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R.I.P. Dave Alway
Longtime filker Dave Alway has passed away. Please see his brother's Livejournal post for details. :-(
I've posted a Blathering about Dave, and Rob Wynne has kindly collected a list of online tributes for Dave.
Posted by Debbie at January 13, 2007 11:18 AM
Pegasus Brainstorming Poll -- last chance!
Pegasus Brainstorming Poll -- last chance!
Oh, my! Is it that time again? It is! It's time to talk about...
THE PEGASUS AWARDS!
Created to recognize and honour excellence in filking, whether it be an excellent song, a flare for performance, or an excellent body of musical work (only bodies of music, people, we don't recognize excellence in Interfilk wenching...yet), the Pegasus Awards are given out annually at the Ohio Valley Filk Festival.
Now, you've heard all this before, so you're probably wondering why I'm telling you again. And the answer is, quite simply, this:
The Pegasus Awards are global, not geographic: they belong to the entire world filk community, not just to the people who attend OVFF. That means that, in order to present a fair and balanced view of what filkers think should be recognized, we need to find out what those things are. However, since we have to actually start drawing up a ballot eventually, the yearly Brainstorming Poll can't stay open forever. And, as such, the 2006 Pegasus Awards Brainstorming Poll will be closing in a week, at 12:01 AM PDT, on Friday the 22nd.
The Brainstorming Poll is truly vital to keeping the Pegasus Awards global and accessible, because people often don't realize who hasn't been recognized, or how many good songs are out there, until they see the poll results come in. So please. Think about the filkers, and fill out your 2006 Brainstorming Poll. Five minutes of your time could be the fractal butterfly that changes filk history.
Thank you!
In case you missed the links above, you can reach the Brainstorming Poll at:
http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/2006poll.html
Posted by Debbie at April 15, 2006 08:16 AM
Cynthia McQuillin remembered on radio
From this post on rec.music.filk:
"I would like to do a memorial of Cindy's songs on Filk Radio in the next week or so. The question is what are your Favorite songs by and performed by Cindy?
Post your top 5-10 songs here, e-mail me, or post your list on the filk.com message board. (if you e-mail me be sure to put the word filk in the subject line of the e-mail)
Eric Gerds
www.filk.com
The home of Filk Radio"
Posted by Debbie at January 16, 2006 03:17 PM
Cynthia McQuillan
From Filkhaven LJ:
"RIP: Cynthia McQuillin 7/25/53 - 1/14/06
Cindy passed away this morning. Dr. James Robinson says she died peacefully in her sleep. The cause of death is renal and respiratory failure.
She was 52.
A memorial filk will be held, most likely at Consonance."
Posted by Debbie at January 14, 2006 04:55 PM
Becca Allen on the radio
From Becca Allen's LJ:
"For the second year, themadblonde has been asked to produce a live radio program about the Winter Solstice and some of its celebrations. She has graciously asked me to join her again to perform a few songs. Here's the scoop:
This Sunday, 12/18, be sure to tune into KFAI Radio, 90.3 FM
(Minneapolis) and 106.7 FM (St. Paul) and online at www.kfai.org ,
from 3-4 PM for "Keeping Yule Green". Host Karen Ellery will be sharing an hour of holiday music and stories and will be discussing the use, history, music, & myths of our favorite winter holiday plants. She will be joined by Kevin Carnahan, a well-loved Twin Cities actor, who will be sharing some of his favorite stories and myths, and by myself, singing some of the many lovely songs from this Solstice season. Enjoy an hour of stories and songs associated with holly, ivy, mistletoe, and evergreen trees."
Posted by Debbie at December 13, 2005 03:34 PM
KidFilk Coloring Pages
Lady Lavender has created a page of KidFilk Coloring Pages: coloring pages related to different filk songs.
Posted by Debbie at November 27, 2005 08:17 PM
Irv Koch 1947-2005
"Irv Koch, known as the Godfather of Southern Fandom, died on Friday, Nov 18, 2005, at the age of 58. He was instrumental in starting major conventions in cities across the Southeast, most notably Chattacon in Chattanooga TN."
For more info, please see this entry in Bill Sutton's LJ.
Posted by Debbie at November 21, 2005 01:12 PM
Filk FAQ updated: advice on choosing a guitar
Thanks to those who answered a West Point cadet's question about how to choose a new guitar. I've compiled the answers here: Advice on choosing a new guitar.
Posted by Debbie at November 06, 2005 09:00 AM
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elcome to The Dandelion Report (Filking.net). The focus of this 'zine is to
provide basic information about filkers and their music,
as well as highlighting new and established filkers within the
community. -- Debbie.
