refimprove date July 2010 Infobox Convention name Ohio Valley Filk Fest image caption status Active genre Filk music venue location Dublin, Ohio country United States first 1984 last organizer filing attendance website http www.ovff.org The Ohio Valley Filk Fest , or O.V.F.F. is one of the largest filk music science fiction conventions conventions ref http www.interfilk.org interfilk singout.htm JordinKare Jordin Kare Kare, Jordin . Filk Music? Sing Out 1995, reproduced at Interfilk website accessed July 12, 2010 ref . It is held annually on Halloween weekend in the Columbus, Ohio area. The culmination of the event is the presentation of the Pegasus Award , the best known award in the filk genre. ref Lucas, Barbara Lynn. Music Twentieth Century in Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy Volume 1, Overviews Robin Anne Reid, ed. Westport, Connecticut Greenwood Publishing, 2009 p. 156 ref The first OVFF was held in 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati and was attended by about 80 people it included the presentation of the first Pegasus Awards. After skipping 1985, it moved to the Columbus, Ohio Columbus area but retained Ohio Valley in its name. The convention has been held every year since then, in various locations in the Columbus area. Recent conventions had been held in Dublin, Ohio , but as of 2010 the convention has moved to nearby Worthington, Ohio Worthington , also on the far north side of Columbus. Sources A Decade of OVFF , in The Pegasus Winners Volume I. M.A.S.S. F.I.L.C. 1994. References reflist External links http www.ovff.org Ohio Valley Filk Fest Folk music Category American science fiction conventions Category Filk music Category Music festivals in the United States ... more details
nine filk conventions held that year, in the United States , in Canada , the United Kingdom , and Germany ... title Steve Macdonald. Pegasus Awards. publisher Ohio Valley Filk Fest ref Best Filk Song 1995, Journey ... macdonalds.html Filk Hall of Fame Citation References reflist Category Filkers Macdonald, Steve ... more details
primarysources date March 2011 refimproveBLP date March 2011 Dr. James Robinson b. 1948, Maine is an United States American filk music songwriter and performer known as Dr. Jane Robinson prior to his 2004 sex reassignment surgery whose songs focus on science scientific themes , particularly paleontology . Robinson earned a Ph.D. doctorate in biology from UCLA in 1976, and went on to teach at the University of California, Berkeley . His filk albums include Dr. Jane s Science Stuff later reissued as Wackademia , Fossil Fever , Bedlam Cats , Midlife Crisis and Remains . Robinson has won two Pegasus Award s 2000, Best End of the World Song, for Out of a Clear Blue Sky and 1992, Best Writer Composer and has been nominated an additional 14 times. ref http www.ovff.org pegasus people jane robinson.html Pegasus Awards J. Robinson ref Robinson was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 2000. ref http www.filkontario.ca hof inductees robinsondrj.html Robinson s induction into the Filk Hall of Fame ref Robinson s life partner was the late Cynthia McQuillin , who reportedly said, upon meeting James for the first time, At last I get to meet the man I fell in love with He lives in Oakland, California Oakland , California . ref http www.loscon.org 34 jamesrobinson.pdf Robinson guest of honor biography sketch for LosCon 34 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Robinson, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1948 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Robinson, James Category American biologists Category American singer songwriters Category Filkers Category Science fiction fans Category LGBT people from the United States Category Transgender and transsexual musicians Category University of California, Berkeley faculty Category University of California, Los Angeles alumni Category Musicians from Maine Category 1948 births Category Living people ... more details
Technical Difficulties was a Filk group composed of Sheila Willis, Linda Melnick and T.J. Burnside now T.J. Burnside Clapp . They produced two albums on cassette, Please Stand By and Station Break . Albums Please Stand By Side 1 Lullaby for a Weary World Reluctant Freedom Elizabeth s Song Come You Knights Innocence Lost Dedication Side 2 Technical Difficulties, Part I Dona Nobis Pacem One Final Lesson Break Forth Few Days Thinking of You The Cruel War Technical Difficulties, Part II The Hallelujah Chorus Station Break Side 1 Star Sisters Ladyhawke Go, Traveller Dairy Queen Robin Hood Arafel s Song Side 1 Wolf and Hawk Challenge Wishful Thinking Jaq s Song Dreamer s Lament Technical Difficulties, Part III Pachalbel s Canon in G External links http www.ovff.org pegasus groups technical difficulties.html Biography DEFAULTSORT Technical Difficulties Filk Group Category Filkers US band stub ... more details
Orphan date June 2009 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Chickasaw Mountain Type studio Artist Leslie Fish Cover Released 1986 Recorded Genre Filk music Filk Length Label Producer Reviews Last album This album Next album Chickasaw Mountain is an out of print filk album composed and performed by Leslie Fish . It is also the name of a track on that album. The album mostly explored Paganism pagan and Neopaganism neo pagan themes, but also includes story songs such as Ferryman about a ghostly encounter on a river crossing and the humorous Jack the Slob and the Goddess of Love . This album was re recorded in 2008 by Prometheus Music, with a 2010 CD release advertised on the publisher s website. External links http www.prometheus music.com chickasaw.html Chickasaw Mountain, Reborn Publisher s information on CD edition 1990s folk album stub Category Leslie Fish albums Category 1986 albums Category Filk albums ... more details
Off Centaur Publications was the first commercial filk label. It was founded in 1980 by Teri Lee , Jordin Kare , and Catherine Cook . For a short time, Off Centaur produced high quality recordings of some of filk s best performers, and changed the course of filk music. ref name fhof http www.filkontario.ca 1995.htm Filk Hall of Fame Off Centaur Publications 1995 ref Like many other filk labels the name was a pun see also Wail Songs . Fact date March 2007 Releases from this label are very difficult to find. At an Interfilk auction at FilKONtario, a copy of Horse Tamer s Daughter was sold for Canadian dollar CA 400.00. Fact date March 2007 Off Centaur Publications was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 1995. ref name fhof Albums Minus Ten and Counting Songs of the Space Age Horse Tamer s Daughter Captain Jack and the Mermaid Time Winds Tavern Quarks & Quests Murder, Mystery and Mayhem 1985 Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Where No Man... 1987 Where No Man... a collection of Star Trek filk songs Books Westerfilk Collection See also List of record labels Notes references External links http www.librarything.de author offcentaurpublicatio Library listing http www.kayshapero.net filkOCP.htm Filk FAQ OCP catalog numbers Category American record labels Category Record labels established in 1980 Category Filk music US record label stub ... more details
The Pegasus Award is the premier award in the Filk music field. It is given annually at the Ohio Valley Filk Fest . Best Performer Heather Alexander Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff Julia Ecklar Leslie Fish Michael Longcor Steve Macdonald folk musician Steve Macdonald Ookla the Mok band Ookla the Mok Tom Smith filker Tom Smith Technical Difficulties filk group Technical Difficulties Three Weird Sisters band Three Weird Sisters Urban Tapestry Best Writer Composer Heather Alexander Julia Ecklar Leslie Fish Mercedes Lackey Steve Macdonald folk musician Steve Macdonald Kathy Mar Cynthia McQuillin Tom Smith filker Tom Smith Best Filk Song The Green Hills of Earth March of Cambreadth Uplift References http ovff.org pegasus winners index.html The Pegasus Award Winners DEFAULTSORT Pegasus Award Category Lists of awards ... more details
Boogie Knights can mean three things, derived from the film Boogie Nights Boogie Knights band Boogie Knights , a Filk music filk musical group Dancing Fools , a World Championship Wrestling tag team also known as the Boogie Knights, consisting of Glenn Gilbertti Disco Inferno and Alex Wright Boogie Knights independent tag team Boogie Knights , an unrelated independent circuit independent tag team including Danny Drake and Mike Tobin disambig ... more details
Technical Difficulties may refer to Technical Difficulties filk group Technical Difficulties Filk Group Technical Difficulties Racer X album Technical Difficulties Training for Utopia album Technical Difficulties Rock band from Warren, Ohio disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Kare Best Fool Song, Fool to Feed the Drive 2004 Best Classic Filk Song, Black Davie s Ride 2006 Best Writer Composer 2007 Best Classic Filk Song, Black Davie s Ride 2008 Best Tragedy Song, Black Davie s Ride References references Persondata NAME McQuillin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Filk ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians Name Bill Roper Img Bill Roper.jpg Img capt Bill Roper at Capricon 2005 Img size Landscape Background solo singer Birth name Alias Born Birth date and age 1956 5 23 mf y Died Origin Instrument Guitar Voice type Genre Filk music Filk Occupation Years active Label Dodeka Associated acts URL http www.filker.com Current members Past members Notable instruments Bill Roper born May 23, 1956 is a filker and member of science fiction fandom . Roper co founded Dodeka Records with his wife, Gretchen, received the Pegasus Award three times, and was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 2000. He has chaired the Windycon science fiction convention twice and worked on Chicon IV, Chicon V, and 58th World Science Fiction Convention Chicon 2000 , the last as the head of the Exhibits Division. Since 2004, he has been the business manager for ISFiC Press . Pegasus Awards Best Schtick 1987 Unreality Warp Kinda Mediocre, Actually with Clif Flynt Best Filk Song 1988 Wind From Rainbow s End Best Original Humorous Song 2003 My Husband The Filker with Gretchen Roper External links Commons cat Bill Roper filker http www.filkontario.ca 2000.htm roper Filk Hall of Fame citation http www.filker.com Bill Roper s filk website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Roper, Bill ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1956 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Roper, Bill Category Filkers Category Science fiction fans Category Living people Category 1956 births singer songwriter stub ... more details
in Vietnam first Moratorium . She has appeared as filk GOH at almost every filk convention and many regular SF conventions as well. Pegasus Awards 1989 Best Filk Song Arafel s Song Tree of Swords & Jewels ... Composer 1994 Best Filk Song Drink Up the River 1996 Best Filk Song When Giants Walked 2004 Best Writer ... more details
Anne Passovoy is active in science fiction fandom and filk music , and has won two Pegasus Award s. ref cite web title Anne Passovoy work Pegasus Awards publisher Ohio Valley Filk Fest date 2008 url http www.ovff.org pegasus people anne passovoy.html accessdate 2009 02 10 ref She is married to Dr. Bob Passovoy . She has written many of the seminal filk songs, including Marcon Ballroom and writing perhaps the most widely sung tune for Poul Anderson s poem, Mary O Meara. Robert A. Heinlein in part dedicated his 1982 novel Friday novel Friday to Anne. ref cite book author Heinlein, Robert A title Friday publisher New England Library year 1984 isbn 0 450 05549 3 ref Along with her husband, she was the Fan Guest of Honor at 58th World Science Fiction Convention Chicon 2000 . Anne and Bob Passovoy were inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 2008. ref cite web title Bob Doc and Anne Passovoy 2008 work Filk Hall of Fame publisher FilkOntario date 2008 04 05 url http www.filkontario.ca hof inductees passovoyba.html accessdate 2009 02 10 ref References reflist External links http www.chicon.org gohs passovoy.htm Chicon 2000 Fan Guest of Honor bio http stromata.tripod.com id163.htm A 2000 interview with Anne and Bob http www.ovff.org pegasus people anne passovoy.html Pegasus Awards won by Anne DEFAULTSORT Passovoy, Anne Category Living people Category Filkers Category Science fiction fans Category Worldcon Guests of Honor songwriter stub ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians Name Urban Tapestry Img Urban Tapestry.jpg Img capt Urban Tapestry at FilKONtario 2007 Img size Landscape yes Background group or band Birth name Alias Born Died Origin Instrument Voice type Genre Filk music Filk Occupation Years active Label Associated acts URL http www.urbantapestry.org Current members Debbie Ridpath Ohi br Allison Durno br Jodi Krangle Past members Notable instruments Urban Tapestry is a three woman band that performs filk music , composed by Debbie Ridpath Ohi , Allison Durno, and Jodi Krangle. As a group, they won the Best Performer Pegasus Award in both 1997 and 2004. Discography Castles and Skyscrapers, 1994. Cover art by Ruth Ohi Myths and Urban Legends, Dodeka Records , 1997. Cover art by Beckett Gladney Sushi and High Tea, Dodeka Records , 2003. Cover art by Beckett Gladney External links http www.urbantapestry.org Urban Tapestry s official homepage Category Filkers Urban Tapestry Canada band stub ... more details
ref Filk In 1988, Gold who had been filking since 1967 also began publishing Xenofilkia , ref name Reid a bimonthly collection of filk lyrics to which songwriters have contributed, including Leslie Fish , Tom Smith filker Tom Smith and Bob Kanefsky . Although Gold has published filk lyrics, she has never recorded for public distribution. Gold was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 1997. ref name filk hall of fame cite web url http www.filkontario.ca citations.htm title Filk Hall of Fame publisher ... xeno Xenofilkia website ref , as well as four volumes of Filker Up , a filk song anthology ... more details
In classical music a concertino is Concertino group the smaller group of instruments in a concerto grosso . Concertino composition a short concerto . In ballet Concertino refers to one of two ballets danced by New York City Ballet Concertino Balanchine by George Balanchine Concertino Robbins by Jerome Robbins ConCertino is also the name of a filk music convention held in Massachusetts. disambig cs Concertino ru ... more details
The Weird Sisters or Three Witches are characters in William Shakespeare s play Macbeth . Weird Sisters may also refer to Three Weird Sisters band , a filk band based in Atlanta, Georgia The Weird Sisters Harry Potter , a fictional rock band in the Harry Potter series The Three Weird Sisters , a 1948 British film See also Wyrd Sisters a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett Wyrd Sisters band , a Canadian folk group disambig ... more details
in art, costuming, fan, filk , literary, media, and science, as well as events and displays ..., 2011 ref Marcon Ballroom , a filk music filk song by Anne Passovoy about an incident with hotel management ... as Best Classic Filk Song in 2005. ref http www.ovff.org pegasus songs marcon ballroom.html Marcon ... Theme Guest of Honor John Jude Palencar John Palencar Artist Guest of Honor Leslie Fish Filk Guest ... Billy Tackett Artist Guest of Honor Seanan McGuire Filk Guest of Honor Central Ohio Paranormal Society ... McCracken Artist Guest of Honor Chris Conway Filk Guest of Honor David H. Lawrence XVII Media Guest ... Featured Guest Marcon 43 May 23 25, 2008 ref name Marcon Official site Alexander James Adams Filk Guest ... Weird Sisters Filk Guests of Honor Pierre Pettinger Pierre and Sandy Pettinger Costuming Guests of Honor ... Guest B. J. Mitias Filk Guest Dave & Judith Hayman Steve Lee Gaming Guest Pieramyd Productions, Ltd ... approximately 2100 attendees Tom Smith Filk Guest of Honor Barry and Sally Childs Helton Featured Filker ... and Dr. Jane Robinson Filk Guests of Honor Marcon 38 May 23 25, 2003 approximately 1800 attendees ... Guest of Honor Kenny Baker Media Guest of Honor Bill and Brenda Sutton Filk Guests of Honor Judith ... Filk Guest of Honor Marcon 36 May 25 27, 2001 approximately 3600 attendees Hosted 2001 Prometheus Award presentations and LFSCon Bob and Ann Passavoy Filk Guests of Honor Karen Anderson Featured Filker Marcon 35 2000 Approximately 2400 attendees Steve MacDonald Filk Guest of Honor 1990s Marcon 34 1999 Approximately 2800 attendees Syntax Filk Guest of Honor Marcon 33 1998 Approximately 2200 attendees Ookla the Mok Filk Guest of Honor Marcon 32 May 9 11, 1997 approximately 2800 attendees Harry Turtledove Author Guest of Honor Juanita Coulson Filk Guest of Honor Marcon 31 1996 Joey Shoji Filk Guest of Honor Marcon 30 1995 Kathy Mar Filk Guest of Honor Marcon 29 1994 Philip Jose Farmer Science ... Forry J Ackerman Media Guest of Honor Dr. Jane Robinson Filk Guest of Honor David Ivey Costuming Guest ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Barry and Sally Childs Helton are filk music filk writers and singers. They are also highly educated though their song Alphabet Soup shows their feelings on the value of their doctorate and PhD degrees. They are based in Indiana . They are former members of the The Black Book Band and current members of Wild Mercy . Discography Escape from Mundania Paradox 1989, Space Opera House Tempus Fugitives 2001, Dodeka Records Rerelease of Escape from Mundania and Paradox First Contact with Black Book Band Pegasus Awards 1988 Best Performer 1994 w Black Book Band Best Performer Pegasus Nominations 1988 Best Writer Composer 1990 Best Writer Composer 1991 Sally alone Best Performer 1991 Sally alone Best Writer Composer 1992 Best Genre Crossover Con Man Blues 1992 Best Genre Crossover Pearly Gate Blues Jim & Tammy 1993 Best Performer 1993 Best Writer Composer 2000 Best End of the World Song Cosmic Drain DEFAULTSORT Childs Helton, Barry And Sally Category Filkers Category Duos US band stub ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales Type Studio Artist Brobdingnagian Bards Cover Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales.jpg Released 2005 Recorded Genre Celtic music Celtic , filk music filk Length Label Mage Records Mage Producer Reviews Last album A Celtic Renaissance Wedding br 2004 This album Brobdingnagian Bards br 2005 Next album Christmas in Brobdingnag, Vol 1 br 2005 Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales is a compilation of Irish pub songs, various pop culture inspired songs and parodies, and live versions of songs from the Bards previous albums. A romantic Italian folk song, Santa Lucia, is also included. The song Happily Ever After was inspired by the children s book, The Paper Bag Princess , and Buttercup s Lament was inspired by The Princess Bride . Track listing None but a Harper The Last Unicorn Happily Ever After Jedi Drinking Song Star Wars parody Lily the Pink Exclamations Schoolhouse Rock parody Buttercup s Lament Monster Mash Angel s Lament Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer parody The Leprechaun Soul of a Harper Bog Down in the Valley Live Mendeluvium Madness The Orange and the Green Santa Lucia If I Had a Million Ducats Live Barenaked Ladies parody Old Dun Cow A Prudent Thief Frog Kissin Category 2002 albums Category Brobdingnagian Bards albums Category Filk albums 2000s folk album stub ... more details
Bob Passovoy is active in science fiction fandom and filk music . He is credited with coining the 5 2 1 rule of convention going, defining the amount of sleep, food, and showers convention attendees should include each day. ref name ontario cite web title Bob Doc and Anne Passovoy 2008 work Filk Hall of Fame publisher FilkOntario date 2008 04 05 url http www.filkontario.ca hof inductees passovoyba.html accessdate 2009 02 10 ref Passovoy is also a founding member of the Dorsai Irregulars , a group which provides security to conventions, and serves as the organization s Corporate Agent. ref cite web title Crew publisher Dorsai Irregulars date 2008 03 08 url http www.di.orgi crew.htm accessdate 2009 02 10 ref He is married to filker and fan Anne Passovoy , and in 2000, the couple were the Fan Guests of Honor at 58th World Science Fiction Convention Chicon 2000 . ref cite web title Bob and Anne Passovoy work Fan Guests of Honor publisher Chicon 2000 date 1999 url http www.chicon.org gohs passovoy.htm accessdate 2009 02 10 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref At science fiction conventions , Passovoy often acts as an auctioneer and has helped create the style known in science fiction circles as Midwest style, which includes a lot of humorous schtick as well as straight auctioneering. ref name ontario Anne and Bob Passovoy were inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 2008. ref name ontario References reflist External links http www.chicon.org gohs passovoy.htm Chicon 2000 Fan Guest of Honor bio http stromata.tripod.com id163.htm A 2000 interview with Anne and Bob DEFAULTSORT Passovoy, Bob Category Living people Category Filkers Category Science fiction fans Category Worldcon Guests of Honor ... more details
Infobox Convention name FilKONtario image caption status Active genre Filk music venue location Mississauga ... Visitor Events Events Search Results.aspx Toronto Tourism , ref dedicated to filk music filk , the music of science fiction and fantasy fandom. Established in 1991, it is the only filk convention ... hof hofmain.html Filk Hall of Fame , which continues to recognize those who have made significant contributions to filk music and the filk community, world wide. This international awards program is administered ... June 1998 . ref History At the time FilKONtario was founded, there were only five filk conventions ... wbfolk ConchordMain.html ref , the Northeast Filk Con, ref http www.nefilk.us pastcons.html NEFilks Past ref and Ohio Valley Filk Fest Columbus area, started in 1984 ref http www.ovff.org history OVFF pastguests.html OVFF History ref , and the British Filk Con started in 1989 ref http www.contabile.org.uk ... of Filk , KON for convention and Ontario. The early days of FilKONtario were a bit challenging ... FilKONtario 20 ref ref blog entry by a former FilKONtario convention organizer ref Like most filk conventions, other than the Ohio Valley Filk Fest , FilKONtario is a small event, usually with about ... evening through Sunday afternoon, with requisite Filk The Filk Circle filk circles until the early ..., the guest roster has grown from a single guest of honour, to having a GoH, a Filk Waif, an Interfilk Guest and an occasional Special Guest, an author or artist from Southern Ontario. Filk ... for Interfilk, theme circles, and, especially, Filk The Filk Circle open song circles where everyone ... Filk? Where the Magic is Real FilKONtario 8 , a joint production of FilKONtario and USB Studios ref http cdtrrracks.com FilKONtario 208 Where 20the 20Magic 20is 20Real ref Filk Dreams music from FilKONtario 9, USB Studios ref http www.usbstudios.ca USB Studios ref Filk Memories music from FilKONtario ... FilKONtario 11, USB Studios ref name usb Filk Together music from FilKONtario 12, USB Studios ref ... more details
since 1988 Best Performer 1991, 1993 Best Writer Composer 1991, 1994, 2005 Best Filk Song 1991 A Boy and His Frog http tomsmithonline.com freestuff oddio BoyFrog.mp3 Best Filk Song 1994 PQR You Ain t Seen Nothin Yet tied with Drink Up The River by Kathy Mar Best Filk Song 2005 Rocket Ride Best Filk Song 2007 Rich Fantasy Lives with Rob Balder Best Classic Filk Song 2006 I Want to be Peter ... & Stupid Filk Tricks on the SciFi Channel s website http youtube.com watch?v 77f8wDf Sdg Live ... more details
meant to be Fish. Other activities In addition to her work as a filk artist, Fish is also well known ... Original Filk Song Hope Eyrie 1986 Best Original Filk Song Witnesses Waltz 1986 Best Female Filker ... Best Classic Filk Song Banned from Argo 2005 Best Space Opera Song Signy Mallory with Mercedes Lackey ... more details
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