Tag: filk
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A few things make a Sunday post
Random bits of errata I wanted to throw into a post: some publishing news, YAY I get to go to a house concert, filk actually scores an academic study, and getting to go see How to Train Your Dragon 2.
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Current side project
As I’ve mentioned, Dara and I are running the Emerald Forest Filk site and mailing list now. This is a roundup of pertinent details for those of you who haven’t seen ’em already.
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Wow! New Julia Ecklar album!
Just to demonstrate to you all that every so often I do in fact listen to other forms of music besides “Great Big Sea” and “everybody in Quebecois trad”, I share with you the news that Julia Ecklar is finally releasing a new album! And it’s available for pre-order now! For those of you unfamiliar…
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Let me sing for you the songs of my people
I’ve mentioned before that something I ardently respond to in both Quebecois and Newfoundland trad music is how many of the bands and singers I’m following have learned their music from their parents, who learned it from their parents, etc. I.e., they grew up with this music, and it was woven into their lives so…
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Conflikt was fun
Several of you who read my journal in whatever iteration already know this since you were actually there, but hey, Conflikt! That was fun. This was the first year that and I got to attend the whole convention, which was nice. We still pulled a commuter con, which was not quite so ideal; next year,…