Music
Renaissance Festival Podcast...Weekly music and entertainment from Renaissance festivals with Celtic music, Irish folk music, Scottish bagpipes, English folk, Gypsy music, Renaissance music, and comedy from groups performing this week at a faire near you. Hosted by Kristen Roger and Marc Gunn. Subscribe to it on iTunes!
Friends and Family
The Lost Boys...the original teal-clad Ren-rock sensation! Art thou ready to experience the awesome metal power of the Bonny Boys in Blue?
Lindsay Smith...groovy Atlanta singer-songwriter and real-world alter-ego (boy, that's a lot of hyphens) of the Georgia Renaissance Festival's own brilliant protest singer, Joni Minstrel.
Speechless...Prog instrumentals for people who hate prog. Catchy, fun and rockin'.
Jeff McKerley...sexy, silly, soulful star of the Shakespearean (and other) stage. H-where will he next tread the boards? Do find out, won't you?
Marc Gunn...tireless and talented musician, he of the Brobdingnagian Bards. When he sings, kitties everywhere purr, stretch in the sun, and feign disinterest while being petted.
Mickle-a-do...pub-shakin', foot-stompin', fiddle-sawin', Irish-jiggin' band of the highest order.
Kelly Stewart...amazing harpist that plays beautiful music. She's also Rivka's harp teacher.
The Starboard Watch / Susan Hickey...magnificently soulful singer and a dedicated scholar of traditional music. I swear, 85% of the songs the folks out at the Georgia faire know, they learned from Susan.
Craig of Farrington...Ah, the crimson-bearded lutenist. The Bawdy Beautiful. Craig is the real deal...he's probably as close as you'll ever see to a true Renaissance-style minstrel, whether he's plunking out a beautiful melody or a clever, saucy ditty.
Emerald Rose...Frodo's faves and some swell guys.
Tenpenny Travelers...one of Pete's favorite pub acts. Obviously the only thing better than being the only bloke in a band with two beautiful birds is being the only bloke in a band with four beautiful birds.
Great Scott!... Becky's groovy 80's cover band. Watch Becky let her hair (farther) down and rock fully out.
Events and Venues
The Georgia Renaissance Festival...our home faire. Grab a fryed-whatsoever-upon-ye-olde-stycke and come find us in the Brewer's Pub. (Where else would you find Ale?)
The Carolina Renaissance Festival...beautiful venue, great folks. Plus, the crisp fall weather makes it fun to be outside amidst the trees.
The New American Shakespeare Tavern...vittles, booze, and the Bard. See Shakespeare as it's meant to be seen...with a steaming bowl of Shepherd's Pie in front of you. My stomach just growled as I wrote that.
Dragon*Con...are you a big fat geek...of any discipline? Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, comics, anime, whatever? Yeah? We are too. Great, ain't it?
The North Georgia Celtic Festival...since this event is hosted by the venerable Emerald Rose, and they played for the Lord of the Rings Oscar parties, it's kinda like we know Billy Boyd by proxy...right? Right?
Other Stuff
CDBaby...the online independent music retailer. These guys always give a square deal, they're organized and easy to work with, they look out for their artists, and their catalog is huge. Someday retailers like this will replace the major chain stores. And finally...well...I always laugh when I look at their logo.
Wicked Pete's Guitar...just in case I've inspired you to buy one and play it. Or smash it. Or if you're a Takamine rep looking to give me an endorsement. I need about five more of these, please, with a "TQA" inset at the twelfth fret, and a few of the electric-acoustic model. (And a smaller one for A.P.)
Oh, and strings...don't forget the strings, you D'Addario reps out there. I go through 'em like cocktail weenies.
