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Usenet Filk FAQ Document
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 18:28:57 -0800 (PST)
From: kay.shapero at bdragon.shore.net (Kay Shapero)
Sender: filk-owner at bdragon.shore.net
Subject: (1/10) FAQ - What IS this thing called filk?
Date: 02 Jul 96 11:48:20
Newsgroups: alt.music.filk Message-ID: <b9f_9607060032 at bdragon.shore.net> X-Listname: Filk discussion
What is this stuff called filk? My own favorite definition is simply
"the folk music of the science fiction/fantasy fan community." For a more detailed description, see below:
WHAT THE HECK IS FILK MUSIC? by Nick Smith (of LA Filkharmonics)
Well, it's sort of like folk music. It is a mixture of song parodies and original music, humorous and serious, about subjects like science fiction, fantasy, computers, cats, politics, the space program, books, movies, TV shows, love, war, death. . .
Filk music started off forty or fifty years ago, at science fiction conventions, where people got together late at night to have good old-fashioned folk music song circles. Well, late night circles being what they are, some folks got a little silly and started singing song
parodies about their favorite SF books and authors. Fans started writing song parodies about themselves or each other. Some started composing serious songs about favorite topics. Some authors started composing original songs for their books. If the author didn't list a tune, fans made up one. Sometimes two. Sometimes several.
Eventually, Filk songs wre written for just about every major science fiction or fantasy work. Some of them were actually good enough that people wanted to learn them, or just listen to them more than just at conventions. At that point, song books and recordings started being made.
Over the last decade, Filk Music has reached the point where there are entire Filk Music gatherings, conventions, recording companies, and publications. Filk Music includes song parodies, original songs, and slightly musical poetry. It's a fun way to indulge in a little musical creativity, especially if you are a science fiction or fantasy fan as well as musically inclined. If you are only a fan, but not musical, you can still listen. Filk circles aren't pushy about requiring you to play or sing. If you are only musical, but not a fan, no one will hold it against you. Remember, we're in this thing for fun!
[Written for flyer for distribution at California Traditional Music Society Annual Summer Solstice Dulcimer Festival and other local Los Angeles folk music events and stores.]
What Nick didn't tell you is that the name started out as a typo of "folk" and was gleefully adopted by all and sundry as a term for what is after all a somewhat unusual subset.
Kay Shapero, Moderator/Designated Topic Cop, FILK echo
Subject: (2/10) FAQ - Rules (last updated March 24, 1996)
This paragraph is particularly addressed to those of you in usenet/altnet: this newsgroup is an unusual case. FILK is a FIDOnet echo, gated into usenet as alt.music.filk, and as the filk digest mailing list (note - these are identical; do not subscribe to both!). Since it is a FIDOnet echo, I am required to make the rules post from time to time, as "moderator". Usenet readers, do not let the term "moderator" throw you - in FIDOnet it refers to a Designated Topic Cop, not some poor soul who has to READ everything before can be seen. I not only do not censor messages, I CANNOT intercept them once entered...
--Ye Designated Topic Cop
Rules for this echo, such as they are:
- This echo is for discussion of filk and items related to filk, and of course, posting filksongs and poetry. Which covers just about everything, though it must be in relation to filk. (Because this is a public echo, please no bawdy ballads or outright profanity. There IS
a bawdy filk list: to subscribe send a message to listserv at bdragon.shore.net with the message body consisting solely of: SUBSCRIBE bawdy) {please - we could use more posters. :->}
ALL MATERIAL POSTED must be things the poster has the right to publish thanks to personal authorship, express permission of the author or copyright holder, public domain status, "anonymous" authorship [do check first] or the like. When in doubt, don't post it. Be sure to give copyright data, if any. See the following post for more information.
2) I collect the songs from this echo into downloadable files,
entitled FFILE{number of file}.ZIP. There are currently 27 of them.
If you do not want yours included, please say so when you post it!
These files can be downloaded or file requested from StormGate Aerie
(1:102/524), and ftped from ftp.dnaco.net pub/sca/locksley. If all
else fails, I am willing to dupe them onto floppies for people - send
me e-mail for details. (and yes, I KNOW I'm years behind on
FILKfiles... :->)
3) Please, no flame wars. Though I may make an exception for any conducted _solely_ in filksongs if they're witty enough... Note - an offtopic argument in usenet may well involve people crossposting to many newsgroups, not all of which they read. Use netmail, not echomail to respond to them.
4) Threads which go off topic sufficiently will be KABONGED! by the posting of the obvious graphic. Please discontinue discussion of the off topic topic (:->) after the "kabong" message appears. (For those new to this group - be advised this is purely a verbal warning. See the next paragraph for what happens to those so rude as to ignore it.) Threads which show signs of degenerating into yelling matches will also be KABONGED! Feel free to resume these latter discussions in a month or so after all involved parties have had time to calm down. Be it noted that when I post one of these on anything but the most flagrant violation it means I'm getting complaints from the rest of the echo/newsgroup...
5) People who violate the rules will be warned that they are doing so until they either stop, or I get fed up and cut their feed (on the FIDOnet side), or start bugging their sysadmin or something on the altnet side (something I can't ignore from the altnet side can get the entire feed from FIDO to alt.music.filk cut, so don't feel too immune... :->) You get at least one netmail warning; how many others you get will depend on the offence (serious technical faults like massive dupe loops may get a system cut with little or no advance notice.)
6) If it should become necessary for me to stop moderating this echo I will designate a new moderator/Designated Topic Cop. If I cannot do so, Joe Bethancourt is designated emergency replacement. In case of communication difficulties, he is also empowered to post Kabong messages on alt.music.filk if I can't do so, so if you can't reach me via netmail, try him at ioseph at primenet.com.
7) Refer any technical problems involving alt.music.filk to the gateway operator, Stephen Griffin at 1:333/401 (from Internet root at bdragon.shore.net) other problems can be referred to me either via FIDOnet (see origin line for address) or from the internet at kay.shapero at bdragon.shore.net, or if that doesn't work try kay.shapero at salata.com.
8) Please do not post private messages on the echo; check with your sysop or sysadmin for alternatives.
9) That's it for the moment. If someone comes up with a new and improved way to aggravate all and sundry I reserve the right to make a rule to fit the occasion.
Subject: (3/10) FAQ - Blanket List
(last updated June 18, 1996) changes highlighted with ^^
The following folks have given blanket permission to post their songs, so long as proper credit and copyright information are kept with the song, and it is not published or recorded for sale without specific permission from the writer. If a writer is not listed, check with them first (note: Julia Ecklar and Mercedes Lackey have specifically requested that NONE of their songs be posted.) :
Name Net address if any Philip Allcock Philip at oreos.demon.co.ukJester of Anglesea
(MKA: Tony Jordan) 1:109/120
Dave Aronson 1:109/120 Dave.Aronson at blkcat.fidonet.org Bruce Adelsohn brucea at yorick.ny.cybernex.netSteven Baldassarra 1:250/432
Samuel and/or
Maryanne Bartlett
(also "Anja") 1:105/56
Dave Bell dave.bell at fonix.org
dbell at zhochaka.demon.co.uk
Joe Bethancourt locksley at locksley.com
http://www.primenet.com/~ioseph/
Kihe Blackeagle 1:124/6224.4003
Heather Borean Heather at io.org
Steve Brinich steve-b at access.digex.com
Rich Brown 1:282/4020
rab at lydia.mn.org
Roger Burton-West rburtonw at nyx10.cs.du.edu
Jeremy Buhler jbuhler at owlnet.rice.edu
Mike Cattle 1:134/40
I Abra Cinii (Abby) c/o Joshua Kronengold (mneme at dorsai.dorsai.org)
Mary & John Creasey 1:102/524 M.CREASEY on GEnie 70501,672 on CI$
Chris Croughton chris at keris.demon.co.uk
chriscr at cix.compulink.co.uk
100014.3217 at compuserve.com
(includes music notation system &
conversion programs.
Brenda Daverin bdaverin at best.com
daverin at online.apple.com
daverin at eworld.com
lysana at aol.com
Sherman Dorn sfxj9x at scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
Allison Durno a.durno at genie.geis.com
Dick Eney dickeney at access.digex.net
Gary Ehrlich electro at access.digex.com
Bruce Feist 1:109/615
Harold Feld hamizrachi at aol.com
Mark Firetail 1:250/432
Leslie Fish c/o Mary Creasey (see above)
Helen Fleischer 1:261/1137
Scott Fridenberg 1:170/901
Carson Gaspar carson at lehman.com
Keith Glass 1:109/120
salgak at dgs.dgsys.com
glassk at anser.org
^^Dan Goodman dsgood at winternet.com
Lynn Gold figmo at rahul.net
Bruce Grant bruce.grant at fonix.org
Gwenny The Pooh 1:128/203.2
Suzanne Houghton tpk at nwlink.com
David Hungerford invertd at primenet.com
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Subject: (4/10) FAQ - rest of Blanket list {continued from previous post}
J-Mag 1:106/25
j-mag at hal-pc.org
Bill Jahnel RStudent at aol.com
Kettlingurr, K'tir K'tir at postbbs.com or tracy.wirs at datawld.com aka Tracy Wirs 1:3615/81 or 1:3615/312
Larry Kirby LAREDITH at aol.com
Jodi Krangle j.kramps at genie.geis.com
Minstrel minstrel at filklore.demon.co.uk
aka Chris Malme 2:441/86.104
Kathy Mar kathy at xocolatl.com
Scott Malcomson horseman at indirect.com
Mitch Marmel 1:273/952.1
marmelmm at dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu
(aka Major Matt Mason)
Ann McGrath 1:2607/308
Erica Neely some0140 at sable.ox.ac.uk
Zander Nyrond zander at xocolatl.com
(Jonathan Waite) zander at cix.compulink.co.uk
Maureen OBrien ad451 at dayton.wright.edu
Debbie Ridpath Ohi morgaine at utcc.utoronto.ca
Mark Osier osierm at ehsct7.envmed.rochester.edu
Samuel S. Paik paik at eng.pko.dec.com
John Payton 1:299/105
Marguerite Petersen petersm at CSOS.ORST.EDU
Joel Polowin 1:221/279.8
polowin at hyper.com
Tammy Potash 1:203/1701
Michael Richards mike at z9m9z.demon.co.uk
Nonie Rider nrider at us.oracle.com
(also Quinlan)
Mike Rubin
Alison Scott Alison at moose.demon.co.uk
Kay Shapero 1:102/524
kay.shapero at salata.com
kay.shapero at bdragon.shore.net
Fred Small none known (try Small Potatoes, (800) 788-6043)
Steve Macdonald smac3 at aol.com
Harry Smothers* harrysmo at aol.com
Mike Stein mstein at access.digex.net
Robert Stockton rgs at cs.cmu.edu
Holly Sullivan 1:202/720
jgrimm at sdd.hp.com
Urban Tapestry contact Allison Durno, Debbie Ridpath Ohi,
or JodI Krangle
Angel Trinkle trinkle at acmelabs.uhc.asu.edu
BJ Van Look bvanlook at nyx.cs.du.edu
aka Lady Banjo
Larry Warner l.warner4 at genie.geis.com
Dave Weingart phydeaux at emerald.princeton.edu
^^ phydeaux at liii.com
^^ http://www.liii.com/~phydeaux
Mike Whitaker gm at elmail.co.uk
Keith Wood 1:15/29
aka Keith Littlejohn, "Last-Verse" Littlejohn
- attribute all songs by Gerald Bliss, or any of his other nicknames such as J. Random Folksinger to Harry Smothers.
Note: After long and meritorious volunteer service, the node that served as default Internet/Fidonet Zone 1 gate has gone down. This means that addresses using the name at fnode.nnet.z1.fidonet.org may no longer be valid. Check with your local gate for alternate approaches. Fortunately there are still plenty of gates like the Black Dragon Inn (thanks, Stephen!).
Subject: (5/10) FAQ - Gateway services
[From our esteemed Gateop, Stephen Griffin.]
[last updated May 23, 1996]
Mailing-lists:
FILK-D Contents of the FILK echo and alt.music.filk newsgroup in digest form (one message for a whole day's worth of traffick)
BAWDY The Bawdy filk mailing-list for the songs which aren't appropriate for use in FILK or alt.music.filk
NOTE: the Filk echo, alt.music.filk newsgroup, and FILK-D digest are all the SAME. You need only pick up one of them.
Note 2: The FILK mailing list is no longer operative as it was becoming unwieldy. The digest contains the same material.
How to subscribe:
send a message to listserv at bdragon.shore.net
this is an interactive listserver which you send commands to (one per
line)
the command to subscribe is:
SUBSCRIBE listname
(eg. SUBSCRIBE BAWDY or SUBSCRIBE FILK-D)
the command to unsubscribe is: UNSUBSCRIBE listname You may get a list of other commands by sending the command HELP to the listserver.
You will receive a request for confirmation before the list is turned on.
[Note - the -r addresses referred to in previous faqs are no longer in valid. The above is now the only way to subscribe.]
Fileserver:
We also have a fileserver available. We have a large assortment of
filk files (including archives of this group). To access the Fileserver
send a message to fileserv at bdragon.shore.net with a list of commands
(one per line). To see what we have available use the index command
INDEX To receive a file GET filename. To see other commands available
and a short help message HELP
As always if you require human help, email me at root at bdragon.shore.net Stephen Griffin
Subject: (6/10) FAQ - Some filk sources
SOME FILK SOURCES
(last updated March 24, 1996)
At the Sign of the Dragon Robin Nakkula (or Alan Dormire)
bookstore P.O.Box 14796
131/133 Sheen Lane Columbus OH 43214-0796
Mortlake, London SW14 8AE
(rnakkula at magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
filk books, tapes, mail order.
Voice (+44) (0)181 876 3855 Minstrel's Glen Distributing
Mailorder voice/Fax Suite 38052,
(+44) (0)181 876 1167 1430 Prince of Wales Dr.
Ottawa, Ontario
DAG Productions Canada, K2C 1N0
5800 Century #88001 General Inquiries
Los Angeles, Ca. 90009 voice (613) 225-5798 EST
cx692 at freenet.carlton.ca
Dandelion Digital (Mail order at some Canadian cons
3078 Sulphur Spring Court Canadian Filk / Folk a speciality.)
San Jose, California 95148
408/238-1318 NePALM Music
lnz at dandelion.com c/o
2, Westbrook Park Road,
Dodeka Records, Ltd. Woodston,
848 Dodge Ave. Suite 220 PETERBOROUGH,
Evanston IL 60202 ENGLAND PE2 9JG
+44 (0)173 389 4928
Filklore magazine
Partners in Rhyme (filk tapes) Pegasus Music
45 Clarendon Villas 2501 W. Sublett Rd. #890
Hove, Sussex Arlington, Tx 76017-5461
BN3 3RE phone - (817) 467-0681
ENGLAND pegasus at server.iadfw.net
filklore at filklore.demon.co.uk 71475.1515 at compuserve.com
Firebird Arts & Music Inc. PreKarious Enterprises
P.O. Box 14785 PO Box 1666
Portland, Oregon 97214-9998 San Ramon, CA 94583
1-800-752-0494 (510) 735-9663
(shutting down after Worldcon -
get those orders in fast...:->)
Flowinglass Music Random Factors
2821 Truman Ave. 3754 W. 170th Street,
Oakland CA 94605 Torrance, CA 90504-1204
(510) 569-0437 (310) 329-6772
xiantha at well.sf.ca.us (after 4:30 PM PST)
fax - (310) 538-9208.
Laughing Fox Music mcreasey at delphi.com
kitsune at xmission.com Mary Creasey 1:102/524
(catalog RFCATLOG.ZIP
Love Song Productions requestable
508-478-5002 voice from StormGate Aerie)
508-478-2302 fax
jsl at lovesong.com Heather Alexander
P.THORNDIKE at Genie.GEIS.Com c/o Sea Fire Productions
1 Annie J. Circle, Milford, MA P.O. Box 875
01757-1870 Moss Beach, CA 94038
Magic Granny Line Small Potatoes
PO Box 1137 (Fred Small's distributor)
Huntsville, AR 72740 (800) 788-6043
Space Opera House
5271 Primrose Ave.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
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Subject: (7/10) FAQ - more filk sources
Songs Of Middle Earth Wandering Minstrel Studio by James Stark 1852 Tesoro CT
(available in stores; he can Pinole, CA 94564
also be contacted at jstark at mta.ca (510) 741-8951 (SCA-related tapes, in house only) Tales From the White Hart bookstore
(Kathy & Leo Sands, prop.) Windbourne
3360 Greenmount Ave. c/o Crystal Rose Productions Baltimore, MD 21218 P.O. Box 982
(410) 889-0099 La Mesa, CA 91944
Unlikely Publications Xenofilkia magazine P.O. Box 8542 Lee Gold Berkeley, CA 94707-8542 3965 Alla Road Los Angeles, CA 90066 Wail Songs http://www.starport.com/xeno P.O. Box 29888 (above for author & title Oakland, CA 94604 indexes.) 1-800-TON-WAIL
(510) 763-6415)
Some mailing lists:
from listserv at filklore.demon.co.uk
FILK_UK UK filk fandom (gated to the UK filk FIDO echo) FDIGEST Daily digest of FILK_UK
to subscribe, message should read
SUBSCRIBE (name of list)
from lists at altrion.demon.co.uk
filk recording discussions
to subscribe, message should read
SUBSCRIBE Production yourfirstname yourlastname
A Radio Show:
WAIF Public Radio in Cincinnati has a regular weekly program called "Orion's Nebula", at 5:00 pm on Mondays. An hour of broadcast filk every week, thanks to the DJ/programmer there, Bill Bacher.
Some on the net sources:
FIDOnet f'req or download:
StormGate Aerie (1:102/524) (FILKfiles, some others)
FTP sites:
[Joe Bethancourt] ftp.mac9.ucc.nau.edu /pub/Misc/SCA/Ioseph
ftp.cse.nau.edu, /public/sca/ioseph area.
" ftp.indirect.com directory /ioseph
" ,SCA ftp.nau.edu sca/ioseph
ftp.mcs.com /mcsnet.users/krikket/filk
[SCA] ftp.dnaco.net in the directory pub/sca/incoming
Web/Mosaic folksong database: http://web2.xerox.com/digitrad
[My thanks to Debbie Ridpath Ohi for organizing the following, plus a few web references that fit better into other segments of this FAQ and have been moved there. I have deleted for now sites she could not find, and am also going to start limiting this area almost entirely to things directly related to filk. There are PLENTY of non-filk sites of interest out there as well, but you'll likely find links to them a'plenty once you check out the ones listed. Kay]
FILK/SONGWRITING RESOURCES ON THE WEB
Blars Blarson's Filk Page http://sundry.hsc.usc.edu/filk.html Joe Kesselman's Filk Resources
http://pages.prodigy.com/NY/keshlam/wherefilk.html The Muse's Muse (songwriting resource)
http://www.interlog.com/~elysium/muse/
Steve Savitsky's Interesting Places For Musicians and Music-Lovers
http://www.crc.ricoh.com/people/steve/music.html
Filk Links (Urban Tapestry index)
http://www.magic.ca/~dmo/ut/utlinks.html
Yahoo Filk index
http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Genres/Filk/
SOME ASCII MUSIC NOTATION SCHEMES
are available from mailserver at keris.demon.co.uk, commands:
GET FILK.NOTATION.CC GET FILK.NOTATION.ELLIS GET FILK.NOTATION.POM GET FILK.NOTATION.PMS GET FILK.NOTATION.THIESEN or if you want all of them you can just say GET FILK.NOTATION
FILKERS' PAGES ON THE WEB
List of Filker Home Pages (Urban Tapestry index)
http://www.magic.ca/~dmo/ut/filkers.html
Heather Alexander http://www.teleport.com/~seafire/
Anca's Anteroom http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/ammist/homepage.html Joe Bethancourt http://ww.locksley.com/locksley Blars Blarson http://sundry.hsc.usc.edu/blars.html Nancy Louise Freeman http://www.primenet.com/~nanbgl Glass Hammer http://www.pacificrim.net/~lspeed Michael Kube-McDowell http://twilight.greyware.com/authors/K-Mac/ (includes info on Black Book Band & newsletter)Urban Tapestry http://www.magic.ca/~dmo/ut/home.html
SONG ARCHIVES
Digital Tradition Folksong Database http://web2.xerox.com/digitrad The Capitol Steps
http://pfm.het.brown.edu/people/mende/steps/index.html
OTHER INTERESTING MUSIC-RELATED SITES
Library of Music Links http://www-scf.usc.edu/~jrush/music/index.html
Please let me know of any additions/corrections to the above information.
Subject: (8/10) FAQ - some upcoming conventions
Some upcoming filk conventions: (Last updated July 2, 1996)
(as always, please let me know about any errors on this list, any
cons not on this list, and any significant updates on those that are.
--Kay)
OVFF XII Oct 25 - 27, 1996
GOH Dave Clement
Toastmistress Leslie Fish
Listener of Honor Ann Cecil
Ramada Inn East / 72124 S. Hamilton Rd. 43232
Room Rates: $61/night for 1-4 people (mention the con)
Memberships:
adult $20 to 15 April, $22 to 15 Oct, $25 at door.
babies-toddlers in tow free
bigger kids in tow to 12 $3 to 15 oct, $5 at door,
any age kid babysat $20
Ohio Valley Filk Fest P.O. Box 20125-0125 Columbus OH 43220
(614) 851-0936
d.huey1 at genie.geis.com.
OBLITER-8 is over, but whatever they call next year's, you can
probably get information fom the following addresses:
Obliter-8 212 Albert Road, Leyton, London E10 6PD, ENGLAND
Obliter-8 at oreos.demon.co.uk
CONCHORD 12 - March 7-9, 1997
Van Nuys Airtel Plaza
Guest of Honor: Graham Leathers
Toastmaster: Larry Warner
Memberships $25 to May 31, $30 later, $35 at the door
Checks payable to Zen Nine Productions
Zen Nine Productions
P.O. Box 61172
Pasadena CA 91116
smithnik at calcom.com
web page: http://sundry.hsc.usc.edu/conchord12.html
FilKONtario 7 April 11-13, 1997 ("The British Invasion, Part II")
GoH is Talis Kimberley
Filk Waifs are Clif and Carol Flynt
Interfilk guest: "That would be really nice..."
Hotel: "Somewhere near Toronto Airport, probably"
Membership: C$30 / US$22 until Oct. 31, 1996
302 College Ave. W., Unit 20 / Guelph, Ont. / N1G 4T6 Canada
Internet: scrimgeourh at onfpgu1.agr.ca, d.hayman at genie.geis.com
GEnie: D.HAYMAN
Conterpoint, Too! is over, but presumably there'll be a third. You can probably get details from:
conterpoint-too at twwells.com
steve-b at digex.net
http://www.dcez.com/~salgak/conterpoint.htm
MUSICON January 2-4, 1998
GOH: Timelines
Toastmaster: Juanita Coulson
Hotel: tba
Musicon P.O. Box 198121 Nashville, TN 37219-8121
or call Lee Billings (615)889-5951
No collect calls or calls after 10PM Central, please.
cbw at io.com
musicon at nashville.com
http://www.io.com/~cbw/musicon.html
CONSONANCE V - sometime in 1998 I believe. More data probably available from the following:
c/o Heather Jones 5838 Fremont St, Apt #2, Oakland, CA 94608
Wail Songs at 1-800-TON-WAIL
figmo at rahul.net
MUSICON January 2-4, 1998
GOH: Timelines
Toastmaster: Juanita Coulson
Hotel: tba
Musicon P.O. Box 198121 Nashville, TN 37219-8121
or call Lee Billings (615)889-5951
No collect calls or calls after 10PM Central, please.
cbw at io.com
musicon at nashville.com
http://www.io.com/~cbw/musicon.html
CONSONANCE V - sometime in 1998 I believe. More data probably available from the following:
c/o Heather Jones 5838 Fremont St, Apt #2, Oakland, CA 94608
Wail Songs at 1-800-TON-WAIL
figmo at rahul.net
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Subject: (9/10) FAQ - some Filking associations
FILKGROUPS AND WHERE TO CONTACT THEM
being an incomplete list of filking associations in existance;
anybody knowing more of them please let me know.
last updated March 24, 1996
CANADA
ONTARIO
UFO (United Filkers of Ontario)
Contact either of the following:
Heather Borean
8-6555 Falconer Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L5N 3N6
heather at io.org
Judith Hayman
D.Hayman at GENIE.geis.com.
ENGLAND
'WiGGLe'
Social (not singing) meetings monthly.
The last Friday of each month, unless moved to avoid clashing with a convention.
Contact:
Rafe Culpin
12 Tower Hamlets Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 4RH
0181-521 3784
rafe at cix.compulink.co.uk
UNITED STATES
CALIFORNIA
LA Filkers Anonymous
Los Angeles/Orange County area
meets monthly
different location each month; watch this echo for announcements.
San Diego
San Diego Filk Fandom
Monthly Filks
Contact Barney and Kate Evans
619-284-5740
E-mail is barney at tommie.tmisnet.com
Web Page: http://www.tmisnet.com/~barney/bk.html
COLORADO
Denver Filkers Anonymous
M.E. Goldhammer
303 16th St. #016-221
Denver, CO 80202-5657
(303) 722-3952
High Reaches Elphame
96 Dartmouth Place
Woodland Park CO 80863
719-687-7696
Give us a call, we'll clue you in on what is planned.
FLORIDA
Some Orlando area filkers get together once a month,
usually on the first Sunday of the month.
contact Scruffy
P.O. Box 195985
WInter Springs FL 32719
(407) 327-9520 evenings
KANSAS/OKLAHOMA
The Triangle Filk
Wichita Kansas
-Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
-Tulsa, Oklahoma
bimonthly
Mike & Marcha Diggs
(316)263-3564
(no calls after 10pm Central)
mikediggs at aol.com
In hibernation for the winter.
MD/VA/DC AREA:
More-or-less bimonthly floating housefilk; contact Steve Brinich
(steve-b at access.digex.net or 703-979-7421) if you want to be on the
notification list.
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Subject: (10/10) FAQ - Some more filking associations
MASSACHUSETTS
M.A.S.S. F.I.L.C.
c/o Ellen Kranzer
18 Riverdale Street
Allston, MA 02134
617-254-0057
ccrazy at world.std.com
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8 Ardon Drive, Hooksett, NH 03106
Meets in Massachusetts (except when we meet in New Hampshire). We meet monthly in various locations. We're running a filk con, ConCertino 1995, July 9-11, 1995. Ellen Kranzer
NEW HAMPSHIRE See M.A.S.S. F.I.L.C. under Massachusetts.
NEW MEXICO
The Society of Noisy Albuquerque Filkers, Unincorporated
3301 Monte Vista Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
(505) 255-4642
n5gax at mack.rt66.com
NEW YORK
New York Metropolitan Filk Organization, Inc.
No permanent home
Contact: Bruce Adelsohn
brucea at yorick.ny.cybernex.net
718-803-0515
New York City filkdom. Regular filksings now being established; tentative schedule: 2nd Sunday of the month. (watch alt.music.filk for announcement of resumption of same.)
OREGON
Eugene Home-Made Music and Filk Singing Society
Contact: Douglas McCorison & Titania Baildon
178 Bushnell Lane
Eugene, OR 97404
(541) 689-7643
douglas at point.com
Meets last Saturday of the month from 7PM to whenever,
except holiday weekends.
Friends of Filk
Portland OR
Friends of Filk is a non-profit association of filk volunteers
from the Pacific Northwest which raises funds by selling filk/folk
music, songbooks, etc. at various local sf conventions (primarily
Orycon, Rustycon, Dreamcon, Norwescon and the odd Pacific NW-based
Westercons) and uses these funds to:
a) sponsor special guests at local conventions. b) provide a portable photocopiers at conventions and filk circles. c) publish the occasional newsletter announcing filk events.
We are currently trying to arrange for a regular song circle room at one of the local colleges.
Contact: Cecilia Eng c/o Finity's End
1710 SE Belmont
Portland OR 97214-2726
TEXAS
Dallas
Not exactly filking, but the nearest thing I know about happening on
a regular basis (and open w/o some form of invitation):
SCA Barony of the Steppes Bardic Gathering 2nd Tuesdays every month
Medieval / Renaissance style preferred; filks should generally
be related to life in the SCA / "Current Middle Ages"
Contact Mike C. Baker (214) 275-4214 (FidoNet Kihe Blackeagle
1:124/6224) or Michelle Wilson (214) 245-7418 (Lady Bianca)
[southeast]
We don't have a specific Person In Charge, but messages to SYSOP at
The Round Table (1:106/1393, (713) 922-1393) will get you information
about what, if anything, is currently going down in southeast Texas. J-Mag
WISCONSIN No organized group, but Arthur L. Werneke is trying to start one in the SE (Milwaukee) area, so if you're interested get in touch with him at awarneke at omnifest.uwm.edu
For more on the net info about filk groups check the following [Thanks, Debbie!]:
List of Filk Associations, Conventions, and Zines (Urban Tapestry index)
http://www.magic.ca/~dmo/ut/cons.html
Fan Funds http://lacon3.worldcon.org/www/Funds/
Interfilk http://lacon3.worldcon.org/www/Funds/interfilk.html
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