Standing Song Stone Book
Date:
Compilers: Crag "Goodleech" Duggin and Donal MacRorie
Lettering and Celtic Art by Alarba
Source: have copy
From Crag:
I, with the help of Donal MacRorie, put the Standing Songs Stonebook together in 1980 because there were at time only four songbooks available for postreveling: The Middle Kingdom Songbook, the Three Rivers SongBook, The Plague Rat Songbook, and Coeur d Boeuff's Rakes Songbook.
The first two were out of print, the latter two were small and had only a few topical songs. I wanted something for Calontir post reveling, I also wanted to select my favorites to increase their use, and try filking myself. I filked Men of Calon (Harlech), My Grandfathers Cock (Clock), and Sixteen Knights (Tons) ("St Moonwulf don't you call me, cause I can't go, I owe my soul to the armorer's store" ---- yeah. pretty weak, I know)
It was small, had about 30 songs, and a blue cover.
Additional information from Donal MacRorie in 2025
I was glad to see that you have a copy of the “Standing Song Stone Book” that Crag Duggan (Craig Brown) and I put together and that Crag’s wife, Alarba (Pat Brown), illustrated. I can give you a little background about some of the authors.
- Amleth macAuleth (Kevin MacCauley) was the impetus behind forming our shire, and he was our shire’s first seneschal. He passed away in 1980.
- Lyra de la Lunargent (Robin Goldman) was the shire’s Mistress of Arts from 1979 to 1981 (when she graduated from the University of Missouri). She was our shire’s first laurel (costuming) and one of the first laurels in Calontir.
- Brom Blackhand’s mundane name is Jim Fleming, and he lived in Three Rivers (I believe he still does). He’s very entertaining, and his songs and stories are irreverent and definitely the rabble-rouser’s point of view. I don’t know if he’s still active in the SCA, but I saw him at Archon (an East Saint Louis science fiction convention) about a decade ago.
Table of Contents
CALON SONGS
Men of Calon by Goodleech 
Calontir by Maegril Elentur Amono (from Calon Song)
Calontir Stands Alone by Brom Blackhand (from Calon Song)
A Calontir Song by William Coeur du Boeuf (from Calon Song)
STANDING STONES SONGS
Surgeon's Lament (or, The Standing Stones Challenge Song) by Crag Duggan (Goodleech) et al
What Shall We Do With A Drunken Shireling? by Goodleech
SCA SONGS, NEW AND OLD
Brumbar Went to a Wedding by Balloux d'Aurillac, Dunsel Shadowcatcher, and Guy of Flanders.
Twelve Stages of Authorization by Harald of Three Rivers
Be True to Your Shire Amleth macAuleth
Help Me Brummbar by Amleth MacAuleth
Hooked on SCA Games By Lyra de la Lunargent
Song of the Peoples (In Part from A Songbook of Some Middle Kingdom Favorites)
Imperium Compound (In Part from A Songbook of Some Middle Kingdom Favorites)
My Seneschal's Fault (from A Songbook of Some Middle Kingdom Favorites)
Chivalry by Lady Morgana bro Morganwyg (from Calon Song)
Hark! The Heralds Loudly Cry by Sir Steven MacEanruig (from the NESFA Hymnal, 2nd ed.)
A Traitor Baron Song by Brom Blackhand (from Calon Song)
Still Another Traitor Baron Song by Goodleech
Plague Rat by the Barony of Three Rivers (from Tales of Baron Stephen Ironhand)
"MEDIEVAL" FILKSONGS
Descent of the Dragon by Donal MacRorie
Skean Dhu by Amleth MacAuleth
The Great Norse Rover by Brom Blackhand
I Am a Dane by Gwyneth Espicier
Viking Song by Ayrbaird MacTavish
Anti-Viking Challenge Song by Ayrbaird MacTavish
Rolling to Jerusalem by Brom Blackhand
The Spanish Inquisition by Anthony R. Lewis
Joy to the World by Steven MacEanruig and William the Lucky
Skye Boat Song
Bastard King of England
Green Grow the Rushes, Oh!
Campbells are Comin
BAWDY FAVORITES
Temperance Union
My God, How the Money Rolls In!
Limerick Song
MISCELLANEOUS
High Fly the Nazgul by Ted Johnstone
Tiptoe 'cross the Rooftops by Robert Asprin
Fafhrd's Hangover by Robert Asprin
M*A*S*H
BLOOD AND WAR
Zorabb's Song by Brummb r von Schwarzberg
Repent ye, Wretched Heretics
Viking Axe
We Will Kill You
Catapult Song
Slaying Orcs
ABOUT THE SCA
P.W. Ate
Oh, Atenveldt
The Marvelous Beard
La Belle Dam
Up the Midrealm
BALLADS AND TRADITIONAL
I'm a Rover
Kit Hath Lost Her Key
Prince Lir's Song
The Jolly Tinker
The Quest
Thor's Son
Pict Song
MISCELLANEOUS
Have I Told you of Paddockis?
Python Song
Marian
My Grandfather's Cock
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