SCA Bardic Music By SCA Bards
Gaudete is the 1st song on the Christmas album The Gifts of Midwinter by Ken and Lisa Theriot. A lot of people ask "what does Gaudete mean? Well, the word itself is Latin for "rejoice." The chorus, "Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virgine, gaudete!" means "Rejoice, rejoice! Christ … [Continue reading]
All of the Raven Boy Music albums have been recorded in a home studio. It started in an apartment in California in 1988. I recorded "Outside of Time" on a 4-track cassette recorder with cheap stage microphones in the living room. But hey. It … [Continue reading]
Ken and Lisa Theriot will be performing live at Pennsic 47 (Aug 2018) The concert will be on Tuesday, August 7th from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the Performing Arts Pavilion. Here is the blurb that will appear in the Pennsic schedule: Ken Theriot … [Continue reading]
It's Thanksgiving in a couple of weeks, the time of year when we think of the harvest and giving thanks for good food and, well, anything and everything really. And soon, people will also be turning their minds toward Christmas and Christmas music. … [Continue reading]
The song, "Hallow's Eve," by Lisa Theriot is not your typical love song. Well not - that is - unless you consider love songs where the lady falls for a dead man to be typical. The song is from Lisa's album, A Turning of Seasons. So here is a song … [Continue reading]
Today, October 25th, is St. Crispin's Day. This might not mean much in 2017 if it had not been for Mr. Shakespeare and his play, Henry V. King Henry makes a rousing speech before the Battle of Agincourt whose words entered the English-speaking … [Continue reading]
How Far To Bethlehem? - from The Gifts of Midwinter Christmas album by Ken and Lisa Theriot, was a poem written in 1917 by Frances Chesterton, wife of author G.K Chesterton. She wrote it on a Christmas card to family and friends that year. Actually, … [Continue reading]
Ken and Lisa Theriot will be performing live at the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) 50 Year Celebration! The concert will be on Wednesday, June 22nd from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm at The Tavern. Here is the blurb that will appear in the 50 Year … [Continue reading]
Noël Nouvelet is one of several French language songs on Ken and Lisa Theriot's Christmas album, "The Gifts of Midwinter." From the liner notes, Lisa writes: The book in which I found this song dates it as “1483 (?)”. Isn’t that like saying it’s … [Continue reading]
This is the long-awaited Christmas album by Ken and Lisa Theriot. It is the first Raven Boy Music release by both Ken Theriot AND Lisa Theriot together. In the beginning (ca. 1988) their different song selections and writing styles were different … [Continue reading]
The Boar's Head Carol is the 13th of 15 songs on the Christmas album The Gifts of Midwinter by Ken and Lisa Theriot. From the liner notes of the album: The Boar’s Head Carol Words: T.F. Dibdin’s Typographical antiquities, 1812 (based on Jan … [Continue reading]