SCA Bardic Music By SCA Bards
Hi everyone! Ken is was in the studio madly recording and producing the new album, called Outlaws and Bystanders, which will be out in October of 2013 March 12th of 2014 (Yeah, you know how it goes. The release date was moved to March 2014 for lots of reasons. Plus it's better to have it out at the … [Continue reading]
We need your advice! Ken will have a new album out - Outlaws and Bystanders - by Gulf Wars 2014. We promise this time! Ken had multiple surgeries last year (nothing life-threatening) that basically put him out-of-commission for an entire year. The … [Continue reading]
The Gifts of Midwinter is the title track to the Christmas album by Ken and Lisa Theriot. The song was written by Lisa Theriot. And as today is the Winter Solstice - or Midwinter Day, it's the perfect day to write about this beautiful song. Faith, … [Continue reading]
Drink to the Holly Berry is an original Christmas song about that age-old tradition of caroling and begging for booze, basically. Who doesn't like a good wassailing song at this time of year? The song is from the Christmas album, The Gifts of … [Continue reading]
Riu Riu Chiu appears on Ken and Lisa Theriot's latest album, The Gifts of Midwinter. You can listen to the song below: Lisa Theriot says: “Ríu, ríu, chíu” is a very popular song, considering it dates from the 16th century and was only … [Continue reading]
Personent Hodie is the 14th song on The Gifts of Midwinter, the Christmas CD by Ken and Lisa Theriot. Personent Hodie is a Christmas Carol published in 1582 (yay for period music that RAWKS). Here is the the entry from the liner notes (download … [Continue reading]
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 … [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]
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 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]