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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Persona

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.

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

• Second Place, Highland War Brewing Contest, 09/04/2010 (wine and mead category)
• Winner of the Crystal Flute Competition, 2004
• Winner of the Atenveldt Knowne World Bardic Competition, Storytelling, 2006
• Winner of the Potrero Bardic Tourney, 1996