“SOON TO BE A MAJOR EMBARRASSMENT”

A collection of 45 filk music songbooks for Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book Fair

A filky-minded project for THE PRINTED MATTER

VIRTUAL ART BOOK FAIR online at www.pmvabf.org

February 24-28, 2021

CATALOG NOTES In recognition that visitors to www.pmvabf.org will have more than 400 virtual booths to choose from, our list for Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book Fair gets directly the point: LET’S ALL GET TOGETHER AND GET FILKED UP! To hazard a guess, we’re betting that “filk” is a genre of music that either A) - you’ve never heard of ; or B) - are secretly obsessed with. We stumbled across this collection months ago and landed squarely on “B.” The sights and sounds of filking seem to be perfectly in tune with the delirium of our times. The following pages highlight a gloriously goofy (and seriously fascinating) collection of fanzine-format filk songbooks that were created by and for participants in sci-fi and fantasy fan convention song circles, ca. 1979-1998. We hope you enjoy it. And we dearly look forward to seeing you again in person at future Art Book Fairs.

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"Filksinging should be done in private by consenting adults.”

—Marion Zimmer Brad ley

Forty-five (45) fanzine-format ‘filk’ music songbooks, ca.1979-1998. From the collection of Lily Fulford. A private collection of lyric and chord books (some with musical notation), illustrated throughout with reproductions of original drawings, collages, and clip art. 4to. Very good. Chiefly stab-stapled ; some with comb bindings or brass pin-tabs. [1177] On hold We are pleased to offer this remarkably rich collection of "filksong" fanzines from a golden era of the genre, when hotel-based weekend long sci-fi and fantasy fan conventions flourished across Southern California and throughout the Midwest. According to lore, “filk" music dates back to at least the mid-1950s, when a typographical error is said to have spawned the term. Since then the genre has continued through the present day, and has evolved to include diverse styles of music, including hip hop and punk rock. While the core of the genre seems pertains to media fandom, filk musicians have also written about the emergence of personal computing technology, meteorology, fossils, academic life, cats, and relationship woes. Significant figures from the world of filk are well represented,

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among them Cynthia McQuillin, "Dr. Jane" Robinson, Meg Davis, Suzette Haden Elgin, the L.A. Filkharmonics, JoAnn Christy & Marcy Robins, Julia Eklar, and others. This collection comes to us from the estate of noted Los Angeles-based fan, collector, and author Lily Fulford, to whom several of the books are inscribed by their authors. Fulford (who died in 2007) wrote slash fiction relating to the British television program The Professionals and often hosted parties and gatherings at her home in Los Angeles. The collection includes the following titles:

Bennet, Molly. The Bawdy Beautiful Songbook. Aurora, Colo.: American Speedy Printing Center, 1992. 30 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Christy, JoAnn & Marcy Robin. Filksongs For All Eternity!. N.p.: Old Colingwood Publishing House, 1979. [iii], 33 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Christy, JoAnn & Marcy Robin. Filksongs That Go Bump in the Night. N.p.: Old Colingwood Publishing House, 1983. iv, 39 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to.

Christy, JoAnn, Pat Lammerts & Marcy Robin. Curses… Filked Again!. N.p.: Old Colingwood Publishing House, 1980. iii, 28 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Coulson, Juanita (compiled by) ; Teri Lee (ed.) The Arrows of the Queen Concordance : Valdemar in Talia's Time. Portland, Oreg.: Firebird Arts & Music, 1994. 64 pp. concordance and glossary to the works of Mercedes Lackey. Coulson, Juanita (compiled by) ; Teri Lee (ed.) The Last Herald-Mage Concordance : Valdemar in Vanyel's Time. Portland, Oreg.: Firebird Arts & Music, 1998. 72 pp. concordance and glossary to the works of Mercedes Lackey.

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Davis, Meg. Captain Jack and the Mermaid. Portland, Oreg.: Firebird Arts & Music, 1988. 38 pp. song lyrics and musical notation, illus. 4to. Davis, Meg. Dream of the Light Horses. Portland, Oreg.: Firebird Arts & Music, 1990. 36 pp. song lyrics and musical notation, illus. 4to.

Eklar, Julia. Dreamer. Oakland, Calif.: Wail Songs and Harpy Music, 1990. 71 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Drawings by Larry Warner. Fish, Leslie and Rudyard Kipling ; Teri Lee(ed.) Cold Iron. Albany, Calif.: Off Centar Publications, 1987. 34 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to.

Gold, Lee (ed.) Con Chords and Choruses. N.p.: 1993. 47 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Publication for Con Chord Nine fan convention, October 8-10, 1993. Haden Elgin, Suzette. Song at the Ready. Huntsville, Ark.: 1984. 24 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Includes section by the author on the use of bar chords and filk music workshop teaching. Haden Elgin, Suzette. The First Ozark Trilogy Filksong Collection. Huntsville, Ark.: 1982. 23 pp. song lyrics and musical notation, illus. 4to. Contains a section on "Ozark music theory.” Haden Elgin, Suzette and Randy Farran. Dragons Cows & Kudzu. N.p.: 1986. 33 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Contains a section on "Ozark music theory.”

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Haden Elgin, Suzette and Randy Farran. Soon to Be a Major Embarrassment. Huntsville, Ark.: The Magic Granny Line, n.d. [1987]. 26 pp. song lyrics and musical notation, illus. 4to. Includes advice from the author for aspiring filksong writers. Harlan Prather, Anne. Storyteller : Musical Settings By / Anne Harlan Prather. El Cerrito, Calif.: Off Centar Publications, 1985. 63 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. "Songs of Pern and Darkover by Anne McCaffrey & Anne Harlan Prather.” L.A. Filkharmonics. Massteria! Strikes Back! Star Wars and other filksongs. Ontario, Calif.: Court of Chaos, 1982. 64 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to.

L.A. Filkharmonics. Return of Massteria! Star Wars and other filksongs. Ontario, Calif.: Court of Chaos, n.d. [1985]. 68 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. "In space, no one can hear you sing.”

Lackey, Mercedes & D.F. Sandrs ; Teri Lee (ed.) Heralds Harpers & Havoc. Portland, Oreg.: Firebird Arts & Music, 1993. 40 pp. song lyrics and musical notation, illus. 4to. Lackey, Mercedes & D.F. Sandrs ; Teri Lee (ed.) Lovers Lore & Loss. Portland, Oreg.: Firebird Arts & Music, 1995. 44 pp song lyrics and musical notation, illus. 4to.

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Lee, Teri (ed.) The Horse Tamer's Daughter. El Cerrito, Calif.: Off Centar Publications, 1984. 26 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. "Fourteen songs of exceptional women, in fantasy and reality, featuring the exceptional singer Julia Eklar.”

McQuillin, Cindy and Phillip Wayne. Crystal Visions. Seal Beach, Calif.: The Crystal Well, 1979. 24 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Signed by McQullian and Wayne. McQuillin, Cynthia. Bedlam Cats : Lyric & Chord Book. Berkeley, Calif.: Unlikely Publications, 1992. 24 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. "Dedicated to our cats.”

McQuillin, Cynthia. Dark Moon Circle : Lyric & Chord Book. Berkeley, Calif.: Unlikely Publications, 1989. 22 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. [Unlikely 005]. McQuillin, Cynthia. Dreams of Fortune : Lyric & Chord Book. Richmond, Calif.: Unlikely Publications, 1991. 20 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Dedicated to all the optimists in the world. McQuillin, Cynthia. Moon Shadows : Lyric & Chord Book. Berkeley, Calif.: Unlikely Publications, 1989. 18 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. "Dedicated to those of you who know what these songs are really saying" ; includes first publication of The Gay Vampire Boogie.

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McQuillin, Cynthia. Singer in the Shadow. El Cerrito, Calif.: Off Centar Publications, 1986. 47 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. "Songs of Pern and Darkover by Anne McCaffrey & Anne Harlan Prather.” McQuillin, Cynthia. Uncharted Stars : Lyric & Chord Book. Berkeley, Calif.: Unlikely Publications, 1993. 28 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. McQuillin, Cynthia. Witch's Dance : Lyric & Chord Book. N.p.: Unlikely Publications, 1998. 24 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Dedicated to Jane Robinson and Marion Zimmer Bradley.

McQuillin, Cynthia (ed.) The Darkover Songbook, v. 1. N.p.: Thendara House, n.d. [1982]. 23 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Darkover filksongs published with the reluctant consent of [author] Marion Zimmer Bradley, "Filksinging should be done in private by consenting adults.” McQuillin, Cynthia (ed.) Consenting Adults of Darkover : From the Stories of Marion Zimmer Bradley. N.p.: n.d. [1993]. 24 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. "Filking should be done in private by consenting adults.”

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McQuillin, Cynthia and "Dr. Jane" Robinson. Melody Pirates : Lyric & Chord Book. Richmond, Calif.: Unlikely Publications, 1991. 38 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Sci-fi and fantasy parodies of contenmporary pop songs as written and performed by the authors.

McQuillin, Cynthia and Phillip Wayne. Crystal Memories. Berkeley, Calif.: Off Centar Publications, 1981. 34 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Signed by McQullian to Lily Fulford. Robinson, Jane A. [i.e., "Dr. Jane"]. Dr. Jane's Remains : Lyric & Chord Book. Richmond, Calif.: Unlikely Publications, 1996. 34 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. More original songs inspired by fossils and paleontology ; editor & layout: Cynthia McQuillin.

Robinson, Jane A. [i.e., "Dr. Jane"]. Fossil Fever : Lyric & Chord Book. Richmond, Calif.: Unlikely Publications, 1992. 38 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Original songs inspired by fossils and paleontology ; editor & layout: Cynthia McQuillin. Robinson, Jane A. [i.e., "Dr. Jane"] ; Cynthia McQillin (ed.) Dr. Jane's Wackademia : Lyric & Chord Book. Berkeley, Calif.: Unlikely Publications, 1989. 21 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. [Unlikely 002].

Stevens, Beth and Janet Wilson. Songs from Unicorn Country. Lake View Terrace, Calif.: 1988. 77 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Willett, Paul J. (ed.) The Philk Fee-Nom-Ee-Non, no. 24 (Oct. 15, 1983). Westminster, Calif.: Willet, 1983. 16 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Various. FAN-tastic Filk Songs and other Fannish Delights, vol. 1, no. 1 (July-Sept. 1981). Santa Monica, Calif.: Dag Designs, 1981. 40 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Comics by Lester Encore. Various. FAN-tastic Filk Songs and other Fannish Delights, vol. 1, no. 2 (March 1982). Santa Monica, Calif.: Dag Designs, 1982. 40 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Comics by Joshua Quagmire.

Various. Kushyon's Flyte House : Second Songbook. N.p.: n.d. [1982]. 10 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Various. Kushyon's Flyte House : Songbook. N.p.: n.d. [1982]. 10 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Various. Kushyon's Flyte House : Third Songbook. N.p.: n.d. [1983]. 12 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. "Dedicated to Catwin Smullen and her magic typewriter.” Various. Loose Notes : A Zine for Filky Minded Fans, issue #1. Phoenix, Ariz.: Buffalo Chip Press, n.d. [198?]. 46 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Various. Pegasus Productions Presents Dark Side Story Libretto. N.p.: n.d.. 9 pp. song lyrics, illus. 4to. Star Wars' themed parody of West Side Story.

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