The first three songs on Ken Theriot’s album, Human History, are all about The Battle of Agincourt. It was not necessarily intentional. It’s just that Ken has had a fascination with Agincourt for years, and the first songs written (lyrics by Lisa Theriot and music by Ken Theriot) for the album were those three. And […]
Personent Hodie – By Ken And Lisa Theriot
Personent Hodie is the 14th song on The Gifts of Midwinter, the Christmas CD by Ken and Lisa Theriot. Personent Hodie is a Christmas Carol published in 1582 (yay for period music that RAWKS). Here is the the entry from the liner notes (download here!) for the album, written by Lisa Theriot, followed by an […]
The Lost Colony of Roanoke Back In The News
The historical mystery of The Lost Colony of Roanoke is back in the news! In Britain recently, scholars re-examined an old coastal map from the period (between 1580 and 1590) using modern technology and think they have uncovered some new information. You can read this article here: www.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/us/map-markings-offer-clues-to-lost-colony.html. I have been fascinated with the lore […]
Band of Brothers and Agincourt Featured on Archery Video
Had to share this. We just received a message regarding Ken Theriot’s songs Band of Brothers and Agincourt. The message was entitled “The Chills” and read: Hi Ken, just saw a video on youtube, your music was the chosen soundtrack. You can see the vid here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtwyGmpO3OE&feature=channel_video_title I was completely blown away by the songs […]
The Tabard Inn – By Lisa Theriot
The Tabard Inn is the opening song on her album, The Keys of Canterbury, which as the title suggests, is an album of songs themed around The Canterbury Tales. “The Tabard Inn” is The General Prologue. Here is the entry from the liner notes on the album: The General Prologue: The Tabard Inn The Canterbury Tales […]
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Ken and Lisa Theriot Show Rocks Pennsic
The Kenneth and Adelaide (Ken and Lisa Theriot) Show at Pennsic 40 was awesome. Here is a review that appeared in the Pennsic newspaper, The Pennsic Independent. Theriots Resound at Performing Arts Pavilion: The Kenneth and Adelaide Show An excellent concert took place Tuesday night at the Performing Arts Pavilion Tuesday Night. Sir Kenneth and […]
Don’t Forget About The First British Colonists in America
Americans tend to think of George Washington and the other founding fathers when we think about Independence Day. Some folks may even remember that there was a much earlier group of colonists from England, even before the Mayflower, in the early 1600s in Jamestown. But how many of us give any thought to the first […]
Lost Colony of Roanoke Song
One of the most fascinating historical mysteries in the what is now The United States is the affair of the lost colony of Roanoke. any number of papers and books have been written about the events surrounding the eventual disappearance of 116 men women and children from their brief settlement on Roanoke Island in what […]
Band of Brothers – Song Version of Crispin’s Day Speech
Band of Brothers is a song written by Ken and Lisa Theriot for Ken Theriot’s album Human History. It is the first of three songs on this album about the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the other two being Agincourt and To Serve The Lily. Some have lovingly referred to these songs as “Agincourt The […]