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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.
Definitions of filk
As Debbie Ridpath Ohi's compilation What Is Filk? and the Interfilk What Is Filk page each demonstrate, there is no consensual definition of filk, though one could divide the different proposed definitions by their focus on the content and style of filk music or the cultural aspects of filking as an activity.
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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@kindlevixen ooohh. A virgin. This is a good series to start. If audible hadn't gotten rid of send to a friend,... http://post.ly/FilK
my4brats (Heather D) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:13:27 -0000
@kindlevixen ooohh. A virgin. This is a good series to start. If audible hadn't gotten rid of send to a friend,... http://post.ly/FilK
World War II some Pictures http://post.ly/FiLK
simplysaru (Saravanan Sivaraman) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:43:53 -0000
World War II some Pictures http://post.ly/FiLK
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baabigorla (Baabi Gorla. ;)) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:39:44 -0000
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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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