eveglass | Something missing (Reply)

It's taken me a full two days to realize that something was missing from Crown this weekend, and I don't just mean nice weather. Pretty much the entirety of my bardic experience at the event was one song that I performed to an inattentive feast hall. Usually at camping events, I get to sit down after feast with Conrad, Cairn, and other like-minded people for a few hours of singing. This weekend, Conrad had a cold, Cairn had to take care of his babies, and Aoife left early. There was "bardic" happening after feast, but from what I could tell it was all modern pop songs. Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against modern pop songs, and I'm happy to sing along when Conrad performs Stan Rogers hits. But I just didn't feel like my bardic would really fit in with what was going on this time, and I decided that this was a particular battle I didn't feel like fighting.

I miss bardic. I really, really miss bardic. I don't think I've done any serious bardic since January at 12th night. And I don't think I've done any singing (for an audience) since December's workshop in Albany.

Ah, well. The event was fun despite the lack of singing. And I'll get all the bardic I can handle in three months. I suppose I'd better brush off those song books and start practicing.