In 2016 I attended the Great Western War in the kingdom of Caid. Being half way across the country, those that I camped with knew little of my home kingdom of Calontir except two things: 1) We really liked shield walls in combat. 2) We sing. A lot.
Embarrassingly, I knew no songs at the time and was unable to contribute to the songs around the campfire. But I promised that I would return with something to sing next year. Since then, I have worked to learn several songs and have continued since. Some are the most well known Calontiri songs, but it's mostly what has caught my ear. I've even written a few songs.
Below, I've compiled a list of songs I've learned. I'm working to add individual pages for each song with lyrics and historical notes as well as a recording of me singing it if I have one I like.
During the 2020 quarantine, I purchased a guitar and started teaching myself to play. Songs marked with a (G) are ones that I can play on guitar as well.
A Grazing Mace
At Pennsic War
Band of Brothers (G)
Battle of Maldon
Bellfast Mill (G)
Benevento
Born on a List Field
Burden of the Crown (G)
Calontir at War
Calontir Stands Alone
Come and be Welcome (G)
Compact Between Horse and Man
Conn's Song (The Moon Shines Brightly)
Cormac's Mace (G)
Cruiscin Lan
Drink Me a Drink Lads (G)
Drums of War
Feast Song (G)
Flowers of Bermuda (G)
For Crown and For Kingdom
Form the Wall
Fruit of the Yew (G)
Gather Ye Pipers
Greyhound Bound for Pennsic
Hotspur (G)
Jolly Sailor Bold (G)
Karelia's Song (G)
Knight's Leap (G)
Lady in Blue (G)
Lifeblood (G)
Maiden and the Selkie (G)
Mordred's Lullaby (G)
Non Nobis
Old Dun Cow
One For the Leaving (G)
One of Us (G)
Pavel's Song
Peasant Knight
Phony King of England
Poacher's Song
Raven Banner
Rise (G)
Rite of Passage
Road to Rome
Saxon's Dream (G)
Savage Daughter (G)
Song of Roland (G)
Song of the Shieldwall (G)
Sons of the Dragon
Stand Beside Me
Steel Shod Dance
Swan Road
Tonight
Too Many Sons (G)
Valkyrie's Lullaby
The Veil (G)
Warrior's Wyrd (G)
Wellerman (G)
Willow Maid (G)
Witch of the Westmore Land (G)
Wolves of the Breed