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 was released March 12th of 2014. At the point I wrote this post (Feb 23rd, 2014), any and all possibilities of procrastination on … [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]
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]