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Calontir, le Vrai Pays de Mon Couer--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War)
This is a three-part rondeau tercet that I composed in the 14th-century style of Guillaume de
Machaut, recorded for the Period Style Original Song competition in the First Bardic War with
Mistress Gwyneth Espicier singing the soprano part and Master Alan Smyith of Darkdale singing the
bass and myself on alto.

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Journeyman Concert #2
Journeyman Concert #2
Presented at the First Bardic War in the Ethereal Realm
May 18, 2021

00 00:00:00 Introduction
01 00:00:59 THL Joya bat Arwa al-Jinniyya (Northshield)
One More Dish, Johnny
Good Pilgrim
Shine
02 00:10:00 Lady Cornelia Caeciliana (Atlantia)
Come Again Sweet Love (John Dowland)
Amarilli Mia Bella (Giulio Caccini)
She Moved Through the Fair (Trad)
03 00:17:40 Lord Gavin Kent (Ã†thelmearc)
Gwilm the Smith
04 00:25:58 THL Aibhilin inghean Daibhidh (Trimaris)
A Secret Love or Two (Thomas Campion)
Selkie Song
The War I Wage
05 00:35:40 Lady Cynthia Anne of Silver Lakes (Atlantia)
Ricercare (Vincenzio Capirola)
Mille Regretz (attr Josquin des Prez)
[original intabulation: Cynthia Anne of Silver Lakes]
Ricercar (Joan Ambrosio Dalza)
[from Intabolatura di Lauto IV, printed by Ottaviano Pettruci, 1508]
The Willy Queen (Cynthia Anne of Silver Lakes)
Â© 2009 Sea Grey Songs
06 00:43:59 Lord Gregor von Medehem (East)
Cantigas de Santa Maria #166 (Anon)
07 00:46:43 THL Juliane Bechaumpe (Mid-Realm)
Lexandra's Victory
08 00:54:05 THL Bran O'Labhradha (Ã†thelmearc)
Elegy to the Dream
09 00:56:07 THL Cobflaith ingen Sitriucca meic Ãmair (Northshield)
Power
King's Daughter, King's Sister, King's Mother
Matilda 1140
10 01:06:03 THL Ishmael Stedfast Reed (Atlantia)
For Lady Serafina degli Aldobrandeschi de Firenze
A Petrarchan Sonnet
Come Again, Sweet Love (John Dowland)
Have You Seen the White Lily Grow? (Ben Jonson)
Clara's Soliloquy from The Last Voyage of the Valentine,
an original play in 3 Acts
11 01:15:06 Lady Megge Gormshuileach (Ã†thelmearc)
Pennsic Mid-Day Lullaby
Freya's Brave Ones
The Piper
12 01:24:35 THL Colette la trouvere (Antir)
Needle & Thread (A Selkie Song)
Song Calls to Song
13 01:34:20 THL KaÌri GaÌranhirsson (Mid-Realm)
The Lay of Thrym
14 01:49:17 THL Silence de Cherbourg (Ã†thelmearc)
Tell My Story (Kasia of Two Kingdoms and Silence de Cherbourg)
Chanson de Jeune Fille
Lyrics: Anonymous, 14th c., Bodleian MS Douce 308
Melody: 13th c. motet from Montpellier codex
Heloise and Abelard, Love Will Return (Efenwealt Wystle)
15 01:58:29 THL Elaisse de Garrigues (Calontir)
The Phoenix
The Shadow of the Scythe
The Long Journey Home
16 02:09:27 THL Juliana Laverick (Antir)
Heart to Defend
A Minstrel Fine
Hey, Ho! to the Greenwood (Thomas Ravenscroft)

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The Long Journey Home--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War)
Recorded for the Journeyman Concert at the First Bardic War.

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Monicella mi farei--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War)
HL Rónán Blood and HL Haroun ibn-Ullr accompanied me on this song for the Non-English Performance
category of the First Bardic War. The song is "Monicella mi farei" written by the Florentine singer
and lutenist Cosimo Bottegari c. 1574.

I decided to do my own translation of the Italian lyrics so that I could better understand and
communicate their meaning as I sang. After some linguistic digging and research into the garments of
a Renaissance nun, what I came up with paints the picture of a frivolous person imagining the
luxuries and pleasures of a monastic lifeâ€”punctuated with sexual innuendo in the dream of a lovely
sister to share pleasures with. My translation:

I would make myself a nun, if I thought they would accept me, and the name that I would choose is
lovely Sister Angioletta.
I yearn to have a habit of Milanese silk, with beautiful white wrappings and a wimple in the French
style.
I also long for a cell, very large and spacious, with a good bed and a chest overflowing with all
sorts of things.
Above all, I long for a beautiful sister who would give me every pleasureâ€”and I would give it to
her, too.
Then I would enjoy myself summer or winter, and I would never regret that I would stay locked up
forever.

I initially believed that this song was intended to be performed by a female singer. As I learned
more about Cosimo Bottegari, including the fact that his songbook, "Il Libro di canto e liuto," was
a collection of songs for his own use as a performer, I questioned this assumption. It was clear
that this song was intended to be sexually suggestive in a humorous way. I imagined the song being
sung by a man, and several things clicked. The opening lines do not say that the singer plans to
become a nun but that they would become a nun if they thought they would be accepted. This makes
more sense if sung by a man, who obviously would not be allowed to become a nun. Once I imagined a
man singing a song about what he would do if he could be a nun, which of course he couldnâ€™t, the
humor came into sharper focus and the innuendo made perfect sense.
I am now convinced that Bottegari wrote this song intending to sing it himself, however that does
not preclude the possibility of a female singing it playfully.

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Nota Ductia I, II, III--Elaisse de Garrigues and Conna ingen Ui Chearbhail (First Bardic War)
Countess Conna ingen Ui Chearbhail and I play three 13th-century English dance pieces found in the
Harley 978 manuscript, currently in the British Library. The Honorable Lord Haroun ibn-Ullr joins us
on the third piece. This was recorded for the Group Music competition in the First Bardic War.

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The Phoenix - The Shadow of the Scythe - The Long Journey Home
Journeyman Concert #2

three songs by Elaisse de Garrigues
Elaisse's youtube channel - https://youtube.com/channel/UCQt-IewUWs2CTxS92WOrhfQ
The Phoenix
The Shadow of the Scythe
The Long Journey Home
Bardic War 2021 in the ethereal realm.

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The Phoenix--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War)
Recorded for the Journeyman Concert at the First Bardic War.

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Shadow of the Scythe--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War)
Recorded for the Journeyman Concert at the First Bardic War.

I started writing this song in the spring of 2020, as worries about the pandemic were growing but it was unclear how quickly the virus would spread or how deadly it would be when it arrived. Even on the sunniest days, it felt like I was walking under the shadow of the dangers and difficulties I knew were coming. This song was the result of my grappling with those feelings, and while it may seem to be a song about death and the Grim Reaper, for me it is a song about resilience in the face of uncertainty and fear about the future.

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We're Calontir--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War Brawl)
A song for marching to the battlefield.

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	Title: Description:	Calontir, le Vrai Pays de Mon Couer--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War) This is a three-part rondeau tercet that I composed in the 14th-century style of Guillaume de Machaut, recorded for the Period Style Original Song competition in the First Bardic War with Mistress Gwyneth Espicier singing the soprano part and Master Alan Smyith of Darkdale singing the bass and myself on alto.
	Title: Description:	Journeyman Concert #2 Journeyman Concert #2 Presented at the First Bardic War in the Ethereal Realm May 18, 2021 00 00:00:00 Introduction 01 00:00:59 THL Joya bat Arwa al-Jinniyya (Northshield) One More Dish, Johnny Good Pilgrim Shine 02 00:10:00 Lady Cornelia Caeciliana (Atlantia) Come Again Sweet Love (John Dowland) Amarilli Mia Bella (Giulio Caccini) She Moved Through the Fair (Trad) 03 00:17:40 Lord Gavin Kent (Ã†thelmearc) Gwilm the Smith 04 00:25:58 THL Aibhilin inghean Daibhidh (Trimaris) A Secret Love or Two (Thomas Campion) Selkie Song The War I Wage 05 00:35:40 Lady Cynthia Anne of Silver Lakes (Atlantia) Ricercare (Vincenzio Capirola) Mille Regretz (attr Josquin des Prez) [original intabulation: Cynthia Anne of Silver Lakes] Ricercar (Joan Ambrosio Dalza) [from Intabolatura di Lauto IV, printed by Ottaviano Pettruci, 1508] The Willy Queen (Cynthia Anne of Silver Lakes) Â© 2009 Sea Grey Songs 06 00:43:59 Lord Gregor von Medehem (East) Cantigas de Santa Maria #166 (Anon) 07 00:46:43 THL Juliane Bechaumpe (Mid-Realm) Lexandra's Victory 08 00:54:05 THL Bran O'Labhradha (Ã†thelmearc) Elegy to the Dream 09 00:56:07 THL Cobflaith ingen Sitriucca meic Ãmair (Northshield) Power King's Daughter, King's Sister, King's Mother Matilda 1140 10 01:06:03 THL Ishmael Stedfast Reed (Atlantia) For Lady Serafina degli Aldobrandeschi de Firenze A Petrarchan Sonnet Come Again, Sweet Love (John Dowland) Have You Seen the White Lily Grow? (Ben Jonson) Clara's Soliloquy from The Last Voyage of the Valentine, an original play in 3 Acts 11 01:15:06 Lady Megge Gormshuileach (Ã†thelmearc) Pennsic Mid-Day Lullaby Freya's Brave Ones The Piper 12 01:24:35 THL Colette la trouvere (Antir) Needle & Thread (A Selkie Song) Song Calls to Song 13 01:34:20 THL KaÌri GaÌranhirsson (Mid-Realm) The Lay of Thrym 14 01:49:17 THL Silence de Cherbourg (Ã†thelmearc) Tell My Story (Kasia of Two Kingdoms and Silence de Cherbourg) Chanson de Jeune Fille Lyrics: Anonymous, 14th c., Bodleian MS Douce 308 Melody: 13th c. motet from Montpellier codex Heloise and Abelard, Love Will Return (Efenwealt Wystle) 15 01:58:29 THL Elaisse de Garrigues (Calontir) The Phoenix The Shadow of the Scythe The Long Journey Home 16 02:09:27 THL Juliana Laverick (Antir) Heart to Defend A Minstrel Fine Hey, Ho! to the Greenwood (Thomas Ravenscroft)
	Title: Description:	The Long Journey Home--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War) Recorded for the Journeyman Concert at the First Bardic War.
	Title: Description:	Monicella mi farei--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War) HL Rónán Blood and HL Haroun ibn-Ullr accompanied me on this song for the Non-English Performance category of the First Bardic War. The song is "Monicella mi farei" written by the Florentine singer and lutenist Cosimo Bottegari c. 1574. I decided to do my own translation of the Italian lyrics so that I could better understand and communicate their meaning as I sang. After some linguistic digging and research into the garments of a Renaissance nun, what I came up with paints the picture of a frivolous person imagining the luxuries and pleasures of a monastic lifeâ€”punctuated with sexual innuendo in the dream of a lovely sister to share pleasures with. My translation: I would make myself a nun, if I thought they would accept me, and the name that I would choose is lovely Sister Angioletta. I yearn to have a habit of Milanese silk, with beautiful white wrappings and a wimple in the French style. I also long for a cell, very large and spacious, with a good bed and a chest overflowing with all sorts of things. Above all, I long for a beautiful sister who would give me every pleasureâ€”and I would give it to her, too. Then I would enjoy myself summer or winter, and I would never regret that I would stay locked up forever. I initially believed that this song was intended to be performed by a female singer. As I learned more about Cosimo Bottegari, including the fact that his songbook, "Il Libro di canto e liuto," was a collection of songs for his own use as a performer, I questioned this assumption. It was clear that this song was intended to be sexually suggestive in a humorous way. I imagined the song being sung by a man, and several things clicked. The opening lines do not say that the singer plans to become a nun but that they would become a nun if they thought they would be accepted. This makes more sense if sung by a man, who obviously would not be allowed to become a nun. Once I imagined a man singing a song about what he would do if he could be a nun, which of course he couldnâ€™t, the humor came into sharper focus and the innuendo made perfect sense. I am now convinced that Bottegari wrote this song intending to sing it himself, however that does not preclude the possibility of a female singing it playfully.
	Title: Description:	Nota Ductia I, II, III--Elaisse de Garrigues and Conna ingen Ui Chearbhail (First Bardic War) Countess Conna ingen Ui Chearbhail and I play three 13th-century English dance pieces found in the Harley 978 manuscript, currently in the British Library. The Honorable Lord Haroun ibn-Ullr joins us on the third piece. This was recorded for the Group Music competition in the First Bardic War.
	Title: Description:	The Phoenix - The Shadow of the Scythe - The Long Journey Home Journeyman Concert #2 three songs by Elaisse de Garrigues Elaisse's youtube channel - https://youtube.com/channel/UCQt-IewUWs2CTxS92WOrhfQ The Phoenix The Shadow of the Scythe The Long Journey Home Bardic War 2021 in the ethereal realm.
	Title: Description:	The Phoenix--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War) Recorded for the Journeyman Concert at the First Bardic War.
	Title: Description:	Shadow of the Scythe--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War) Recorded for the Journeyman Concert at the First Bardic War. I started writing this song in the spring of 2020, as worries about the pandemic were growing but it was unclear how quickly the virus would spread or how deadly it would be when it arrived. Even on the sunniest days, it felt like I was walking under the shadow of the dangers and difficulties I knew were coming. This song was the result of my grappling with those feelings, and while it may seem to be a song about death and the Grim Reaper, for me it is a song about resilience in the face of uncertainty and fear about the future.
	Title: Description:	We're Calontir--Elaisse de Garrigues (First Bardic War Brawl) A song for marching to the battlefield.