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'''Filk''' is a genre of music which is based on western folk music, but with lyrics about fantasy, science fiction, [[role-playing game]]s and similar topics. Filk is often performed at science fiction [[convention]]s, though specialized filk conventions also exist. | '''Filk''' is a genre of music which is based on western folk music, but with lyrics about fantasy, science fiction, [[role-playing game]]s and similar topics. Filk is often performed at science fiction [[convention]]s, though specialized filk conventions also exist. The activity of performing filk songs is called '''filking'''. | ||
==History== | |||
Filk music was born at science fiction conventions where people gathered to sing folk songs with new lyrics about science fiction topics. The term ''filk'' originated as a misspelling of ''folk'' in the 1950s in an essay by Lee Jacobs, "The Influence of Science Fiction on Modern American Filk Music". Many filk songs, sometimes with traditional music but often with original music, were written in the following years. In the 1970s, specialized filk music conventions emerged, such as FilkCon (Chicago, 1979). | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:08, 6 November 2013
Filk is a genre of music which is based on western folk music, but with lyrics about fantasy, science fiction, role-playing games and similar topics. Filk is often performed at science fiction conventions, though specialized filk conventions also exist. The activity of performing filk songs is called filking.
History
Filk music was born at science fiction conventions where people gathered to sing folk songs with new lyrics about science fiction topics. The term filk originated as a misspelling of folk in the 1950s in an essay by Lee Jacobs, "The Influence of Science Fiction on Modern American Filk Music". Many filk songs, sometimes with traditional music but often with original music, were written in the following years. In the 1970s, specialized filk music conventions emerged, such as FilkCon (Chicago, 1979).
