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Beyond the Shire – Rowan and the Tudor Rose

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As you leave these gates behind, carry forth the love and laughter
Be the vessels of the light we share, the keepers of the fire
Let our stories entertwine, be our happy ever after
Let your queen and country live beyond the shire.

I got this song via a submission, but then I had to be an ass and go find a version with a bit less ambient noise and a closer mic.  Also there’s some children singing along at the end, it’s adorable.  The submitted recording is this one (worth checking out, if only for the costumes, and there’s nothing wrong with the performance, just a lot of wind).
A sweet and moving song about Renaissance faires, “Beyond The Shire,” by Rowan and the Tudor Rose, to the tune of Stan Rogers’ “Northwest Passage.”

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Seahaven – Annwn

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 To the seahaven is a long, hard haul,
but I’ll leave soon as I may,
for I’m tired of treading the hard earth down
among land-loving sods who hide in towns
when tempest and wind make the breakers pound –
oh no, that is no life for me!

An SCA song Leigh Ann Hussey wrote for a friend, performed by Leigh Ann Hussey, Mark Ungar, and Elton of Annwn

Karelia's Song – Master Iolo

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I’ve had this song on my mind for a while for no particular reason; it took me some searching to find a recording by the guy who actually wrote it.  Apparently it’s going to be in a video game soon, so that’s exciting.
Anyway!  A morally ambiguous yet very sweet love song by David Watson, aka Master Iolo, “Karelia’s Song.”
Chords and lyrics available here.  Bonus trivia, and as an encouragement to my fellow Awful Guitarists, this is the song that convinced me to learn how to fingerpick and then taught me to do it.  Someday I’ll slightly annoy some SCA folks because I learned a tune that’s a tiny bit different.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Never Again – Andrew Heinrich

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Well I’ve sailed north to Ireland
I’ve sailed south to France
I’ll sail to the New World
If you give half a chance
But brave as I might be
And bold as I am
I’ll never go drinking
With Michael again!

“Never Again,” by Andrew Heinrich, about someone who has apparently become a bit of a legend in the SCA.  The lyrics are here, and you’ll probably need them, since I couldn’t find a clean (free) recording, but they’re also incomplete.  They don’t include the “Stairway to Heaven” verse, for instance.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Fair Lady Atlantia – Efenwealt Wystle

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Fair Lady Atlantia, she rides upon the wind
The bravest of warriors, and the poet’s friend
Though I’ve traveled for many days
She never seems so far away
Fair Lady Atlantia, my lady by the sea

A song about North Carolina…or the SCA version of North Carolina.  “Fair Lady Atlantia,” by Efenwealt Wystle.

Black Widows in the Privy – Julia Ecklar

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Everyone knows someone we’d be better off without
But best not mention names for we don’t know who’s about
But why commit a murder and risk the fire’s of hell
When black widows in the privy can do it just as well

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Valdemar’s Song (The Baron and the Minstrel of the Hall) – by Efenwealt Wystle

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“So much of life in the SCA is centered around interactions between teachers and students. We all have so much to learn from each other, and none of us has all the answers. Though we all walk different paths on our quests, they all point to the same place. That place is made up of the very best qualities and talents within each of us. Learning to find that and forgive each other’s imperfections is what brings us all closer to our Dream.”

“Valdemar’s Song (The Baron and the Minstrel of the Hall),” by Efenwealt Wystle.  Valdemar, in this case, is an SCA persona, not the Lackey novels.
This song…it’s beautiful, and inspiring, and oddly sad.

Fire in the Glen – Andy M. Stewart

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Fire in the Glen by Andy M. Stewart
R.I.P Andy M. Stewart, 8th September 1952 – 27th December 2015
You will never be forgotten

Considering I found out this singer had passed on from a filk group on facebook, this seems appropriate to post.  Anthony M. Stewart (best known as the singer from Silly Wizard) will always be one of my favorite folksingers.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)