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Renaissance Festival Musicians Band Together for Hurricane Relief
January 1, 2006. (AUSTIN, TEXAS) - To raise funds for hurricane
relief efforts, two rennaissance festival musicians have organized a
benefit CD, titled CIRCLE.
Experts predicted one of the busiest tropical storm seasons in U.S.
history, and they were right. Dennis and Emily were dwarfed by the
deadly Katrina, followed closely by Rita. "Unprecedented" no longer
seems a sufficient description, as the AMERICAN RED CROSS continues
to mount a historic response to this hurricane season.
After hearing about these disasters, BOB BRINKMAN of Modern Bard
(www.modernbard.org), a web resource dedicated to renaissance
festival music, contacted MARC GUNN of the Renaissance Festival
Podcast (www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com) about creating a
compilation album to benefit the Red Cross Katrina Relief.
One by one, renaissance festival music groups from around the nation
volunteered their music to help the relief effort. Several months
later, some of the finest renaissance festival entertainment is
compiled on one CD to meet the challenge.
"Rennies travel all over the country," one contributing musician
commented, "and we've seen the devastation first-hand."
The compilation features music from twenty-two nationally known
bands, including CANTIGA, EMPTY HATS, and 3 PINTS GONE. A complete
track listing can be viewed at
http://www.celticmusic.org/The_Circle.shtml
"The response has been overwhelming," Brinkman remarked. "Everyone
wants to help."
CIRCLE will be available for $15 this January at CDBaby.com and at
some performers' shows.
You can direct questions to Marc@thebards.com or Bob at
ModernBard@comcast.net
So spread the word!
