Before furries… before sci-fi was mainstream… before sci-fi was even a video medium and almost entirely in books… people held sci-fi conventions to celebrate the books, works, artists and authors.
In the hallways some people with musical talent would create and sing “folk” music but about their favorite stories and characters.
One of the first cons I ever went to had a popular Filk singer who, after the con, set in one of the lounge areas with a harpsichord and just played her “hits”.
Back when passions were high and people just wanted fun…
Now it’s big corporate fuckery, rainbow f(l)ags, and feminist propaganda. Honestly, the Marvel movies painted a target on anything fiction and DEI is choking it slowly.
What is Filk?
Before furries… before sci-fi was mainstream… before sci-fi was even a video medium and almost entirely in books… people held sci-fi conventions to celebrate the books, works, artists and authors. In the hallways some people with musical talent would create and sing “folk” music but about their favorite stories and characters.
One of the first cons I ever went to had a popular Filk singer who, after the con, set in one of the lounge areas with a harpsichord and just played her “hits”.
Not quite my thing but I respected the effort.
Back when passions were high and people just wanted fun…
Now it’s big corporate fuckery, rainbow f(l)ags, and feminist propaganda. Honestly, the Marvel movies painted a target on anything fiction and DEI is choking it slowly.
Who has heard of (or remembers) Filk? Other favorites from this alum include: Guardians, Dawson's Christian, and Some kind of Hero.
Other examples include The Ballad of Apollo XIII, Pushin' the Speed of Light , and Banned From Argo (watch this one).
Yes.
Leslie Fish and Tom Smith still help fill my playlists.
Wish I still had my cassette with "The Day It Fell Apart" (fish), because I haven't found another copy since it broke.