[Jararvellir] Pictures from Bardic Madness

[Shava]

Bardic Madness is one of my favourite events and I really do look forward to
it every year. The only thing that I regret is that it seems that many
people don't realize that the bards need an audience that just appreciates
the concept and you don't have to be a bard to come to the event. I heard at
least one person, who has been in the SCA for years, say that she'd never
attended because she cannot sing. She had a lot of fun and learned more
about some people that she'd known for years and discovered newly found
talent as well.

Whether the high point was Jose' doing a rousing rendition of Chandler's
"When I Was Young" or Ysolt retelling Wyndreth's wonderful lay of the 2nd
Coronet Tournament or Berwyn doing "If I was a Northshielder" to the tune of
"If I were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof or Baroness Eithni making
fresh "dorky" bread as her token for Authenticity's Delight or Cybele
reminding some of us of our Horde history or HRM Lars telling us a tale of
The Three Dukes or brand new members who were so scared they could barely
speak but sang and played beautifully, or the bardic circle where we helped
Darkstoners learn some of the songs every Northshielder should know or
Dahrien...or Cerian...or Ingus...or the Northshield Choir...or the animated
"Pass the Tail"...or the incredible feast by the Shire of
Skerjastrond...or...HRM Lars joining in on the food fight...or HRM Lars
holding up the phone so that HRM Mary could hear the lullabys that were
written in honour of their new babe (or the tears in his eyes when he heard
many of them)...or...or... (Yea, I'm missing a LOT but what can you say of a
weekend filled with a dozen challenges, at least 40 participants, 8 classes,
2 bardic circles and a feast that couldn't be beat.) Yea, there was some
snow and ice but hey, it's Northshield--what do you expect?

My view of the event can be found at:
http://nsgallery.melm.org/main.php?g2_itemId=93292

As always, for my  pictures, feel free to leave comments and help me label
the   pictures   , use any picture for SCA purposes, ask me to delete
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friends and family. If you want larger files than are posted for your own
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contact them directly for permissions and such.

Pax-
Shava
-- 
I remain, in service to the Northshield, our Society, and most of all, to
the populace~~

justShava(R)
Elashava bas Riva, CL, CP,
13th Viscountess of Northshield,
Baroness of the Court of Edmund III and Kateryn III
(mka Sue Gilbert) 3314 Ridgeway Ave. Madison, WI 53704 phone: 608.244.2845;
cell 608.213.1107
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