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Go visit FriendsOfFilk.org for news on current events!

Relaying news on behalf of Friends of Filk and Cecilia Eng! They’re tracking current online events as well as encouraging people to vote for the 2020 Pegasus Awards.

Friends of Filk is tracking many of the virtual filk events and sends advance reminders as well as the Zoom links out to the Emerald Forest Filk list prior to the events. You can also check out the Friends of Filk website at https://friendsoffilk.org and check out the Calendar of Events and submit additional filk event details. There is also an occasional blog, and you can click on the “Song Lyrics” link to pull up song lyrics which filkers have requested during virtual song circles. An effort is made to post event times for the Pacific Time Zone to minimize confusion. Someday when it’s safe to come out, we hope to once again start the Portland in-person filk circles as it would be nice to be able to sing harmonies and choruses together again!

In the meantime, be sure to fill out your nominating ballots for the 2020 Pegasus Awards by the end of July! The link is on the website Calendar of Events reminder. You can vote for up to five songs or filkers per category. One nominating ballot per person!

nwcMUSIC 2018 sneak preview

Well, it’s a little past that time, but mostly, it’s that time – it’s the nwcMUSIC 2018 sneak preview!


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I think first-year showrunners Steve Perry (panel programming) and Dr. Owl (concerts) have done a really good job putting together this year’s show. Lots of fun workshops, a really great concert lineup, no overlapping events. So everybody, turn out to support both them and music at Norwescon, and just to have a good time.

I’ll be playing with Leannan Sidhe on Saturday, so I hope to see you there!

Well, it’s a little past that time, but mostly, it’s that time – it’s the nwcMUSIC 2018 sneak preview!


click to enlarge

I think first-year showrunners Steve Perry (panel programming) and Dr. Owl (concerts) have done a really good job putting together this year’s show. Lots of fun workshops, a really great concert lineup, no overlapping events. So everybody, turn out to support both them and music at Norwescon, and just to have a good time.

I’ll be playing with Leannan Sidhe on Saturday, so I hope to see you there!

Norwescon and nwcMUSIC

Dara Korra’ti announces that she’s back with nwcMUSIC as an advisor – as “showrunner emeritus,” as she put it – and relayed this important announcement. If you’re interested in being on programme at Norwescon this year, now is the time to let them know:

I know Norwescon seems forever away, but August is actually when the main work of programming begins. SO! if you are interested in being a panelist, get yourself over to this attending pro information page and use the contact link to tell us who you are and why you would be a good panelist.

Please do so even if you have been a pro before, the programming team isn’t constant from year to year.

Bonus request: if you are an artist, and there are workshops/demos you could run, please include that info; art track is my responsibility and I’d like to increase the amount of hands-on programming.

Westercon 69 filk programme schedule

Westercon 69 is in Portland this weekend (July 1-4, 2016), and here’s the filk schedule, courtesy Westercon’s filk track lead, Linnea Thompson.

Friday:
4:00:pm Bard Class 101: Presence and Presentation
5:00:pm Intro to Filk and a Guide to the Westercon Filk Track
6:00:pm Concert: North of the Black Sea
7:00:pm Concert: PDX Broadsides
8:00:pm GoH Concert: Alexander James Adams: Requests and Q&A
9:00:pm Open Filking: “Filkbeast” Bardic

Saturday:
11:00:am Parody Song Writing Techniques
12:00:pm Two Shots: Group One
1:00:pm Concert: Riona
2:00:pm Room closed for sound check
3:00:pm Concert: Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff
4:00:pm Concert: Andrew Ross
5:00:pm Concert: Jordin Kare
6:00:pm Concert: Steve Savitsky
7:00:pm Concert: Cecilia Eng
8:00:pm Theme Circle: Space Songs
9:00:pm Open Filking: Chaos

Sunday:
12:00:pm Bard Class 102: Voice
1:00:pm Open Jam: All Instruments Welcome
3:00:pm (in main ballroom) GoH Concert: Alexander James Adams
4:30:pm Band Scramble Check-in
5:00:pm Band Scramble
6:00:pm Concert: Frank Hayes
7:00:pm Concert: Lynn Gold
9:00:pm Open Filking: Poker Chip Bardic
12:00:am Open Filking: Chaos

Monday:
12:00:pm Two Shots: Group Two
1:00:pm The Ukrainian Bandura: How Stalin’s Henchmen Tried to Destroy a Bardic Tradition
2:00:pm Theme Circle: The Odd Corners of Your Songbook
8:00:pm Open Filking: Dead Dog

She also reports: “Portland is also having a Blues Festival that weekend, so if you like blues and plan to come to Westercon you may also want to check out the Waterfront Blues Festival’s concert lineup and sneak away for a few hours at some point. It’s downtown, so it’s only a few stops away on the MAX.”

Queens of Avalon DVD released

The Heather Dale-produced Queens of Avalon musical is now available on DVD at the Heather Dale Band store. From the band:

In this 90-minute Celtic musical, two young princesses must outwit a terrible family curse that threatens not only their friendship, but the very future of their land. Heather Dale (as Morgana) and SJ Tucker (as Guinevere) star in this enchanting adventure.

Rainbowcon I post-con report roundup (in progress)

Solarbird of Crime and the Forces of Evil posted a Rainbowcon I post-con report at her band blog. If you find more reports, let us know; we’ll make a list, like we do for Conflikt.

eta: a-ha!