About the Fellowship
Modern music education often implies the study of either classical music, which can feel stuffy, rigid, and perfectionist, or pop music, in which one must become a rock star and make a scene on a stage. The Bardic Arts invite everyone into their own innate musicianship and poetics. The performance space is the commons, the campfire, and the forest. We cultivate lyric, melody, and a passionate attention to story, in order to find a kinder and deeper connection with the mystical world.
The Bardic Fellowship gives adults a place to study the storyteller’s crafts. Community story-and-song evenings, which feature a guest speaker, are held at least twice a year and are open to all. A nine-month apprenticeship of up to twelve people studies personal history and myth, ancient music theory, and traditional song. Each apprentice creates and publicly presents an original work. Everything is offered on a sliding scale, so cost is never a barrier.
