The Bard Codex

WWW & Bards
Axel the Sot. Bardic entertainer and part-time drunk apparently.
Azure. The page of a bard from the Forgotten Realms.
The Bagpipe Web. Pipes, Scottish Music, Drums, and more...
Ballads Home Page. A collection of medieval ballads, carols and songs.
The Bard. Exploring the relevance of mythical tales to the modern world.
Bardic Babbling. WolfEagles page of poems, family history, and links.
The Bard Guildpage. The Bard Guildpage of Amtgard (LRP).
A Bard's Guide to Aalynor's Nexus. A Bardic MUD Guide.
The Bard's Study. Original MIDI files.
A Bastion of Bards. An internet outlet for writers/poets.
Bedlam Abbey. Early music players.
Cantaria: A learning library of bardic music.
Celtic Cultures. Celtic instruments and other celtic merchandise.
Celtic Twilight. A page dedicated to the Authurian Legends.
Ceolas. The largest collection of celtic music online.
The Conservatory. Useful insights into period music.
The Cucamonga Renaissance Ensemble Teaching in Renaissance and Medieval music.
The Doggerel Bard: James Drinard's Illustrated verses.
Lord Efenwealt Wystle. A mad minstrel from the SCA.
Electric Scotland. Scottish History, Legends, and much more.
Eogan Og. SCA Bard, and member of the MSoB.
Faerie Lore and Literature. A large collection of faerie resources.
Gaelic and Gaelic Culture. The language and culture of the Gaels.

Gandolf.com
(Includes Cornish folklore, legend, superstition, old religion, Celtic graphics and midi music).

The Golden Hall. HQ Bard's Golden Hall dwelling.
Greenbard's Homepage. Submit you bardic works here.
Green book of Pagan Songs. A compilation of neo-Pagan songs.
The Gregorian Chant Home Page. Supporting advanced research on the Gregorian chant.
Griffin MusicDesigners and manufacturers of the Hammered Dulcimer.
Gyldenholt Circle of Bards. General info for Bards.
The Hedgehog Rampant Inn and Tavern. A friendly inn on the information highway.
The Home of the family O'Rourke. An SCA celtic family.
Internet Renaissance Band. Curtis Clark's Early Music midi files.
The Jester's Court. On-line site for various music and story-telling material.
Kat's Realm. Greek Mythology and Legends.
The Keltiad. Celtic-Science-Fantasy Epic, set in space.
Kestrel's Home Page. Bardic Path Poetry, Witchcraft, etc..
Kingdomality. What would you have been in medieval times ?.
Lancelot's Castle. Chivalry, Knights and Arthurian legend.
Lark in the Morning. Specializes in ethnic musical instruments and music.
Luminarium An Anthology of Middle English Literature.
The Lute Page. Information on buying and playing the Lute.
Lyrichord Early Music. On-line site for Early Music CDs.
Medieval and Renaissance Music. Continuing research on Medieval and Renaissance Music.
The Minstel's Gallery Home Page. The dwelling of Siobhann the Bard.
Nightwatch Recording. Medieval & Renaissance Recordings.
Nyman Early music page. Early music MIDI files.
The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids. Info on the Order and a Druidic course.
Raederle's Wourld. The Chronicles of Cain the Bard.
Rathflaed DuNoir - The Black Bard of Meridies. An SCA Bard, from the Caidian area.
Red Book of Locksley. A compendium of SCA and SCA-related Poetry, Humor and Satire.


(Celtic Video Titles).

Reel Music
(Celtic Music midi files).

Renaissance Dance. Lots of sources regarding Renaissance Dancing.
Renaissance Faire Speak - Made Easy. Translations for the historically impared.


The Rowanhold Bardic Circle. Devoted to the exploration of the Bardic Arts.

SCA Music and Dance Homepage. Links to medieval and renaissance music and dance sites.
SCA Minstrel Homepage. SCA information on the performing arts.
Scarhart's Bardic Page. Irish and English folk songs.
The Sherwood Singers. A Renaissance Madrigal Quartet.

Sir Clisto Seversword's Tome of Adventure and Knowledge
A MASSIVE page for all things Medieval.

Sound Creations. Handmade folk instruments.
Taffnet. Welsh heritage & legends site.
The Tale of Taliesin From the Taffnet Website.
Tearmann Aheruin. Lots of Bardic & Medieval information (SCA).
The Triad Bardic College. A real life college for bards.
Tiersa's World of Fantasy and Adventure. Dragons and fantasy book series.
Wild Mountain Thyme. Performers of Celtic Traditional Music.


MUDs & Bards

Swedish Flag Elite MUD is a Multi-User-Dimensions game on Telnet. On it, I play a character called "Criz theBard". You can take a guided WWW Tour or telnet to it now.


Books & Bards
Cacofonix, from Asterix by Goscinny and Uderzo

Image of Cacofonix

Opinion is divided as to his musical gifts. Cacofonix thinks he's a genius. Everyone else thinks he's unspeakable. But as long as he doesn't speak, let alone sing, everybody likes him...


The Complete Bard's Handbook From TSR Inc.
This book contains optional character kits for the bard class in the AD&D game. The True bard, Blade, Charlatan, Gallant, Gypsy-Bard, Herald, Jester, Jongleur, Loremaster, Meistersinger, Riddlemaster, Skald, and Thespian. Some players consider the kits too powerful, however I find they don't unbalance the game anymore than any other optional rules. This book also contains useful information for playing a bard in the game, Elven, Dwarven, Gnome and Halfling bards, Multi and Duel class bards, and several new bardic skills, spells and magical items.


Imp y Celyn, from "Soul Music" by Terry Pratchett.

Image of Imp y Celyn A bard from Llamedos. A tall, eighteen-year old harpist with dark, curly hair, who went to Ankh-Morpork to seek his fortune after falling out with his father, a strong minded druid. Until the city and certain other magical things worked their magic on him he had been a good, circle-going boy from the valleys, who didn't drink, didn't swear and played the harp at every druidic sacrifice.
He became a member of the pop music group the "Band with Rocks In", adopting the stage name "Buddy" because his real name, "Imp", means "small shoot" or "bud". "y Celyn" means "of the holly"; it was obvious that anyone with a name like "Bud of the Holly" would find this a drawback in the music business.


Celtic Bands

The Unofficial Enya Page

Celtic Heartbeat

The Clannad Homepage

The Chieftains.



Celtic Musicals

Lord of the Dance

RiverDance



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