Daniel Marcotte received a B.M. in Voice Performance from Illinois
Wesleyan University in 1996, and an M.M. in Musicology and a Certificate in Early
Music from Florida State University in 1998. His master's thesis, The Ap Huw Manuscript
and the Welsh Bardic Tradition, is the primary inspiration behind BardSong. In addition to
these degrees, Daniel has been performing Celtic and Renaissance music throughout the
country for the past several years. He has performed as a minstrel at the Bristol and
Virginia Renaissance Faires, as well as directing the Minstrel's Guild in Virginia. Daniel
has studied with many early music artists, including Frank Wallace and Nancy Knowles (Live
Oak), Ron McFarlane, Ellen Hargis and Lyle Nordstrum. Presently, Daniel performs and
teaches voice in the Chicago area.
Daniel Marcotte received a B.M. in Voice Performance from Illinois
Wesleyan University in 1996, and an M.M. in Musicology and a Certificate in Early
Music from Florida State University in 1998. His master's thesis, The Ap Huw Manuscript
and the Welsh Bardic Tradition, is the primary inspiration behind BardSong. In addition to
these degrees, Daniel has been performing Celtic and Renaissance music throughout the
country for the past several years. He has performed as a minstrel at the Bristol and
Virginia Renaissance Faires, as well as directing the Minstrel's Guild in Virginia. Daniel
has studied with many early music artists, including Frank Wallace and Nancy Knowles (Live
Oak), Ron McFarlane, Ellen Hargis and Lyle Nordstrum. Presently, Daniel performs and
teaches voice in the Chicago area. 