Original Music | Classic Rock Covers | Irish Folk Songs
The Bards
A progressive folk rock band from Annapolis, Maryland.
Join us for a pint (or two)!
Busy Bards
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2026 Now Booking
Do you want The Bards for your event, bar, festival, or private party?
Send us an email with details!
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Bardic Overload!
We teamed up with our friends Bardy Pardy and Bard City at MD Ren Fest to form the latest and greatest supergroup: Bardic Overload!
Enjoy our parody cover of Cake’s Short Skirt / Long Jacket aptly titled…
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MD Ren Fest 2025
Join us for 3 weekends in Revel Grove!
Sep 6 & 7 - White Hart Tavern
Sep 20 & 21 - Boar’s Head Tavern
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New EP Available Now!
Enjoy our version of songs by Van Halen, Volbeat, Styx, Toto that we loved playing live during our first few years of shows.
Available wherever music is streamed!
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Welcome to the Swindling Serpent!
Come one, come all!
Tales from the Swindling Serpent, our newest original album, is available on all platforms!
Click the button below to listen to the album!
