Life's a Faire podcast: Recent Episodes
Andrew McKee
Because every day should be a Faire Day!
The Life's a Faire podcast brings you the magic of faire all year long. We celebrate the faire community and the magic of renaissance festivals.
In this thirty first episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews Brande Watson about the RENAISSANCE CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION (RCEAF).
Chapter List:
00:36 Brande
Pages Mentioned:
www.rceaf.org
to apply for assistance, and we also have blogs, a state by state listing of links to apply for unemployment, and a large resource list for other assistance programs, hotlines, and a network of foundations that help with mental health, abuse, addiction and more.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 AT 7 PM CST – 8 PM CST
The Stay the F@#k At Home-less Comedy Night benefiting RCEAF
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www.facebook.com/groups/rceaf.auctions
The RCEAF charity auction group
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Our Facebook page, filled with helpful articles, tips, news stories and more.
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In this thirtieth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews Dan Kostelec.
Chapter List:
00:36 Dan
Pages Mentioned:
Shakespeare's New Year's Shakin' Eve!
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$5 off coupon code: IRISH
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In this twenty ninth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews Leigh.
Chapter List:
00:36 Leigh
Pages Mentioned:
www.cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
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In this twenty eighth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to the other members of Life's a Faire.
Chapter List:
00:36 Leigh and Elaysha
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In this twenty seventh episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews three members of the music group, Totally Lost.
Chapter List:
00:36 Totally Lost
Pages Mentioned:
Paypal.me/TotallyLostBand
Facebook.com/TotallyLostBand
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In this twenty sixth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews Carmel Clavin.
Chapter List:
00:36 Carmel Clavin
Pages Mentioned:
Glamour Hobo Field Notes Podcast
GlamourHobo.Podbean.com
Patreon.com/CarmelClavin
Paypal.me/CarmelClavin
Facebook.com/MechMaiden
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In this twenty fifth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews Tom Zadoyko of the Mud Squad.
Chapter List:
00:36 Tom Zadoyko
Pages Mentioned:
Facebook.com/The-Mud-Squad-157558364263516
Facebook.com/buckleandswash/
www.parenfaire.com
paypal.me/themudsquad
Patreon.com/QuillandQuote
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In this twenty fourth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews a new member of the Life's a Faire team, Elaysha.
Chapter List:
00:36 Elaysha
Pages Mentioned:
Facebook.com/WWW.RenFaire
Facebook.com/MonsterOfTheGeek
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In this twenty third episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews a professional juggler and gamer, Paolo Garbanzo.
Chapter List:
00:36 Paolo Garbanzo
Paolo Garbanzo
Tips
PayPal - PayPal.me/PaoloGarbanzo
Venmo - Venmo@PaoloGarbanzo
Pages
Facebook.com/Nat21Adventures
GarbanzoJuggling.com
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In this twenty second episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews an expert hammered dulcimer player named the Lady Victoria.
Chapter List:
00:36 The Lady Victoria
The Lady Victoria
Tips
PayPal - PayPal.me/TheLadyVictoria
Venmo - Venmo.com/TheLadyVictoria
Pages
Squareup.com/store/TheLadyVictoria
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TheLadyVictoria.com
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Life's a Faire #21: Discussion with Elliot Poleshuck.
In this twenty-first episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews Elliot Poleshuck of Captured Curls.
Chapter List:
00:37 Elliot Poleshuck
Elliot Poleshuck
Pages
CapturedCurls.com
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In this twentieth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews Kimberly Stockton who plays Queen Elizabeth I.
Chapter List:
00:37 Kimberly Stockton
Pages
www.imdb.com/name/nm11808220/
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In this nineteenth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews Justin and Jennifer Haskell who play Arr and Tarr the Trolls.
Chapter List:
00:37 Arr and Tarr the Trolls
Arr and Tarr
Pages
Facebook.com/ArrAndTarr
Patreon.com/TrollTooth
Twitch.tv/Swamp_Dwellers
Books
Amazon.com/Swamp-Tales-Arr-Tarr-Troll/dp/1980942781
Amazon.com/Swamp-Stars-Arr-Tarr-Troll/dp/B08DDP8FRS/
Merch
TeeSpring.com/stores/troll-mart
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In this eighteenth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews Shakespeare Approves.
Chapter List:
00:37 Shakespeare Approves
Shakespeare Approves
Tips
Ko-Fi - Ko-Fi.com/Shakespeare
Pages
Facebook.com/ShakespearesCoffeeBreak
Facebook.com/ShakespeareApproves
Patreon.com/Shakespeare
Podcasts.Apple.com/us/podcast/the-stars-hollow-weekly/id1470561931
Shakespeare Reviews
Facebook.com/events/295348734904487
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In this sixteenth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews a Gregg and Susan Csikos of the Rambling Sailors.
Chapter List:
00:37 The Rambling Sailors
The Rambling Sailors
Tips
PayPal - PayPal.me/RamblingSailors
Venmo - @RamblingSailors
Ko-Fi - Ko-Fi.com/RamblingSailors
Pages
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In this sixteenth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews a dynamic multi-class Bard named Dan the Bard.
Chapter List:
00:36 Dan the Bard
Dan the Bard
Tips
PayPal - PayPal.me/DantheBard
Venmo - @Daniel-Marcotte-2
Pages
DantheBard.com
Facebook.com/DantheBard
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Facebook.com/WhiskeyBrothersBand
Twitter.com@Dan_theBard
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In this fifteenth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews two performers who were on GenCon Online but who also perform at Faires.
Chapter List:
00:36 Paolo and Apryl
Paolo Garbanzo
Tips
PayPal - PayPal.me/PaoloGarbanzo
Venmo - @PaoloGarbanzo
Projects
facebook.com/nat21Adventures
facebook.com/Renadventures/
Apryl Knight
Tips
PayPal - PayPal.me/AprylKnight
Ko-Fi - Ko-Fi.com/apryl_knight
Pages
AprylKnight.com
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facebook.com/AprylKnightMusician
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In this fourteenth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews himself.
Chapter List:
00:36 Andrew McKee
Links Mentioned:
Andrew McKee
Tips
PayPal - PayPal.me/IrishBard
Venmo - @IrishBard
CDs
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In this thirteenth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to faire and geek musician Apryl Knight.
Chapter List:
00:36 Apryl Knight
Links Mentioned:
Apryl Knight
Tips
PayPal - paypal.me/AprylKnight
Ko-Fi - Ko-fi.com/apryl_knight
CDs
www.aprylknight.com/cds
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Look for Apryl's Previous podcast and shows on our Facbook or Youtube pages.
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In this twelfth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to EJ Jones of the Piper Jones Band.
Chapter List:
00:36 EJ Jones
Links Mentioned:
EJ Jones
PiperJonesBand.com
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
GMHG.org
facebook.com/GrandfatherMountainHighlandGames/
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In this eleventh episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to Bill Morris of SeamLyne Reproductions.
Chapter List:
00:43 Bill Morris
Links Mentioned:
Bill Morris
SeamLyne Reproductions
SeamLyne.com
Jump-2-3
Jump-2-3.com
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In this tenth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to Dan Kostelec and Melissa L. E. Baker.
Chapter List:
00:36 Dan Kostelec & Melissa L. E. Baker
Links Mentioned:
Dan Kostelec
ShakespeareApproves.com
Facebook.com/ShakespeareApproves
Twitter.com/ShakesApproves
Instagram.com/Shakespeare.Approves
Buy Shakespeare Approves! a Coffee.
ko-fi.com/Shakespeare
Patreon.com/Shakespeare
Facebook.com/ShakespearesCoffeeBreak
Facebook.com/SocialDistancingPlayers
The Social Distancing Players
Performance Art Theatre
Melissa L. E. Baker
ChasteTreasure.com
Paypal.me/ChasteTreasure
Facebook.com/ChasteTreasure
YouTube.com/ChasteTreasure
Instagram.com/ChasteTreasure
Twitter.com/ChasteTreasure
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In this ninth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to Dan Kostelec and Melissa L. E. Baker.
Chapter List:
00:36 Dan Kostelec & Melissa L. E. Baker
Links Mentioned:
Dan Kostelec
ShakespeareApproves.com
Facebook.com/ShakespeareApproves
Twitter.com/ShakesApproves
Instagram.com/Shakespeare.Approves
Buy Shakespeare Approves! a Coffee.
ko-fi.com/Shakespeare
Patreon.com/Shakespeare
Facebook.com/ShakespearesCoffeeBreak
Facebook.com/SocialDistancingPlayers
The Social Distancing Players
Performance Art Theatre
Melissa L. E. Baker
ChasteTreasure.com
Paypal.me/ChasteTreasure
Facebook.com/ChasteTreasure
YouTube.com/ChasteTreasure
Instagram.com/ChasteTreasure
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In this eighth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to Marc Gunn and Nancy Daily.
Chapter List:
00:36 Marc Gunn
34:05 Nancy Daily
Links Mentioned:
RCEAF (Renaissance Catastrophic Emergency Assistance Foundation, Inc.)
facebook.com/RCEAF.org
PayPal: PayPal.me/RCEAF
CashApp: $RCEAF
Zelle: info.rceaf@gmail.com
Marc Gunn
Celtfather.net
Nancy Daily
reverbnation.com/nancydailygreen
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In the seventh episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to Lady Prudence about how she got into faires and how many instruments she actually plays. Then Andrew chats with Matt Young, the Pride of Ireland, about his operatic voice, his upcoming CD release, and his love of all things Faire.
Chapter List:
00:36 Lady Prudence
25:54 Matt Young - The Pride of Ireland
Links Mentioned:
Lady Prudence:
Social media
www.facebook.com/Lady.Prudence.Piper (3 live shows each week!)
www.instagram.com/lady.prudence.piper
www.youtube.com/aharptoremember
Download Soothing Tunes: LadyPrudence.BandCamp.com
Sweet & Sassy Songs: VoicesOfVirtue.BandCamp.com
Follow me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/LadyPrudence
Tip Jar
Paypal: www.paypal.me/LadyPrudence
Venmo: www.venmo.com/LadyPrudence
CashApp: cash.app/$LadyPrudence
Matt Young - The Pride of Ireland
Paypal: paypal.me/theprideofireland
Venmo: @mattyoungirishroots
Cashapp: $mattyoungirishroots
website: www.theprideofireland.com
Patreon: www.patreon.com/mattyoungirishroots
Album downloads available at irishroots.bandcamp.com
Merch: tee.pub/lic/AoE-wo7y0ug
www.facebook.com/mattyoungirishroots
Instagram: @mattyoungirishroots
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In the sixth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to Faire to Middlin direct from France and tell us about their move there and how things are going overseas. The Andrew converses with Fugli about his niche musical focus and his love of the historical broadside.
Chapter List:
00:38 Faire to Middlin
24:42 Fugli
Links Mentioned:
Faire to Middlin
RESCUfoundation.org
RESCUstore.org
PayPal.Me/RESCUfoundation
www.FaireToMiddlin.com
Fugli
PayPal.me/Povera
Fugli.BandCamp.com
www.facebook.com/fugli/
Shakespeare's Songbook by Ross W. Duffin
www.amazon.com/Shakespeares-Songbook-Ross-W-Duffin/dp/0393058891
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In the fifth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew chats with the Irish Folk-punk band The Langer's Ball, finds out about Henderson's Hearth from Amy Guilbeau, and then checks in with the escape artist team Judas and Magnolia.
Chapter List:
00:39 The Langer's Ball
22:33 Amy Guilbeau of Henderson's Hearth
47:14 Judas and Magnolia
Links Mentioned:
The Langer's Ball
Venmo: www.venmo.com/TheLangersBall or @TheLangersBall
Paypal: www.PayPal.me/TheLangersBall
Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheLangersBall
Digital Sales: thelangersball.bandcamp.com
CD Direct Sales Link: www.TheLangersBall.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheLangersBall
Heanderson's Hearth
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HendersonsHearth
Website & Sales: www.HendersonsHearth.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/HendersonsHearth
Pintrest: www.pinterest.com/Hearthjam/
Judas and Magnolia
Venmo: www.venmo.com/JudasandMagnolia or @JudasandMagnolia
Paypal: www.PayPal.me/JudasandMagnolia
Patreon: www.patreon.com/JudasandMagnolia
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JudasandMagnolia
Instagram: www.instagram.com/JudasandMagnolia
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In the fourth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew chats with Sarah Mullen and then Checks in with Bonny Moffatt the Storyteller.
Chapter List:
00:39 Sarah Mullen
25:07 Bonny Moffatt
Links Mentioned:
Sarah Mullen
Venmo: www.venmo.com/SarahTheHarpist
Paypal: www.PayPal.me/SarahTheHarpist
Patreon: www.patreon.com/ruas
CD Direct Sales Link: www.sarahmariemullen.com/shop.html
Bonny Moffatt
Cash app: $BlackLipsBonny
Paypal: www.paypal.me/AJtheLush
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BlackLipsBonnyMoffatt/
Patreon: www.patreon.com/BlackLipsBonnyMoffatt
Ko-Fi: www.Ko-fi.com/blacklipsbonny
CD Direct Sales Link: www.kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00ZDPAPP
Wandering Wondrous Wireless Renaissance Faire
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In the third episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew continues his talk with the Bedlam Bards and then proceeds to interview an aerialist.
Chapter List:
00:46 Bedlam Bards
51:38 Shelli Buttons
Links Mentioned:
Bedlam Bards
venmo.com/Bedlam-Bards
paypal.me/BedlamBards
BedlamBards.bandcamp.com
www.mercedeslackey.com/books/bedlam3.html (Book: Bedlam's Bard)
theirishbard.bandcamp.com (Song: Satisfied)
www.hypnosisaustin.com
www.coolmusicinc.com (Cool Pick Guitar Pick)
Shelli Buttons
Paypal: ShelliNock
Venmo: ShelliNock
www.patreon.com/EmpressofAwesome
www.instagram.com/ShelliButtons_Empressofawesome
www.instagram.com/Wildflower_Studios
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In the second episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to a faire owner & performer, a musical group, and (wait for it) another musical group. The Tulstin Troubadours talk about the show that they streamed with us and discuss the status of their new CD. TJ Miller of the Lords of Adventure and Co-Owner of the New Jersey Renaissance Festival describes the decision to cancel the faire this year and how this has affected him personally and professionally. The Bedlam Bards talk about the stream we produced for them and many many silly things.
Chapter List:
00:21 Tulstin Troubadours
17:06 TJ Miller
42:29 Bedlam Bards
Links Mentioned:
Tulstin Troubadours
Venmo: @tulstintroubadours
Paypal.me/tulstintroubadours
www.tulstintroubadoursband.com/cds
www.patreon.com/tulstintroubadours
TJ Miller
www.lordsofadventure.com
www.njrenfaire.com
www.actionjkd.com
www.facebook.com/actionjkd
Bedlam Bards
venmo.com/Bedlam-Bards
paypal.me/BedlamBards
BedlamBards.bandcamp.com
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In this first episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew talks to a merchant, a patron, and a juggler. No they don't all go into a bar but there are funny moments. Kat Williams of Inner Beast Leather describes what being a Master Craftswoman on the road is like and where she gets her inspiration. Kristin A. Hogan, an enthusiastic patron, talks about her love of the Faire and the ways that she is a part of it. Paolo Garbanzo shares the story of how he became an internationally famous juggler and where that career is taking him.
Chapter List:
1:26 Kat Williams
19:40 Kristin A. Hogan
44:45 Paolo Garbanzo
Links Mentioned:
Kat Williams
Inner Beast Leather
www.etsy.com/shop/InnerBeastLeather/
www.patreon.com/innerbeastleather
Kristin A. Hogan
www.kristinashleyhogan.com
www.patreon.com/kristinahogan
Paulo Garbanzo
Venmo: @paologarbanzo
PayPal/me@paologarbanzo
www.renadventures.com
facebook.com/PaoloGarbanzo
www.GarbanzoJuggling.com
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