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A Faire to Remember
- The Mermaid Song Time: 2:44
- Do Virgins Taste Better Medley Time: 3:51
- Scarborough Faire Time: 4:41
- Whiskey in the Jar Time: 2:26
- Wild Mountian Thyme Time: 3:12
- Health to the Company Time: 2:41
- Wild Rover Time: 2:01
- Johnny Jump Up Time: 2:50
- The Scotsman Time: 1:50
- Greensleeves Medley Time: 3:09
- A Faire-ly Informative Interlude Time: 1:13
- If I Had A Million Ducats Time: 2:43
- Lusty Young Smith Time: 2:21
- Donald, Where's Your Trousers/ What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor? Time: 3:05
- Irish Ballad Time: 1:52
- A Fairy Story Time: 1:30
- Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Time: 2:30
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The first time someone in the audience yelled "Freebird!", with a knowing wicked smile, we played it. They were quite surprised and told us it was the best version they d ever heard! Going to McDonald's-the breakfast of championsl-every morning before faire while dressed in garb. Composing songs while we stroll the faire. Driving to Castle Muskogee, while crossing the state line, Marc breaks into "O............klahoma!" Hying to Kansas City for a faire, Marc busts into "Everything's up to date in Kansas City..." Performing at the Fairy Picnic at TRF as the "Bobbling Goblins." Meeting people at faire who can actually pronounce our name, and/or know its meaning and origin. Performing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" at the Italian Gazebo at TRF 2000 as a storm flooded the faire. Then busting into "The Unicorn Song" as people huddled around us on the covered stage, an unofficial Andrews Ark!' Being the only men to crash the maypole at TRF and dance with the Maypole Maidens'... We are Korobushka fanatics!!! Marc demolishing Andrew and others in the TRF Calf Contest, singing 'None But A Harper." Andrew still thinks it was rigged. Haying the Robin Hood Medley [Robin Hood and Little John, running through the forest.'] for The Sheriff of Nottingham and Maid Marion as Robin Hood came to save the day. Haying The King's Song" for the King of the Castle Muskogee and watching him try to keep from cracking up. The Soup Kitchen at Stroud in HO degree weather. Thank God for the cold Strawberry Soup. Andrew playing dueling banjos-actually recorders-with a young fairy at Excalibur. Jamming with the Bedlam Bards before Excalibur 2001. Cedric the Fiddler is the all-around coolest bard of the year! Women. Bodices. What more need be said? Andrew doing a perfect swan dive into the bulging cleavage of a tuner-stealing wench in order to retrieve said tuner...with his teeth. Soothing daily morning hand massages from the Magic Garden masseuse, Penny. Ahhh! Heaven for weary musicians! Marc breaking three strings in one song and abruptly walking off stage...Andrew's first-of many-spontaneous solo opportunities. Seeing the smiles of vendors every morning as we played for them. Haying for the TRF cast at the end of every day after the crowds had gone home. Playing "Pachelbel's Canon" for The Rogues while they slept at the back of our stage. Finding our first patron-Dragon of Chaos-the best hawker we've ever had, who might have been in his cups' a wee bit often, but who has a heart the size of a dragon. The incredible support we've had from every Ren Faire act, including: Noble Cause, Jack Scratch, The Bedlam Bards, The Rogues, Zoe Alexander, Tudor Tarts, Seymour, and many others. Playing "Happily Ever After -a song about a strong, independent heroine-at WTRF, we invited a young lady from the audience to be part of the performance. It wasn't until *after* the faire, we discovered she was blind. Perfect symmetry between Life and Art! Andrew performing the "I Have A Dream speech at the end of a show with a standing-room-only audience, including people falling from the trees! And the ultimate proof of 'Nagian Group Solidarity and Mutual Trust: Walking; in TRF's Silver Masque parade, Andrew wearing a mask that didn't fit him, so Marc guided him through the parade around the horse droppings, and Andrew could not see anything but Marc 's feet.
Thank Yous, Salutations, & Appreciations We d like to thank all the Nagians for their continued support, and sharing our music with their friends, families, German shepherds, German sheep, and people who are not German, or who are but have nothing to do with the flock. Nancy for her undying devotion and support with an occasional kitty growl; Stacey Robb and company from Mid-Missouri; Brian, Noble Cause head honcho; Mother Potts and her soup kitchen; The Bedlam Bards, especially for letting us use their Kazoo solo; Neal, Mike, and others from Excalibur; Becky, for our new costumes; the Moores in Abilene; the performers of The Madrigal Dinner at UT-Austin; Snicker and Ametbyste of the Bards Guild; Tambry of Astra! Sea; Cindy of Angel Fire Pottery; Sable from Muskogee; Penny of Magic Garden; Bethany from TRF; Seymour from Mid-Missouri; Becky and Vicki from CS; our many CD alpha and beta testers. And thanks to our angels Bethany Larsen, Sean and Lisa Necker, and Brian and Courtney McKenny. Credits: Stuart Lawrence, Sound Engineer of Isotope Studios; Brendon Bigelow, CD Mastering; Katherine McCann, cover art consulting; Cover Art by William Waterhouse; Marc Gunn, Graphic Design; Rachel McKee, copyediting and proofreading [Support your local English Major!"]; Andrew McKee, who provided many random wise-cracks. Produced by: Brobdingnagian Bards To find out how you can become a Nagian, win free CDs, or obtain Bard merchandise, write us at PO Box 650128, Austin, TX 78765, or visit us online at www.TheBards.net.