Hildegard von Blingin'

A very belated update

Dear patrons, it has been far too long, so let me first say that I am so sorry for my unexplained absence for the past several months. My day job's contract continues to get extended, so between wo...

Ambient Tavern WIP and Hiatus Announcement

Dear patrons,

I hope you're all hale and happy! I've been working away on this ambient tavern track, although calling it ambient doesn't quite capture the vibe. My intention was to create a ...

Thanks a million!

On January 2nd, our humble channel passed 1,000,000 subscribers. We're coming up on 5 years of music making now, and it's all still very surreal. I want to say a special thank you to all of you, be...

Once Upon a December

Hello dear patrons, the Yule season is upon us! I wanted to do something cozy and nostalgic this month, so I present to you my cover of Once Upon a December from Anastasia. Nothing strictly Bardcor...

A Wintery Original and the Pink Pony Club Instrumental

As promised, here's a last minute November extra for you all! I've attached the instrumental for Pink Pony Club, which in this case is the backing track with the vocals removed.

I've also inc...

I turned Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club into the Pink Pony Inn

Hello everyone, happy November! I hope that those of you in the darkening parts of the world are adjusting to these early sunsets and keeping your spirits up. It felt like the right time to finally...

Sally's Song from The Nightmare Before Christmas

Hello all! This will be going live tomorrow on Youtube as my video for the month of October. This song was such a fun one to cover—Danny Elfman has always been a hero of mine. I extended the orig...

October Update

Hello dear Patrons! The leaves are crunchy here and spooky season is upon us. In between working on my usual Youtube videos, I've been slowly remastering and fixing up my older songs for Spotify. I...

Birds of a Feather

Hello dear patrons! The leaves are falling, the weather is turning moody, and I find myself listening to the soundtrack from "Over the Garden Wall" more. Happy belated Autumn Equinox!

This ...

Caritas Abundat - By Hildegard Von Bingen

Good day everyone!

I'm back from my sojourn in Europe with my dad, where I visited six countries, sang in two empty churches, and accidentally ate the hottest pepper of my life in Serbia. I ...

We Didn't Start the Fire

As hinted a few times, here is the massive project my brother and I have been working on. This truly was a labour of love, and I hope you all enjoy it. The video will go live for everyone else on Y...

AI and the Future of Bardcore

Folks, I've decided to outsource my work to AI. Now I'll finally be free to stop making music or art and just lie face down in a field somewhere.

I jest, I jest. Please enjoy this exploration...

Behind the Scenes | Episode 3

Good day, I hope you're all enjoying the end of June! Here is another behind the scenes episode, in which I explore the language and vocabulary of Bardcore. If you've ever wanted to hear Dr. Dre ge...

House of the Dragon - Rhaenyra Targaryen Theme

Happy June everyone! It's been so gorgeous out here, which means recording takes between neighbours loudly mowing their lawns. Not very Medieval of them! It would be so much quieter if they all swi...

Three instrumentals and phone backgrounds

Dear patrons, I am just squeaking through the gates on the last day of May. I've been working away on a new piece, but in the meantime I also wanted to give you three new instrumentals and some bon...

Black Summer - Red Hot Chili Peppers - ft. Collin Vodicka

I hope you're all having a merry month of May! This song would perhaps would hit different in July or August, but it's already heating up where I am and I've been wanting to cover this since the fi...

Behind the Scenes | Episode 2

Hello again dear Patrons! I hope you've had an excellent April, wherever you may be. I've spent most of it working on my next cover, which will hopefully come out in May. I've selected a song by th...

My Most Historically Accurate Song Yet

My dear patrons, I hope you will indulge a more serious attempt to recreate a Medieval piece with as much authenticity as I could muster. This required a great deal of research, and I had to learn ...

Soldier, Poet, King, but it's in a minor key and 50% more Medieval

Hello everyone, I hope this finds you in excellent spirits! Due to popular demand, I roped my brother Friar Funk into singing on another cover. We created a twist on the song Soldier, Poet, King by...

I collaborated with Crusader Kings III to create an original song for Legends of the Dead

It's been tough sitting on this one for a few months, but the day is finally here! Paradox approached me a while back about writing a song for their expansion Legends of the Dead. The brief was to ...

Bardcore "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis

Happy Valentine's Day lovely folks! I appreciated all your well wishes on my last post. I'm dealing with some long covid symptoms, but my voice is mostly back and I have lots of ideas. The release ...

Please stand by!

My dear patrons, I apologize for my absence of late. I fell ill right after Christmas with a pesky common cold, and just as I thought I was getting better, I came down with the plague itself. You k...

Krampusnacht - A Cautionary Carol Inspired by John Williams

Joyous Yule, everyone! I'm sorry it's been a wee bit quiet here; I've been working away on a few things at once, but hope to post at least once more before the end of December.

Krampusnacht ...

Wicked Game Bardcore Cover ft. Aaron Dolan on Uilleann Pipes!

I'm SO excited to share this cover with you all because I had the pleasure of working with Uilleann piper Aaron Dolan, who provided the pipes and whistles for this track. Also known as Irish Bagpip...

Baba Yaga: Witch's hut in the forest ambient fantasy music

Good day, dear patrons! My apologies for the wait on this, but I'm very excited to present my first ambient song. Witch hut in the forest won by a good margin in the poll, so this piece is based on...

Help me pick a theme for a spooky ambient track!

As foretold, I plan on creating the odd ambient track to put on in the background while you work or play D&D. Since we're still in October, it's going to be a spooky sort of theme. Please help ...

Come Little Children - From Hocus Pocus

Here's a sneak peak at the video I'll likely be posting tomorrow. If you've never seen Hocus Pocus, it's a campy 90's Halloween cult favourite with music by the late great James Horner. I hope you ...

Instrumentals for Creep, Bad Romance, and Jolene

Good day, dear patrons! I'm so honoured to have you all here, it really means the world to me. I and wanted to say thank you with a patron-only post to distribute some long-foreshadowed instrumenta...

Behind the Scenes | Episode 1

Hello all! I'm thrilled to share this first episode of my Behind the Scenes series with you all. In this video, I explore the inspirations behind my covers of Bad Romance, Creep, and Jolene, and sh...