Debbie’s Filk FAQ

Two-fers are sort of like one-shots, except you perform two songs in a row rather than just one.

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From the Interfilk Web site:
“Interfilk is a fan fund. Most fan funds raise money to transport a fan to a convention that they would not normally be likely to attend. In our case we raise money from filk fans to transport members of the filk community who have something special to share.”

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(Thanks to Lissa and Phil Allcock for the following info!)
The concept of UK filk awards dates back to the second UK filkcon, Con2bile, in 1990 where the committee for that Con decided some awards might be a fun thing to try.

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From the OVFF Pegasus Awards page: “The Pegasus Awards were founded to recognize and honor excellence in filking. These awards are given annually at the Ohio Valley Filk Fest (or OVFF). Anyone with an interest in filk can nominate songs or individuals for the awards, and anyone can vote. You do not need to be [...]

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While the Pegasus Awards focuses on performance and songwriting, the Filk Hall Of Fame awards tends to focus on people whose contribution is more behind the scenes. You can see a list of past inductees and their citations here.

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Informal term for “Big Name Filker”. Usually refers to someone who is well-known in the filk community but like the term “filk”, the exact definition varies depending on the person you ask.
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A song that relates in some way to a recently performed song.
Usually you’ll hear this term called out in open filk (”I have a follower!”), indicating that the speaker would like to perform something next.

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This varies from convention to convention.

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The Toastmaster role appears to be defined slightly differently, depending on the convention in question. In general, however, a Toastmaster is usually seen as the Master/Mistress of Ceremonies and does all the introductions for concerts.

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The term “filkhog” is usually applied to someone who performs more times during an open filk circle than their fair share. What exactly a “fair share” is, of course, varies from person to person.

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