The genre has been active since the early 1950s, and played primarily since the mid-1970s. ==Etymology and definitions== The term "filk" (originally a typographical error) predates 1955.
With the break up of the city clubs common during the Great Depression, filking moved to science fiction conventions, often in the form of late-night singing sessions in hotel rooms, lobbies, service passages, or wherever else the filkers could find enough room to play/sing music uninterrupted. In the early 1950s, the term filk music started as a misspelling of folk music in an essay by Lee Jacobs, "The Influence of Science Fiction on Modern American Filk Music".
774 (June 1953), for a song written by her husband Poul Anderson. The 1950s also saw the first formal publication of filksongs, generally as lyric sheets, but occasionally complete with (often original) music.
774 (June 1953), for a song written by her husband Poul Anderson. The 1950s also saw the first formal publication of filksongs, generally as lyric sheets, but occasionally complete with (often original) music.
The genre has been active since the early 1950s, and played primarily since the mid-1970s. ==Etymology and definitions== The term "filk" (originally a typographical error) predates 1955.
By the late 1970s, periodicals such as Kantele and Philk Fee-Nom-Ee-Non offered a ready outlet for filk writers. At the 1974 World Science Fiction Convention author Bob Asprin announced publicly the creation of a group of volunteers he dubbed the Dorsai Irregulars, and a singing session ensued later that night.
In the 1970s and 1980s, filking slowly became established as an acknowledged activity at science fiction conventions.
OVFF began presenting the Pegasus Award annually for excellence in filk in 1984, and FilkOntario started the Filk Hall of Fame in 1995, honoring contributions to the community as well as to the music. After years of amateur tape recordings made at filksings, a trickle of studio-produced albums and tapes began to arrive in the 1970s.
By the late 1970s, periodicals such as Kantele and Philk Fee-Nom-Ee-Non offered a ready outlet for filk writers. At the 1974 World Science Fiction Convention author Bob Asprin announced publicly the creation of a group of volunteers he dubbed the Dorsai Irregulars, and a singing session ensued later that night.
In the 1970s and 1980s, filking slowly became established as an acknowledged activity at science fiction conventions.
Some convention organizers in the 1980s began inviting guests specifically for their filking.
In the late 1980s, California filker Kay Shapero created the filk group on the Fidonet hobbyist network of electronic bulletin boards.
OVFF began presenting the Pegasus Award annually for excellence in filk in 1984, and FilkOntario started the Filk Hall of Fame in 1995, honoring contributions to the community as well as to the music. After years of amateur tape recordings made at filksings, a trickle of studio-produced albums and tapes began to arrive in the 1970s.
Then, in the early 1990s, several active organizers in North America created Interfilk, which is now the most active traveling filker fund.
As the costs of amateur album production dropped in the 1990s, more filkers created albums and, more recently, audio files available for downloading online. E-mail and the internet have also fostered the networking of self-identified filkers.
Beginning with British filker Mike Whitaker in 1992, 40 filkers were the beneficiaries of Interfilk subsidies in its first decade.
OVFF began presenting the Pegasus Award annually for excellence in filk in 1984, and FilkOntario started the Filk Hall of Fame in 1995, honoring contributions to the community as well as to the music. After years of amateur tape recordings made at filksings, a trickle of studio-produced albums and tapes began to arrive in the 1970s.
The entire process is administered by the OVFF convention committee. ==Filk Hall of Fame== The Filk Hall of Fame was created by David Hayman in 1995 as a complement to the Pegasus Awards.
Because these themes cross international boundaries in filk, they are not explainable as a purely American optimism vis-a-vis technology (in contrast to Nye, 1996). Within the community, the folk culture of filk acknowledges the legitimacy of music created by artists with a broad range of skills.
When accepting induction into the Filk Hall of Fame in 2003, ethnomusicologist Sally Childs-Helton said, We have taken our right to be creative and to literally "play" in the best sense of that word.
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