Any Interesting Bard Performs?

[Lycanthromancer]

It's not exactly the most unique character concept on the block, but I currently have a dragonforged bard/crusader/warblade who was a wartime commander that uses Perform (Oration; not Oratory - Oration) on his allies to direct them on the field of battle, rather than singing at them or giving praise.

He's buffed up for inspire courage (partially Pathfinder bard 3, CL 5, with +8 to hit and damage) and has a set of incredibly loud war drums for mass battles (since drums were originally - at least partially - used for long-distance communications during war-time), and uses Perform (Percussion) for the times when he's wanting to affect distant allies (since proper lambeg drums are louder than jet engines, and can be played to be heard from literally miles away). Those drums? Grant an extra +2 to IC with Words of Creation.

He also uses White Raven maneuvers and Devoted Spirit to boost and buff his allies and to make his direction actually meaningful. Since the group is entirely composed of people who can kick arse in physical combat (bard/crusader/warblade, factotum/swordsage, druid and baby t-rex companion, and a non-combat artificer who has a 9 HD warbeast polar bear...at level 5...and a DMPC archer), he's going to be extremely viable.