SCA Bardic Music By SCA Bards
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 seemingly preserved in one copy. Add to that the fact … [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]
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 2013 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]
Yes, Ken Theriot's upcoming album - Outlaws and Bystanders - has been delayed several times - primarily (well, pretty much entirely) due to medical issues. But progress IS being made. Here is the status: The song "William Tell" is about 95% of … [Continue reading]
Lisa Theriot, who has written the lyrics for all the songs (save the one cover - Queen of Lilies, written by Sherry Kramer and Dave Thewliss) for Ken Theriot's upcoming album, Outlaws and Bystanders, has been patiently waiting for Ken to finish the … [Continue reading]
Ken and Lisa just finished writing William Tell. Well, Lisa wrote the lyrics months ago. Ken spent the last few days composing, and the tete-a-tete that follows where they both tweak and haggle has just ended, heralding the completion of a new … [Continue reading]
Hi everyone! Ken is in the studio madly recording and producing the new album, called Outlaws and Bystanders, which will be out in October of 2013. Like the last album, Human History, this one will be filled with songs about historical characters … [Continue reading]