performances
Song Books:
Katriana's Songbook, Calontir Songs
Medieval Songs on Guitar
Tabs For a Few Medieval Guitar Songs