Filk News
@filknews.bsky.social
News related to filk music (the folk music of SFF fandom). Manually run echo of Filk News on Mastodon. Boosts and replies may be different on the two sites. Maintained by Gary McGath.
Upcoming MASSFILC meetings, online with Zoom: January 25 and February 21, 2026, 7 PM Eastern time.
December 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Upcoming MASSFILC meetings, online with Zoom: January 25 and February 21, 2026, 7 PM Eastern time.
Having a hard time getting info on future MASSFILC meetings. The minutes say "The January MASSFILC meeting will be Sunday, December 21st." Jan. 21 isn't a Sunday, so it isn't a simple one-off error. Will update when I can.
December 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Having a hard time getting info on future MASSFILC meetings. The minutes say "The January MASSFILC meeting will be Sunday, December 21st." Jan. 21 isn't a Sunday, so it isn't a simple one-off error. Will update when I can.
There were tech issues related to Zoom and the website in the most recent Festival of the Living Rooms. The developers are working on them.
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
There were tech issues related to Zoom and the website in the most recent Festival of the Living Rooms. The developers are working on them.
Nominations for the Filk Hall of Fame for 2026 close on January 13. filkontario.ca/filkhalloffa...
FHOF – Nominations – FilKONtario
filkontario.ca
December 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Nominations for the Filk Hall of Fame for 2026 close on January 13. filkontario.ca/filkhalloffa...
@interfilk.bsky.social is now on Bluesky.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
@interfilk.bsky.social is now on Bluesky.
Arisia will not be held in 2027. The 2026 convention is still on.
December 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Arisia will not be held in 2027. The 2026 convention is still on.
Festival of the Living Rooms (online filk), December 12-14. www.fotlr.org
Festival of the Living Rooms
www.fotlr.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Festival of the Living Rooms (online filk), December 12-14. www.fotlr.org
ZWiGGLe online meeting for UK filkers today, December 12, 2025, at 6:30 PM UK time. Check your usual UK filk community sources for the Zoom link.
December 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
ZWiGGLe online meeting for UK filkers today, December 12, 2025, at 6:30 PM UK time. Check your usual UK filk community sources for the Zoom link.
There will be no Eurofilk on December 25. Not sure why. 🎅🎄
December 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
There will be no Eurofilk on December 25. Not sure why. 🎅🎄
Eurofilk is on Thursday, December 11, at 6 PM Central European Time, noon Eastern US Time. See @kjnoren.bsky.social for Zoom information.
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Eurofilk is on Thursday, December 11, at 6 PM Central European Time, noon Eastern US Time. See @kjnoren.bsky.social for Zoom information.
This could be the death blow to foreign travel to US cons.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This could be the death blow to foreign travel to US cons.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Another post on Leslie Fish that's worth reading. www.folklounge.org/so-long-and-...
So Long and Thanks for all the Filk Leslie - Folklounge (Daniel Kelly Music)
I made a post on the PaganMusic Reddit a day or two after Leslie Fish passed, just saying this: I know Leslie was mostly a Filk musician, but her pagan repertoire is fabulous. I spent some time singin...
www.folklounge.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Another post on Leslie Fish that's worth reading. www.folklounge.org/so-long-and-...
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After much coding, waiting for Square, and gnashing of teeth, FilkConbobulation registration is live! Prereg is $50.00, it will be $60.00 at the door. There will be a student rate, that will be posted soon.
GoFundMe backers do not have to go through the registration process.
filkconbobulated.org
GoFundMe backers do not have to go through the registration process.
filkconbobulated.org
FilkConbobulated
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December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
After much coding, waiting for Square, and gnashing of teeth, FilkConbobulation registration is live! Prereg is $50.00, it will be $60.00 at the door. There will be a student rate, that will be posted soon.
GoFundMe backers do not have to go through the registration process.
filkconbobulated.org
GoFundMe backers do not have to go through the registration process.
filkconbobulated.org
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December 4 will be the last Bandcamp Friday of 2025. When you buy from Bandcamp on that day, all the money except payment processing fees goes to the artist.
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
December 4 will be the last Bandcamp Friday of 2025. When you buy from Bandcamp on that day, all the money except payment processing fees goes to the artist.
According to a source I consider reliable, Leslie Fish was born on March 11, 1944, which means she was 81 years old at her death. An age of 72 has floated around a lot and even made it to Wikipedia, but that's implausible.
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
According to a source I consider reliable, Leslie Fish was born on March 11, 1944, which means she was 81 years old at her death. An age of 72 has floated around a lot and even made it to Wikipedia, but that's implausible.
Leslie Fish Memorial Circle & Celebration of Life
Friday, December 5, 9:15 PM Eastern time
Can't post the Zoom link here, but the 1st hour will be streamed on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/live/oBwI9KK...
Friday, December 5, 9:15 PM Eastern time
Can't post the Zoom link here, but the 1st hour will be streamed on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/live/oBwI9KK...
Leslie Fish Memorial Filksing
Celebrating the life of Leslie Fish, the filking community is gathering for a filksing memorial to the greatest filker who ever was -- the one who gave us both Hope Eyrie and Banned from Argo -- The ...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Leslie Fish Memorial Circle & Celebration of Life
Friday, December 5, 9:15 PM Eastern time
Can't post the Zoom link here, but the 1st hour will be streamed on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/live/oBwI9KK...
Friday, December 5, 9:15 PM Eastern time
Can't post the Zoom link here, but the 1st hour will be streamed on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/live/oBwI9KK...
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Leslie Fish—filksinger, quasi-MAGA ex-Wobbly, Robert Anton Wilson's dope dealer when he lived in Chicago—has passed away. The one conversation I ever had with her was 20 years ago, when I interviewed her for the obituary of Mary Frohman, a woman she'd been involved with long ago. So here that is.
American Anarchist
The life of Mary Frohman
reason.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Leslie Fish—filksinger, quasi-MAGA ex-Wobbly, Robert Anton Wilson's dope dealer when he lived in Chicago—has passed away. The one conversation I ever had with her was 20 years ago, when I interviewed her for the obituary of Mary Frohman, a woman she'd been involved with long ago. So here that is.
Daniel Kelly streamed an online wake for Leslie Fish. It's available for replay on YouTube. www.youtube.com/live/UNSjZyg...
Leslie Fish - Impromptu Wake with Daniel Kelly
YouTube video by Daniel Kelly Folk Music
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Daniel Kelly streamed an online wake for Leslie Fish. It's available for replay on YouTube. www.youtube.com/live/UNSjZyg...
Just got word from Eli Goldberg that Leslie Fish has died.😞
November 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Just got word from Eli Goldberg that Leslie Fish has died.😞
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Thank you to all who voted in the International Performers and Musicians Association! I am honoured to be 2025 Male Artist of the Year! youtu.be/Sd49RY-yxJc
IPMA Acceptance Speech 11 27 25
YouTube video by Alexander James Adams
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Thank you to all who voted in the International Performers and Musicians Association! I am honoured to be 2025 Male Artist of the Year! youtu.be/Sd49RY-yxJc
It's a US holiday, but Eurofilk will happen as usual at 6 PM CET (noon Eastern US time) today. See @kjnoren.bsky.social for Zoom information.
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
It's a US holiday, but Eurofilk will happen as usual at 6 PM CET (noon Eastern US time) today. See @kjnoren.bsky.social for Zoom information.
Registration for the Festival of the Living Rooms website is working better now. There's a brief questionnaire to weed out trolls. www.fotlr.org
Festival of the Living Rooms
fotlr.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Registration for the Festival of the Living Rooms website is working better now. There's a brief questionnaire to weed out trolls. www.fotlr.org
Festival of the Living Rooms now has a website. If you want to participate, you need to register on the website instead of asking around for the Zoom link.
To register, click on "Log in" and then click the registration option.
www.fotlr.org
To register, click on "Log in" and then click the registration option.
www.fotlr.org
Festival of the Living Rooms
www.fotlr.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Festival of the Living Rooms now has a website. If you want to participate, you need to register on the website instead of asking around for the Zoom link.
To register, click on "Log in" and then click the registration option.
www.fotlr.org
To register, click on "Log in" and then click the registration option.
www.fotlr.org