Thomas Whitehart

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Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Darach Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
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THLord Thomas is a wannabe seanachie, an occasional battlefield speed-bump and is blessed with a son (Taliesin, bard in training). He’s a 12th century Scot, and currently the Bard of Caid. Well-known to the Children event autocrats, for performing for the children at events and for the Fool's parades. Storytelling repertoire includes over 300 stories, from cultures all over the world. One of the few working tellers telling the Irish epic, the Tain Bo Cuilagne. Actively recovering stories: "The Fairy Pudding" and "The Selkie Painter."

Classes and Concerts

• Tricks' o the Trade, Collegium Caidis 2011
• Creative Sparks- Getting the feedback you need to EXCEL!, Collegium Caidis 2011
• Producer of the largest concerts in SCA history- 600+ people, and 10 plus acts, Estrella 2007
• Co-Creator and instigator of several Bardic events: The Host-A-Bard Competition, GWW 1 and 2 (Household compete for the title of most Hospitable to bards)
• Fyrecrawling 101, "the art of the wandering performer" Estrella, Potrero, GWW (A class where people learn the etiquette and techniques for performing at sca wars and events)
• The Family Bardic Concerts, The Bawdy Concerts (over 16, from 1999) (Producer and Emcee, concerts now regularly draw 300-400 people or more)
• Creator of "Fools Parade", GWW, Potrero, Estrella (Punchinella leads the children on a fools parade, ending with a performance)
• Creator of "Bardic Swap& Shop" style classes (A teaching "bardic workshop" to encourage folks to learn and exchange music)
• Judge of several Bardic Competitions (including Staghold Knowne World Bardic)
• Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced level Storytelling
• Vocal Performance
• Meta-language and Physicality
• Celtic Fairie Folklore and Myth
• Celtic Folkore 101
• Early Celtic History 101
• Bringing Characters to life
• Fyrecrawling 101/102
• Bardic Coaching and Networking
• Cordial Making (basic)
• Advisor and Instructor, Bardic Collegium
• Teacher, Caidan Collegium (Storytelling)
• Organized and has participated in many SCA Demos, including the regular "Bardic Demo" at the Potrero School library
• Multiple Emcee gigs in the SCA, including Demos, and Festival of the Rose
• Storyteller "bard" for 1000's of fires, and at many wars, tourneys, and other SCA events

Competitions and Achievements

Active brewer, member of Darach Brewers guild, Caidan Brewers guild

• Second Place, Highland War Brewing Contest, 09/04/2010 (wine and mead category)
• 3rd place for Cordials, GWW, 2005
• Winner of the Crystal Flute Competition, 2004
• Winner of the Atenveldt Knowne World Bardic Competition, Storytelling, 2006
• Winner of the Potrero Bardic Tourney, 1996
• Gold Medal (with Ingilborg Sigmundardóttir) for Wolfalope Nut Brown Ale, Highland War
• Gold Medal, 1st place, Sparkling Black Raspberry Melomel, Highland War
• Journeyman level marks in Cordials, Melomels, and Ales