Announcing the Weatherstock Nine!

[Harperella]

This year's lineup:

The Shades
Andúnië
RKO (Runic Knights Orchestra)
Mornie Alantie
Th' Breakfast Club
Die Meisterbarden von Bree
Flock of Smeagols/Don't Tempt Me Frodo
Ingolemo and the Greenway Band
The Chosen Few

With special guest appearances by:
Bards, Beers, and Longbeards
Old Winyards
The Andune Ensemble

Due to the change of date for Weatherstock, there will be 1 more week for bands to confirm or drop from the final lineup (until May 28th). For instance, Don't Tempt Me Frodo, The Andune Ensemble, and Songburrow Strollers were not able to make the original June 15th date, but may be available for July 20th. But this is the current best guess lineup.

Looking forward to seeing you at Ministock--held June 15th at the previously scheduled Weatherstock time.

[Chastine_BaneJones]

I've just spoken to Miri, and she's cool to have Flock of Smeagols and Don't Tempt Me Frodo play as a combined front/mini-supergroup for Weatherstock. This way we won't have any potential player overlap between bands (which I'm almost sure is against the rules anyway, somehow), and we will (by default) have more players in the band at large.

We would like to be billed as 'Flock of Smeagols feat. Don't Tempt Me Frodo,' if that's all right.

[Floradine]

Chastine_BaneJones wrote:

I've just spoken to Miri, and she's cool to have Flock of Smeagols and Don't Tempt Me Frodo play as a combined front/mini-supergroup for Weatherstock. This way we won't have any potential player overlap between bands (which I'm almost sure is against the rules anyway, somehow), and we will (by default) have more players in the band at large. We would like to be billed as 'Flock of Smeagols feat. Don't Tempt Me Frodo,' if that's all right.

How about "Don't tempt me Smeagol!" ? Thee hee just kidding!

[Keli]

Or A Flock Of Frodos?

This is getting silly

[Subcreator]

Hello, all. I have a sad announcement to make. Ingolemo and the Greenway Band are officially withdrawing from Weatherstock. Indeed, Ingolemo and Fionnuala of Landroval are permanently retiring from music and from LOTRO. We've had a great 4 years with you all but we have decided it's time for us to officially, permanently (really this time) move on. Good luck with the event. I know you'll all do fantastic, if they can just fix music.

[Keli]

Oh, that is a sad loss to Lotro and to all of us involved with the music in Lotro. I really hope you change your minds whenever you recover your mojo.

Thank you for the music

[Floradine]

Fionnuala, I would like to say thank you for your long post on the official forums that helped me to rethink some things. I always enjoyed what you did and I am saddened to see you go although I can understand it to a certain extend. I will miss the wonderful concerts you and Ingolemo gave, they were really great, each and every one. We didn't have much contact but you will really be missed.

I will chime in into Keli's song and also sing "Thank you for the music", fair lady Fionnuala.

[Ellinnea]

It's not too late! If you apply now you can just squeak in. If you can attend Ministock on June 15 and Weatherstock itself on July 20, please submit an application to this Guildlaunch site as a Band Leader.

[Chastine_BaneJones]

So how many bands are there now, really? I count ten. :|

[Keli]

9 in list at top

Ingolemo and The Greenway Band withdraw = 8

Songburrow Strollers, Animal House and A Rock and a Hard Place signed up (I think) = 11

[Floradine]

Don't worry. We will go with 11 bands, especially with all the confusion and delays due to the bugged music system. But I think we will close band applications now.

[Floradine]

If have talked with Harper about this and he agreed with 11 bands and on closing the band applications now.

More about this from Harper later today (I assume).

[Harperella]

This is our eleven. I am going to hold off on official PR until after our next sprint towards music testing on lve,