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	Filk music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Filk is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction/fantasy fandom, active since the early 1950s if concentrated primarily since the mid-1970s.
		One definition focuses on filk as a genre: filk is folk music, usually with a science fiction or fantasy theme.
		Whichever definition one chooses, filk is a form of music created from within science fiction and fantasy fandom, often performed late at night at science fiction conventions, though there are now dedicated filk conventions in Canada, England, Germany, and the USA.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Filk (1779 words)

	About Filk
		Then again, some of filk's most prominent and best-loved performers are professionals who make their livings singing in bars and at weddings and recording CDs -- and using the same material in all those venues.
		It is not a coincidence that "filk" is a derivation of "folk".
		Filk circles at cons have a good deal in common with the "hootenannies" and college-campus coffeehouses of that time and place, and writers of filk lyrics (myself included) have borrowed tunes from many songs written or popularized in those years.
	www.sff.net /people/jcbunnell/filk.htm (404 words)

	Filk Hall of Fame Citations - 1995-1997
		When filk consisted of a few friends in a hotel room, she was always one of the few.
		Many people are in filk today because Juanita invited them into the circle, educated them about filk and filk room etiquette, and set an example with her own high standards.
		In 1979, she organized and co-chaired the first filk convention, FilkCon I, which took place near Chicago, thereby demonstrating that a filk convention was workable and launching a family of filk cons that continues to this day.
	www.filkontario.ca /hofcitations1.htm (2810 words)

	What is "Filk"? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Filk is the music of science fiction fandom, fantasy, medievalism, and hackerdom.
		Filk is what science fiction fans and medievalists have written to sing to each other.
		FILK (n) 1) a genre of songs mainly written and performed by science fiction fans ("fen") and medievalists, mostly on science fiction, fantasy, or computer related topics but also encompassing science fact, politics, or the fannish subculture.
	www.radix.net /~dglenn/defs/filk.html (361 words)

	Josh Simon's Fun Information: Filk Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There are as many definitions and philosophies of filk music as there are filkers (those who sing it), and those definitions and philosophies tend to evolve over time.
		Many filk songs have original words or music or both, but are based on or inspired by a published fictional world, such as Star Trek or Pern or Babylon 5 or Dr. Who or Dorsai or Middle-Earth.
		Filk songs do not have to be related to SF or fantasy.
	www.clock.org /~jss/play/filk.html (272 words)

	MASSFILC Pages - Filk Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Filk is a subset of folk music that is practiced in, by and for the Science Fiction and Fantasy community.
		Filk is most commonly performed a capella or by singers accompanied by a guitar.
		There is also filk about the Society for Creative Anachronism(SCA) a group that recreates aspects of the middle ages and happens to have been founded by members of the science fiction community.
	www.massfilc.org /filkdefined.html (351 words)

	Interfilk - What is Filk? Singout article
		Filk gives them a place to be creative and to express their feelings about the things that are important too them -- which is what folk music has always done, except that to filkers, what's important in life are things like interstellar flight.
		Filk is rarely available through regular music distributors, but can sometimes be found at bookstores specializing in SF and fantasy.
		Filk has also turned up in other places, such as on the Dr. Demento radio show, and as "wake up music" for the shuttle astronauts, but has heretofore been heard only occasionally, even on the most eclectic radio stations.
	www.interfilk.org /interfilk/singout.htm (1902 words)

	Filk Hall of Fame Citations - 1998-2000
		In filk circles at cons, Cindy is often called upon to moderate because she has a talent for keeping things moving without being obvious about it.
		For these contributions to filk music and the filk community, Gary Anderson is inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame this twenty-seventh day of March, nineteen hundred and ninety-nine.
		For these contributions to filk music and the filk community, Mary Ellen Wessels is inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame this twenty-seventh day of March, nineteen hundred and ninety-nine.
	www.filkontario.ca /hofcitations2.htm (2596 words)

	FILK / Meld of sci-fi and folk music at confab means 3 days of fun
		According to "An Egocentric and Convoluted History of Early 'Filk' and Filking" by Lee Gold, the word "filk" was born as a typo in an early 1950s essay submitted to a fanzine about the influence of science fiction on folk music.
		Jane Mailander's "Filking 101" says that Weird Al Yankovic's song parody "Yoda" (of the Kinks' "Lola") and Elton John's original tune "Rocket Man" (based on a Ray Bradbury story) qualify as filk songs even though they are not folk songs and the artists are not folksingers.
		Though filk concerts may be the program highlights, you'll find the soul of the scene in filk circles.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/26/PKGKGH9QCF1.DTL (859 words)

	A short definition of filk.
		FILK is a type of music largely but not exclusively based on folk in which the lyrics tend to have Science Fiction or fantasy oriented subjects.
		FILK cannot be bought in shops but has to be ordered from special mail order businesses (for example Random Factors or Edition Pegasus).
		FILK will be performed on some Science Fiction or fantasy gatherings, at SciFi- or special FILK conventions (for example FilKONtario in Canada, Ohio Valley Filk Fest in the USA, Dixseption in Britain, FilkCONtinental in Germany etc.).
	www.filk.de /jukaty/shortdef.html (103 words)

	Filk is a Fuzzy Concept
		Within the filking community this criteria is the basis of a sub-grouping called "found filk", which is songs with strong filk content that originate from outside of the community.
		A song that has no substantial filk content, and is not by a member of the community will be rated as more filkish by most members of the community if it happens to be written to a borrowed tune.
		However a song with essentially no filk content but very high community acceptance was rated first by one respondant, and another placed the found filk on the list in widely divergent spots, based aparently on his personal content criterion, and possibly community acceptance, and totally without regard to authorship.
	www.freemars.org /lavender/Info/filk.html (1066 words)

	filk - definition by dict.die.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		filk /filk/ [SF fandom, where a typo for "folk" was adopted as a new word] A popular or folk song with lyrics revised or completely new lyrics, intended for humorous effect when read, and/or to be sung late at night at SF conventions.
		There is a flourishing subgenre of these called "computer filks", written by hackers and often containing rather sophisticated technical humour.
		Worthy of mention here because there is a flourishing subgenre of filks called `computer filks', written by hackers and often containing rather sophisticated technical humor.
	dict.die.net /filk (175 words)

	filk 101 index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Filk comes from a typo graphical error replacing the letter O in folk with the letter I (fOlk - fIlk).
		For the longest time filks were just being sung in room parties at conventions with no structure or organization.
		The first convention dedicated exclusively to Filk music was held during the mid 1980's and now there are filk music conventions held around the world.
	www.filk.com /filkqa.htm (520 words)

	A short introduction to Filk Music
		Filk in its earliest form was the setting of new, usually humorous, words to old tunes or settings of existing poetry to a suitable melodic line.
		Filk is most commonly performed a cappella or by singers accompanied by a guitar.
		Note that filk is arguably defined more clearly than "folk" is these days, since filk explicitly reaches out to include songs both new and old, amateur and professional...
	www.lovesong.com /people/keshlam/filk/whatfilk.html (561 words)

	Interfilk - What IS Filk?
		The "jargon" definition -- the one that gives filk a bad name -- presumes that all filk is based on pre-existing music and intended to be humorous.
		Steve Savitsky refers briefly to filk as "the folk music of the future" and gives an appropriate warning to suitability of content for children.
		Filk is the community which builds and is built by them.
	www.interfilk.org /interfilk/filk.htm (560 words)

	Chicon 2000: Filk Music
		The Filk Suitelounge is in a suite on the 4th floor of the Hyatt, in the West Tower.
		A special feature of the suite is an elevator that will bring you and your instruments directly to the Concourse level Filk Hallway, and to the Ballroom level for the concerts.
		Filk programming for children usually involves doing known children's filk songs and some of the presenters' children's favourites, that are not filk, in a "performer's circle" style.
	www.chicon.org /prog/filk.htm (961 words)

	Jesse Ruderman » Filk
		Filk began as the music of the fantasy and science fiction fan community.
		I was introduced to filk music at a small concert the night before the 2001 Mars Society convention.
		Since Roundworm is all parodies of other filk songs, it was a great starting place for finding out about other filk writers and singers.
	www.squarefree.com /2003/08/21/filk (214 words)

	WHAT THE HECK IS FILK?
		Filk encompasses parodies, serious songs, original songs, traditional songs (yes, it really is a subset of folk / traditional music!).....
		Tom Smith said, "If I may so bold as to decry filk but defend filking, there is a lot of drek out there, sung by people whose musical ability and training are, shall we say, not what they should be in a perfect world.
		He was one of the earliest filk writers to create original tunes for filk songs; his tune for Poul Anderson's "The Ballad of the Three Kings" is in Westerfilk.
	www.locksley.com /filk (1473 words)

	Harry Potter Filks
		Some of these filks were originally posted on the Yahoo discussion groups Harry Potter for Grownups or on Hog's Head.
		Filks written after OOP (i.e., 6/21/03) are marked with a single asterisk, and those written after HBP (i.e., 07/16/05) are marked with two asterisks, to enable readers to more easily determine which songs were written when.
		Harry Potter filkcasts are in dire need of sonic contributions from the HP filking community - get the details, and if you've the technology and talent, they would like to interview you, and then broadcast you as you perform your own filk songs.
	home.att.net /~coriolan/hpfilks.htm (782 words)

	A Guide for Filk Czars
		Having run filk programming for Boskone for four years and assisted at Arisia on one occasion, I've decided to set down some of my accumulated experience for others who might try to run a filk program at a con.
		Whatever current attitudes are, aim at making the filk program add to the overall experience of the con, and you'll have a good shot at success.
		It's traditional for filking to start late in the evening, around 11 PM; but as the average age of filkers increases, and some of us lose the stamina for all-night singing, an earlier start is often appreciated.
	www.musesmuse.com /ut/articles/filkrunning.html (2461 words)

	FILK today
		The performance range of projects that are performed by FILK comprises short consultations as well as large projects, which last for several years.
		The interdisciplinary profile of our staff — there are chemists, biologists, physicists, process and machinery engineers as well as computer specialists and economical engineers working in the institute — ensures proper project elaboration.
		FILK works on a non-profit base only, on which the institute performs RandD projects that have been initiated within the framework of joint research and supported by federal and regional authorities.
	www.filkfreiberg.de /en/01_ueber_filk/today.shtml (216 words)

	SiliCon FAQs - Filk
		For more detailed information about filk, the Interfilk website has articles and more definitions to help you understand this corner of the fannish reality.
		Another excellent source for what filk is, is a definition by Jane Mailander.
		The thing to keep in mind is that filk is a fun musical form typically done late at night at science fiction and fantasy conventions.
	www.siliconventions.com /faqs/filk.html (159 words)

	DucKon 16 - Programming - Filk
		For all your general filk questions please visit http://www.electricpenguin.com/filking/ this wonderful site has answers to your questions and lots of links to other filk areas.
		Although it hasn't been updated in a while, it has links to filk cons and a very nice and comprehensive list of "What is filk?" resources linked to from their main page.
		Be close to the filk suite and all of the filk guests.
	www.duckon.org /filk.html (678 words)

	Filk 2
		Our Filk guest, Mitchell Burnside Clapp is a man of many talents.
		Not only is he one ot the best of Filk authors he is a graduate USAF Test Pilot school who heads his own Aerospace launch company.
		When he was Filk guest in Phoenix last he won the auction for the privilege of being a character and dying
	www.leprecon.org /lep31/lep_31_030.htm (244 words)

	Filker's Bardic Ring
		FenCon III is a literary science fiction and fantasy convention with filk happening September 22-24, 2006.
		The Denebian Slime Devils' have been filking in the Baltimore, MD are since 1979.
		The Emerald Forest Filk Society is a group of filkers in the Pacific NW of the United States who are working to promote filk at area conventions, host house filks and be a strong regional supporter of filk.
	o.webring.com /hub?ring=filk (897 words)

	Julia West's Filk Links: People
		I've tried to collect all the filk pages that actually have some song lyrics and/or sound files on them (and a few which don't, but the filkers are so neat, or the pages are so interesting, that they have to be here).
		She's certainly sung on enough filk tapes in her time, and her CD is available from her site.
		Melissa Binde's Filk Page has a lot of links (and neat stuff from her home page--just not filk).
	www.sff.net /people/Julia.west/filk/filklink.htm (834 words)

	Filk resources on the Internet
		There are many filk resources on the Internet, and the number is growing rapidly.
		FilKONtario -- yearly filk festival in the Toronto area, sponsors of The Filk Hall or Fame.
		Of course the best way to learn about filk is to attend a filksing -- at a science fiction convention, at a filk festival, or one of the "house filks" organized by the clubs you'll see mentioned in the above pages.
	www.lovesong.com /people/keshlam/filk/wherefilk.html (1189 words)

	Blars' Filk Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Filk is a type of music, loosly related to Science Fiction.
		Many SF cons have some kind of filk, ranging from entire filk conventions to giving the filkers a room so they will shut up.
		Interfilk Fan fund that brings additional filk guests (frequently little known in the area of the con) to filk conventions.
	blars.org /filk.html (363 words)

	Journal Articles: What is Filk Music?
		Filk: A New Definition : Revision of, and expansion on, a post which I made to rec.music.filk on a subject which has long been debated: the definition of "filk."
		Filking, filksongs, filkers : Origins of filking and definitions.
		Geek Hack Filk : Member of the Filk music community, people who gather at sci-fi conventions to sing the folk music of the science fiction fandom community.
	www.marcgunn.com /articles/what_is_filk_music.shtml (670 words)

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