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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Now on Bandcamp!
All of our music is now available on Bandcamp!
If streaming isn’t your thing, buy our music here and have it forever!Thank you for your support and for enjoying our music!
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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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We've Got This Covered!
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!
