I’m excited about today’s East Kingdom Novice Day event, a tourney for novice fighters and fencers. I will be a novice too, trying my hand (or rather my throat) at list heralding for the first time. (For the unfamiliar, imagine the MC at a prize fight.) One more opportunity for the use of a bard’s skillset in service.
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Single: “The Bastard’s Tale”
This is the first, the last, some think the best. Certainly the darkest of the tales in Hidden Gold. It was the first one we recorded for the project–and then we came back round at the end and re-recorded pretty much the whole song, applying everything we’d learned from the experience. I think it shows.
Fans of The Knowne World Bardcast have already heard this version of “The Bastard’s Tale”, but I’ve been told it’s worth replaying. If you like it, I hope it’s worth sharing with your friends.
Enjoy. (But watch your back.)
If you are an SCA bardic performer and will be attending the Pennsic War this summer, we want you to consider performing in the Pennsic Bardic Arts Exhibition on Monday, August 3, between 2 and 5 pm! To apply to perform, just fill out the Performer Request Form here. Hope to see you there!
As folks get ready for Pennsic, a reminder: There is a tradition, originating from Calontir, to let entertainers know they are welcome at your camp! All you need to do is… Mug Your Gate!
Lady Sophia the Orange of Atlantia asked me a few weeks ago to write an article for the Atlantia Performing Arts blog about my experiences creating Hidden Gold. Today she published it, and you can read it here if you like.
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New single: “Changeling”
I want to thank everyone who has helped us support the JCC Therapeutic Nursery through this project. This preschool provides early intervention to bright children with special needs, including our son. All proceeds from the album are being donated to the Nursery.
This track from the album was inspired by our experiences coming to terms with parenthood playing out differently than we had expected it to. If this piece touches you, I invite you to share it.
For those who wanted to be at the release concert but couldn’t, we were able to take video. Sadly, the camera only picked up the first half of the concert, but at least we can share that part…
So I want to take a few minutes today to get down my recollections from the release concert Saturday night, before it fades. I’ll be sharing pictures and video probably later in the week for those who couldn’t be there…but I want to take a breath and step back and let my work be out there for people to enjoy if they wish, and get out of the way.
Last night was amazing. We had some twenty thirty people in the house for the release party for Hidden Gold, and I got to perform the album in its entirety with a backing band. More thoughts, and photos and video, will follow. Initial sales of the album, at the event and online, are promising.
For now, I’m going to wish you all a happy Father’s Day, and spend some time with my family as well as my chosen family. I feel like a piece of metal that spent hours in the forge. It’s not a bad thing, but I am super tired. I wish everyone a happy Father’s Day, and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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Hidden Gold is now on sale.
It is on sale now, and the first orders are in. Buy it here. (Please share the link, and like the Drake Oranwood Facebook page, to spread the word!)
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