#bardry

Well, I’ve done one of the most terrifying things to date, and released an album of some of my own music. Bandcamp lets you stream for free, or buy the whole album if you’d like. These are songs that I play at festivals and rituals. Some I’ve been playing for more than a decade, and others are brand new in the past few months. I’ve been hope-seeking a lot recently, and music has always been one…

I’m part of Three Cranes Grove Bardic Group. I was the Grove Bard, until the position was passed over to the very talented Mike Bierschenk in 2017. We are a collaborative group that writes and performs songs (outside of any solo work), both liturgically in ritual, as well as in concerts organized for livestreams or festivals. So, while I’ve tried to post some of my songs separately, I would be…

Full Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFQG4cJzbUEyBp2f4QpP8yvzEDWqCPYBU

I played before Three Cranes Grove Lughnasadh ritual again this year at the Dublin Irish Festival.  It is both wonderful and still a bit nerve-wrecking.  All in all, I’m pleased with how it went this year.  Here is most of my set: (the playlist can be found here) There is a Fire Many Helping Hands…

This sonnet was written as an interpretation of a divinatory reading. I asked “How might [person] find peace in their current situation?” I received Epsilon, Rho, and Tau. The first quatrain interprets Epsilon, the second quatrain interprets Rho, and the third quatrain interprets Tau. The final couplet is the three taken together. I would like to experiment with this style of reading more. I’m…

Many of us hope to live in such a way that we will leave the world a better place that we found it. But even if this is the case, even if you manage to leave some lasting, positive impact, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll be remembered for it. It doesn’t mean you’ll be remembered at all.

One of the things that I find the most comforting about Our Druidry is the concept of Ancestor…