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Music Review: Avalon is Risen by Leslie Fish

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Aya Katz

Produced by Kristoph Klover, performed by Leslie Fish and published by Prometheus Music, Avalon is Risen is the filk album we have all been waiting for. The music is celtic and folkish, but with that special touch that only Leslie … Continue reading →

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What was it like being a medieval scribe? Here’s my guess …

Posted on August 17, 2012 by KateGladstone

  I wrote this yesterday in an an idle moment, while thinking what it might have been like to be a medieval scribe … SCRIBES OF CAMBREATH By Kate Gladstone (tune: MARCH OF CAMBREATH by Heather Alexander — http://heatherlands.com/mpaudio/Midsummer/March%20of%20Cambreadth.mp3 ) Downstroke slash, serif … Continue reading →

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Kipling’s Verse

Posted on August 11, 2012 by admin

[This article was first published on Hubpages in 2009. It was deemed to be overly promotional by Hubpages in August of 2012 and hence has been republished, comments and all,  here on PubWages. ] Rudyard Kipling in 1926 Rudyard Kipling … Continue reading →

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Angelique’s Lament, a Dark Shadows Filksong

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Aya Katz

When I was ten years old, my family  moved to the United States for good. I was very lonely, and I didn’t have any friends. (For a fictionalized account of what I was going through, read my story The Punky-Wunkies.) … Continue reading →

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Gremlins: A Song by Leslie Fish

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Aya Katz

Leslie Fish is a serious filker who is known for some fairly heavy songs. The space exploration anthem, Hope Eyrie, is by her. Most of the Kipling songs we like to sing are set to music she has written. Flight … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Leslie Fish

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Aya Katz

Leslie Fish is a filker, a composer and lyricist,  a vocalist, a writer of fiction and non-fiction, and a political activist for the cause of anarchy. You can read all about her in the Wikipedia. You can also visit her … Continue reading →

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