News related to filk music (the folk music of SFF fandom). Manually run echo of Filk News on Mastodon. Boosts and replies may be different on the two sites. Maintained by Gary McGath.https://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mqgyvnlryk2oZWiGGLe Zoom meeting tonight (Sunday, July 12) at 6:30pm UK time. Check your usual UK filk sources for the link.12 Jul 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqgyvnlryk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mqaj343usk2lThe official report on FilkConbobulated. filk.dreamwidth.org/157476.html https://filk.dreamwidth.org/157476.html09 Jul 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaj343usk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mq7n36ywg22xNo Eurofilk today (July 9).09 Jul 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7n36ywg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mpqszteihc25FilkCONbobulated 2 If You Filk It They Will Come. June 11-13 2027 Guests Of Honor: Daniel & Melissa Glasser03 Jul 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqszteihc25https://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mp4k4rnozc2vA couple of unauthorized posts showed up on the TwoTonic (Steve and Katy) blog. The problem has been fixed. https://www.twotonic.de/2026/06/22/may-14-17-2026-dfdf/25 Jun 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4k4rnozc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mp47puzd7k2tEurofilk today online, 18:00 Central European Time, noon US Eastern Time. See @kjnoren.bsky.social for details.25 Jun 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp47puzd7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mp32bweils2sFriends of Filk Bytes on Zoom Time: Jun 27, 2026 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Check your usual filk sources for the Zoom link.24 Jun 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp32bweils2shttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3moshkb7dek2vThe Music Guests of Honor for Boskone 64 are the Blibbering Humdingers. Dates February 12-14, 2027 Location: Westin Boston Seaport District, Boston MA boskone.org https://boskone.org/21 Jun 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3moshkb7dek2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mo67hmvsz22kFAWM will have a song sprint, 5 songs in 9 days, on July 4-12. https://help.fawm.org/community/off-season/13 Jun 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo67hmvsz22khttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mo5y3rd6fk22The Pegasus nominating ballot is open. Any member of the filk community can make nominations. https://www.ovff.org/pegasus/index.html13 Jun 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5y3rd6fk22https://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mnkr6sd7bc22Festival of the Living Rooms, June 12-14. www.fotlr.org https://www.fotlr.org/05 Jun 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkr6sd7bc22https://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mnhoqgeg2c2lThe FILK-DE mailing list had some problems with blocked messages; they're (probably) fixed now.04 Jun 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhoqgeg2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mnagsqln2c2lNuremberg has withdrawn its Worldcon bid. nuremberg2028.de https://nuremberg2028.de/01 Jun 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnagsqln2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mn3o6lbhms23Normally I don't mention albums here, but this one is for a charity, and a song swap album is such a neat idea. Besides, I sing on it! In German! https://liedertausch.bandcamp.com/album/filkeinander30 May 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3o6lbhms23https://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mmzjkktizc2pOn June 28, there will be a filksing in Toronto. To get information about filk events in Ontario, you can subscribe to the United Filkers of Ontario mailing list. https://groups.io/g/UnitedFilkersofONtario/29 May 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzjkktizc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mmvqzv2zpc27Eurofilk today on Zoom, 6 PM Central European Time, noon Eastern US Time. See @kjnoren.bsky.social for details.28 May 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvqzv2zpc27https://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mm3qtw3iwc2aDFDF 2027 6.5. - 9.5.2027 Ring Hotel Sellhorn Hanstedt, Germany Guest of Honor: Bille & Alex Levin International Guest: Valerie Housden18 May 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3qtw3iwc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mlz467avd22yRoberta Rogow has suffered an ankle fracture and was in the hospital when I talked with her today.17 May 2026 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlz467avd22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mlvaizl7bs2nPeople are arriving at DFDF. I'm not there, but I'm following on Discord. If anything especially newsworthy comes out, I'll let you all know.15 May 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvaizl7bs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mlotcpi6uk2zThere will be no Eurofilk this week. The next one will be May 28.12 May 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlotcpi6uk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mlnmcg7rnk2bZWiGGLe (online conversation for the UK filk community) today, May 12, at 6:30 PM. Check your usual sources for the Zoom link.12 May 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnmcg7rnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mlm7edqets2mPre-registration for FilkConbobulated closes June 19. The room block closes June 4. filkconbobulated.org https://filkconbobulated.org/11 May 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm7edqets2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mlbiuglnhs2zFilk.co.uk may be down for a while on May 12 due to server maintenance. https://Filk.co.uk07 May 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbiuglnhs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mlbf32znvc24Topic: Friends of Filk Bytes Time: May 9, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Zoom link: Sorry, can't post it here. Check FilkHaven on Discord or your favorite filk mailing list.07 May 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbf32znvc24https://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mkunyvfy4k2pMillCon 5 (UK) will be 28th-30th August 2026. It's a big filk house party rather than a public event, so I've been asked not to post details. Contact Mike W. if you're interested.02 May 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkunyvfy4k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/filknews.bsky.social/post/3mkumla25qc2iThe next LAFA filksing will be Saturday, May 16, online and in person. Time: 7 PM Pacific time (dinner at 6). Subscribe to the LAFA mailing list at conchord.org/lafaad.html for full information. https://conchord.org/lafaad.html02 May 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:skpidbhamdvjjf2kbps2ttp7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkumla25qc2i