Filk

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?")