a bit of mostly incoherent squeeing...
Wild Mercy has been nominated for a Pegasus award (for the non-filkers on my f-list, information can be found at OVFF's site about the Pegasus awards and at Debbie Ohi's Filk FAQ if you need the basics on "What's this filk thing anyway??") in the Best Performer category!
Looking at the list, I'm both thrilled to be included *bounce bounce bounce* and sad that we can't all win... *whimper*... and being on the same ballot with sweetmusic_27 is especially bittersweet since she became such an integral part of the Dream of a Far Light project.
I do love the timing, though... this nomination, along with min0taur's nomination in the Best Songwriter category, coming on the heels of our releasing "Dream of a Far Light" and performing the whoooooole thing at Marcon... it just caps what has been an incredible year for us, as we took Barry's baby, added a Wild Mercy spin to it, and sent it out into the world. I remember when we set out to be a Celtic band... if Barry and Sally hadn't introduced Jen and I to filk, we'd probably still be griping about playing pub gigs and the hassles of being "live background music" for the dinner crowd, and loading out at 2 a.m. to go home from smoky bars. I look at my f-list and think about the fact that I wouldn't have met three-quarters of you if I hadn't fallen into filking. I wouldn't have been to cons on both coasts and all over the midwest... life would just be so much less rich without all of you.
So thank you. Thank you for nominating us. But most of all, thank you for listening... to me the coolest thing about playing for filk crowds, whether in concert or in the filk room or in a random corner or hallway, is the intelligent listening that comes along. I love story songs, but story songs require an audience that "gets it" or they're no fun. You guys make it fun, 'cause you listen to the stories... you laugh with us, and sometimes you cry with us, and that's what it's all about.
Now go vote ... there are a ton of great nominees out there and lots of music clips to listen too!
Looking at the list, I'm both thrilled to be included *bounce bounce bounce* and sad that we can't all win... *whimper*... and being on the same ballot with sweetmusic_27 is especially bittersweet since she became such an integral part of the Dream of a Far Light project.
I do love the timing, though... this nomination, along with min0taur's nomination in the Best Songwriter category, coming on the heels of our releasing "Dream of a Far Light" and performing the whoooooole thing at Marcon... it just caps what has been an incredible year for us, as we took Barry's baby, added a Wild Mercy spin to it, and sent it out into the world. I remember when we set out to be a Celtic band... if Barry and Sally hadn't introduced Jen and I to filk, we'd probably still be griping about playing pub gigs and the hassles of being "live background music" for the dinner crowd, and loading out at 2 a.m. to go home from smoky bars. I look at my f-list and think about the fact that I wouldn't have met three-quarters of you if I hadn't fallen into filking. I wouldn't have been to cons on both coasts and all over the midwest... life would just be so much less rich without all of you.
So thank you. Thank you for nominating us. But most of all, thank you for listening... to me the coolest thing about playing for filk crowds, whether in concert or in the filk room or in a random corner or hallway, is the intelligent listening that comes along. I love story songs, but story songs require an audience that "gets it" or they're no fun. You guys make it fun, 'cause you listen to the stories... you laugh with us, and sometimes you cry with us, and that's what it's all about.
Now go vote ... there are a ton of great nominees out there and lots of music clips to listen too!