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Aesa's Brawl
Post-Revel: Aesa's Brawl (Mateo Montero de Madrid) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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The Agincourt [Banana Boat] Carol
Post-Revel: The Agincourt [Banana Boat] Carol (Anon & Harry Belafonte) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2022 in the Shire of the Ravenslake.

The Agincourt Carol - Anon
The Banana Boat Song - Harry Belafonte

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Born to Be the Hero
Born to Be the Hero (Catherine du Fay) - Melrakki
Recorded at Simple Day 2023 in the Barony of Sternfeld.
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Burden of the Crown
Post-Revel: Burden of the Crown (Baldwin of Erebor) - Melrakk
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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By the Weight of the Chain
Blow Someone Else’s Horn: By the Weight of the Chain (Aneleda Falconbridge) - Melrocky
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2016 in Illiton.

Blow Someone Else's Horn:
Perform the work of some other SCAdian. Extra applause for memorizing and for doing something that is not well-known.
We’ll have a special chair up front for the author of your piece, if they are in attendance, to be recognized for their work.
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Colorful Bruise
Follow the Leader: Colorful Bruise - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2017 in the Barony of Rivenstar.

Music: Battle Hymn of the Republic

Follow the Leader:
Sing along with Snorri. Perform a work containing a chorus or refrain that will have the whole room
singing merrily along.
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Colorful Bruise
Post-Revel: Colorful Bruise (Steven MacEanruig & William the Lucky) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Eternity's Waltz
Eternity's Waltz (Moonwulf Starkaadersson) - Melrakki
Recorded at Simple Day 2023 in the Barony of Sternfeld.
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Eyjafjallajökull
Blow Someone Elses Horn: Eyjafjallajökull (Hilla Stormbringer) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2022 in the Shire of the Ravenslake.

Blow Someone Elses Horn:
Perform the work of some other SCAdian. Extra applause for matching the theme of the day and/or
choosing something that is not well-known.
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Fighting in An Tir
Post-Revel: Fighting in An Tir (unknown) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Fighting in Antir
Chance Encounter: Fighting in Antir - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2019 in the Barony of the Cleftlands

Chance Encounter:
What do you think this challenge calls for? Let's all see what we bump into in this Chance Encounter!
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Fire Breathing Cows
This Plan Is Too Clever to Fail Twice: Fire Breathing Cows - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2016 in Illiton.

This Plan Is Too Clever to Fail Twice:
Some capers get pulled off perfectly, others… *ahem* I meant to do that. Tell us of yours. In
other words, “Where’s the earth shattering ka-boom?”
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Fly Dragon Fly
Post-Revel: Fly Dragon Fly (Owen Alun) - Owen Alun & Merlakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2022 in the Shire of the Ravenslake.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Herald's Song
Post-Revel: Herald's Song (Damien Nitehawk) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Joan
Post-Revel: Joan (Marian of Heatherdale) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Least of My Kind
Post-Revel: Least of My Kind (Cat Faber) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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The Lyke Wake Dirge
Post-Revel: The Lyke Wake Dirge (Anon) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Making Antipasta from Corn is Difficult
Mazacroca: Making Antipasta from Corn is Difficult - Melrakki
Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic Madness 2023 in the Shire of Narrental.

Mazacroca:
Choose 1 of the 3 handouts and decipher what appears to be Renaissance gibberish scribblings that
appear to be in style of soliloquy, a sonnet, or perhaps it's a dialogue snippet between 2 or more
people? (Or are these recipes for how to make lasagna?)

You decide, create your own "translation" and present your findings!
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Norman & Japanese Haiku
Norman & Japanese Haiku - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2019 in the Barony of the Cleftlands

Norman & Japanese Haiku
Write both a Japanese and Norman Haiku.


Traditional Haiku:
There are only three lines, totaling 17 syllables. First line is 5 syllables. The second line is 7
syllables. The third line is 5 syllables like the first. Punctuation and capitalization are up to
the poet, and need not follow the rigid rules used in structuring sentences. Haiku are often
considered nature poems.

Interesting web article found with more information about Japanese Haiku for those interested:
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/haiku/

Norman Haiku:
Rule 1: Touch on the themes of Love, Fashion, and Sheep
Rule 2: Must be 17 Syllables

Rule 3: Last 6 syllables must be "Icky, icky, icky."
(*Optional: A 4th theme: Death! Although not *required* at all, the truly great
Norman Haikists have always been able to work death into some of their poetry.)

Example of Norman Haiku: Acknowledged by the Boreal Master and all scholars everywhere - even those
in unrelated fields - as THE purest and most classical example of Norman Haiku is this:
"No sheep, there I stood, courting Death in my shorts! Icky, icky, icky."

"Norman Haiku - A Made-Up Poetry Form From The West Kingdom"

As taught by Dahrien Cordell at KWCB VIII Saturday afternoon:

Long ago, Master Gerald of Ipsley told me that someone in the West taught him about this
uproariously silly and fun form that really has little to do with any medieval poetic endeavors I've
ever heard of. This class has even been taught at Pennsic University, which should lend it
absolutely no additional credibility. So hide your rank, wear a mask, don't tell the Laurels, then
laugh when they sit beside you! (Battery not included.)
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Normans and Saxons
Concert: Normans and Saxons (Rudyard Kipling) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Concert: If anyone has a piece (or pieces) they're dying to perform, but that doesn't really fit any
of the criteria - this is the spot for it.
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Northern Queen
Post-Revel: Northern Queen (Garraed Galbraith) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Northern Queen
Post-Revel: Northern Queen (Garraed Galbraith) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Of Cabbages
Dances of the Fairy Queen: Of Cabbages (Leslie Fish) - Melrakki
Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic Madness 2023 in the Shire of Narrental.

Dances of the Fairy Queen:
Present a song or instrumental music fit for a fairy court to dance to.
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Only
Post-Revel: Only (Lucia Elena Braganza) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Out Oars and Haul
Post-Revel: Out Oars and Haul (Moonwulf Starkaadersson) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Out Oars and Haul
Post-Revel: Out Oars and Haul - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness (MK) 2023 in the Shire of Narrental.

lyrics: Moonwulf Starkaadersson
music: Remember, O Thou Man (Thomas Ravenscroft)

Post-Revel:
Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Peasant Knight
Concert: Peasant Knight (Rosalind Jehanne) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Concert:
If anyone has a piece (or pieces) they're dying to perform, but that doesn't really fit any of the
criteria - this is the spot for it.
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The Pict Song
Post-Revel: The Pict Song (Rudyard Kipling & Leslie Fish) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Post-Revel Midrealm Bardic Madness 2017
We had a limited amount of time for the Post-Revel/Bardic Circle after Mid-Realm Bardic Madness XIX:
Bardic By the Numbers - Primus to Extremus, 18 November 2017, and so everyone was asked to just
pick, pass, or play without introduction or explanation. I decided it would be more fun to edit it
all together as one piece so everyone could get the feel of what it was like. Other than a few
technical difficulties, here is most all of what went on for the last two hours of the event. Enjoy!
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Reign for All Time
Post-Revel: Reign for All Time (Dolan Madoc) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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The Road of Kings
Post Revel: The Road of Kings (Robert E Howard) - Melrakky
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2017 in the Barony of Rivenstar.

Post Revel:
Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Serious Steel
Pilgrimage: Serious Steel (Leslie FIsh) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2018 in Grey Gargoyles.

Pilgrimage
We've all traveled distances to reach an event. Often encountering strange adventures along the way.
Whoever said that 'getting there is half the fun', likely remembered to pack the good road snacks,
map, and a compass. Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights DO make a left. Tell us of a
journey - perhaps from an SCA experience, or of someone from period (or could have come from period
times); about going in an unintended direction, and the trials and tribulations encountered along
the way.
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Shopspur
Post-Revel: Shopspur (John Inchingham) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Simple Names
Blow Someone Else's Horn: Simple Names (Priscilla the Hun) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2018 in Grey Gargoyles.

Blow Someone Else's Horn
Perform the work of some other SCAdian. Extra applause for memorizing and for doing something that
is not well-known. We’ll have a special chair up front for the author of your piece, if they are
in attendance, to be recognized for their work.
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Sing a Song of Water
Blow Someone Else's Horn: Sing a Song of Water (Steve of Tirnewydd) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Blow Someone Else's Horn:
Perform the work of some other SCAdian. Extra applause for matching the theme of the day and/or
choosing something that is not well-known.
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Sons of the Dragon
Together at Home: Sons of the Dragon (Garraed Galbraith) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Together at Home:
Sometimes it takes Esprit de Corps. Tell us in song, story, or poem of such a time where
togetherness won the day!
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Stones
Post-Revel: Stones (Iolo FitzOwen) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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That's What All the Bards Say
Blow Someone Else's Horn: That's What All the Bards Say (Sparrow Hawksdottir) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2019 in the Barony of the Cleftlands

Blow Someone Else's Horn:
Perform the work of some other SCAdian. Extra applause for matching the theme of the day and/or
choosing something that is not well-known.
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Time Slip
Post-Revel: Time Slip (Leslie Fish) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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To Live in the Dream
Melrakki (Midrealm) sings an original piece by Frederick of Holland. Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic
Madness XIX: Bardic By the Numbers - Primus to Extremus‎, 18 November 2017.

There’s a First Time for Everything:
Everything was new once. No matter what we’re doing, there was an initial stab at it. Tell us in
song, story, or poem about such a beginning.
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Undefeated
Post-Revel: Undefeated (Lucia Elena Braganza) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2020 in the ethereal realm.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Warrior's Wyrd
Follow the Leader: Warrior's Wyrd (Ivar Battleskald) - Melrakki
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2022 in the Shire of the Ravenslake.

Follow the Leader:
Lead the room in a work that will have the whole room singing, answering, drumming, dancing or
otherwise jamming along with you.

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