woman, possibly Ecklar

snippets of lyrics (makes me think Darkover)

I know that I shall never buy my freedom  
for each shackle was bound to my by my own hand

......
since they day I pledged my life to serving man

updated: The title is CHAINS by Cynthia McQuillan from her album Singer in the Shadow
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There is a discussion taking place on Fanlore, the fan run wiki about media  fandom. Please weigh in there (accounts are free) or here.

Ex: Was Weird Al Yankovic a filker? 2) What about the recent  parodies by "The Hillywood Show"? 3. Or the Youtube video Vulcan Face, an audio and visual?
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 The recording "T'hy'la" is a K/S filk song. We have been unable - so far - to ID who wrote it or who sung it. It does not help that the recording is poor. Having said this, we'd love to 'crowd-source" transcribing the lyrics. Below are 2 transcribed versions of the lyrics - questionable words are in brackets. If you're interested in helping, drop ( Read more... )

 It is short (2 min) filk song about Mary Sue Fan Fic. Drop me a note or email mdawn6 @ yahoo.com

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Jonah (I met a man with weary eyes..
....Jonah, why did you run?) written by April Valentine

T'hy'la ("Reach out to me my brother
call out my name in your mind...
...I thought I could live without you...")

Who wrote: "What Do You Do With A Drunken Vulcan" Twas Roberta Rogow! [A Dreamwidth post with
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 (if you don't know what filk is read about it here).

A few years ago, Linda Short, a Blake's 7 filker passed away and a few of her filk songs were converted:

I am converting another filk tape by The Zen Nine From Outer Space:   Hip Deep In Heroes right now

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The early Star Trek conventions were fan produced and fan run. The conventions were hugely popular and thousands of people would show up. The history of some of these early fan conventions has been documented onFanlore, the fan run wiki here.

After the 1975 convention, fans wrote a filk song about their experiences.

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Tomorrow's Songs Today: The History of Filk Musicigg.me

A free e-book on the history of filk music, from its beginnings in the forties to the present.

Help make it happen for Tomorrow’s Songs Today: The History of Filk Music. Only a few days left in the fundraiser to help pay for the copy-edited and cover art.
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