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Robyn Whystler
Persona
Lord Robyn Whystler lives during the mid-to-late 16th century in England.
Whereabouts
Robyn currently resides in the Canton of Der Welfengau, in the Barony of Ramshaven.
Heraldry
- Device: Or, perched on a wooden lyre a robin proper, a bordure gules semy of trilliums Or.
- Badge: (Fieldless) Perched on a wooden lyre a robin proper.
Current Office(s)
Past Offices
SCA History
Robyn joined the SCA in 1987 during his first year at the University of Guelph. He attended Pennsic as a merchant selling paper and printed items, pewter cast pendants, transverse flutes and rommelpots. After taking some time to be less active around 1999-2000, Robyn returned to attend an the Known World Dance Symposium and to bring friends to a Coronation in 2015.
Robyn became active again in 2019 only to have the plague intervene before he could start eventing again. This didn't prevent him from becoming Chatelaine of Der Welfengau in early 2021. He has had some opportunity to return to in-person events again, but this plague refuses to release its grip…
Interests
Robyn plays the following period instruments: recorder, flute, gemshorn, crumhorn, racket, rauschpfieffe, shawm, harpsichord, viola da gamba, moraharpa (keyed fiddle), harp, citole, rommelpot, Eunuch flute, and percussion instruments including jaw harp, tabors, and tamborines.
Robyn plays the following non-period instruments: omra (3 stringed lute), mandolin, lap dulcimer, ocarina, bowed psaltery, autoharp, clarinet, accordion, concertina, jingling johnny
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- Arranging, Componsing, and Transcribing music
- instrumental (in consort and for dancing)
- Instrument Making
- Singing (casual, in parts (baritone))
- Teaching (history, instruments, musicianship)
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- Arranging, Componsing, and Transcribing Dances and music for Dance
- Printing (linocuts, eraser cuts, woodcuts)
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- Woodworking (musical instruments, boxes, carving
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- Weaving (card weaving, frame loom, cardboard loom)
- Sculpting (clay, wood)
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- Early Music Performance, Practice, Printing, and Instruments
- Dance
- Architecture
Awards
- Award of Arms - July 14th, 1990 (Middle Kingdom)
- Order of the Willow - November 17th, 1998 (Kingdom of the Middle)
- Favour of Ramshaven - February 13th, 1999
- Award of the Orion - April 29th, 2000
- Award of the Guidon Sang - November 18th, 2000
Other Activities
Robyn has taught the following classes:
- Renaissance Instruments (FITP VII)
- Early Reed Instruments (FITP VIII)
- Building a Friction Drum - Rommelpot - research and building hands on (FITP VIII)
- Playing Two Recorders at Once (FITP IX)
- A Ceramic Whistle - research and building, hands on (FITP X)
He designs for lasercutting, 3d printing, and virtual worlds. Some of his design is focused on period things (e.g. prototyping instruments, marginalia cut outs, Trillium Hall).
Contact Information
Robyn can be reached via Facebook.
External Links
- Trillium Hall, a virtual SCA space