Living History

Interview with Kass McGann

Episode Summary

This week Alena talked to Kass McGann, owner of Reconstructing History, a company developing historical clothing  patterns for both men and women from a myriad of historical time periods. They talked about:
• How Kass found fashion and history
• turning a hobby into a business
• attending living history events as a merchant
Musical Interlude: Spanish Pavan Performed by Hautbois

Download:Interview with Kass MaGann

Episode Summary:

This week Alena and Stephen wax rhapsodic about their favorite convention: Reenactorfest, out in Chicago. We tell you about some of the cool people we encountered, the seminars and parties, and what can happen when reenactors from all different time-periods get together in a hotel in February. We talked about:
• The reasons why we go
• People we meet
• Seminars, shopping, live demonstrations and more.
Musical Interlude: Barley Corn performed by Ravenrook Consort

Download: Reenactorfest Recap

Mike Bollow

This week Stephen interviewed with Mike Bollow, organizer of Reenactorfest. They talked about:

• Mike’s introduction to reenacting and his love of World War II history.
• Reenacting the American Revolution and Napoleonic War
• The intricacies of reenacting a German WWII persona
• Why Mike started Reenactorfest
• The joys of discovering new timeperiods
• What is new at this year’s Reenactorfest.

Musical Interlude: Cuckoo’s Nest sung by the Pretentious Wenches

download: Interview with Mike Bollow