Has anyone here ever have a problem with 'Renny's' at sessions?
Renny's are what we call 'Renaissance Fair' people. Generally, they are interested in chain mail, kilts, songs about fairies and dragons and they tend to be fond of wearing leather cups attached to strings on their belts.
I don't have any real problem with that (in a general sense), but the Renny's tend to be the people who show up at sessions with odd instruments like diggereedo's, washboards and hammer dulcimers. All apologies to good hammer dulcimer players. *No apologies given to diggereedo or washboard players! heh, heh!*. Any comments?
I'm a bit of a Renny myself, but I leave it at the Faire. Many others don't - I suppose their real lives are unfulfilling enough that they need to stay in their fantasies all the time. I don't wear chainmail or a leather cup, and I'd never bring a digeridu to a session (except maybe in Australia - it's not even a Renaissance instrument, for gosh sakes!). My main interest is, you can make bucks playing at Renn Faires! That, and the bustiers the women tend to wear >.
If one of these poor creatures does show up at a session, explain it to them in terms they'll understand, i.e., most of them are obsessed with "authenticity" - explain to them that only authentic Irish tunes and instruments are allowed at the session as defined by the session leaders. Most of them have probably made similar statements to people who show up at Faire with non-"authentic" garb or gear, and they'll get it (although some of the more annnoying ones will claim to know more about what's authentic than the session leaders. In that case, you have my permission to thrash them!).
Obsessed with authenticity! Wonderful advice! I am certainly going to use that!
It can be a difficult situation as Renny's often support a wide variety of 'Celtic' music, and you don't want to drive a potential fan away. I do have friends who perform at Ren Fairs (yes the money is much better than pub gigs!), but I wouldn't consider them Renny's, since they do have a clue.
I guess a true Renny to be someone who would normally be a common Slacker but became way too obsessed with Dungeons and Dragons. Anyone have a better definition?
Scarborough Fair
Scarborough Fair
Has anyone here ever have a problem with 'Renny's' at sessions?
Renny's are what we call 'Renaissance Fair' people. Generally, they are interested in chain mail, kilts, songs about fairies and dragons and they tend to be fond of wearing leather cups attached to strings on their belts.
I don't have any real problem with that (in a general sense), but the Renny's tend to be the people who show up at sessions with odd instruments like diggereedo's, washboards and hammer dulcimers. All apologies to good hammer dulcimer players. *No apologies given to diggereedo or washboard players! heh, heh!*. Any comments?
# Posted on September 10th 2001 by Caoimghgin
Re: Scarborough Fair
Politely take them aside and suggest instruments for them and offer them a loaner the night if it is available
# Posted on September 11th 2001 by Bernard Farrell
Re: Scarborough Fair
I'm a bit of a Renny myself, but I leave it at the Faire. Many others don't - I suppose their real lives are unfulfilling enough that they need to stay in their fantasies all the time. I don't wear chainmail or a leather cup, and I'd never bring a digeridu to a session (except maybe in Australia - it's not even a Renaissance instrument, for gosh sakes!). My main interest is, you can make bucks playing at Renn Faires! That, and the bustiers the women tend to wear >
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If one of these poor creatures does show up at a session, explain it to them in terms they'll understand, i.e., most of them are obsessed with "authenticity" - explain to them that only authentic Irish tunes and instruments are allowed at the session as defined by the session leaders. Most of them have probably made similar statements to people who show up at Faire with non-"authentic" garb or gear, and they'll get it (although some of the more annnoying ones will claim to know more about what's authentic than the session leaders. In that case, you have my permission to thrash them!).
# Posted on September 11th 2001 by JeffK627
Re: Scarborough Fair
Obsessed with authenticity! Wonderful advice! I am certainly going to use that!
It can be a difficult situation as Renny's often support a wide variety of 'Celtic' music, and you don't want to drive a potential fan away. I do have friends who perform at Ren Fairs (yes the money is much better than pub gigs!), but I wouldn't consider them Renny's, since they do have a clue.
I guess a true Renny to be someone who would normally be a common Slacker but became way too obsessed with Dungeons and Dragons. Anyone have a better definition?
# Posted on September 12th 2001 by Caoimghgin