Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig

I am Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig, Namesake of a Goddess, powerful and true, Christened for the river where emerald Eire draws its life. Sometimes I am remembered of as Gala, the Half-Dane, Whose name means "Lovely voice". I come from across the sea to feast with the people of my Mother's line, Grandmother's Grandmother's kin, And the kin of my choosing. Holly House familiar and Felag friends, your word fame rings true. Once lauded Bard of Lions Gate, Many are the songs I sing. Strong and clear the tones of gentle supplication. Surely the birds are silent and heaven weeps to hear. Melodious the notes I play. Stirring poems I write. Deftly I pluck the heartstrings of joy and sorrow till all is spent. Beauty trapped in paint and stone, forever frozen, Unlocked by my hands. Music, Art, the lifeblood surging. They are marrow of my bones. My frame looms large, if only to house the heart within. Eyes changeable, flashing green, crystal blue, wintry grey. See my soul in their myriad hues. Gratefully I learn. Passionately I create. Quietly I serve. Faithfully I love.

Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig (shee-OH-nan Knee LAY-ver-tee... or Shannon o'Flaherty for the Gaelically impaired)
AKA: Gala Thyrisdottir
AKA: Gala Haldene Brynjolfsdottir
Formerly of Ramsgaard, currently residing in the Barony of Lions Gate.

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Personal website & portfolio:
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History

First event, Clinton War, 1997
Made PWTS "Dough" in 1997 and then Tarted into the Pure Wenching Tarts Society (PWTS), 1998
Chirurgeon of Ramsgaard, 1997-1998
Autocrat- Ramsgaard's "Freeze-Off", 1998.
AoA, 2003
Lady in Waiting to Princess Bernadette Ebhilín Árd, 2004-2005
Bardic Defender of Lions Gate, 2005-2006
Apprenticed to Mistress Seiglynda Thyrisdotter of Elphinstone, 2005
Member of Holly House, 2005
Autocrat- Lions Gate's Defender's Tourney, 2006
Order of the Lion's Fang, 2006

Interests

Bardic
Early period Celtic and Norse (yeah, good luck) and Elizabethan/Renaissance (and early Baroque) vocal music.
Playing Bodhran, pennywhistle, alto & soprano recorder, flute, percussion, guitar, harp (still learning), soon I will have an Anglo-Saxon Lyre to learn too
Writing music, poetry and short stories, acting

A&S
Naalbinding, card weaving, embroidery, Hand sewing, Painting, woodworking, sculpting, illumination, researching various topics

Other
Archery, rapier, laughing with friends over dinner and wine and song, feasting, sitting gate, helping out in the kitchen and serving at feasts, organising events