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==References== | |||
* Rand Bellavia, [http://www.electricpenguin.com/filking/articles/kanef/filk.html Interview with Bob Kanefsky] ("Before discovering filk I used to listen mostly to Women's Music (music written and performed by women, about women, for women, but in the words of the Irish Spring commercial, I like it too). The turning point, when I decided I could survive on a steady diet of filk music, was when I heard Cindy's song "Black Lace and Midnight". Why listen to feminist music when I could listen to feminist ''vampire'' music?") | |||
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Revision as of 13:48, 18 February 2007
Filk is the name for the fandom's folk music division. Filk is most often folk-music in style. Filk music lyrics are often written as ballads from or about fictional works, but parodies about fandom or works are also common.
References
- Rand Bellavia, Interview with Bob Kanefsky ("Before discovering filk I used to listen mostly to Women's Music (music written and performed by women, about women, for women, but in the words of the Irish Spring commercial, I like it too). The turning point, when I decided I could survive on a steady diet of filk music, was when I heard Cindy's song "Black Lace and Midnight". Why listen to feminist music when I could listen to feminist vampire music?")