New Music from Crass Roots, Scott Boswell, and The Sweet Amaryllis, plus classics from Marc Gunn, The Brobdingnagian Bards, The Bedlam Bards, Stonhenj, Scott Williams, Queens Gambit, Jesse Linder, The Bilge Pumps, and The Limey Birds.

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Notes:
- Renaissance Festivals Awards. Voting for the 3rd annual Renaissance Festival Awards is now underway until December 31st. So cast your vote and tell your favorite Renaissance festival performer to thell their fans. You can vote at
- NEW CD: Three Movie and TV Songs for Geeks Like Me
- Melanie Gruben
- Brobdingnagian Bards Tour of Ireland
- Attention Bands! Are you playing at an upcoming Renaissance festival? Send your calendar schedule to Joe Haydu at calendar @ renaissancefestivalmusic.com
- Special thanks to Steve Mariner of Whirly Jig. Steve was kind enough to help me out of my broken digital recorder problem and financed the new recorder. So stay tuned. I'll hope to be back with more faire interviews and features from a faire near you very soon. Check out Steve's band Whirly Jig at WhirlyJigMusic.com.


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* Special Thanks
Whirly Jig, "The Bawdy Song" from Thing-A-Ma-Jig

October 6-7:

* Connecticut Renaissance Faire – Hebron, Connecticut
Sweet Amaryllis, "Sheba's Bellybutton" from Blossoming

* Middlefaire - Hillsboro, Texas
Marc Gunn, "Gypsy Rover" from Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion

*Texas Renaissance Festival - Plantersville, Texas
The Bilge Pumps, "Ballad of Sam and Marie" from Broadside Buddies

* Stronghold Olde English Faire – Oregon, Illinois
Jesse Linder, "Carrickfergus" from Easy & Free


October 13-14:

* Middlefaire- Hillsboro , Texas
Brobdingnagian Bards, "Pachelbel Canon/Old Dun Cow" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus

* Middlefaire- Hillsboro , Texas
Bedlam Bards, "The Dark Lady" from Furious Fancies

* Middlefaire- Hillsboro , Texas
The Stonhenj Players, "Green Fields of France" from Favorites Live!

* Advertisement - "Divine Inspiration" by Fugli

* Las Vegas Renaissance Festival – Las Vega, Nevada
Scott Williams, "Dusty Windowsills" from The Road to Lisdoonvarna

* Kansas City Renaissance Festival – Kansas City, Kansas
The Limeybirds, "The Parting Glass" from Tweet!!!

* Kansas City Renaissance Festival – Kansas City, Kansas
Queen’s Gambit, "Rocky Road to Dublin/Foxhunters Jig" from En Passant

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*New additions
Crass Roots, "Chandler's Shop" from The Orphaned Celtic Children’s Whiskey Fund

Scott Boswell "Joy’s Jig" from Jug Of Punch

Marc Gunn, and Lorella Loftus reading "The Faire is Over"