Can a Bard do okay in 1v1 melee combat?

[zanderklocke]

Interesting enough, the best damage I can typically do is from my DS.

I was duoing NG, and mobs died a lot faster when I did not slow/snare them.

Use epic + psalm for DS, clickie from singing steel bracer or blazing vambraces, and then swapping in sky horn for mcvaxius song. DS ends up being in mid 50s for each hit. While meleeing, this ends up being pretty decent dps.