We had our first filksing of the year on Jan. 21, 2022. Julia Hanna and Aya Katz were the hosts, and the guests were Leslie Fish, Kate Glastone, Mark Horning and Katrina Joyner.
Leslie Fish is a filk legend who needs no introduction. She is a singer, composer, songwriter and almost every famous filksong of this century or the previous bears her mark, either directly as songwriter, composer and performer, or for the influence she has had on others in the field.
CONTENTS
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00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:56 Mark sings “The Voices in my Head” cowritten with Michelle Dochery & Pat Connor 00:11:11 Leslie Fish sings “Song of the Men’s Side” (Kipling) 00:15:44 Kate sings “Into the Comet” based on Arthur C. Clarke 00:26:38 Katrina sings “Music Box” 00:32:35 Leslie sings “The Cadillac” words by Aya Katz 00:42:54 Mark sings “Friends of Fallen Fortunes” words by Henry Lawson 00:51:25 Kate sings “Keep Your Pants on Skipper” (Tune: Let Me Call You Sweetheart”) 01:04:31 Leslie sings “Natural Theology” (Kipling) 01:08:59 Kate sings “Careless Steps Can End A March” with Andrew Haber & Mark Mandel 01:15:06 Mark sings “History Repeats Before Us” 01:20:24 Kate sings “The Sons of Martha” (Kipling) 01:26:00 Leslie sings “The Sons of Martha” (Kipling) 01:39:56 Mark sings “Ayn Rand & Leslie Fish” Tune: “Jubal & Tubal Cain” 01:43:03 Kate sings “Brand Name Bullies” 01:52:41 Leslie Fish sings “Filker’s Fate”, words by Aya Katz Tune: “Heriot’s Ford” 01:56:55 Mark sings “What Manner of Speech is This?” 01:59:46 Leslie sings “In the Neolithic Age” (Kipling) 02:05:50 Kate sings “The Bricklayer’s Threes” 02:15:48 Kate sings “Appendectomy Country Style” (McBurney Square) 02:26:09 Mark sings “The Four Angels” (Kipling) 02:35:55 Leslie sings “The Bonfires” (Kipling) 02:44:22 Mark sings “Iron Men” 02:47:19 Kate sings “Wingless” 02:53:49 Katrina sings “West of the Moon”
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Many of the songs performed at the filksing had lyrics by Rudyard Kipling and music by Leslie Fish. Mark Horning and Kate Gladstone also composed original music to Kipling’s verse.
Some songs were original words set to new music or parodies of other songs. Leslie Fish composed new music on the spot to go with Aya Katz’s poem The Cadillac.
The next filksing is scheduled for Feb. 18, 2022. Don’t miss it !
