By JJ: Originally part of Nashville fandom, Lee (Van Deest) Billings was a member of the Middle Tennessee Science Fiction Society, active in club events, part of the lively community at alt.callahans on Usenet, and participating in conventions all over the … Continue reading
The winners of the 2018 Pegasus Awards for excellence in filking were announced at the Ohio Valley Filk Fest on October 20. Best Filk Song Pageant Legend by Katy Dröge-Macdonald /Ju Honisch Best Classic Filk Song Creature of the Wood … Continue reading
The 2018 Pegasus Award finalists have been announced. The Pegasus Award is given by the Ohio Valley Filk Fest (OVFF) for excellence in filking. Anyone in the filk community can vote on the winners, and community is broadly defined — check … Continue reading
By JJ: Since the Hugo Voter’s packet has not yet arrived, if you’d like to get a head start on your reading, you can use this handy guide to find material which is available for free online. Where available in … Continue reading
By JJ: The Nebula Finalists have just been announced, and if you’d like to check them out to see whether you think they’d be good contenders for your Hugo ballot, you can use this handy guide to find material which … Continue reading
The winners of the 2017 Pegasus Awards for excellence in filking were announced this weekend at the Ohio Valley Filk Fest. Best Filk Song We Are Who We Are by Michelle Dockrey / Tony Fabris Best Classic Filk Song Alligator … Continue reading
The 2017 Pegasus Award finalists have been announced. The Pegasus Award is given by the Ohio Valley Filk Fest and for excellence in filking. Anyone in the filk community can vote on the winners, and community is broadly defined — … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: The first time I interviewed Vixy and Tony, we talked about the nature of filk music. Since then, they have released another album and added 2 band members. This interview is focused on the band itself. Carl … Continue reading
(1) ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST. GoodEReader reports “Audio Realms is out of business”. Audio Realms has gone out of business and they have taken their main website and Facebook Page offline. They have provided no indication on what prompted … Continue reading
The winners of the 2016 Pegasus Awards for excellence in filking were presented at the Ohio Valley Filk Fest on November 5. BEST FILK SONG Creatures of Dream by Batya Wittenberg BEST CLASSIC FILK SONG Take It Back by Kathleen … Continue reading