New: bardicAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzanhive-183959hive-185836hive-180932hive-166405steemhive-101145hive-144064hive-150122uncommonlabhive-188619hive-145157hive-184714hive-183397bitcoinhive-193637lifekrsuccesshive-103599hive-180301motivationhive-139150TrendingNewHotLikersheatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoPrayer MusicI am no stranger to recording, but this is a new project. At the end of last year, I felt the call from God to start recording music again (I had gotten weary of the sheer legwork and marketing…heatherthebard (60)in celtic-christianity • 6 years agoThe Spiral JourneyIn the early Irish church, there was this concept of ‘journeying for the love of God’: peregrinatio. The Celtic people, though agrarian and strongly tied to the land, were often the type of people…heatherthebard (60)in celtic-christianity • 6 years agoHappy (Belated) St. Brigid’s DayToday — well, a couple days ago — is the Irish holiday, ‘Saint Brigid’s Day.’ Though her origins are obscure, she is generally regarded as being an early proponent, teacher, and evangelist of the…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoFrom the Composer’s DeskIt snowed last night as I was working on the ‘clean’ copy. 🎼 Even when I wrote stuff with just lyrics and chords, I’d write it out a few times in pencil where I could scribble sections in/out…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoComposingIt decided last night to RAIN. A LOT. And so this morning, I sat down and did some composing. ❤️ It’s been a while. I think I only wrote one or two songs last year, and it has been…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoMy Journey into the PropheticHow do I begin to explain how my life has changed over the last week?? Let’s start with how my prayer life has blossomed. As I mentioned in my post last week, over the course of December I began…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoHappy New Year! The Spirit is Moving!Hey there Steemians! My holiday was extra busy — how about yours? This is about the first time I’ve had to sit down and trawl through my feed in weeks.... maybe since Thanksgiving. So what…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoMerry Christmas — Breton style!Merry Christmas! 🎄🥰 Here is a beautiful carol from Brittany (the region of northern France and moden-day Normandy), that I learned some years ago by ear from the Chieftain’s “A Celtic Wedding”…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoBrighter Days: a Celtic E.P.Available for purchase at As I mentioned in my previous post, this holiday season is going by SO FAST. 😳 Between all the baking, reading up on the healing musician texts for use in my music…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoKitchen Sessions: Con Cassidy’s + Daniel Collins’ Father’s JigCon Cassidy’s + Daniel Collins’ Father’s Jig on my Celtic Sweetone. 🎶 These were two of the earliest jigs I learned, thanks to my grandmother’s support of my Irish music habit. She saw in the…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoQuem Pastores LaudavereOn Saturday I attended an SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) Yule event, and performed this pretty 15th century Christmas hymn for bardic. Alas, no videos were taken of my performance there…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoA New Musical ChapterHey Steemit! How are you? I dropped off the radar this week, but I have been music-busy and am very excited about a new chapter: This book (by Stella Benson) is a textbook in the Clinical…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoApples in WinterBRRRR! 😶❄️🌬 It was a VERY cold morning here on the farmstead. And yet, a couple of my antique apple trees still carry their fruit! It amazes me. Please enjoy my interpretation of this fun jig…heatherthebard (60)in bardic • 6 years agoRenegade MusicI feel so renegade. I concealed carried a weapon of musical destruction today... and wanted to pull it out in church amongst unsuspecting worshippers.... (hey, they picked a bunch of songs written…heatherthebard (60)in celtic-music • 6 years agoEleanor PlunkettThe weather cleared up today, even if we are still facing very high winds here. I stand at my kitchen sink and look out the window onto my front yard; the leaves skitter across the damp grass and…heatherthebard (60)in craft • 6 years agoTinwhistle Belt HolsterFor a while now I’ve been oogling the tinwhistle “belt holsters” I occasionally see on Etsy, marketed toward the Ren faire and SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) crowd of which I am a part. The…heatherthebard (60)in writing • 6 years agoDropping My LeavesAutumn is in full swing here, and today the winds arrived with much rain and storm. I keep intending to film and record another video, but the weather keeps delaying me. It’s alright. As the season…heatherthebard (60)in poetry • 6 years agoAutumn CallsAutumn calls, To the plaintive tune Of ancient music, Stepping quietly over forest ground Dropping leaves in a haze of gold Around her feet. I listen to her sing Songs Of…br0nzdrag0nfly (25)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoThom 'Mormhran' PotterI rejected the Church in the latter part of the 80s, and soon went on a path that took me to the Druidic Craft of the Wise, First Church of Satan, and now the Order of Bards, Ovates, and…heatherthebard (60)in fiddle • 7 years agoMid-East Rebec Bow ReviewOver the last couple years, I’ve been diving into the “Performance” book Jeffrey Kite-Powell, cutting right to the chase and reading the chapters that immediately address my needs and goals. In…
