Bess and Marley

04/17/2026

What’s this??? A faire in Chicago???? Come out and party with us at Faire in the Field on 6/13!

It’s Bess and Marley - Join your new best friends for folk tunes, comedy, and Archimedes the carrier pigeon!

04/09/2026

What have we been up to lately?? Idk, but our evil twins Bess and Marlowe are having a blast at the St. Petersburg Renaissance Faire

12/24/2025

Forgot to get someone a holiday gift? Well fear ye not, our Folk Song Singalong album is on Bandcamp for digital download! I (Bess) grew up doing singalongs of folk classics with my family friends on holidays, and it's a tradition I highly recommend - if you purchase the CD digitally, please message us to receive a doc of all the song lyrics. 🎼

8 track album

12/14/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our Holiday Spectacular with Brothers Blackquill: Improvised Plays !! With your help we were able to donate $262.00 to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, helping feed families in our community this holiday season. Our friends and fan-mily are the best!! ❤️💙

12/09/2025

And that's what Hanukkah means to me! What does it mean to you? Brothers Blackquill: Improvised Plays

12/05/2025

Can't make it to our holiday show? Fear not!! We will be live streaming ((most of)) it right here on our page. Mark thy calendars for 8:30 PM Central Time, and join us and Brothers Blackquill: Improvised Plays for the comedic extravaganza of the season!

10/06/2025

If you missed us at Bristol this season, keep an eye on our Youtube page! Here's our cover of The Mary Ellen Carter by Stan Rogers 💖⛵️

Our cover of The Mary Ellen Carter by Stan Rogers, seen at the Bristol Renaissance Faire 2025!

09/05/2025

Playing at the Bristol Renaissance Faire this summer was an absolute dream come true. To all of the new friends we met: thank you for sharing your joy with us, and for engaging in radical whimsy. The season may be over, but we can't wait to keep bringing you music and pigeon tricks all year round! ❤️💙

📸 photocred Denise Bennorth

08/28/2025

ZOUNDS y'all, we only have one weekend left of the season at Bristol Renaissance Faire!!! We'll be on the Midsummer Stage Saturday, Sunday, and MONDAY at 11:00, 1:15, 3:00, and 4:15 (jams)! ✨

08/22/2025

We loved the Midsummer Stage at Bristol Renaissance Faire so much we laid dramatically on it and begged to stay another weekend! The weather this weekend is gonna be INCREDIBLE, come catch us at 11:15, 1:15, 2:45, and 4:15 (jam show) on 8/23 & 8/24!!

08/15/2025

Big news - we're on the Midsummer Stage at the Bristol Renaissance Faire this weekend, back-to-back with our idols The New Minstrel R***e! If you haven't come out yet, this weekend is the time!!

This weekend's stage schedule, including ASL interpreted shows, is on our website!
https://renfair.com/bristol/the-faire/entertainment/

The Bristol Renaissance Faire is located in Kenosha, WI.
Buy tickets online to skip the Box Office lines: https://renfair.com/bristol/tickets/
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