Thomas Whitehart

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True Thomas
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Preferred title: Not specified
Their Pronouns: Not specified
Resides: Altavia
Status: Active
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THLord Thomas is a wannabe seanachie, an occasional battlefield speed-bump, and is blessed with one son (Taliesin). He’s a 12th century Scot, and a former Bard of Caid. He is also known mundanely as the professional storyteller "True Thomas the Storyteller," hence the nick-name "True." He's also well-known to the Children's event autocrats for performing for the children and for the Fool's parades. He's seen at all the better fires, telling tales, and he is always glad to help a beginning performer. His storytelling repertoire includes over 300 stories, from cultures all over the world. His SCA articles "Twisted Tales" are occasionally seen in the Crown Prints, and are available on his personal website. (They are available to any SCA organization for reprint.)

Offices & Positions

Event Staff

  • Publicity, Great Western War 2010
  • Co-producer of possibly the largest concert in SCA history, at Estrella 2007 (600+, 14 acts, 4.5 hours long)
  • 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)
  • The Family Bardic Concerts, The Bawdy Concerts (over 17, from 1999) (Producer and Emcee, with Master Yonaton, and Baron Beorn of Northern Sea. Caid and Atenveldt; 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)

Class Topics

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. Continuing performances at hundreds of fires, and SCA events, in particular storytelling for Youth activities.

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Storytelling for Children
  • Barding and Brewing
  • Producing Bardic Events
  • Advanced Storytelling Techniques

Specific Classes

Concerts Organized

  • Great Western War 1997, Host-a-Bard Competition
  • Great Western War 2 1998, Host-a-Bard Competition
  • Potrero 2003 - Family Concert "Monsters and Music and Magic - Oh My!" *day after the Baron Talanque Memorial Bardic Circle*
  • Potrero 2004 - 2nd Annual Family Bardic Concert - "Musical Mayhem and Magical Stories"
  • Estrella War 2005 - 3rd Estrella Family Bardic Concert: "Stars, Songs, and Stories"
  • Estrella War 2005 - 1st Estrella Naughty as We Wanna Be Bawdy Concert: "We Sing the Bawdy Eclectic"
  • Estrella War 2006 - 4th Estrella Family Bardic Concert: "Silly Is As Silly Does"
  • Estrella War 2006 - 2nd Estrella Naughty as We Wanna Be Bawdy Concert: "Filk, It Doth a Bawdy Good"
  • Potrero War 2005 - 5th Annual Potrero War Family Bardic Concert: "The Lords of Misrule (Frippery, Frolic, and Fun)"
  • Potrero War 2006 - 6th Annual Potrero War Family Bardic Concert: "Music, Magic, and Mayhem"
  • Potrero War 2006 - 3rd Annual Potrero War Naughty as We Wanna Be Bawdy Concert: "Random Bawdy Parts"
  • Potrero War 2007 - 7th Annual Potrero War Family Bardic Concert: "A Pocket Full of Wry"
  • Potrero War 2007 - 4th Annual Potrero War Naughty as We Wanna Be Bawdy Concert: "Risqué Business"
  • Potrero War 2011 - 11th Annual Potrero War Family Bardic Concert: "Bards of a Feather"
  • Potrero War 2011 - 7th Annual Potrero War Bawdy Concert: "NOT Quite Dead YET!"
  • Potrero War 2017 - 17th Annual Potrero War Family Bardic Concert: "Mischief Mostly Managed"
  • Potrero War 2017 - 14th Annual Potrero War Bawdy Concert: "Return of the Annual Potrero Bawdy Concert!"
  • 2020 Virtual Potrero: "Virtual Potrero War Youth: Storyteller True with Fun, Twisted, and Tangled Tales" Bard-Cast
  • Potrero War 2022 - 20th Potrero War Family Bardic Concert: "We're Putting the Band Back Together!"
  • Potrero War 2022 - Annual Potrero War Bawdy Concert: "This Bird is on Fire"

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Competitions and Achievements

Active brewer, member of Darach Brewers guild, Caidan Brewers guild. Journeyman level marks in Cordials, Melomels, and Ales.

  • 2nd Place, Highland War Brewing Contest, 09/04/2010 (wine and mead category)
  • 2nd Place GWW Crema De Limoncello 2009 (cordials)
  • 3rd Place GWW Rose Champagne 2009 (from scratch, wine)
  • 3rd Place Highland war Rose Rhodomel 2008
  • 1st Place Highland war Cream Hypocris 2008
  • 1st Place Varietals Rose/Hibiscus Soda, Highland War 2007
  • 2nd Place, Blood Orange Mead GWW 2007
  • Winner of the Atenveldt Knowne World Bardic Competition, Storytelling, 2006
  • 1st Place Highland War, Sparkling Black Raspberry Melomel, Meads/Melomels 2006
  • 3rd Place GWW, Lemoncello, Varietals 2005 (in a very full field)
  • Gold Medal (with Ingilborg Sigmundardóttir) for Wolfalope Nut Brown Ale, Highland War
  • Gold Medal, 1st place, Sparkling Black Raspberry Melomel, Highland War

Bardic Competitions

  • Winner of the Potrero Bardic Tourney, 1996
  • Winner of the Crystal Flute Competition, 2004
  • Winner Atenveldt Knowne World Bardic Competition, Storytelling, 2006

Other Bardic Developments

  • "Fools Parade" for children (and adults) at many GWW, Potrero Wars, and Estrella Wars - Punchinella leads the children on a Fools' Parade, ending with a performance
  • Bardic Swap and 'Shop classes - hosted in Darachshire several times in mid 2000's (aughts): Bardic A&S Workshops to encourage folks on how to exchange and learn music

Other: Martial

  • First Siege Tower Commander, Estrella War 2006
  • Heavy Weapons: sword/shield, two-handed, thrusting, combat archery, tournaments
  • Rapier: recognized with the Cheshire cat grin on rapier helmet

Other Other

  • True Thomas website
  • 1st Place Metheglin Orientalis (Ventura County Fair) 2007
  • 2nd Place, Devil's Breath, Hot Pepper Mead (Ventura County Fair) 2007
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