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Ken and Lisa Theriot will be performing live at Pennsic 45 (Aug 2016) The concert will be on Tuesday, August 9th 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 (Sir Kenneth MacQuarrie of Tobermory) and Lisa … [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]
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 2015 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]
The first three songs on Ken Theriot's album, Human History, are all about The Battle of Agincourt. It was not necessarily intentional. It's just that Ken has had a fascination with Agincourt for years, and the first songs written (lyrics by Lisa … [Continue reading]
Son Of The Sea is a song written by Ken Theriot and Lisa Theriot. The song is on Ken Theriot's album, "Human History." It is the story of Manannán mac Lir, son of the Sea God, Lir, in Irish Mythology. As a deity, you often get some cool toys and … [Continue reading]