Bjorn's Ceilidh
Schedule
Sat Nov 08 2025 at 10:00 am to 09:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Scotia United Methodist Church | Schenectady, NY
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Event detailsEVENT:
SITE IS BONE DRY!!!!!
Another year has come and gone and Valhalla has called some home, and with the veil between the world of the living and dead at their thinnest, Concordians both past and present, come and join us for our annual Ceilidh.
As a bit of an experiment this year, we're looking to make this lightly themed event...in this case, leaning into Nordic and Viking style. People are encouraged (but not required!) to dress accordingly.
Highlights of the day:
-Baronial Bardic Championship hosted by Master Robert Tytes : this years topic………….
Greetings Bards of Concordia,
Our annual Baronial bardic competition fast approaches and we are pleased to announce the format.
The competition will be over three rounds of performance where you will be judged on the skill of the performance, the complexity of the piece, and your ability to demonstrate the breadth of your skills.
Each competitor will have a maximum of 15 minutes combined performance time across the three rounds.
Participants are encouraged (but not required) to show off the wholeness of their art by competing with a musical piece, a spoken piece, and a piece they have not competed with yet.
Please be aware that by winning the competition, you should plan to attend Baronial court at our local events and organize the competition for your successor. You may also be called upon at times by their Excellencies to entertain the populace of the Barony as needed.
Please direct any questions to Robert Tytes who will attempt to answer them promptly.
-Silent Auction for Charity: This year, in honor of Toki Redbeard, all funds from the auction will go to Capital Pride. (Cash or check only)
-A&S Display by Thaïs the Weaver [email protected]……Something Old, Something New: This year's display honors our history, our journey, and our present. Bring your oldest A&S project that you can find and your newest project (completed or at least displayable) and tell us the years each one is from. No documentation is necessary, but feel free to bring it if you have it! There will also be a memorial display section if anyone wishes to include a project made by a Concordian who is no longer with us. Folks are welcome to email with any questions
-Activity Lounge: come and draw your own Norse Rune or color some pretty Norse pictures.
****This Ceilidh our wonderful Baroness has suggested a creative idea:
A Bling Thing: The populace are invited to class up your place setting—make it all pretty. (Either as individual or as a group)
Impress the baroness! The theme: Snowflakes. Winner will be the baronesses choice and the prize is a large drinking horn.
-Traditional games...and some less traditional ones.
-Feast: This year’s Feast is Nordic Themed and will be assembled by the LOVELY Thyra. (Seating for 60)
Tentative feast MENU:
First course:
Tavern Bread with honey butter
Mushroom soup (vegetarian, though not vegan)
Scandinavian deviled eggs with salmon mousse garnished with dill or Solaeg with homemade mustard
Plates of apples and grapes
Second course:
Smoked whole salmon, garnished with thyme
Flatbread & spreadable cheese with roasted garlic paté and herbed butter
Honey glazed root veggies, seasoned with salt and pepper
Third course:
Spatchcocked roast chicken roasted with gf grains and herbs, stuff skin with butter and garlic, served with honey berry compote
Lacto-fermented garden vegetables (carrots, beans, onions, beets, garlic)
Roasted chopped hazelnuts, sliced almonds, apples, foraged greens (parsley), navy beans, and chopped dried fruit with honey vinegar dressing
Homemade crackers with sliced cheeses
Dessert:
Viking apple cake
Angel food (gf) = sweet ricotta, honey, and rosewater with sliced apples to dip into it
Dried cherries, raspberries, blueberries, plums in the dishes
Ingredients list
First course:
Mushrooms, onions, butter, heavy cream, Salt & pepper, thyme
Second course:
Smoked salmon –Salmon, Kosher salt, Apple wood chips for smoker, thyme
Flatbread - gluten free or Coarse ground bread flour, (rye, whole wheat, white), Yogurt, Salt, Cooking oil
Honey Glazed Root Vegetables- Honey, Olive oil, multicolored carrots, parsnips, golden beets, Salt and pepper, thyme, rosemary, apple cider vinegar
Third course:
Roasting chickens- Butter, Brown rice, Onions, Garlic, Olive oil, Thyme, Salt and Pepper
Dessert:
Viking-Inspired Apple Cake with Rye and Honey Cream- apples, all-purpose flour, rye flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, butter, sugar, honey, vanilla extract, eggs, sour cream, powdered sugar, thyme
-And the Cooks of Concordia have a great DAY BOARD planned.
Tentative dayboard list:
Various Breads
Shredded/ chopped chicken
Pierogies
kielbasa
Boiled eggs
Hard and soft cheeses
Mustards
Compound butters
Pickles, sauerkraut, vinegar slaw
Apples, pears, grapes
Hearty soup/ stew(s)(?)
Shortbread
SITE IS BONE DRY!!!!!!!
Site Opens: 10am
Site Closes: 9pm
Event Location
Scotia United Methodist church
201 North Ten Broeck Street
Scotia, NY 12302
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Directions:
Directions:
From I-90 (NYS Thruway):
--Take Exit 25 (Schenectady, I-890).
--Proceed on I-890 to Exit 4C (Scotia).
--Continue to traffic light, where you will turn left.
--Continue over the long bridge and past Route 50.
--Turn right onto North Ten Broeck Ave. (Mohawk Tap Room and Stewart's on corner).
The church is beige on the left at the second intersection (Catherine Street crossing).
Parking lot just beyond church and on street parking as well.
Registration Fees
Registration:
Pre-Reg is now open, No PayPal available
Preregistration and Feast Reservations by 10/31/25
Site/Day Fee (Adult) PREREG: $30.00, ($20.00 with Member discount) AT THE DOOR: $35.00 ($25.00 with Member discount)
Site/Day Fee (6-17) $10.00
Kids 5 and under Free
Feast:
Pre-reg is now open, No PayPal available
Preregistration and Feast Reservations by 10/31/25
Feast Fee (Adult) $ 15.00
Feast Fee (Child): $10.00
Feast fee and reservation deadline: October 31, 2025
Feast Seating 60
Make Checks Payable to: SCA New York Inc., Barony of Concordia of the Snows
Contact Information
Event Steward:
Jamie Brewer
Lady Amalberga de Scriver
[email protected]
Janet Alan
Lady Runa Lowkey
[email protected]
Send Reservations to:
Send check or money order (or deliver in person) to:
Ruth Burkowsky
119 Pinehurst Ave
Albany, NY 12203
Checks should be made out to "SCA NY Inc - Barony of Concordia of the Snows"
Email questions to Ruth at: [email protected]
Other Contact Information:
Feast or Day Board: TBD or anyone in the Cooks of Concordia
Also anyone looking to volunteer to help out please email or message Runa or Amlaberga. Thank you❤️
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