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[[Image:bards-230.jpg|frame|left|The Bards of KeyPoynt aboard the Lady Washington]]
[[Image:bards-230.jpg|frame|left|The Bards of KeyPoynt aboard the Lady Washington]]


== Meet the Bards of KeyPoynt ==
The Bards of KeyPoynt are an Anacortes, Washington based group of musicians who write and perform Celtic-inspired medieval songs.  They tour Washington state, Oregon, and sometimes even British Columbia, Canada, playing their songs for any and all who will listen, with a special interest in welcoming campfires at [[SCA]] events.


The Bards of KeyPoynt are an Anacortes, Washington based group of musicians who write and perform Celtic-inspired medieval songs. They tour Washington state, and sometimes even British Columbia, Canada, playing their songs for any and all who will listen, with a special interest in welcoming campfires at [[SCA]] events.
The Bards mainly consists of, well, '''''bards''''' who are a part of *gasp* the [[Towne of KeyPoynt]]! Meaning [[Kenneniah]], [[Amnara]], and occasionally a flautist by the name of [[Reyus]] who doesn't seem to mind putting up with them in order to make some fantastic music.  If you don't speak [[SCA]], you may call them Nathan, Amanda, and Scott.


The Bards were recently declared the winners of [[Blackwater's Bardic Competition]] at [[Autumn War]] 2008, and have become one of the wandering entertainers at local events.  They have performed their song "Beverly Anne" a number of places including the 2008 and 2009 Relay for Life in Anacortes, Skagit Valley College, as well as aboard the Lady Washington during her stay in Coupeville in 2008.  They also performed to a crowd of 200+ for a local food bank fundraiser, receiving a thunderous standing ovation and shouts of "Encore!"  The Bards were only too happy to oblige.  Their songs "[[Beverly Anne]]" and "[[Where'd You Go?]]" can be heard on local Anacortes radio station, KWLE 1340 AM, and several of their songs have been broadcast in Anchorage, AK as well since their successful performance for the Alaska Folk Festival in 2011.
Some of the Bards' favorite campfires to entertain around are: The [[Towne of KeyPoynt]], [[Clan Carn]], [[Ravenstead Household]], [[House Eisen]], [[Temple Caffeina]], [[House Meðelstede]], [[Clan Chaos Moon]], [[Deepwater Keep]], [[The Rampant Squirrel]], [[The Iron Ring]], House Smallmilks, and [[Fire Mountain Keep]].


[[Image:Bards-KeyP-NS.jpg|frame|right|Reyus and Kenneniah, Bards of KeyPoynt, playing "Beverly Anne" aboard the Lady Washington]]


[[Image:Amnara-Bard of KeyPoynt-smaller.jpg|frame|right|Amnara, Bard of KeyPoynt, finishing a performance of "Beverly Anne" aboard the Lady Washington]]  
== Notable Bardly Accomplishments ==
* 2008 ~ Released their first album of original songs '''''[[Welcome to KeyPoynt]]'''''
* 2008 ~ Bardic Champions of [[Midhaven]] Shire
* 2008 ~ Winners of [[Deepwater Keep's Bardic Competition]] at [[Autumn War]]
* 2008 ~ [[Amnara]] became the [[Bardic Champion of Shittimwoode]] for the Bards
* 2009 ~ Winners of [[Clan Carn]]'s Bardic Competition at [[Autumn War]]
* 2010 ~ [[Kenneniah]] and [[Amnara]] recieved their [[AoA]]'s at [[Ursulmas]]
* 2010 ~ Released their second album of original songs '''''[[Once a Bard...]]'''''
* 2010 ~ Bardic Champions of [[Midhaven]] Shire
* 2010 ~ Winners of [[Deepwater Keep's Bardic Competition]] at [[Autumn War]]
* 2011 ~ Performers in the Alaska Folk Festival (located in Earngyld Shire of the West Kingdom)
* 2011 ~ [[Kenneniah]] and [[Amnara]] were both entered into Aquaterra's Order of the [[Plate]] at [[Midhaven's Harvest Feast]]


The Bards take great joy in traveling from encampment to encampment sharing their music with the wonderful folk of the SCA.  They have been honored to have received tokens of esteem from many notable persons, including Lord [[Micheal Kelly of the Silver Oak]], HL [[Ferin Darkmountain]], HL [[Galeran Chanterel]], [[Leiðólfr Kvígsson]] of Deepwater Keep, Baron [[Aleksii Konstantinovich Chernoi]], Queen [[Taisiia of Ma Elring]], Duchess [[Angharad Banadaspus Drakenhefd]], the household of [[Clan Carn]], and [[Natt Sang]].
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The Bards of KeyPoynt mainly consists of bards who are a part of *gasp* the [[Towne of KeyPoynt]]!  Meaning [[Kenneniah]] and his lady-wife, [[Amnara]] and occasionally a flautist by the name of [[Reyus]] who doesn't seem to mind putting up with them in order to make some fantastic music.  If you don't speak [[SCA]], you may call them Nathan, Amanda, and Scott.
[[Image:Amnara-Bard of KeyPoynt-smaller.jpg|frame|left|Amnara, Bard of KeyPoynt, finishing a performance of "Beverly Anne" aboard the Lady Washington]]


The Bards of KeyPoynt became the Bardic Champions of [[Midhaven]] Shire in June of 2008 and again in July 2010, shortly after the release of their second album, "Once a Bard...".
For more information about the bards, please visit their website and listen to their well-turned tunes at http://bards.lendral.com
 
In other news, Kenneniah and Amnara are expecting their first child, due December 1st, 2011.
 
 
[[Image:Bards-KeyP-NS.jpg|frame|none|Reyus and Kenneniah, Bards of KeyPoynt, playing "Beverly Anne" aboard the Lady Washington]]  For more information about these fun-loving lovers and their exploits, please visit their new home page and listen to their well-turned tunes at http://bards.lendral.com


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The Bards of KeyPoynt aboard the Lady Washington

Meet the Bards of KeyPoynt

The Bards of KeyPoynt are an Anacortes, Washington based group of musicians who write and perform Celtic-inspired medieval songs. They tour Washington state, Oregon, and sometimes even British Columbia, Canada, playing their songs for any and all who will listen, with a special interest in welcoming campfires at SCA events.

The Bards mainly consists of, well, bards who are a part of *gasp* the Towne of KeyPoynt! Meaning Kenneniah, Amnara, and occasionally a flautist by the name of Reyus who doesn't seem to mind putting up with them in order to make some fantastic music. If you don't speak SCA, you may call them Nathan, Amanda, and Scott.

Some of the Bards' favorite campfires to entertain around are: The Towne of KeyPoynt, Clan Carn, Ravenstead Household, House Eisen, Temple Caffeina, House Meðelstede, Clan Chaos Moon, Deepwater Keep, The Rampant Squirrel, The Iron Ring, House Smallmilks, and Fire Mountain Keep.

Reyus and Kenneniah, Bards of KeyPoynt, playing "Beverly Anne" aboard the Lady Washington

Notable Bardly Accomplishments

The Bards take great joy in traveling from encampment to encampment sharing their music with the wonderful folk of the SCA. They have been honored to have received tokens of esteem from many notable persons, including Lord Micheal Kelly of the Silver Oak, HL Ferin Darkmountain, HL Galeran Chanterel, Leiðólfr Kvígsson of Deepwater Keep, Baron Aleksii Konstantinovich Chernoi, Queen Taisiia of Ma Elring, Duchess Angharad Banadaspus Drakenhefd, the household of Clan Carn, and Natt Sang.

Amnara, Bard of KeyPoynt, finishing a performance of "Beverly Anne" aboard the Lady Washington

For more information about the bards, please visit their website and listen to their well-turned tunes at http://bards.lendral.com

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