Roger the Goliard

Roger the Goliard (Roger Shell) is one of the early members of the Barony of Madrone, starting his participation in 1972. He was a member of the music trio Voice of the Turtle.

In May of 1977, he attended the meeting where the Madrone Culinary Guild was founded, and served as Guild head from 1977 to 1986.

Roger received a Red Branch award in 1978 for his contributions to Madrone, and was elevated to the Order of the Laurel in 1979 for musical performance, culinary research and banquet production.

In 1980, during the 24-hour drive to Myrganwood Border War in Saskatchewan, Canada (Myrganwood being at that time a part of the Principality of An Tir) with his partner Arias the Innkeeper's Daughter, Roger wrote the music and text of the song that became An Tir's anthem - The Brave and Bonny Host, with Arias recording notes in the moving car.

He was Seneschal of the Barony from 1980 to 1983. In 1980 he and others established the medieval performance group Bawderie and Blisse, a quartet of Roger the Goliard, Arias the Innkeeper's Daughter, Greymoone Harper, and Laffer.

Roger Shell founded Camlann Medieval Village in 1981.

Below left image, Roger the Goliard (left) with Edward the Stuffy and Thorin Njalsson at a Renaissance Fair held at Aqua Barn Ranch in Renton, Washington in 1980. Below right image: Bawderie and Blisse perform at a party in January 1983. L-R: Arias the Innkeeper's Daughter, Greymoone Harper, Laffer, Roger the Goliard.

Roger the Goliard (left) with Edward the Stuffy and Thorin Njalsson at a demo in 1980.

Roger the Goliard with Bawderie and Blisse in January 1983.