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About Me

Hawke and Cedric, the Bedlam Bards, are famous for playing foot-stomping, heart-pounding music about outlaws, pirates, sailing ships, misadventures, and strong drink at renaissance festivals, scifi conventions, and shindigs across the country. They have several albums out, including the best-selling Take Out the Trash, a collection of bawdy ditties. Long-time fans of Whedon's work, the Bedlam Bards watched Firefly when it aired and have been hooked ever since. Inspired by the writer's dogged determination to keep the story alive, they composed and circulated "The Ballad of Joss" and other Firefly-related songs to encourage fans to engage in guerrilla marketing. These songs have been collected in their top-selling album On the Drift: Music Inspired by Firefly and Serenity. Winners of the 2005 Blue Sun Fandom Award for Best Filk, they were recently featured on the documentary Done the Impossible, The Signal podcast, and the Big Damn Chefs' Cookbook. The Bedlam Bards have participated in fundraisers for Equality Now, the Wooten Center, and numerous other charities.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/28/2007
Band Website: bedlambards.com
Band Members: Cedric and Hawke and sometimes Lily
Sounds Like: When people ask what kind of music we play, we often say Celtic, but in fact we play "Renfolk Music," that unique blend of Celtic, English, Scandinavian, and American folk music mixed in with period tunes from the Renaissance and Middle Ages that rubs shoulders with the occasional incognito rock song at most Renaissance festivals. And we have a lot of fun playing it.We also have a lot of fun playing Firefly filk inspired by the show cancelled by the gorram Fox network.
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My Blog

Adventures in Canada

The Bedlam Bards are now officially international performers, as this last weekend we played in Toronto, Ontario, in an operation that has come to be known as "Bards Without Borders." ..:namespa...
Posted by The Bedlam Bards on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:18:00 PST

Auction Reaches a Triumphant End

It's so weird that I just can't explain it. You have to see it yourself: http://...com/26qxts...
Posted by The Bedlam Bards on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:31:00 PST

How to Get a Bedlam Bard to YOUR CSTS Screening

..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Ni-Howdy, Browncoats, Would you like to have Cedric from the Bedlam Bards perform at your local Can't Stop the Serenity...
Posted by The Bedlam Bards on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:04:00 PST

Browncoat Cruise, Strike Day, and Singing to Joss Whedon!

Well, I posted briefly right before the Browncoat Cruise, so I'll try to pick up the story from there. ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The night before ...
Posted by The Bedlam Bards on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:13:00 PST

Upcoming shows in Albuquerque and Phoenix

The Bedlam Bards will be playing for Browncoats, rennies, and music-lovers of all kinds in Albuquerque on Nov 27 and Mesa, AZ, on Dec 8. Check the calendar here on Myspace for more info on those excit...
Posted by The Bedlam Bards on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST

Oklahoma Grand Shindig Coming Up Soon!

Oklahoma Grand Shindig II Sunday, November 18th, 2 to 6 pm Black Boare Pub at the Castle of Muskogee (www.okcastle.com) Tickets: $10 at the door, but please RSVP to Cedric (fithelere AT aol DOT com) &...
Posted by The Bedlam Bards on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:38:00 PST

Oklahoma Grand Shindig Coming Up Soon!

Wavecard Address Update

We now have confirmation that the best address to send your wavecards to is this one: Universal Pictures 100 Universal City Plaza Universal City, CA 91608 (Note there's no attn: That's the big ...
Posted by The Bedlam Bards on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:35:00 PST

Update: Wave Cards on Sale!

Up till now, the wave-card campaign has been strictly fan-generated, but Andy over at QMx has just announced that the wave-cards are going on sale. Think of this as getting several cards for free! &nb...
Posted by The Bedlam Bards on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:05:00 PST

Wave Card Campaign for a Sequel!

Please spread the word: Ni-howdy, Browncoats, ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> We live in exciting times. I'm sure you know that Joss Whedon hinted that ...
Posted by The Bedlam Bards on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:55:00 PST