Bards Band Together for Katrina Relief

Two of Austin's premier renfaire musical acts will come together at Mother Egan's Irish Pub on February 18 for a concert and CD release party benefitting hurricane victims.

AUSTIN, TX (PRWEB) February 4, 2006 -- Two of Austin's premier renfaire musical acts will come together at Mother Egan's Irish Pub on February 18 for a concert and CD release party benefitting hurricane victims.

The Bedlam Bards and the Brobdingnagian Bards, both veterans of the Texas Renaissance Festival, the Louisiana Renaissance Festival, and many other faires, will perform from 7 to 10 p.m.

Both bands recently joined a score of renfaire musical acts in The Circle, a renaissance festival compilation CD benefitting victims of Hurricane Katrina. The compilation will be on sale at the show, and proceeds will benefit the Red Cross.

The Circle is a production of the Renaissance Festival Podcast (renaissancefestivalmusic.com) and the Modern Bard Project (modernbard.org).

Mother Egan's Irish Pub is located at 715 West 5th Street in downtown Austin. For directions, call (512) 478-7747.

For further information, contact Marc Gunn at (512) 470-4866.

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