Whoo-eee ... I am up to my ears in non-SCA work right now. But I did not skip this week's Laydes Fayre rehearsal, as singing groups work best when everyone shows up to practice.
Also this week: Storvik's A&S night featured a viewing of a Turkish documentary called Osman's Dream: Ottoman Janissary Band of America. (Don't worry, it was in English, with Turkish subtitles.) The film follows the Janissary Band around Pennsic 50 and shows the great lengths to which the group has gone to get their depiction of the band historically accurate, from a lot of original research to much hand-sewing. A couple of my friends participate in the band, so it was great fun keeping an eye out for them. You can watch the film yourself by clicking on the title.
Something to noodle over: I was looking over an unofficial website of songs related to the Kingdom of Calontir and found a song that is basically an SCA filk of "Charlie and the MTA." The lyrics are Calontir-specific, of course, but perhaps I could tweak them for Atlantia. (Insert evil grin here.) Then I'd have something to pull out of my hat if I'm at one of those bardic circles where everyone is asked to participate.
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