Important NoticeThis page is supposed to be a part of the OVFF website now, but because of technical difficulties I am putting the most recent copy of the Author's Picks here. You can still send in regular brainstorming suggestions, and I will add them to the OVFF pages when I can. In addition to the perminent categories of Best Filk Song, Best Composer/Writer and Best Performer, we have added a new category "Best Classic Filksong" for all those wonderful old songs that are still popular, and deserve recognition. In 2004 we will also be voting on the categories of Best Tribute Song and Best Comic Book Song.
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Author's PicksIf you write filk, please send me your name and the name of the song (or three) you think you did the best job on. (If you can't decide, just pick your latest.) Even if you don't think your song deserves an award, I want you on the list anyway. This section is really just a way of letting the filking community know who is out there, and what sorts of things they write. | |
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| Joe Bethancourt | Bella Dona published on CD "Serious Steel" Will We Still Have Country Music Out In Space |
| Rich Brown homepage | The Tale of Transport 18 |
| John C. Bunnell homepage | The Way to Mars MIDI |
| Terence Chua homepage |
Banned From Arkham Mp3 Once We Were Eagles Mp3 The Rest of Forever Mp3 Fanboy Soul Mp3 |
| Michelle Dockrey (Hansard) homepage |
Into the Fire Mp3 Shadowbeast Mp3 The Customer |
| "Gorgeous" Gary Ehrlich | Come Travel With Me, published in "Conterpoint, Too!" 1996 songbook Builder's Song |
| Leslie Fish | Hope Eyrie, This song won "Best Filk Song" in 1984 and is not eligable for a Pegasus Award, however I asked for favorites, and this is hers. |
| Lee Gold homepage | Let the Birds Fly, published in Filker Up #3, This would have been recorded by Kathy Mar if not for difficulties getting permission to use the tune. |
| Harold Groot | The Falling Rain
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| Avram Grumer homepage |
And the Band Played Appropriate Music City of Old Subways |
| Judith Hayman homepage |
Outward Dream Sea of Stars Kangaroos in California Yuck! Songs selected by Dave, all published on the CD "Sea of Stars". |
| Randy Hoffman | Pharmakoia Mirly Human |
| Robin Holly | Witnesses Walloped, co-written by Jonathan Turner
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| Gwen Knighton homepage |
Little Boy Blue Six Days Song of Fey Cross Rite of Passage |
| Joe Kesselman homepage |
Stole of the Seal -- Serious, TTTO Soul of the Steel.
Sometimes the character has more to say than you expected... Golda's Soliloquy -- Spoken humor. There's more detail work in this one than most folks realize. Bounce!, Co-written with Sherman Dorn -- Humor/Science This is an accurate summary of the Pathfinder landing, aka Rube Goldberg Meets The Martians |
| Lady Lavender homepage |
Castaway's Lullaby MIDI Garuntha Give Them a Cookie MIDI |
| Matt Leger homepage |
The Singer's Secret Names Upon the Wall The Enterprise Security Dept. Fight Song --Chosen at random from amoung his funny songs |
| Mark A. Mandel homepage | Con from Argo
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| Gary McGath homepage | Shrink Wrap Blues, published in "The Mad Scientist's Songbook"
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| Zander Nyrond homepage |
Sam's Song MIDI Alchemy The Old Ones |
| Frank Parker homepage |
Hills of My Dreams Mp3 Captain Bravo mp3 |
| Joe Raftery | I'm a Poor Lonesome Spaceman Moreta's Ride Many Hearts, One Aargh! (with Daughters Anna and Emily) |
| Dave Rood homepage |
Only Five Full Moons of Formalhaut Four Where's My Starship? |
| Mich Sampson homepage |
Now and Here, available on the CD "Live at HarmUni" The Hunter, also available on the CD "Live at HarmUni" Oh My God, I'm Singing in America, performed at Lunacon. |
| Kay Shapero homepage |
Nine Snakes Alive Blubber MIDI |
| Rachel S. Silverman (The Ginger Cat) homepage |
Being Friends Her favorite Serious song Revenge of the Filker's Lover Her favorite Silly song |
| Mike Troy (Nimbus1944) homepage |
If There Were No Magicians originally appeared in Harry Potter fanfic The Owl's Tale
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