Entertainers portraying Queen Elizabeth and her court enjoy the Tennessee Renaissance Festival's daily closing ritual, the Festival of Song.
The Tennessee Renaissance Festival is an annual tradition. Each weekend in May, knights, fair maidens, vikings, faeries, mermaids, pirates, wenches and plainclothes time travelers gather on the streets of Covington Glen, in Williamson County’s Castle Park.
In this episode, we’ll talk to Ren Fest enthusiasts and other folks who celebrate the medieval era to learn what inspires them to take up this type of historical reenactment, whether it’s a lifestyle or just for a weekend.
This episode was produced by Magnolia McKay.
Guests:
- Paolo Garbanzo, jester, professional entertainer extraordinaire
- Kate Brown, The Honorable Lancer Rose de la Cumbe, Society of Creative Anachronism
- Terrill Imboden, Kehinde, Laurel in the Society of Creative Anachronism
- Ross Welbon, co-founder, Honey Tree Meadery
- Melissa Blettner, CEO at Ancient Lore Village
- Mandy Giffin, co-owner, Forest Gully Farms
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