Debbie's Filk FAQ Index
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- Basics (18)
- Business: recording and marketing (2)
- Community (8)
- Conventions (18)
- Miscellaneous (3)
- Performance (9)
- Site updates and news (1)
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- Accompaniment (1)
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- Any advice for instrumental accompanists?
- Any advice on choosing a guitar?
- Any stage etiquette tips for performers?
- Any tips for shy or nervous filkers?
- Any tips on how to make friends at filk conventions?
- How can I become the sort of performer that musicians want to accompany?
- How can I get the most out of a filk convention?
- How did filk get started?
- How do I contribute something to the Interfilk auction or Fan Fund?
- How do I get a concert?
- How do I get a turn in the filk circle?
- How do I make people WANT to stay and listen to me perform?
- How do I record a CD on a small budget?
- How does a good concom work with a Guest?
- How does one get to be invited to Germany as a guest at Filkcontinental?
- How should/shouldn't I be marketing my CDs?
- I'd love to have (instrumentalist name) play along on my song. What's the right/wrong way of asking them?
- I'm going to my first OVFF! Any tips?
- Is it ok to perform a spoken word piece in open filk? Any performance tips?
- What are 'The Sams'/UK Filk Awards?
- What are 'one shots'?
- What are 'two-fers'?
- What are the Pegasus Awards?
- What are the differences between the different filk conventions?
- What if I have no musical ability?
- What is "filk"?
- What is 'Frank Hayes disease'?
- What is 'found filk'?
- What is 'ose'?
- What is Interfilk?
- What is a "filkhog"? How can I avoid being one?
- What is a 'BNF'?
- What is a 'follower'?
- What is a Listener Guest Of Honor?
- What is a Toastmaster?
- What is an "Interfilk wench"?
- What is the Filk Hall Of Fame?
- What is the filk community?
- What makes a good Guest Of Honor?
- What's it like to attend a filk convention for the first time?
- What's the 'Filk Film Project'? Where can I see it?
- What's the best way to handle mistakes in the middle of a performance?
- What's the difference between a 'bardic' and a 'chaos' circle?
- Where can I find filk conventions?
- Where can I find more info about British filk?
- Where can I find out more info about German filk?
- Where can I find recorded samples of filk online?
- Who are the volunteers behind British filk fandom?
- Why doesn't the filk community notice/appreciate me?
- Why haven't you updated the Filk FAQ recently?