Archive for the ‘Special Feature’ Category

Renaissance Festival Podcast #138 – Awards Show

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Music from Empty Hats, Pyrates Royal, The Dregs, Crimson Pirates, Owain Phyfe, Neidfyre, Craig of Farrington, Cast in Bronze and Rick Nestler /Phillip Hole www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com

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and your podcast host, Marc Gunn,
See the magic of Ireland during the day,
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And you can be there too!
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NOTES:

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Renaissance Festival Awards open on September 1st. Start telling your fellow Rennies.

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Marc Gunn performing at the Blackthorn Village Renaissance Festival and Louisiana Renaissance Festival

This Week:

Phillip Hole “Red is the Rose” from Digging It

Cast in Bronze “Reflection” from Spirit of The Bells

Craig of Farrington “Mary Mac” from Blue on Blue

Neidfyre “All Around my Hat” from Duck Feet Waddling

Owain Phyfe “My Fate” from Bards Poets and Singers of Song

Crimson Pirates “Rockey Road to Dublin” from Come and Be a Pirate

The Dregs “We be Soldiers 3” from Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Pyrates Royale “Mist Covered Mountains of Home” from Black Jack

Empty Hats “Happy Man” from 5

Listener Comments

- We want your comments and suggestions. Email us at music@renaissancefestivalmusic.com with REN FEST PODCAST in the subject line.

- We want to thank everyone who listens to this podcast and tells their friends. Thanks to those you email us and to those who post in our message board at RenaissanceFestival dot com. And a special thanks to those who financially support the podcast by making donations or through your purchases in the Renaissance Festival Podcast Music Store at CDBaby.

- Special thanks John B. for maintaining the myspace page, RenaissanceFestival.com and ModernBard.org.

- The Renaissance Festival Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, Kristen Roger, and Joe Haydu. If you like what you heard today, visit our shownotes at www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com and find out more about the artists who make the music happen. Show your support by telling your friends of the great music you found.

Marc Gunn with Lorella Loftus reading The Faire is Over

Renaissance Festival Podcast #133 – Five-Year Anniversary Special

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Music from Tania Opland & Mike Freeman, Empty Hats, Iris and Rose, Pandora Celtica, The Rogues, Marc Gunn, Cantiga, The Limeybirds, Vince Conaway, The Gutterpups, Brobdingnagian Bards, Tourdion, Jesse Linder, The Crimson Pirates. www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com

Today’s show is brought to you by
Celtic Invasion Vacations
Travel to the world with your
podcast host, Marc Gunn,
The Godfather of Celtic Music Online
See the sites during the day,
and at night, sing with me.
Next up is Ireland in 2011.

NOTES:

Celtic CD Summer Blowout Sale!

All’s Faire An internet TV show.

THIS WEEK:

“When I Was A Maid” Tania Opland & Mike Freeman
from Choice Faire

“The Two Magicians” by Empty Hats
from The Hat Came Back

“Cucumber Song” by Iris and Rose
from Missed Conceptions, Part Whew

“Sailor’s Prayer” by Pandora Celtica
from F’n Sharp

“The Red Head” by The Rogues
from Off Kilter

“Close Your Eyes” by Marc Gunn
from Kilted For Her Pleasure

“Childgrove” by Cantiga
from The Otter’s Pool

“The Flower Duet” by The Limey Birds
from TWEET!

“The Seeker” by Vince Conaway
from Distractions from the Muse

“John Riley” by The Gutterpups
from Within the Lamp

“Exclamations” by Brobdingnagian Bards
from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

“Liverpool Judies” by Tourdion
from Live at Stronghold

“The Coachman’s Whip” by Jesse Linder
from Easy & Free

“Wild Mountain Thyme” by The Crimson Pirates
from The Crimson Pirates

Renaissance Festival Podcast #132 – Feature on Fairy Day

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Music from Djilia Phralengo, Cast In Bronze, Marc Gunn, Maidens IV, NeidFyre, Queen’s Gambit, Vince Conaway, Haggis Rampant, Dan the Bard, Joni Minstrel, Sirens’ Song, Brobdingnagian Bards, Kaade, Three Quarter Ale. Interview with Twig the Fairy. www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com

Today’s show is brought to you by
Blackthorn Village Renaissance Faire
All of the romance…. none of the plagues.
Blackthorn Village Renaissance Faire is a new festival
located in the hills of Northeastern Arkansas.
Enjoy a weekend of faire magic.

NOTES:

Correction: Jerry Barry not Jim Barry

Hall of Fame Nominations

Five-year anniversary of the show is show #133

THIS WEEK:

“Enchantment” by Djilia Phralengo
from Rheliq

“Dance Of The Fireflies” by Cast In Bronze
from Spirit Of The Bells

“Stardust Serenade” by Marc Gunn
from Heart’s Ease

“Fiddlers Magic” by Maidens IV
from Four Aflame

“King of the Faeries/Rights of Man” by NeidFyre
from Waddles from the Sea
Interview with Twig the Fairy

“Fairy Story” by Queen’s Gambit
from OFF THE BOARD!

“The Butterfly” by Vince Conaway
from Distractions From the Muse

“The Fairy Lullaby/Gin I Were A Baron’s Heir” by Haggis Rampant
from Wee Beastie

“The Fairy Princess Picklesauce and the Hungry Manticore Monster” by Dan the Bard
from Manticores and Owlbears: Songs about Dragons and the Dungeons in which they dwell!

“Give the Land Back to the Trolls” by Joni Minstrel
from Joni Minstrel & The Revolution Against Monarchs

“Spirits of The Sky” by Sirens’ Song
from Starlight And Shadow

“Lady Faery” by Brobdingnagian Bards
from Songs of the Muse

“The Faery Queen” by Kaade
from At A Loss For Words

We want your comments and suggestions. Email us at music@renaissancefestivalmusic.com. We want to thank everyone who listens to this podcast, tells their friends, and interacts with us on our various forums. A very special thanks to those who financially support the podcast by making donations or through your purchases of music through renaissancefestivalmusic.com.

“All Souls Night” by Three Quarter Ale
from Three Quarter Ale

Renaissance Festival Podcast #116

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Special feature from Marc Gunn.

Today’s show is brought to you by
Celtic Invasion Vacations
Travel to Ireland this summer
July 19-26 with Marc Gunn,
The Godfather of Celtic Music Online
See the sites during the day,
and at night, sing with me.
Join me as we celebrate Women of Ireland
like Bridget O’Malley, the Pirate Queen.

NOTES:

- Marc Gunn, The Godfather of Celtic Music Online
- Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
- Pub Songs Podcast
- Cat Lovers Podcast

THIS WEEK:

“Johnny Jump Up”
from Happy Songs of Death

“Kilted For Her Pleasure”
from Kilted For Her Pleasure

“Peggy Gordon”
from The Bridge

“Jasper Tabby Kitty Cat-y”
from Cat Songs and Celtic Music: Live at the Cactus Cafe

“Black Velvet Band”
from The Bridge

“Bonnie Ship the Diamond”
from Irish Drinking Songs

“Return to Lonely Mountain”
from Heart’s Ease

“When the Dairy Farm Caught Fire” & The Dubliners’ Tabby Cats
from Whiskers in the Jar

“Close Your Eyes”
from Kilted For Her Pleasure

“The Virgin Diet”
from What Color Is Your Dragon?

We want to thank everyone who listens to this podcast, tells their friends, and interacts with us on our various forums. A very special thanks to those who financially support the podcast by making donations or through your purchases of music through renaissancefestivalmusic.com.

“Wild Mountain Thyme”
from Confessions of a Celtic Music Junkie and The Bridge

Renaissance Festival Podcast #108 – 2008 New CD Special Part 2

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Music from Minstrel Woode, Jack Salt & Captain’s Daughter, Poxy Boggards, Axel the Sot, The Pirates of Rogues Cove, Blackmore’s Night, B.O.O.M, Jon Baade, Brigands Folie, Melody Baird, Maidens IV, The New Minstrel Revue, and the The Interpreters

Brought to you by…
Celtic Invasion Vacations, your ticket to the experience of a lifetime.
Find out more at http://www.celticinvasion.com/

Notes:
- Vote in the MUSICAL CHALLENGE
- FaireNews.com
- RESCU Foundation
- ATTN BANDS: Send your calendar comments to Joe Haydu at music @ renaissancefestivalmusic.com.

-Download this week’s podcast.

News

-The podcast feed has changed. To access the old feed, which includes over 100 episodes of the Renaissance Festival Podcast, visit
http://www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com/oldpodcastfeed.rss

Music

*Minstrel Woode, “Pint or So” from Mr. Woode’s 5th

*Jack Salt & Captain’s Daughter, “Old Maui” from Brins Us A Barrel

*Poxy Boggards, “New York Girls” from Anchor Management


*Axel the Sot, “Nancy Be Fair” from Songs to Sing When You’re Drunk

*The Pirates of Rogues Cove, “Dead Horse Shanty”, from Setting Sail

*Blackmore’s Night, “Sister Gypsy” from Secret Voyage

*Jon Baade, “May the Road Rise to Meet You” from Cliché

*Brigands Folie, “High Barbaree” from Fog & Fire

*Melody Baird, “Willie Taylor” from My Thing is My Own


*B.O.O.M, “Hornpipe” from Prepare to Be Boarded

*Maidens IV, “Lock the Door” from Emerald Fire

*The New Minstrel Revue, “Step it Out Mary” from Far and Away

*The Interperaters, “The Parting Glass” from Be Gentle

Listener Comments

- We want your comments and suggestions. Email us at music@renaissancefestivalmusic.com with REN FEST PODCAST in the subject line.

- We want to thank everyone who listens to this podcast and tells their friends. Thanks to those you email us and to those who post in our message board at RenaissanceFestival dot com. And a special thanks to those who financially support the podcast by making donations or through your purchases in the Renaissance Festival Podcast Music Store at CDBaby.

- Special thanks John B. for maintaining the myspace page, RenaissanceFestival.com and ModernBard.org.

- The Renaissance Festival Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, Kristen Roger, and Joe Haydu. If you like what you heard today, visit our shownotes at www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com and find out more about the artists who make the music happen. Show your support by telling your friends of the great music you found.

Music Challenge

The Music Challenge will return next show!

Marc Gunn with Lorella Loftus reading The Faire is Over

Renaissance Festival Podcast #107 – 2008 New CD Special Part 1

Thursday, April 16th, 2009


Music from Merry Measure, Bounding Main, Rambling Sailors, Brobdingnagian Bards, Marc Gunn, Henry Martin, Scott Boswell, Coyote Run, Hawke the Balladeer, Crimson Pirates, Empty Hats, Coeur de Lion, Wine and Alchemy, The Dregs, and Seperated at Birth

Brought to you by…
Celtic Invasion Vacations, your ticket to the experience of a lifetime.
Find out more at http://www.celticinvasion.com/

Notes:
- Vote in the MUSICAL CHALLENGE
- FaireNews.com
- RESCU Foundation
- ATTN BANDS: Send your calendar comments to Joe Haydu at music @ renaissancefestivalmusic.com.

-Download this week’s podcast.

News

-The podcast feed has changed. To access the old feed, which includes over 100 episodes of the Renaissance Festival Podcast, visit
http://www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com/oldpodcastfeed.rss

Music

*Merry Measure, “Heaven’s A Bar” from Faire Warning

*Bounding Main, “Old Dun Cow” from Going Overboard

*Rambling Sailors, “The Derelict” from Wonderlust


*Brobdingnagian Bards, “Rosin the Bow” from Real Men Wear Kilts


*Marc Gunn, “Another Lonely Night” from A Tribute to Love

*Henry Martin, “Mist Covered Mountains” from On The Salt Sea!

*Scott Boswell, “Mulled Wine” from Thistle


*Coyote Run, “The Fool” from Between Wick and Flame

*Hawke the Balladeer, “Dark Lady” from Out of the Nest


*Crimson Pirates, “I’ll Tell My Ma” from Come N’ Be a Pirate!

*Empty Hats, “Two Wolves” from 5

*Coeur de Lion, “Setting Sail” from Coeur de Lion


*Wine and Alchemy, “Miserlou Instrumental” from Turning of the Season

*The Dregs, “We Be Soldiers Three” from Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?

*Seperated at Birth, “Shining Clear March” from The (re)Reunion Tour

Listener Comments

- We want your comments and suggestions. Email us at music@renaissancefestivalmusic.com with REN FEST PODCAST in the subject line.

- We want to thank everyone who listens to this podcast and tells their friends. Thanks to those you email us and to those who post in our message board at RenaissanceFestival dot com. And a special thanks to those who financially support the podcast by making donations or through your purchases in the Renaissance Festival Podcast Music Store at CDBaby.

- Special thanks John B. for maintaining the myspace page, RenaissanceFestival.com and ModernBard.org.

- The Renaissance Festival Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, Kristen Roger, and Joe Haydu. If you like what you heard today, visit our shownotes at www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com and find out more about the artists who make the music happen. Show your support by telling your friends of the great music you found.

Music Challenge

The Music Challenge will return next show!

Marc Gunn with Lorella Loftus reading The Faire is Over

Renaissance Festival Podcast #105 – 2008 Awards Show

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Music from the Tartan Terrors, the Rogues, Bocca Musica, Bounding Main, Empty Hats, Craig of Farrington, Owain Phyfe, Jesse Linder, Neid Frye, and Darcy Nair.

Brought to you by…
Celtic Invasion Vacations, your ticket to the experience of a lifetime.
Find out more at http://www.SongHenge.com


Notes:
- Vote in the MUSICAL CHALLENGE
- FaireNews.com
- RESCU Foundation
- ATTN BANDS: Send your calendar comments to Joe Haydu at music @ renaissancefestivalmusic.com.

-Download this week’s podcast.

Music

Best Music Group

1) Tartan Terrors, “Fusion”
2) The Rogues, “Queen of the Lost Scots” from Off Kilter
3) Bocca Musica, “Beaver” from We Are Entertainers
4) Bounding Main, “Blow Liza Blow” from Going Overboard
5) Empty Hats, “Kilkeey, Ireland” from 5

Best Musical Soloist

1) Craig of Farrington, “Mary Mac” from Blue upon Blue
2) Owain Phyfe, “Si Tu Supieras” from Lagrimas de Sangria
3) Jesse Linder,”Carrickfergus” from Easy & Free
4) Neid Frye, “Maid on the Shore” from Duck Feet Waddling
5) Darcy Nair, “Half Moon Bay” from High Strung

Best Non-Musical Group

1) Barely Balanced
2) The Tortuga Twins
3) Pickled Brothers Sideshow
4) Don Juan & Miguel
5) The Washing Well Wenches

Best Non-Musical Solo Act

1) Ded Bob
2) Daniel Green Wolf
3) Doktor Kaboom
4) Zilch the Tory Steller
5) Moonie the Magnificent

Best Jousting Troupe

1) Hanlon-Lees Action Theatre
2) Knights of Noble Cause
3) The Free Lancers of the Cimmerian Combatives Company
4) Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire Jousting Troupe
5) Paragon Jousting and Adventure Theater

Best Stage Combat Group

1) Don Juan and Miguel
2) Fight School
3) Hack & Slash
4) Bristol Fight Cast
5) The Duelists

Best Vendor

1) Lusty Leather
2) Moresca
3) Cunning Woman and Jack Salt
4) Pendragon Costumes
5) Excalibur Leather

Best Renaissance Festival

1) Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
2) Maryland Renaissance Festival
3) Bristol Renaissance Faire
4) Minnesota Renaissance Festival
5) New York Renaissance Faire

Best New Renaissance Festival

1) Michigan Pirate Festival
2) Long Island Pirate Faire
3) Winslow Shire Renaissance Faire in Massachusetts
4) Virginia Renaissance Faire
5) Maine Renaissance Faire

Best Childrens Act

1) Fool Hearty
2) Rosalita’s Puppet Show
3) Twig the Faerie
4) Patrick Franz – Robin Hood and St. George & the Dragon
5) Dragon Scales and Fairy Tales

Best Faire Photography
1) Arwen Renaissance Photography
2) Photography on the Run’s Photos
3) Photography by Michael Ulrich
4) Majikboxman, Mankato MN. Fantasy Art. Minnesota Renaissance
Festival Photography

Best New CD

(No winners)

Best Faire Community

1) PA Ren Faire community for Friends of the Pennsylvania Renaissance
2) renaissancefestival.com
3) Friends of Maryland Renaissance Festival
4) The Bristol Board
5) NERennies

- We want your comments and suggestions. Email us at music@renaissancefestivalmusic.com with REN FEST PODCAST in the subject line.

- We want to thank everyone who listens to this podcast and tells their friends. Thanks to those you email us and to those who post in our message board at RenaissanceFestival dot com. And a special thanks to those who financially support the podcast by making donations or through your purchases in the Renaissance Festival Podcast Music Store at CDBaby.

- Special thanks John B. for maintaining the myspace page, RenaissanceFestival.com and ModernBard.org.

- The Renaissance Festival Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, Kristen Roger, and Joe Haydu. If you like what you heard today, visit our shownotes at www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com and find out more about the artists who make the music happen. Show your support by telling your friends of the great music you found.

Music Challenge

The Music Challenge will return next podcast!

Marc Gunn with Lorella Loftus reading “The Faire is Over”

Renaissance Festival Podcast #98 – New Music Special

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Music from the Chuckawalla Rhythm Kings, Hawke, Kevin Tyler (Connor Savage), TomLori, Maidens IV, Marc Gunn, Merry Measure, Merry Mischief, Minstrel Woode, Porter & Stout, Scott Boswell, The Bringers, The Rumrunners, Wicked Tinkers, Jack Salt, and Albannach

Brought to you by…
SONG HENGE, the online archive of free
and legal Celtic music downloads.
Find out more at http://www.SongHenge.com

Notes:
- Vote in the MUSICAL CHALLENGE
- Show 100 will mark our 3rd anniversary. We’re looking for promos for the show, so send yours to music @ renaissancefestivalmusic.com

-Download this week’s podcast.

Music

*Chuckawalla Rhythm Kings, “Dana McDaniel’s Whiskey Emporium” from No Bedrolls Or Backpacks

*Hawke, “Lady in Black” from Out Of The Nest

*Kevin Tyler (Connor Savage), “Black is the Color” from Songs Of The Savage

*TomLori, “Wild Rover” from A-Beggin’

*Maidens IV, “Four In The Heartland” from Emerald Fire

*Marc Gunn, “Botany Bay” from Going for Brogue

*Merry Measure, “John Barleycorn_Aver the Waterfall” from Faire Warning

*Merry Mischief, “High Barbary” from ScallyWags

*Minstrel Woode, “Paddy Murphy” from Unnamed CD

*Porter & Stout, “Haul Away Joe” from Treasures

*Scott Boswell, “The Copper Dragon” from Thistle

*The Bringers, “Banish Misfortune” from Ramblers and Rovers

*The Rumrunners, “The Pirate and The Ninja” from Got Rum

*Wicked Tinkers, “MacFarlane’s Lantern” from Rant

- We want your comments and suggestions. Email us at music@renaissancefestivalmusic.com with REN FEST PODCAST in the subject line.

- We want to thank everyone who listens to this podcast and tells their friends. Thanks to those you email us and to those who post in our message board at RenaissanceFestival dot com. And a special thanks to those who financially support the podcast by making donations or through your purchases in the Renaissance Festival Podcast Music Store at CDBaby.

- Special thanks John B. for maintaining the myspace page, RenaissanceFestival.com and ModernBard.org.

- The Renaissance Festival Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, Kristen Roger, and Joe Haydu. If you like what you heard today, visit our shownotes at www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com and find out more about the artists who make the music happen. Show your support by telling your friends of the great music you found.

Music Challenge

In every podcast, we highlight two songs. You get to vote for your favorite of those two songs. The winner is featured in the next podcast. If a band wins two times in a row, then we’ll be playing a new song from the same band.

The Current Champ

*Jack Salt & The Captain’s Daughter “Paddy West” from Bring Us a Barrel

The Challenger

*Albannach, “Rampant’s Revenge” from Eye of the Storm

Marc Gunn and Lorella Loftus reading “The Faire is Over”

Renaissance Festival Podcast #92 – Renaissance Festival Awards 2007

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Music from the winners in the 3rd Annual Renaissance Festival Awards.

Brought to you by…
SONG HENGE, the online archive of free
and legal Celtic music downloads.
Find out more at http://www.SongHenge.com

Download this week’s podcast.

Best Childrens Act of 2007

  1. Patrick Franz – Robin Hood and St. George & the Dragon
  2. Rosalita’s Puppet Show
  3. Fool Hearty
  4. Twig the Fairie
  5. Nancy Daily Green, Silly Songs of the Selkie, “The Devil & the Farmer’s Wife” from Silly Songs of the Selkie

Best Jousting Troupe of 2007

  1. Hanlon-Lees Action Theatre
  2. Noble Cause Productions
  3. Free Lancers
  4. Brothers In Arms Joust
  5. Paragon Jousting

Best Stage Combat Group of 2007

  1. Hack & Slash
  2. Fight School
  3. Don Juan and Miguel
  4. The Duelists
  5. Bristol Fight Cast

Best Vendor of 2007

  1. Cunning Woman and Jack Salt
  2. Moresca
  3. Wolfstone Kilt Company
  4. Pendragon Costumes
  5. Lusty Leather

Best Food Vendor of 2007

  1. Hoodoo’s Pub
  2. Fin and Feather Tavern
  3. Mikaela’s Kitchen
  4. Gyllen’s Tavern, OKRF
  5. Smoking Dragon/OKRF

Best Dance Troupe of 2007

  1. Sisters Malek Troupe
  2. Jewels of the Caravan
  3. Tribe Jyannissi
  4. Carnivale Mijnoon
  5. Shunyata Bellydance

Best Non-Musical Solo Act of 2007

  1. Ded Bob
  2. Daniel Greenwolf
  3. Doktor Kaboom!
  4. Zilch, the Tory Steller
  5. Moonie the Magnificent

Best Music Soloists of 2007

  1. Owain Phyfe “My Fate” from Poets, Bards, & Singers of Song
  2. Jack Salt
  3. Craig of Farrington “The Magician” from Nice or 20 Years of Sweet Delights
  4. Darcy Nair “Waves On The Sea” from I Feel My Heart Fly
  5. Jesse Linder ” Hey, What About Me” from The Bramble and The Rose

Best Street Cast of 2007

  1. Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
  2. Maryland Renaissance Festival
  3. Bristol Renaissance Faire
  4. New York Renaissance Faire
  5. Oklahoma Renaissance Faire

Best Ren Faire Web Community of 2007

  1. Renaissance Festival dot com
  2. PA Ren Faire.net
  3. Kentucky Ren Faire Forums
  4. NE Rennies
  5. Friends of the Maryland Renaissance Festival

Best New CD of 2007

  1. Black Jack by The Pyrates RoyaleMist Covered Mountains of Home”
  2. Better Than Live by Marooned “Fair Maiden’s Ghost”
  3. Tartan Terror Christmas by Tartan Terrors
  4. Cobblestone by Seelie Court “Billy Boy/Banish Misfortunate”
  5. A Noggin’ Full of Rum by Jack Salt

Best Faire Photography of 2007

  1. Arwen Renaissance Photography
  2. Bradley Buskey
  3. Chip Talbert Photography
  4. Redbeard’s Canon: Professional Candid Photography
  5. Images for Life: Photography by Joshua Steinke

Best New Renaissance Festival of 2007

  1. New Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival
  2. Down East Pirate Days
  3. Woden Thor Medieval Faire
  4. Green Mountain Renaissance Festival
  5. Midsummer Renaissance Faire, Lehighton, PA

Best Non-Musical Group of 2007

  1. Barely Balanced
  2. Tortuga Twins
  3. Hack and Slash
  4. Washing Well Wenches
  5. Pickled Brothers Sideshow

Best Renaissance Festival of 2007

  1. Maryland Renaissance Festival
  2. Pennsylvania Renaissance Festival
  3. Bristol Renaissance Festival
  4. Georgia Renaissance Festival
  5. New York Renaissance Faire

Best Music Groups of 2007

  1. The Rogues “The Rose of Sharon” from V.O
  2. The Pyrates Royale “Come Down You Roses/Blood Red Roses” from Tales of the Brigantine
  3. The Lost Boys “Shepherd’s Dance” from The Lost Boys
  4. Bounding Main “Leaving of Liverpool” from Going Overboard
  5. Tartan Terrors “Fusion”

- The Music Challenge will return in the next podcast with the winner from the last show and a new challenger.

- We want your comments and suggestions. Email us at music (at) renaissancefestivalmusic.com with REN FEST PODCAST in the subject line.

- We want to thank everyone who listens to this podcast and tells their friends. Thanks to those you email us and to those who post in our message board at RenaissanceFestival dot com. And a special thanks to those who financially support the podcast by making donations or through your purchases in the Renaissance Festival Podcast Music Store at CDBaby.

- Special thanks John B. for maintaining the myspace page, RenaissanceFestival.com and ModernBard.org.

- The Renaissance Festival Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, Kristen Roger, and Joe Haydu. If you like what you heard today, visit our shownotes at www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com and find out more about the artists who make the music happen. Show your support by telling your friends of the great music you found.

Marc Gunn with Lorella Loftus reading “The Faire is Over” from Renaissance Festival Podcast Compilation

Renaissance Festival Podcast #85 – Rockin’ Halloween Custom Special

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Rocking Music from Brobdingnagian Bards, The German Twins, Wicked Tinkers, Emerald Rose, Bret Blackshear, Siler & Clarc, The BorderCollies, Tippler’s Way, The Bilge Pumps, Bedlam Bards, 3 Pints Gone, The Lost Boys, Boogie Knights, Coyote Run, and Marc Gunn.

Brought to you by…
SONG HENGE, the online archive of free
and legal Celtic music downloads.
Find out more at http://www.SongHenge.com

Notes:
- There is a scammer targeting musicians. See Marc Gunn’s blog for more details
- 3rd Renaissance Festival Awards
- Last chance to get a copy of The Circle, the Renaissance festival compilation CD.
- Send your calendar comments to Joe Haydu at calendar @ renaissancefestivalmusic.com

Download this week’s podcast.

Rock and Roll Welcome:

* Brobdingnagian Bards, “Monster Mash” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

* German Twins, “Radish Rap”

* Wicked Tinkers, “Radar Love” from Hammered

* Emerald Rose, “Vampire Girl from Orn” from Con Suite

* Bret Blackshear, “Wild(er) Rover Blues” from Fingers, Frets and Fire

* Siler & Clarc, “Two Long at the Faire” from Blu
Last chance to get their CDs.

* The BorderCollies, “Lassies Like That” from The Road From Swannanoa

Costume Contest:

* The Bilge Pumps, “Ball of Ballinore” from Broadside Buddies

* Bedlam Bards, “Ball of Ballinore” from Take out the Trash

* 3 Pints Gone, “Star of the County Down” from Health to the Company

* The Lost Boys, “Star of the County Down” from The Lost Boys

* Boogie Knights, “Exclamations” from Cavalier Attitude

* Brobdingnagian Bards, “Exclamations” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

* Coyote Run, “Lord of the Dance” from Pleads the 5th

* Marc Gunn, “Lord of the Dance” from The Cat Lover’s Companion

- We want your comments and suggestions. Email us at music@renaissancefestivalmusic.com with REN FEST PODCAST in the subject line.

- We want to thank everyone who listens to this podcast and tells their friends. Thanks to those you email us and to those who post in our message board at RenaissanceFestival dot com. And a special thanks to those who financially support the podcast by making donations or through your purchases in the Renaissance Festival Podcast Music Store at CDBaby.

- The Renaissance Festival Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, Kristen Roger, and Joe Haydu. If you like what you heard today, visit our shownotes at www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com and find out more about the artists who make the music happen. Show your support by telling your friends of the great music you found.

* 3 Pints Gone, “The Moose Song” from One More Round

* Queen’s Gambit, “Moose to Bruce” from Off the Board

Marc Gunn with Lorella Loftus reading “The Faire is Over”