The Bedlam Bards posing with Craig of Farrington and the faire's music director.
The Bedlam Bards' bawdy show.
When they asked for a pretty volunteer in a dress, they never expected THIS..... *grin*
Another picture of the Bedlam Bards and their lovely assistant.
The Bedlam Bards also play sweet pretty music (though it's not widely known).
Here's a picture of the most adorable baby at the faire - and the whole family is in matching garb!
Here's Paulo juggling flaming torches ("Oh, no! Not the boots!")
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Paulo jumps on...."The big flaming ball....OF DEATH!"
Paulo catches flaming torches from volunteers.
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Paulo succeeds in not catching anything on fire!
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A group of us went out to dinner to celebrate Hawke's birthday.
More of the dinner group.
Thomas Wood talks on the phone.
Here's all of us! (Well, that sat outside - there were a few more people inside as well!)
The defenders of the restaurant!
The forge (where we slept).
Cedric and Vince (a really great hammered dulcimer player!)
Hawke "makes out like a bandit" on the day before his birthday.
The music director had the most awesome flute/cane - I want one now!
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A beautiful kitty at the faire.
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I had just got through lamenting the absense of cats from the faire, and look what we found!
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The big bridge on the way back to Texas.
A shot of the river on the way back to Texas.
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The Texas state line!
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The Bards sing "Oh Lassie, Come Beat Me", and a pirate girl takes them up on it!
The Bards play for the Queen's court.
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The Queen and her attendants enjoy the Bards!
A pretty pig belonging to one of the Queen's attendants. Hawke's piggy has found a friend!
The Bards play one of those elusive "pretty shows" in front of a great sunset.
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Cedric and a great friend!
The beautiful lake at the faire.
The Rouges play O'Flaherty's Irish Pub in New Orleans.
The Rouges introduce - Celtic Elvis!
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Go figure - the bathroom grafitti in O'Flaherty's Irish Pub is in Gaelic!
A picture of the Muffaletta shop in New Orleans for Amber - we missed you!
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A great family at the faire - even the baby's in garb!
An appearance by everyone's favorite Fairy Godfather!
These were some really neat wings.
There was a great rennie party after the faire one night, but I was having too much fun to take pics. Here's the only one - Andrew from The Brobdingnagian Bards.
The fog at the faire.
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The drive back to Texas.
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A really beautiful bird.
Week 4 - From left to right, top to bottom -
The Bards performing a morning show - brrrrr, it's cold all of a sudden!
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The Queen and her attendants enjoy the concert.
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Cedric kisses the Queen's feet.
The Bards performing in front of some fae folk.
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A fae mother and daughter, and their handsome Scot.
