Monthly Portland Filk Song Circles
Our Performers
Our Performers
Our Performers
YOU are our performers!
During your turn at a Bardic Circle you may:
- Pick - request a song or performer
- Pass - just listen
- Play - perform a song
Remember, ANYTHING performed in a filk song circle is filk! Filk music may include folk songs, songs about cats, songs about traffic jams, train wrecks, sea chanteys, technology, science fiction & fantasy have all been welcomed at the circle.
Listeners are also welcome if you'd like to hear filk music but would rather not sing -- although you are encouraged sing along on choruses!
Our Venue
Our Performers
Our Performers
Friends of Filk is a non-profit association which takes filk music CDs to science fiction and fantasy conventions in the Pacific Northwest, and has used the funds to bring music guests to the Pacific Northwest who would normally not perform in our region.
Now that many sf/fantasy conventions are funding their own music guests of honor, we are using the funds to support filk music by investing in this website to spread the word about this fantastic sub-genre of folk music and by co-sponsoring a monthly Zoom filk circle with Canada's Filk Bytes!
Join Us!
Our Performers
Join Us!
Filk: predominantly acoustic folk music about:
- Science & Technology
- Computers & Programming
- NASA & Space
- Science Fiction
- Fantasy
- Anything performed in a Filk Song Circle including, but not limited to folksongs, storytelling & poetry.
- FREE music from my SoundCloud as an example of what you might find performed in a Filk Song Circle:
https://soundcloud.com/cecilia-eng-320153920
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Windycon 52 is October 9-11, 2026
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Event Calendar
Now until 11:59pm Pacific time on Thursday, October 23, 2025
2026 Pegasus Final Ballot for excellence in filking
Now
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11:59pm Pacific time on Thursday, October 23, 2025
https://www.ovff.org/pegasus/mp3.html
Event Details
Now until 11:59pm Pacific time on Thursday, October 23, 2025
2026 Pegasus Final Ballot for excellence in filking
Listen to sound clips of nominations for 2026 Pegasus Awards at:
https://www.ovff.org/pegasus/mp3.html
then click on VOTE! at the bottom of th...
Now
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11:59pm Pacific time on Thursday, October 23, 2025
https://www.ovff.org/pegasus/mp3.html
Wednesdays
Filkcast From Eric Coleman of Cheshire Moon
Filkcast is recorded weekly and available for listening at your convenience!
See event details for links
Event Details
Wednesdays
Filkcast From Eric Coleman of Cheshire Moon
Weekly filk podcasts can be viewed after the Wednesday podcasts, with additional links to virtual filk circles and events around the country...
Filkcast is recorded weekly and available for listening at your convenience!
See event details for links
Oct. 9 - 11, 2026
Windycon 52
All day
Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, IL
Event Details
Oct. 9 - 11, 2026
Windycon 52
Sanctuary Among the Stars! Filk friendly general sf convention
Guests of Honor:
Andrew E.C. Gaska
Tristian TrisRex Johnson
Jason Spisak
Profes...
All day
Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, IL
Thurs. Oct. 15, 2026
Eurofilk
9am Pacific
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2pm Pacific or so
Zoom
Event Details
Thurs. Oct. 15, 2026
Eurofilk
Bi-weekly modified chaos virtual filk circle on Zoom hosted by Karl-Johan Norén in Sweden.
To receive the Zoom Link in advance, check th...
9am Pacific
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2pm Pacific or so
Zoom
Oct. 23-25, 2026
FallSong '26
All day
Zoom (register to receive the link)
Event Details
Oct. 23-25, 2026
FallSong '26
Portland Folkmusic Society's annual Zoom festival. Registration and signups to lead song circles, workshops, volunteer, or perform a mini-c...
All day
Zoom (register to receive the link)
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Contact Us
If you have a question or would like to post an event to our calendar, send us the information!
Friends of Filk
Friends of Filk: PO Box 14194 - Portland, OR 97293 US
friendsoffilk@gmail.com <<https://www.facebook.com/groups/729693801874717<<