Friends of Filk: The Music of
Science Fiction and Fantasy

Friends of Filk: The Music of Science Fiction and FantasyFriends of Filk: The Music of Science Fiction and FantasyFriends of Filk: The Music of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Friends of Filk: The Music of
Science Fiction and Fantasy

Friends of Filk: The Music of Science Fiction and FantasyFriends of Filk: The Music of Science Fiction and FantasyFriends of Filk: The Music of Science Fiction and Fantasy
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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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Festival of the Living Rooms Sept. 12-14, 2025

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Event Calendar



Wednesdays 2024

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 2024

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...

Event Details

Filkcast is recorded weekly and available for listening at your convenience!

See event details for links

Now thru Oct. 23rd, 2025

The Pegasus Award Nominations

11:59 pm Pacific Time Thursday Oct. 23, 2025

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see website for in-person voting deadline

https://www.ovff.org/pegasus/2025finalballot.html

Event Details

Now thru Oct. 23rd, 2025

The Pegasus Award Nominations

 

For excellence in filking

    

Final ballots are up on the OVFF /Pegasus website!


Vote on the best of 6 categories:

  1. Best filk song
  2. Best classic ...

Event Details

11:59 pm Pacific Time Thursday Oct. 23, 2025

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see website for in-person voting deadline

https://www.ovff.org/pegasus/2025finalballot.html

Thurs. Sept. 4, 2025

Eurofilk

9am Pacific

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2pm Pacific or so

Zoom

Event Details

Thurs. Sept. 4, 2025

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 t...

Event Details

9am Pacific

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2pm Pacific or so

Zoom

Sun. Sept. 7, 2025

Portland Folkmusic Society's First Sunday In-Person Song Circle!

3:00 pm

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6:00 pm

https://tumbleweedfest.com/Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele St., Portland, OR 97202

Event Details

Sun. Sept. 7, 2025

Portland Folkmusic Society's First Sunday In-Person Song Circle!

Share songs, any genre welcome (including filk!), though songs with choruses are especially appreciated.  Setup 2:30 pm with singing from 3p...

Event Details

3:00 pm

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6:00 pm

https://tumbleweedfest.com/Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele St., Portland, OR 97202

Sept. 12-14, 2025

Festival of the Living Rooms #26

All day

Zoom link TBA

Event Details

Sept. 12-14, 2025

Festival of the Living Rooms #26

Festival of the Living Rooms (an online filkcon).  Workshops and Concerts plus Open Filk Circles in the evening.  


Other prospective 2025 dat...

Event Details

All day

Zoom link TBA

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