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Battle's Lesson's Learned, aka The Chivalry Song (AUDIO)
Festival of Maidens 2016 Bardic Circle
Written and performed by: Lady Siobhán an Einigh of Calontir

Travel with this new fighter as she learns about Chivalry

Lyrics:
I'm a fresh fighter, This is my first war
My armor's all shiny and new!
My head's spinning 'round from all I've been told
I hope I know what to do.

Chiv, chiv, chivalry: I've heard of the tales of chivalry
chiv, chiv, chivalry: I've heard of the tales of chivalry.

I stood there at practice in front of town hall
The taskmaster sets us some drills
Proclaiming quite loudly for all to hear
His points on how to get kills.

"The purpose of battle is glory and gold,
Perhaps there's even a dame.
The spoils of victory are there for all
Go out there and make your name!

Chiv-chiv-chivalry: to hell with the code of chivalry!
Chiv-chiv-chivalry: to hell with the code of chivalry!"

I heard there in camp now the men of great years
The veterans of many a war
They muttered together, their heads in their cups
advice on what came before:

"The Kings and the Nobles they sit up on high
Fighting for pieces of gold
Your purpose in fighting's to come back alive
However you manage this goal!

Chiv, chiv, chivalry: who cares on the code of chivalry?
Chiv, chiv, chivalry: who cares on the code of chivalry?"

And then came a knight there, a man from afar
I don't even know his name
He stood there beside me before the first charge
And spoke not of glory nor fame

"We fight for our kingdom, we fight for our home
We fight for our kith and kin
We fight for their honor, defend them from all
Remember, and fight to win!

Chiv, chiv, chivalry: THIS is the code of chivalry!
Chiv, chiv, chivalry: THIS is the code of chivalry!"

I was a fresh fighter, off to my first war
My armor's a scuff or two
But I have learned much here, of hearts and of arms
From many a point of view.

Chiv chiv chivalry: I've learned of the code of chivalry
Chiv chiv chivalry: I'll hold to the code of chivalry!
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The Bear in the Porta Castle
The Bear in the Porta Castle - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at the House Sans Nomen Bardic Circle 2019 at The Windmill of Skew.
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Boudica's Oath
Concert: Boudica's Oath - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
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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Call for the Bards
Recorded at Bardic Bedlam 2014 in Lonely Tower, Calontir

Fun in Any Medium:
To those from other lands this topic may seem overly broad, but let us consider that neither death,
nor doom, nor even gloom shall be considered funny for any answers to this challenge. Present
something to make us laugh and really - we have plenty of that other stuff.
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Call for the Bards
Call for the Bards - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Pennsic 46 House Sans Nomen Concert

Music: All for Me Grog (Trad)
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Call for the Bards
Call for the Bards - Siobhán an Einigh
Pennsic 47 House Sans Nomen Concert

music: All for Me Grog (Trad)
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Call for the Bards
Call for the Bards - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Rites of Spring 2018 in Illiton.
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Call for the Bards (AUDIO)
Words by Siobhan an Einigh, Tune of "All for me Grog", a traditional shanty.

Please do not repost or reuse without giving credit to me and linking back to this video. Thanks!
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Child of the Dragon
Early Bird Warm Up Challenge: Child of the Dragon - Siobhán an Einigh
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2022 in the Shire of the Ravenslake.

Lyrics: Siobhán an Einigh
Music: Chì Mi Na Mòrbheanna (John Cameron)

Early Bird Warm Up Challenge:
Boot up the braincells and warm up your cuppa tea, coffee, chai, (or other preferred beverage at
whatever temperature ;) ) to join us in the first challenge! Perform something of your choice in
song, story, poem, prose, script, improv, etc... to merrily start the day!
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Child of the Dragon
Child of the Dragon - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Dragonshire Twelfth Night 2019 in the Barony of Ayreton.
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Child of the Dragon
Child of the Dragon - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Fall Coronation 2019 in the Barony of Illiton.
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Child of the Dragon
Child of the Dragon - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Simple Day 2019 in the Barony of Sternfeld.
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Child of the Dragon
Child of the Dragon - Siobhán an Einigh
Recorded at the Spring Slumber Bardy 2023 in the Barony of Sternfeld.

lyrics: Siobhán an Einigh
music: Chì Mi Na Mòrbheanna (John Cameron)
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Chivalry
Siobhan an Einigh (Midrealm) sings an original piece about being a new fighter 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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Chivalry
There's a First Time for Everything: Chivalry - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2017 in Rivenstar.

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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Dance Break
Once Upon a Dragon: Dance Break - John Inchingham & Siobhán an Einigh
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2018 in Grey Gargoyles.

Well.... More a response to a challenge, than a challenge response. While Sparrow was singing, this
silliness was happening over on the sidelines. It was too much fun not to film and share.

Once Upon a Dragon
Present a piece - musical, poetry, storytelling - which commemorates, in some way, the history of
the Middle Kingdom.
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Drunken Bards
Drunken Bards - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Twelfth Night 2017 in Tree-Girt-Sea.
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Drunken Bards
Drunken Bards - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Tree-Girt-Sea Twelfth Night 2018
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Finn MacCool
Period Piece: Finn MacCool - Nessa von Metten
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2016 in Illiton.

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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Fire Cycle
Fire Cycle - Siobhán an Einigh
Recorded at Baroness Wars 2023 in the Shire of Swordcliff.
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Fire Cycle
Post-Revel: Fire Cycle - Siobhán an Einigh
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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For Want of a Nail
This Plan Is Too Clever to Fail Twice: For Want of a Nail - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
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?â€
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Goodbye Song
Goodbye Song (Trad) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Tree-Girt-Sea Twelfth Night 2018
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How to Kill a Fly
Inchingham teaches an impromptu class on a period subject.
How to Kill a Fly - John Inchingham, Cerian Cantwr, Hilla Stormbringer, Siobhán an Einigh of
Connacht, and McKenzie Bryant
Recorded at Simple Day 2019 in the Barony of Sternfeld.
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Hush My Kitty
Concert: Hush My Kitty - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht & Hilla Stormbringer
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2017 in the Barony of Rivenstar.

lyrics: Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
music: Santa Lucia (Lorelei Skye)

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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Hush My Kitty
Hush My Kitty (music: Lorelei Skye) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht & Hilla Stormbringer
Recorded at the House Sans Nomen Memorial Day Backyard Party 2021.
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Hush My Kitty
Hush My Kitty - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht & Hilla Stormbringer
Pennsic 47 House Sans Nomen Concert

music: Santa Lucia Lullaby (Lorelei Skye)
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Hush My Kitty
(with the assistance of Hilla Stormbringer). A filk of Lorelei Skye's song "Santa Lucia
Lullaby".Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic Madness XIX: Bardic By the Numbers - Primus to Extremus‎, 18
November 2017.

A concert between the end of the third fyt of madness and the start of feast. If anyone has a piece
they would enjoy performing, but that doesn't really fit any of the challenges - this is the spot
for it.
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Hush My Kitty
Hush My Kitty - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht & Hilla Stormbringer
Recorded at Simple Day 2019 in the Barony of Sternfeld.
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Hush My Kitty (music: Lorelei Skye)
Hush My Kitty (music: Lorelei Skye) - Siobhán an Einigh & Hilla Stormbringer
Recorded at Baroness Wars 2023 in the Shire of Swordcliff.

lyrics: Siobhán an Einigh
music: Santa Lucia Lullaby (Lorelei Skye)
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I Like Some Milk
An Ode to Favorite Beverages: I Like Some Milk - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2019 in the Barony of the Cleftlands

An Ode to Favorite Beverages:
Midrealm Bardic Madness is old enough to drink! (...and has a bottomless pot of the 'Brew That Is
True' available - coffee!)
Create or perform a work musing on, or praising, a favorite libation and/or other sorts of
refreshments. Hail Hydrate!
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Journeyman Concert #1
Journeyman Concert #1 - The Concert that Started a War
Presented at the Second eBardic Symposium in the Ethereal Realm
January 23, 2021

00 00:00:00 Introduction
01 00:01:22 Count William of Fairhaven (Mid-Realm)
Garlanda's Song
The Banner
02 00:09:55 Lady Lasair Inghen Ui h'Airt (Atlantia)
Emer's Sick-Bed
03 00:13:50 THL Agnes Marie de Calais (East)
The Wife of Bath's Tale
04 00:23:38 Lord EÌadaoin Ruadh (Æthelmearc)
EÌadaoin's Lament (music: LuÌnasa)
05 00:29:14 Lady LiÌadan LiathaÌn & Lord Dai Gerdwr (Mid-Realm)
John Barleycorn (Trad)
The Pennsic Laundry Mountain (music: Harry McClintock)
Pennsic War (music: Mary Chapin Carpenter)
06 00:39:35 Lady Ealawynn Maeru (Atlantia)
Caedmon the Cowherd
07 00:45:06 THL Ciaran mac Breandain (Atlantia)
The Road to Santiago
The Path
08 00:51:37 Sir HaÌkon HaÌbrok (Atlantia)
Here's to Valhalla
09 00:56:20 Lord Drake Oranwood (East)
Can She Excuse My Wrongs (John Dowland)
I Must Be Silent
10 01:04:46 Lady Jeane Kilmeny (Atlantia)
Ygraine's Lament
The Oak
11 01:09:36 THL SiobhaÌn an Einigh of Connacht (Mid-Realm)
Y Gododdin (Aneirin)
12 01:16:04 THL Kateryn Draper (Meridies)
The Cursed Dancers of Colbeck
13 01:22:16 Ermagerd, nobilis (Ansteorra)
Weep You No More Sad Fountains (John Dowland)
The Riddle
14 01:28:31 THL Ursula Mortimer (Mid-Realm)
Under Siege
15 01:30:21 Baroness Nezhka Orshinaia (Atlantia)
Our Monsters Are Worse than Yours
Anna Vsevolodovna of Kiev
16 01:38:05 Lady Alienor Hathaway (East)
The Dream Remembered
Across the Wide Sea
17 01:41:02 Ruqayya bint Rabi'a al-'Aaliyya (Atlantia)
Three pieces by Rabia al-Basri
18 01:44:14 Lord Maraha Kahanikar (East)
The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey (Aesop)
19 01:50:02 THL Mathias Hakonson (Caid)
If Words Would Suffice
Dancing with My Shadows
20 01:53:30 Lady Laila al-Sanna' al-Andalusiyya' (East)
La Rosa en Florese (Anon)
Amarilli, mia Bella (Giulio Caccini)
Nani Nani (Anon)
21 02:05:43 THL Hilla Stormbringer (Mid-Realm)
Where the Lake Meets the Sky
For the Love of a Rose
Fireflies in the Twilight
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Oidhche Mhath Leibh
Oidhche Mhath Leibh (Trad) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Twelfth Night 2017 in Tree-Girt-Sea.
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Oidhche Mhath Leibh
Oidhche Mhath Leibh (Trad) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Simple Day 2019 in the Barony of Sternfeld.
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Pangur Bán
Period Piece: Pangur Bán (Anon) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2022 in the Shire of the Ravenslake.

Period Piece:
Reel in the lines and fish out those historical works!
Perform a documentable work of music, song, story, poetry, prose, or script from among the many eras
and cultures explored by the SCA. Dig out those reference books, blow off the dust (try not to
sneeze), and discover what wonderful treasures are contained therein. There is a staggering amount
of fantastic material out there. Find something, be it silly or sublime, and amaze us all.
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Parting Glass
Post-Revel: Parting Glass (Trad) - SiobhaÌn an Einigh of Connach
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2019 in the Barony of the Cleftlands.

Post Revel: Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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A Pennsic Denied Concert
A Pennsic Denied Concert - Starring John Inchingham & Cerian Cantwr

A celebration of both laughter and tears, merriment and memorials. We've been told that, while parts
of this concert are quite serious, the overall effect might be considered... foolish.

Filmed August, 2020 at The Ivy Annex before an existential studio audience.

We can't be at Pennsic this year, but are going to sing like we're there anyway.

01) 00:00:00 Opening Credits
02) 00:00:47 Death, Doom, and Gloom (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
03) 00:04:04 Squire Inchingham - John Inchingham
04) 00:06:27 Ballad of St Bunstable (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
05) 00:10:07 The Swashbuckling Game (Tivar Moondragon) - John Inchingham
06) 00:14:03 Vampire Penguin (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
07) 00:16:31 Palymar's Palfrey - John Inchingham
08) 00:18:25 Beer of Ballydoyle (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
09) 00:21:11 Talbot's Progress - John Inchingham
10) 00:23:39 Were-Llama (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
11) 00:26:54 The God-Forsaken Man - John Inchingham
12) 00:29:19 Pennsic Emperor - Cerian Cantwr
13) 00:32:49 Anthem of the Rapier Rats - Abridged (John Inchingham) - John Inchingham & Cerian
Cantwr
14) 00:36:44 Polar Cow (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
15) 00:38:41 Barbara, the Vampire Slayer, Allen (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
16) 00:41:12 The Crossbow Maker - John Inchingham
17) 00:42:47 Watchmaiden - John Inchingham
18) 00:45:51 Heroes - Cerian Cantwr
19) 00:48:30 Thorbjorn's Reach - John Inchingham
20) 00:51:43 Alchemy (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
21) 00:54:06 Gran'Nuncle Dagan - John Inchingham
22) 00:56:57 No One Writes Songs for von Andernach (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
23) 00:59:36 Whoever Weeps for the Queen - John Inchingham
24) 01:04:38 Silver Thimble Round (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
25) 01:07:40 Song of the Seasonal Kings (John Inchingham) - John Inchingham & Cerian Cantwr
26) 01:11:23 Closing Credits
27) 01:12:15 Outtake & Blooper Reel

Notes: Squire Inchingham - music: The Cobbler (Trad)
The Ballad of St Bunstable - artwork: Davydd of Illiton (D. C. Gibson)
The Swashbuckling Game -
music: The Merry Month of May (Trad)
Sung in memory of Don Tivar Moondragon
photographer unknown
Palymar's Palfrey - music: My Dame Has a Lame, Tame Crane (M White, 1667)
Talbot's Progress - music: Johnny Was a Shoemaker (Trad)
The Pennsic Emperor -
Told in memory of Sir Galem Lionel Ostwestly
photos: Cerian Cantwr& Morgan She-Wolf
Anthem of the Rapier Rats -
Sung in memory of Don Tivar Moondragon, Mistress Sonya of Prague,
Master Thorbjorn the Greysides, & Khan Svea Wartooth
artwork: John Inchingham & Nadezda zeZastrizl
photos: Certain Cantwr, Ates Ejderhasi, & unknown photographers
Polar Cow - artwork: Davydd of Illiton (D. C. Gibson)
Barbara (the Vampire Slayer) Allen - music: Barbara Allen (Trad)
The Crossbow Maker - music: The Little Beggerman (Trad)
The Watchmaiden -
In memory of Count Jafar al Safa
photos & video: Phillip the Pilgrim, Cerian Cantwr, Marie la Fauconniere, Lorelei Skye,
Elaine Grab, WikiCommons, & The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gran' Nuncle Dagan -
music: Old Johnny Booger (Trad)
Sung in memory of Duke Dagan du Darregonne
photo: Cerian Cantwr
Silver Thimble Round -
guest appearances by Hilla Stormbringer & Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Song of the Seasonal Kings - music: Windmills (Alan Bell)
Outtakes -
Note: A 'foley man' is someone who creates practical sound effects in a studio - usually
using a variety of improbable objects. Named after sound effects artist Jack Foley.
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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
Blow Someone Else’s Horn: Reign for All Time (Dolan Madoc) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
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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Reign for All Time
Reign for All Time (Dolan Madoc) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Dragonshire Twelfth Night 2019 in the Barony of Ayreton.
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Savage Daughter
Post Revel: Savage Daughter (Wyndreth Berginsdottir) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
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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Silver Thimble Round
Silver Thimble Round (Cerian Cantwr) - Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
Recorded 08-2020 at The Ivy Annex

guest appearances by Hilla Stormbringer and Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
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Sing Calontir
Sing Calontir (Hyrim de Guillon) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Simple Day 2019 in the Barony of Sternfeld.
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Sing Calontir
Sing Calontir (Hyrim de Guillon) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at the Performing Arts Symposium 2019 in Caer Gwyn.
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Song of the Khazars
Post Revel: Song of the Khazars (Hyrim de Guillon) - Siobhán an Einigh
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2018 in Grey Gargoyles.

I was out of the room and the camera was recording by itself. Consequently, the performer was
mostly out of frame. Rather than have you looking at the wrong thing, I've substituted a photo of
the person performing.

Post Revel:
Time to sing everything we didn't get to during the rest of the day :--)
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Song of the Khazars
Blow Someone Else's Horn: Song of the Khazars (Hyrim de Guillon) - Siobhán an Einigh
Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic Madness 2023 in the Shire of Narrental.

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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Strike the Drum
Strike the Drum (Mathurin Kerbusso) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Rites of Spring 2019 in the Barony of Illiton.
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Strike the Drum
Strike the Drum (Mathurin Kerbusso) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Fall Coronation 2019 in the Barony of Illiton.
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Strike the Drum
Strike the Drum (Mathurin Kerbusso) - Siobhán an Einigh
Recorded at the Spring Slumber Bardy 2023 in the Barony of Sternfeld.
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Sword from the Stone
Blow Someone Else’s Horn: Sword from the Stone (Dorcas Whitecap) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
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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Three Words
Three Words (Eliane Halevy) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at the Performing Arts Symposium 2019 in Caer Gwyn.
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Three Words
Blow Someone Else's Horn: Three Words (Eliane Halevy) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
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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Two Sisters
Two Sisters - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Rites of Spring 2018 in Illiton.
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Warm from the Cold
From John Barlycorn to Caseg Fedi: Warm from the Cold - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2022 in the Shire of the Ravenslake.

From John Barlycorn to Caseg Fedi:
At Harvest there is hope the seeds planted at the start of spring have provided bountiful crops to
see one's village through the winter. That plenty of hands will make light work. A completion of
tasks and quests through toils, and reaping such rewards- which depending the seeds sown, could have
quite the turnabout!
There are a cornucopia of legends and traditions to celebrate and bring in the harvest!

Perform a work celebrating or sharing about Harvest, completion of a quest, roads traveled (pot
holes and all), or -- like the Caseg Fedi (the "September Mare") - passing down knowledge from the
fall to teach the new seeds to grow.
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Y Gododdin
Y Gododdin (Aneirin) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at the House Sans Nomen Bardic Circle 2019 at The Windmill of Skew.
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Y Gododdin
Period Piece: Y Gododdin (Aneirin) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
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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Y Gododdin
Y Gododdin (Aneirin) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Kingdom A&S 2017.
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Y Gododdin
Y Gododdin (Aneirin) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Pennsic 47 House Sans Nomen Concert
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Y Gododdin
Period Piece: Y Gododdin (Aneirin) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at Bardic Madness 2016 in Illiton.

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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Y Gododdin
Journeyman Concert #1 - The Concert that Started a War

Y Gododdin (Aneirin) - Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Recorded at the Bardic eSymposium 2021 in the ethereal realm.

Translation by Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
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Y Gododdin
Meta-Fyt: Y Gododdin (Aneirin) - Siobhán an Einigh
Recorded at Mid-Realm Bardic Madness 2023 in the Shire of Narrental.

author: Aneirin
translation: Siobhán an Einigh

Meta-Fyt:
Revisiting some of the challenges from earlier in the day, when we had more performers than time.
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Y Gododdin
Y Gododdin, originally a Welsh poem by Aneirin. Only an excerpt of 10 stanzas drawn from the 88
stanzas known. The piece is believed to describe a battle at Catraeth that took place around 600
CE, while the poem itself could be from anywhen between 700-1000. 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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Y Gododdin - Translation and Excerpts
Festival of Maidens 2016 Bardic Circle
Translation and performance: Lady Siobhán an Einigh
Written by: Aneirin

A translation of section of the Welsh version of 300...well a similar tale anyway

Poem:
Hwn yw e Gododin. Aneirin - ae cant
Hwn yw e Gododin. Siobhán - yma canu
This is the Gododdin, Aneirin's master song.
This is the Gododdin, Siobhán sings it now.

Y Gododdin - Heros of Wales – Go Forth
Defend your land from Saesneag dictum.

XXI - 21
Men went to Catraeth, they were renowned.
Wine and mead from gold cups was their drink,
A year in noble ceremonial spent,
Three men and three score and three hundred, wearing the golden torques.
Of all those who charged, after much reveling,
Only three won free through courage in strife,
The two war-dogs of Aeron, Cenon the dauntless,
And myself, soaked in blood, for the sake of my song.

XLVIII - 48
Under foot for a while,
My knee is stretched,
My hands are bound,
In the earthen house,
With an iron chain
Around my two knees.
Yet of the mead from the horn,
And of the men of Catraeth,
I, Aneirin, will compose,
As Taliesin knows,
An elaborate song,
Or a strain to Gododdin,
Before the dawn of the brightest day.

LXIV (LXIII) - 64
Splendid the song! A war-band there was,
Soldiers surrounding Catraeth made war.
Bloody motley, trampled, trod on.
Warriors trod on!
Vengeance, mead's wages,
With corpses, though great was the cost.


LXVI 66
Splendid the song, bright the war-bands.
That, after the fatal impulse, filled Aeron.
Their hands satisfied the mouths of the brown eagles,
And prepared feast for the beasts of prey
For Mynyddawg's sake, ruler of men,
They set themselves against hostile spears.
Before Catraeth, keen were gold-torqued men:
They thrust, they slaughtered those who stood firm.

LXIX 69
Early they rose, at dawning
There was a conflict at the Aber in front of the course,
The pass and the knoll were in conflagration.
Like a boar they charged the hill.
Courteous, grave.
Savage were the dark spear-shafts.

LXXI 71
Early they rose, at matins.
After kindling a fire at the Aber in front of the fence,
When warriors charge in a band,
In the lead, leading, following,
Before hundreds the first to charge.
He was as eager for slaughter
As for drinking mead and wine.
With the fierce and impetuous stroke of the sword.
How irresistible was he when he would kill
The foe! would that his equal could be found!

LXIX - 89
No cowards could bear the hall's uproar.
Like a fire that rages when kindled.
On Tuesday they donned their dark armour,
On Wednesday, they polished their enamelled armour,
On Thursday, terms were agreed on,
On Friday, was brought carnage all around,
On Saturday, fearless, they worked as one,
On Sunday, crimson blades were their lot,
On Monday, men were seen waist-deep in blood.
After defeat, the Gododdin say,
Before Madawg's tent on his return
There came but one man in a hundred.

LXXVI - 76
Mynawg of the impregnable strand of Gododdin,
Mynawg, for him our cheeks are sad:
Before the raging flame of Eiddyn he turned not aside.
He stationed men of firmness at the entrance,
Formed a wall in the van,
Vigorously he descended upon the furious foe;
He caused devastation and sustained great weight.
Of Mynyddawg's war-band there returned
But a single blade, bitter, dripping.

XXXI 31
Men launched the assault, moving as one.
Short were their lives, made drunk by pure mead,
Mynyddawg's band, renowned in battle.
For a feast of mead they gave their lives,
Caradawg and Madawg, Pyll and Ieuan,
Gwgan and Gwiawn, Gwyn and Cynfan,
Steel-weaponed Peredur, Gwawrddur and Aeddan,
A war-band steadfast in battle, shields shattered.
And though they were being slain, they slew.
Not one to his own home returned.

XXXII 32
Men launched the assault, together were they regaled
That year over mead; great was their design:
How sad their tale, the insatiable hiraeth, longing.
Bitter their home, no child to cherish it.
How long the grief for them and mourning,
For ardent men of wine-nourished lands.
Renowned Mynyddawg's feast was fashioned,
And its cost, the battle of Catraeth.
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