What (who) is filk - definition
FOLK MUSIC OF SCIENCE FICTION FANDOM
Filker; Filks; Filking; Anifilk; Filkers; Filk Music; Conterpoint; Filk; Filk Hall of Fame; Filk song; Filksinger
![A filk circle at [[BayCon]] 2006](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2006-05-27 Baycon 2006 Saturday Night Open Filk Circle- Photo by Tony Fabris.jpg?width=200 "A filk circle at [[BayCon]] 2006")
![[[Patrick Nielsen Hayden]] and [[Emma Bull]], making music at [[Wiscon]], 2006](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PNH & Emma Bull, Wiscon.jpg?width=200 "[[Patrick Nielsen Hayden]] and [[Emma Bull]], making music at [[Wiscon]], 2006")
filk
Folk music played at sci-fi conventions.
Tom Smith is a good filk singer.
Tom Smith is a good filk singer.
filk
/filk/ [SF fandom, where a typo for "folk" was adopted as a
new word ] A popular or folk song with lyrics revised or
completely new lyrics, intended for humorous effect when
read, and/or to be sung late at night at SF conventions.
There is a flourishing subgenre of these called "computer
filks", written by hackers and often containing rather
sophisticated technical humour. See double bucky for an
example. Compare grilf, hing and newsfroup.
[Jargon File ]
Wikipedia
Filk music
Filk music is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fandom and a type of fan labor. The genre has existed since the early 1950s and been played primarily since the mid-1970s.
