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. This definition is not exact; filkers often also write filk songs about computers or cats. The other common definition is anthropological (and recursive): Filking is what is sung/performed by the network of people who originally gathered to sing at science fiction/fantasy conventions. Yet another definition focuses on filking as a community of those interested in filk music and who form part of the social network self-identified with filking. As described later in this article, the origins of filk in science fiction conventions and its current organization emphasizes the social-network aspect of filking.
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rec.music.filk FAQ - Kay Shapero's guide to filking, updated monthly
Meta Description: [ filk Frequently Asked Questions ]
About Filk - John C. Bunnell - Songs and an explanation of filk.
Dandelion Conspiracy - Kathy Mar's argument why filk will and should not disappear from SF fandom
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Darn Near All the Filk on the Web - Maureen O'Brien's collection of links to on-line filk
Das Sprungtor zum deutschen Filkfandom - German, Austrian, and Swiss filk links, organized by Kerstin Dröge. [German/English]
Doctor Who and the Torians - An operetta by S. Bruce.
Filk Primary Source List - Partial list of filk works and author-composers
filk.co.uk - Rafe Culpin's site about filk in the UK.
Filker's Bardic Ring - A web ring.
Meta Description: [ A ring dedicated to filk music. Filk pertains mainly to
science fiction and fantasy, but can be about almost anything! ]
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Filkish Events Calendar - Calendar of events. Includes monthly and weekly listings, and a submission form.
Keris - Description of filk and links.
Pirates of Fenzance - A light operetta about filking and WorldCon.
Pocket Printed Filk Database - A database of printed filk music. MobileDB, JFile Pro, and text format.
Meta Description: [ A database of printed filk music for Palm PDA's using MobileDB ]
Sci-Fi Hokey Pokey - The classic Hokey Pokey rewritten for the science fiction community.
SETI League Songbooks - Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence songbooks. Includes lyrics, book order forms, selected MP3s.
Meta Description: [ The SETI League, Inc. is a membership-supported, nonprofit {501(c)(3)} educational and scientific organization, devoted to privatizing the electromagnetic Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. ]
Story as Song: Filking Children's Literature - Article by Doug Crane in The Looking Glass.
The Dandelion Report: A Filking Resource - Filk frequently asked questions and answers, in the form of a weblog, more or less maintained by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
Meta Description: [ A filk resource by filkers about filking, including the definition of filk. Includes info about 'what is filk', filk sources, filk recordings, filk conventions. ]
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