Fandazzi Fire Presents: What Do You Want?

Episode 5: MORE Legacy - Honoring Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy, best known to audiences as Shakespeare at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, has gone ahead down the lanes and turned a corner around which we cannot see.

Our hearts ache for want of his voice.

We recorded this podcast in the hopes that we could get it to his family in time for him to hear it, so please forgive us if it’s a bit rough. We know Brian will, for we know that regardless, he’ll still hear it.

We want to send our deepest love and condolences to his family – by blood and by love.

Brian Murphy, our quiet legend: Thank you.

Hosts: Adam & Katy Solko
Guests: Chris & Theresa Meis

Special Guests:
John Behr, King Henry, Minnesota Renaissance Festival
Rich Shepardson, Troll & Director of the Riddle Booth, Minnesota Renaissance Festival

Final Audio: Final Day Closing Gate, 2014, Minnesota Renaissance Festival – Brian’s final time appearing as Shakespeare.

Producer: Theresa Meis

Episode 4: MORE Food

Warning: You may want to have a snack handy!

In this episode we talk all about food - what we eat, when we eat it, what foods we love... It honestly will probably be a topic we revisit down the line!

These are some of the food booths at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival that receive a shout-out in this episode:

Royal Chocolate (run by The Danger Committee)
Pierogi Castle (near Treetop Stage)
The Lazy Dragon Crepes (near the Stocks)
The Gator Place (near Queen's Pub) If you know the real name of the place that sells shrimp and gator, let us know!

Episode 3: MORE Show Orders

This week we discuss the many factors that go into creating a set list - AND, we get to name something new! 

Music featured in this episode: 
Argentina, from Dancing with Flame, available in the Apple Music Store
Shadow Dancers, from the Fandazzi Live CD

Links:
A Gathering of Rogues and Ruffians

Episode 2: MORE Management

What's it like to manage a performance troupe? This week Adam and Katy talk to the founders, Chris and Theresa Meis, about what it was like getting Fandazzi off the ground, what the transition was like between the two management teams, and how Fandazzi has grown under Katy and Adam's  ownership.

Hosts: Adam and Katy Solko
Guests: Chris and Theresa Meis

Music: Gypsy Queen by Fandazzi, from the album Dancing With Flame, available on the iTunes store. 

Episode 1: MORE Fandazzi History

In this, our inaugural episode, we talk to all four founding members as well as our more recent hires to discuss the origins of Fandazzi, how each person came to be involved, and what their roles currently are within the group.


Hosts: Adam & Katy Solko

Guests: Chris & Theresa Meis, Raederle Sterling, Alan Gramont, and Kristen Sammataro Weeks.