In einer eMail vom 28.08.2004 15:07:43 Westeurop=E4ische Sommerzeit schreibt= =20 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:=20
> These comments here touch on a what is for me a very crucial part of what=20 > I, as a re-enactor wish to bring to the organization I work with, the SCA.= =20 I wish you luck in your endeavours, but expect a great deal of resentment=20 from the musicians who play on these fairs.=20 A couple of years ago, at the wedding reception of a friend of mine I met on= e=20 of these "bards" and his in his own words authentic medieval cittern called=20 "nelly". Five courses, tuned to a C major chord, it was in fact an early 20t= h=20 century model.=20 I had my renaissance guitar with me and after I opened the case, his first=20 words were "good job, you don't play the lute, an awful instrument, it is so= =20 quiet".=20 A quote from the american renaissance faire magazine "Renaissance" about thi= s=20 subject=20 "Almost little music used on faires is actually period, but the music does=20 not damage the illusion of living history, because it "seems" period. The ca= se=20 could even be made that music is an instance in which an anachronism is=20 actually necessary, for if a faire presented only period music, the patrons=20= would=20 most likely be bored by it"=20 This is the attitude you will have to fight against.=20 I have the feeling that quiet instruments and the magick quality of "hip"=20 renaissance music is what we need in these times of mass consumption and med= ia=20 brainwashing. best wishes Mark Wheeler =20 --
