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▪ I. filk, n.
Brit. |fɪlk|, U.S. |fɪlk|
[Probably originally a transmission error for folk n. (see note below and quot. 1976).
The term is widely believed to derive from a typographical error in the title of an essay (The Influence of Science Fiction on Modern American Filk Music) submitted by Lee Jacobs for publication to the Spectator Amateur Press Society in the 1950s.The essay went unpublished on account of legal concerns about the potentially obscene content of some of the songs' lyrics. However, the consequent publicity led to filk gaining wide currency amongst science fiction fans, and, in turn, being adopted as a name for the distinctive adaptations of folk music that were already by then being played at fan conventions (see quot. 1965).]
Among science fiction and fantasy fans: a type of popular music, commonly performed at fan conventions, characterized by the use of familiar or traditional songs whose lyrics have been rewritten or parodied (usually on themes drawn from science fiction or fantasy writing), or sometimes original songs with similar content. Chiefly attrib., esp. as filk song, filk-singing, etc.
1959R. Eney Fancyclopedia II 69 Filk song, a type of music which, if it weren't fannish, would be called a folk song; fan parodies or pastiches of this or other types of mundane characters. 1965K. K. Anderson in West by One & by One 152 (title) An introduction to filk singing. 1965K. K. Anderson in West by One & by One 152 Rather than waste a phrase like ‘filk song’, something must be created... My husband and I decided..that there ought to be some ‘filk songs’. We came up with..examples of the technique of filk song construction. 1976M. J. Fisher Strekfan's Gloss. in Amer. Speech (1978) 53 57 Filk song. The name ‘filk’ song was originally a typographical misspelling of the word ‘folk’ song. It now means those songs known to frequent cons, conclaves, or gatherings of fans. Most filk songs are well-known melodies with rewritten lyrics. 1988S. McCrumb Bimbos of Death Sun i. 12 There'll be filksinging in Room 211. 1991Dirty Linen Oct.–Nov. 12/2 (advt.) Free catalog of music, arts, & videos. Folk music. SF & fantasy filk. Music for inner & outer space. 2001Arizona Republic (Electronic ed.) 17 May Along with celebrity appearances and events, participants can attend demonstrations on comic and science-fiction art techniques. Local ‘filk’ musicians (don't ask) Echo's Children will provide entertainment.
▪ II. filk, v.
Brit. |fɪlk|, U.S. |fɪlk|
[‹ filk n. Compare earlier filking n.]
intr. Among science fiction and fantasy fans: to write or perform filk songs.
1991L. Niven et al. Fallen Angels 74 They'd be filking about it for generations. 1993Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 16 July 10 ‘If they really get going, you'll have people spilling out into the hallway, filking,’ predicts Kevin Riley. 1998Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 7 Aug. 35 g, The songwriters had unknowingly been ‘filking’, writing the music of science fiction and fantasy conventions. |