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 working full time and an illness in the family (that is thankfully now resolved), I let things get away from me. But I should have u...
2025-08-10 00:29:36 +0000 UTC View Post
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 soundscape and record a handful of pieces to layer on top, making the listener feel as if they were sitting at a table listening t...
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, because I couldn't have made it to this milestone without you. Your support has allowed me to make this a priority in my life, so th...
2025-01-13 20:26:40 +0000 UTC View Post
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 Bardcore here, since it's more of a faithful cover, but there is such a timeless quality to this song that sends me right back to childho...
2024-12-20 19:30:16 +0000 UTC View Post
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 included a short song I wrote for Winter time called Hearth Song. It was inspired by classic folk tunes like The Pa...
2024-12-01 01:41:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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 tackle this song, so may I present my cover of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club.
A couple fun facts about the lyrics:
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 original a little bit with an instrumental verse since it's really quite short without it.
My next move is to start on my cove...
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've learned a lot since I started, which is funny, because songs take me twice as long to create now as they used to. I just chalk...
2024-10-08 00:13:55 +0000 UTC View Post
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 will be going live on Youtube this week, but you guys get first look as always. Billie Eilish is a tricky one to give the Bardcore...
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 tried to find inspiration wherever I could, and discovered it in all sorts of interesting places. There was a little music listeni...
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 Youtube tomorrow.
One important update: I'll be pausing the Patreon for August because I'm heading off to Europe on vac...
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 into the current landscape of AI generative music. I learned a lot in the process, and have taken the edge off my existential dre...
2024-07-09 19:34:19 +0000 UTC View Post
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 get the Shakespeare treatment, you'll want to hear this one.
Just a little personal update—this week my brother, who goes ...
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 switched to scythes.
Now this is a little embarrassing, but I haven't actually caught up on season 2 House of the Dragon yet. M...
2024-06-24 20:30:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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 bonus Bardcore phone backgrounds just for fun!
Eventually I will probably upload some instrumentals to Youtube and Spotify, bu...
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 first time I heard it on the radio.
This cover features the talented Collin Vodicka on the Irish flute and duduk, which orig...
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 the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and I'll be joined by a woodwind player from Boston! I'll be sure to post it here first.
In the ...
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 how to play several new instruments in order to complete it. Wishing you all a very joyous Spring!
2024-04-01 16:05:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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 The Oh Hellos (their debut album is very Bardcore in flavour and I highly recommend it).
This was a tricky challenge bec...
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 make something themed around death, legend, and memory, so I approached it as a bit of a funeral dirge. The video I've linked cont...
2024-03-04 17:27:23 +0000 UTC View PostHappy 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 of my video game collab was pushed to next month, so stay tuned for that! I've also been recording some more trailers for Inkulina...
2024-02-14 16:21:43 +0000 UTC View Post
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 know the one.
I managed to get part way through a new song for the channel, started working on my back catalogue of instru...
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 was on December 5th, but it's never too late to caution your children not to go wandering in the woods. This piece was inspired by...
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 Bagpipes, the Uilleann pipes are an Irish national treasure, and even if you've never heard the name before, you've probably heard them ...
2023-11-24 20:30:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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 that prompt. And of course, which witch hut is more famous than the chicken legged house of Baba Yaga? I created the cover from s...
2023-11-07 00:14:30 +0000 UTC View PostAs 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 me pick from the options below, and keep an eye out for when I post the download! Voting ends on the 29th. EDIT: This is 99% done ...
2023-10-25 16:54:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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 enjoy this creepy yet relaxing lullaby.
2023-10-12 18:29:05 +0000 UTC View PostGood 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 instrumentals.
I'll be sharing these a few at a time because the process is a bit more complicated than just removing the vocals. I've ad...
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 share a bit about my creative process. If you decide to support the channel here on Patreon, you'll have access to future episodes l...
2023-09-24 04:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
