LOL, Vesselle!
Well, I pretty much use my Priest for defensive rather than offensive spells, so after casting a web in the first round, I have him blast the bard with Stamina (or a low-level Rest All for the party if they're all starting to drag in the battle).
One other instrument I found in the Swamp that's DEFINITELY worth a bard: the Drums of Resolve? ...whatever, it casts unlimited HASTE spells...in this game, that's vital.
I'm off to sell stuff back in Arnika and check to see if my Beastslayer Axe is ready (and to pre-order my Steelhide Mail from Antone, since I've now amassed the elements for it) and then I'm off to Marten's Bluff.
Cheers,
-Sazerac