Cantique de Noel is the French (and original) version of the popular Christmas carol, O Holy Night. The music was written in 1847 by Adolphe Adam, to go along with the poem Minuit, Chrétiens (which means Midnight, Chistians) written by Placide Cappeau. The song is on The Gifts of Midwinter, by Ken and Lisa Theriot. […]
Do You Hear What I Hear?
When Ken and Lisa’s Christmas album – The Gifts of Midwinter – was being planned, they asked friends and fans what songs they would like to have on the album. At the same time though, they wanted to make sure the songs were not just the same old tunes you hear on every Christmas album. […]
Marmion’s Christmas Song
Marmion’s Christmas Song is the 2nd song on The Gifts of Midwinter, the Christmas album by Ken and Lisa Theriot. Lisa adapted the lyrics from a poem by Sir Walter Scott, called “Marmion.”Then Lisa set these lyrics to the tune of “The Sussex Carol” (ca 1684) and voila! Marmion’s Christmas Song was born. We tried […]
The Corpus Christi Carol
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 […]
Ken and Lisa Theriot – Live at the Green Dragon
Ken and Lisa Theriot (Kenneth MacQuarrie and Adelaide de Beaumont in the SCA) will be performing live at the fabulous Green Dragon Tavern, Tuesday March 15th 2011 from 8-9 pm during Gulf Wars XX. Come join the music and revelry as Kenneth and Adelaide and the rest of “the band” (Ambra Micheli, Grimolfr Einarsson, Michele […]