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The King speaks Wit our new Assistant Marketing Director Cathryn Yarbrough and and the new horticulturalist, Cheyenne Griffin. They share their plans to bring new vision to TRF and help bring it into its 50th year. The King Huzzah!By The King

The King speaks with Judge and Christine about being a food vendor at TRF. Mr Edwards brought Coach's Catering came to TRF nearly 5 decades ago, today his son, Judge, continues growing his families' legacy into the 21st century.By TRF KIng

The King speaks with Rhonni and Perry vendors at TRF. Phil and Rhonni worked across the country designing, building booths for other folks until they started their own business and designed and built own their booths and businesses. Throughout it all, their dedication and diligence has consistently brought notice for the excellent job they do, in w…

Today the King speaks with the owner of HAAK Winery, the official wine sponsor of the Texas Renaissance Festival. Kyle shares his history and how he got into wine making. He also shares secrets and techniques in wine production. You will also discover how to enjoy a wine tasting at Odin's Table located near TRF's lake and Arena.…

The King speaks with the Manager of the Fields of New Market, Travis Higginbotham and his Assistant Manager Rachael Weber. They share all the information you will need to make reservations and camp at, the Fields of New Market, the Texas Renaissance Festival's official campground. They go over a variety of camping options offered, as well as all th…

The King is joined by Box Office Manager, Tegan Dunnican, who informs us all about everything - Tickets! You will find out the in and outs of acquiring your tickets to the Texas Renaissance Festival. She also shares tips on how you can save money on your tickets. There are some special ticket offers for our Teachers, Military and First Responders, …

The King meets with Matt and Andree Basse to discuss how they became part of the Texas Renaissance Festival. How one visit set Matt on the path to managing and eventually owning two major food areas at TRF. She shares how he and Andree met, married and made two families one. They attribute their success to there family, friends, and one big beast o…

On this episode, TRF's Queen Quintessence joins the King on, Hear ye, hear ye; A TX-style Renaissance Podcast, to share her story about becoming the Queen of the Texas Renaissance Festival for over two decades. She talks about her beginnings in New Mexico and hw she ended up working around the globe. Mother, athlete, geologist software specialist, …

The King speaks with Thomas Nuendel who has been playing on the Renaissance circuit for nearly three decades. A self proclaimed hired "gun", of the musician sort, Thomas has played throughout the country from Broadway to Texas, his skills are always in demand. Thomas shares his personal story growing up in a musical family singing Christian and fol…

The King is joined by TRF’s wedding and event coordinators, Christina Garcia and Kaylyn Wilson, to talk about proposals, weddings, birthday parties, and all other fun events that take place every weekend of our festival season. This week, we discuss the ins and outs of the entire process for those of you looking to celebrate your special day with u…

We’re joined by Lady Darla Smith, our TRF Craft, and Vending Coordinator, as we put a bow on 2021 and get started on our 2022 festival season! Darla shares how new renaissance artists, craftspeople and vendors can get involved at the 2022 Texas Renaissance Festival. In this podcast, the following tales are told by Darla and the King: TRF 2021’s rec…

We’re joined by Billy Billy Von Billy, a star performer in our Mud Show, to reflect on another amazing festival season at the Texas Renaissance Festival. Our 48th annual festival was bigger than ever, and we have so many amazing events to recap, people to shoutout, and news to share! In this episode, the following tales are told by Billy and the Ki…

We’re joined by Tom Godrey, owner of Tomcat Games LLC and manager of our many games and rides at the Texas Renaissance Festival. Tom talks with us about the history he has working with games at TRF, the work that he and his wife dedicate to our Todd Mission volunteer fire department, and the future of games and rides during our current festival sea…

We’re joined by George Giordano, owner of Slayer’s Castle and IMDB-credited special effects and stuntman. George talks with us about his many adventures in the film industry, his journey from Hollywood to Texas, and the many props and oddities he delights patrons with every year at TRF. In this episode, the following tales are told by George: Attra…

The King interviews the American Sign Language (ASL) organization.By Texas Renaissance Festival

This week, we’re joined by Alan Ward, Brewmaster and owner of Brigadoon Brewery, and Lauren Croft, assistant to the General Manager of TRF. Alan and Lauren delight us with their personal tales of joining our renaissance festival family as well as give us lots to look forward to when TRF begins on October 9th! In this episode, the following tales ar…

This week, we’re joined by our TRF Craft and Vending Coordinator, Darla Smith. Darla tells us about her renaissance journey from Colorado to Texas, her purchase of a rescue elephant, and her exciting news about our upcoming job fair on September 11th. In this episode, the following tales are told: Getting her start in the Colorado Renaissance Festi…

Putting the Texas in Renaissance Festival: Meet the Imhoffs

This week on Hear Ye Hear Ye, the King is joined by Ligia Giles and her daughter, Sharon Szpak, owners and operators of the La Fiesta food section, the Red Lion Restaurant, and the Polonia Pub. Ligia and Sharon share with us stories of their humble beginnings and their extraordinary growth during their time with TRF. In this episode, the following …

This week on Hear Ye Hear Ye, the King is joined by Charles Prince, owner of Merchant Prince Inc, who has been involved at TRF for the past 25 years in food and entertainment. Charles comes from a long family history of passionate hospitality and restaurant workers and today he shares about his history with the festival, his variety of offerings, a…

This week on Hear Ye Hear Ye, the King is joined by Angela Staha, TRF’s Head Costumer, as they discuss Angela’s journey from the army to TRF, the many challenges of costuming, and Texas Renaissance Festival’s own themed costume contest. In this episode, the following tales are told: Taking the journey from the army to TRF Developing a variety of sk…

This week on Hear Ye Hear Ye, the King is joined by Larry Murley, author, artisan, and American veteran. With the help of his wife, Larry has been able to open Crystal Mountain, a Texas Renaissance Festival booth that sells oils and incense, as well as share his stories from the Vietnam war with the world through his several books. In this episode,…

This week on Hear Ye Hear Ye!, the King is joined by Tiffany McArthur, Coordinator of the Ambassador Program, and Brandy Cabe, Ambassador and ASL Volunteer. These two lovely ladies talk about joining our incredible ambassador program and the amazing events they get to be a part of. In this episode, the following tales are told: Changing our marketi…

Martha grew up playing musical instruments from a young age, including receiving private piano lessons at the age of 5, and she always had a passion for making music. Influenced by dreams she was having and the love of harpist Alan Stivell, Martha purchased a harp at the age of 21 with the help of a few generous friends and embarked on what would b…

Saint Patty's Day With The White Wizard | Episode 28By Texas Renaissance Festival

In this episode we meet Henry VIII King of England and Queen Juana la Loca from Espana.By Texas Renaissance Festival

TRF Valentine's Day Special Special Guest The King Billy Von Billy Queen Juana de Espana Henry VIII of England Queen of Hearts from Wonderland, Alice WonderlandBy Texas Renaissance Festival

We discuss last year and look ahead to this year.By Texas Renaissance Festival

The King and Marlena take a look back at 2020 and forward to 2021.By Texas Renascence Festival

The King and special guest Billy Von Billy welcome The Merry Minstrels. Together they thank friends and sponsors while reveling in good cheer and music!

Adrian Walter, the founding member of Tartanic, visits us this week on Hear Ye, Hear Ye! to delight us with stupendous music and magnificent stories! As our festival continues on, Adrian talks to us about his history with the renaissance festival, his tireless troupe schedule, and the founding of one of the most popular musical attractions here at …

This week, Hear Ye, Hear Ye! gets to meet a new (but surprisingly familiar) face, Danielle Dupont, the current president of the RESCU Foundation. Standing for Renaissance Entertainers, Services, and Crafters United, Danielle works with RESCU on their mission to connect the renaissance community through the power of health. This interview with Danie…

Daphne, the Washing Well Wench, stops by to say hello to the King, introduce her many identical cousins, and teach us all a little bit about laundry. We're also joined by Thomas Wood, the daring (and sometimes dangerous!) pyro-juggler of the Texas Renaissance Festival. As a comedian, performer, juggler, and fire-eater, Thomas visits us on this fine…

On this special Christmas edition of Hear Ye, Hear Ye!, we welcome Jim Hancock, the Burly Minstrel of the Texas Renaissance Festival, to the show! With years of experience in music and his own Christmas band, Jim delights us with stories and songs that are sure to spread some holiday cheer to our listeners. Continuing to do multiple festivals each …

Richard Meritzer, owner of TRF’s Escape Room and leader of the improv troupe Sound & Fury, joins us this week on Hear Ye, Hear Ye! to share the latest festival tales. Richard takes his time with us to talk about performing, travelling, and escaping from a fantastical room of his own amazing creation. Hear Ye, Hear Ye! gets the honor of connecting o…

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! welcomes a new and exciting guest this week: Louie Migliaccio, owner of the Dragon Slayer, Chronos, and Wyrmwood. In this exclusive interview with one of our most popular vendors, Louie talks about souvenir innovations, absinthe tastings, and all things new and exciting in this year's festival.…

Madam of Matrimony and Lady of All Occasions, Vee Brauner. As our Wedding Manager & Coordinator, Vee oversees all the weddings and parties that occur all festival long, from last-minute ceremonies to extravagant receptions.By Texas Renaissance Festival

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! is happy to welcome back Lady Jennifer Pierce to the show this week for an update regarding the many vendors that make up our 2020 festival. Jennifer informs us of a noteworthy cause to donate to, a selection of shops to see and keeps us on our toes with the many new changes taking place this year.…

The festival fun continues this week as we talk with our own Marlena Solomon, better known as Lady M, TRF’s Social Media Manager. Lady M stops by to talk to our King about the latest updates for traffic, weather, and discount opportunities for our patrons to take full advantage of as we prepare to welcome back our Bacchanal weekend!…

As we kick off our 2020 season, Hear Ye, Hear Ye! is joined again by Chip Ware, better known as The Wonder Puppy Pirate! Providing us with an update on how things are going with the latest and safest festival events, Chip takes this time to reflect on what’s occurred so far as well as tell us about what he’s most looking forward to this festival.…

Just days away from our 2020 Texas Renaissance Festival, we’re joined by the Matron of Education, Kim Bryant. Kim coordinates our School Days events, and she comes to us on this fine day to discuss the many changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although many of the School Days festivities cannot happen on our festival grounds, Kim keeps us u…

With this year’s Texas Renaissance Festival right around the corner, we take an amazing opportunity this week to meet up with Rhonnie Debose, the owner of two amazing food booths at our festival, The Queen’s Pantry and Tea & Strumpets. Rhonnie heads into her 14th season here with us and she has a great deal of knowledge to share about our fantastic…

As our 2020 season of the Texas Renaissance Festival nears, we meet up with one of our most recently knighted members of our cast and crew, Chip Ware. You can find Chip galavanting about the festival and campgrounds each year as an Ambassador Guide Coordinator under the special name of Rok, The Wonderpuppy Pirate.…

This week on Hear Ye, Hear Ye!, we were supposed to welcome our King of Fantasyland onto the show to talk about his fantastical royal role in our newest domain. Instead, we found ourselves interrupted by...the Mud Man, Billy Billy vonBilly, who claims to be our King of Fantasy and tells us incredible stories of tasteless acts, artistic ingenuity, a…

On the newest episode of Hear Ye, Hear Ye!, we meet back up with some Todd Mission friends to continue on our journey to prepare for the 46th annual Texas Renaissance Festival this fall. With goals aplenty and opportunities arising, we can’t help but hope that this year is the best (and safest!) year of the festival yet!…

This week on Hear Ye, Hear Ye!, we say hello to familiar friends as well as introduce our listeners to some of the newer faces in Todd Mission. The Texas Renaissance Festival strives to improve every single season and set goals that push each attraction within our festival to new heights. To do this best, we combine steadfast passion with fresh fac…

We catch up with our renaissance festival regulars this week as we continue discussing all the latest happenings in Todd Mission and our efforts to get ready for this year’s Texas Renaissance Festival season. We continue to discuss the inner workings of the festival, the new and exciting changes happening this year, and the extra safety precautions…

We meet with our familiar friendly faces of the festival to discuss the upcoming changes and late-stage rehearsals that are being done around Todd Mission prior to this year’s festival. Although we’re living in a time very different from our 16th Century festival setting, we’re excited to bring our festival to life and provide our patrons with a fu…

This week on Hear Ye, Hear Ye!, we come together with a few select royal subjects to discuss what they’ve been up to since we last spoke and what new additions have been added to this year’s Texas Renaissance Festival. Each of our special guests recount past memories of festival experiences, encourage patrons to take a look at our new online update…