Booze Bards

Ep. 12: The Minstrel Rav’n Sings us some Drinking Songs!

We continue our side quest of asking other folks about drinking songs—which is nice because it is less homework for your humble (and busy) booze bards! This time we were pleased to welcome the Minstrel Rav'n [https://www.facebook.com/TheMinstrelRavn]—pirate / 80s glam rocker extraordinaire. We had some drinks and told some jokes and most of all got to hear a few songs from the Minstrel! It was a blast and we are sure you will have fun joining in on the conversation.

Ep 11: Dug‘s Favorite Drinking Songs

For the start of season 2 we go on a side quest to find out about other drinking songs. Our first interview is with Dug McCormack, musician, artist, cat dude, and all around fantastic human. Greg learns a bunch of new drinking songs! Greg and Kris collectively wonder if they can really learn the lyrics to drinking songs before a gig we have coming up. Cheers!

Ep. 10: How Can I Be So Thirsty Today?

So the vagaries of jobs, semi-home schooling, and the languor of covid year delayed this episode by almost six months. Sorry! But here we are with our 10th episode that we actually recorded (mostly) in Feb. It is the most obscure song we have yet done, but a real banger about having a heck of a hangover. Check out this song by Austin punk-grass band The Meat Purveyors about the single life... And then we review the quest so far and solicit your input!

Ep. 9: The Wellerman

Has America chosen its own drinking song right under our noses? Kris and Greg jump on the viral chain and learn about The Wellerman and talk about how sea shanties and drinking songs have a fair bit of crossover on the musical Venn diagram.

Ep. 8: We Wish You a Merry Christmas

The Booze Bards mine the pagan history of Christmas as a raucous party more akin to Mardi Gras to find a song where rowdy revelers demanded food and drink from fancy people of privilege. Yes, it's just We Wish You a Merry Christmas. But we do! Merry Christmas!