Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn's Videos
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Footsteps A Riot of Colors: Footsteps - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Northshield Bardic Madness 2023 in the Barony of Jararvellir. A Riot of Colors: From the Provost's list of words, create a new poem to bedazzle us. Blackberry Buzzing Careful Consent Crocus Dancer Earthen Gloaming Grave Joyous Pool Purple Rook Sneeze Wander |
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My First Event Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn (Midrealm) sings an original piece she wrote when she was new in the SCA. 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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At Pennsic War Post Revel: At Pennsic War - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2018 in Grey Gargoyles. Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--) |
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Bill Shakespeare's Pet Snake Recorded at Bardic Madness 2015 in Unicorn Pass the Tale All those who wish to participate get up together and tell a tale from beginning to end. The challenge's patron will 'conduct' by pointing to the person whose turn it is to continue the tale and deciding when it is time to end. |
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Breakfast Ballet Post-Revel: Breakfast Ballet - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Northshield Bardic Madness 2023 in the Barony of Jararvellir. Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--) |
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A Child's Merry Go Rondeau Rondeau: A Child's Merry Go Rondeau - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2018 in Grey Gargoyles. Rondeau The Rondeau is a French poetic form dating back to the thirteenth century. The style used in the example below is from 16th Century England. It consists of thirteen eight syllable lines and two repeated four syllable refrains. These fifteen lines contain are broken into three stanzas and contain only three rhymes. Poets in this challenge can use a different version of the Rondeau form they choose. There are several good examples provided on the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondeau_(forme_fixe). |
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The Coast of High Barbary Concert: The Coast of High Barbary (Trad) - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic Madness 2023 in the Shire of Narrental. 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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Coasts of High Barbary Coasts of High Barbary (Trad) - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Illiton's Rites of Spring 2015 |
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Duke Vincentio from Measure for Measure, Act 4, Scene 1 Recorded at Bardic Madness 2015 in Unicorn A Wholesome Answer In the morning you'll draw a Shakespearean quote (one of the disturbing ones suitable to our occasion) which poses a question or a problem. Respond to it with two verses and a chorus. |
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The End of All Seasons Form Challenge, Sonnets: The End of All Seasons - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic Madness 2023 in the Shire of Narrental. Form Challenge, Sonnets: What's in a day of Shakespeare without inviting those inclined to try their hands at composing a sonnet! For extra fun: write a sonnet responding to one of Shakespeare's sonnets, or create further poetic recipes of the Three Witches ("bubble bubble toil and trouble...")! Instructions: The form of Shakespearean sonnets - Shakespeare's sonnets are composed of 14 lines, and most are divided into three quatrains and a final, concluding couplet, rhyming abab cdcd efef gg. This sonnet form and rhyme scheme is known as the 'English' sonnet. - Write your lines in iambic pentameter (duh-DUH-duh-DUH-duh-DUH-duh-DUH-duh-DUH. Format the sonnet using 3 quatrains followed by 1 couplet. |
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Fair, if you expect admiring Fair, if you expect admiring (Thomas Campion) - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Illiton's Rites of Spring 2015 |
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Ghost Story Recorded at Bardic Madness 2015 in Unicorn Concert The concert is your opportunity to perform pieces which may not "fyt" into any of the challenges. |
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Giacomo & Maypole Pass the Tale: Giacomo & the Maypole performers: Freydís in tryggva Sigurardóttir, Ronin the Bowleg, Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn, Albrecht of Caer Anterth Mawr, Berwyn Æthelbryght of Ackley, Bridget ni Cathasaigh, Caradoc Llew Du ap Morgan, Muirenn Recorded at Northshield Bardic Madness 2023 in the Barony of Jararvellir. Pass the Tale: All those who wish to participate signup to tell a tale from beginning to end. The challenge's patron will 'conduct' by choosing whose turn it is to continue the tale, and deciding when it is time to end. Perhaps even sharing a lesson learned in the story. |
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He's Sailing His Own Ship Now Recorded at Bardic Madness 2015 in Unicorn Post-Revel Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :-) |
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Here I Am Amongst You Here I Am Amongst You (Trad) - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Illiton's Rites of Spring 2015 |
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Homework Blues Forget-Me-Nots: Homework Blues - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Northshield Bardic Madness 2023 in the Barony of Jararvellir. Forget-Me-Nots: Off book performance. If you can sing the alphabet song, you can do this! |
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Howling at the Moon Follow the Leader: Howling at the Moon - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn 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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Howling at the Moon (music: Trad) Howling at the Moon (music: Trad) - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Baroness Wars 2023 in the Shire of Swordcliff. lyrics: Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn music: The Rising of the Moon (Trad) |
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I Write the Songs that Make the Known World Sing I Write the Songs that Make the Known World Sing - Marie la Fauconniere, Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn, Eadaoin Ghormshuilleach, & Hilla Stormbringer Recorded at Twelfth Night 2024 in the Barony of Ayreton. lyrics: Marie la Fauconniere Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Eadaoin Ghormshuilleach Hilla Stormbringer music: I Write the Songs (Bruce Johnson) |
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Isabella's Defense Isabella's Defense - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at the Performing Arts Symposium 2019 in Caer Gwyn. |
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Isabella's Defense Concert: Isabella's Defense - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2018 in Grey Gargoyles. 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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Lady MacBeth I’m So Misunderstood: Lady MacBeth - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2016 in Illiton. I’m So Misunderstood: Everyone is the hero of their own story. No tyrant or despot has ever thought of themselves as the villain of the piece. Tell us of your evil genius and why they are, in fact, the good guy. |
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Letter to HR Poem by Michelangelo. Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic Madness XIX: Bardic By the Numbers - Primus to Extremus, 18 November 2017. Period Piece: Perform a documentably period piece of music, story, or song (poetry, prose, and so forth are good too). Dig out those reference books, blow off the dust (try not to sneeze), and see what wonderful and magical treasures you can find in them. There is a staggering amount of fantastic material out there. Find something, be it silly or sublime, and amaze us with it. |
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Letter to HR Period Piece: Letter to HR (Michelangelo Buonarroti) - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2017 in the Barony of Rivenstar. Period Piece: Perform a documentably period piece of music, story, or song (poetry, prose, and so forth are good too). Dig out those reference books, blow off the dust (try not to sneeze), and see what wonderful and magical treasures you can find in them. There is a staggering amount of fantastic material out there. Find something, be it silly or sublime, and amaze us with it. |
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The Lie Direct Recorded at Bardic Madness 2015 in Unicorn The Lie Direct In contrast to modern playwrights Shakespeare rarely has a character state something contrary to the facts as he or she knows them. When they do lie, the liar is usually a villain, and he or she will immediately tell us all about it. Lie to us, and tell us all about it. |
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Lies Bardic Madness Anniversary: Lies - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn with Llywelyn Glyndwr, Ursula Mortimer, & Taliesin Wordweaver Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic Madness 2023 in the Shire of Narrental. Bardic Madness Anniversary: Comb through your own notes and folios - Perform a work you specifically created at/for any previous Bardic Madness, 'Ftys of Madness', or Madness related or inspired events (since Bardic Madness has been 'Franchised' to several other kingdoms in recent years.) Tell us the challenge, if you remember, as you introduce your piece. |
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Minute Lullaby And So to Bed: Minute Lullaby - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2018 in Grey Gargoyles. And So to Bed When is everyone's suit empty? When we hang it up and go to bed. Send us off with a lullaby. |
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My First Event There's a First Time for Everything: My First Event - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2017 in Rivenstar. music: The First Noel (Trad) 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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Ode to Pennsic 4 Recorded at Bardic Madness 2015 in Unicorn Out, Out, Brief Birthday Candle Shakespeare's birthday is reckoned to be April 23, not because he was born that day (probably not), but because it's St. George's day and also the date of his death. Tell us of another anniversary, person or incident that should be remembered correctly. |
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Pirate Liquor Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn (Midrealm) answers the challenge with an original filk (original tune: Wild Rover). Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic Madness XIX: Bardic By the Numbers - Primus to Extremus, 18 November 2017. 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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Pirate Liquor Pirate Liquor - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Vanished Wood's All Souls 2017 music: WIld Rover (Trad) |
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Pirate Liquor Follow the Leader: Pirate Liquor - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2017 in the Barony of Rivenstar. music: Wild Rover (Trad) 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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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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Quant Je Voi Yver Retorner Concert: Quant Je Voi Yver Retorner (Colin Muset) - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2016 in Illiton. 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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Quant Je Voi Yver Retorner Perennials: Quant Je Voi Yver Retorner (Colin Muset) - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Northshield Bardic Madness 2023 in the Barony of Jararvellir. Perennials: What's old is new again! Find a period piece and put a spin on it to make it your own. Change the method of delivery, add new verses/stanzas, etc. Bonus points if we can't tell which parts are new! |
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Queen Isabella Recorded at Bardic Madness 2015 in Unicorn At Last, Poor Yorick Occasionally Shakespeare's characters have a chance to speak from beyond the grave - Julius Caesar wanders the battlefield at Philippi, the Ghost in Hamlet provides some essential exposition, even poor old Yorick is sometimes given voice onstage by a jocular Hamlet. Pull a historical or literary dead guy from a hat and give him or her a last chance to tell us what he thinks. |
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Rasberry Gorget Rasberry Gorget - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at the Performing Arts Symposium 2019 in Caer Gwyn. |
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Raspberry Gorget Post Revel: Raspberry Gorget - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn 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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Rhyme Royal Rhyme Royal: Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2016 in Illiton. Rhyme Royal: The rhyme royal stanza consists of seven lines, usually in iambic pentameter, set a-b-a-b-b-c-c. Geoffrey Chaucer used it often, including for four of the Canterbury tales, and James I of Scotland used it, perhaps inspiring the designation "Royal" rhyme. It remained very influential among English and Scottish poets after Chaucer's death, finally falling out of fashion during the reign of Elizabeth I. It's James the First who gave the form its name But Chaucer's he who's really owed the debt. An a-b-a-b quatrain starts the game, Then follow with a b-c-c tercet. Another way of thinking of it yet: A tercet with two couplets well endowed ... And we'll say both are fair and both allowed. |
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Rose of the Mid-Realm Bardic Bouquet: Rose of the Mid-Realm - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2022 in the Shire of the Ravenslake. Bardic Bouquet: Throughout many sources, there are references to a, "Language of Flowers", "The Flower of Chivalry", roses of many colors, weaving and wearing flowers in ones hair, the flower bouquets of May Fests, etc. Present to us a piece on posies! |
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Rose of the Mid-Realm Rose of the Mid-Realm - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Twelfth Night 2024 in the Barony of Ayreton. |
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The Scotsman Post-Revel: The Scotsman (Mike Cross) - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness (MK) 2023 in the Shire of Narrental. Post-Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--) |
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Suicide is Painless Suicide is Painless - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Illiton's Rites of Spring 2015 |
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Suicide is Painless Suicide is Painless (music: Johnny Mandel) - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Baroness Wars 2023 in the Shire of Swordcliff. lyrics: Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn music: Suicide is Painless (Johnny Mandel) aka: Song from M*A*S*H |
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Three Bargainers Blow Someone Else’s Horn: Three Bargainers (Andrew of Wolvenwood) - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2017 in the Barony of Rivenstar. 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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Thrice Toss These Oaken Ashes Recorded at Bardic Madness 2015 in Unicorn Period Piece Perform a documentably period piece of music, verse, story, or song. Dig out those reference books, blow off the dust (try not to sneeze), and see what wonderful and magical treasures you can find in them. There is a staggering amount of fantastic material out there. Find something, be it silly or sublime, and amaze us with it.. |
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To Bee or Not to Bee Stir Fry: To Bee or Not to Bee - Gwendolyn Merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2022 in the Shire of the Ravenslake. (With thanks to Dahrien Cordell for this challenge and suggested word list!) What do strawberries and honey have in common? BEES! Bees can get pollen from strawberries and make honey with it. Yumm! Use as many words from our list of bee-related words as you can, and mash them into a song, brief story, poetry, etc. If you choose to use a pre-existing song or other pre-format (Like Dr. Seuss or Lewis Carol or Edgar Allen Poe poetry), you can give yourself extra credit if your work's original base also relates to bees! syrup nectar mead milk honeycomb lavender dearest wax clover golden jelly fruit vine garden seeds blonde lemonade cacao (or cocoa or chocolate) bitter dirt or earth (small *e*) hybrid duke (or duchess) birthmark Bonus words: oenomel - from an ancient Greek beverage consisting of honey and unfermented grape juice; from Greek words oinos (wine) and meli (honey) stolon - in biology, horizontal connections between organisms, also known as runners; from Latin stolō (branch) |
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To the Cooks Toasting: To the Cooks - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2016 in Illiton. Toasting: Feast time is traditionally when we raise our glasses on high to honor the crown and other deserving individuals. Given a topic or person at random, create an appropriate toast for them. |
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The Unicorn Test Irrational Explanations: The Unicorn Test - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Bardic Madness 2018 in Grey Gargoyles. Irrational Explanations Explain an event / natural phenomenon / something that happened - by attributing it to supernatural or fantastical means. |
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You'll Hear that Dragon Sing You'll Hear that Dragon Sing - Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn Recorded at Vanished Wood's All Souls 2017 music: ??? |
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