Pegasus Award
Mary Crowell and others on stage at Ohio Valley Filk Fest 2012.
The Pegasus Award is the premier award for Filk music[1] [2][3] and is annually hosted at the Ohio Valley Filk Fest (OVFF).
Awards[]
The Pegasus Awards were founded to recognize and honor excellence in filking. As Science Fiction (Sci-Fi) became better known and widespread within society in the 20th century as a distinct literary genre[4] many fans expressed themselves through works of music and art including filking. The Pegasus Awards formally recognise Filking or fan music as a fine lense that the Sci-Fi community share with a particular fictional based cultural ideas.[5]
Anyone with an interest in filk can nominate songs or individuals for the awards, and anyone can vote. It is not necessary to be a member of the convention to be involved in the nomination and voting process.
Currently awards are given in six categories: Best Song, Best Performer, Best Writer/Composer, Best Classic Song and two topical categories that vary from year to year. Some examples of past categories include: Best Love Song, Best Literature Song, Best Techie Song, Best Sing Along, etc.
The OVFF convention committee solicits nominations for Finalists for the Pegasus Awards (the Nominating Ballot) during the late spring and summer. There is an opinion poll that runs during the year as well to help interested folk brainstorm ideas for the Nominating Ballot. The Finalist Ballot is distributed in the early fall, and must be returned by the opening night of OVFF. Voting can be done online—either to nominate Finalists, or to vote for the Finalists themselves. The final round of voting happens at OVFF itself, where handwritten ballots are collected after the annual Pegasus concert. The entire process is administered by the OVFF convention committee.[6]
Ohio Valley Filk Fest[]
| Ohio Valley Filk Fest | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Filk music |
| Location(s) | Worthington, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1984 |
| Website | http://www.ovff.org/ |
The Ohio Valley Filk Fest, (OVFF) is one of the largest filk music conventions.[7] It is held annually in October in the Columbus, Ohio area and the culmination of the event is the presentation of the Pegasus Award.[8]
The first OVFF was held in 1984 in Cincinnati and was attended by about 80 people; it included the presentation of the first Pegasus Awards. After skipping 1985, it moved to the Columbus area but retained "Ohio Valley" in its name. The convention has been held every year since then, in various locations in Columbus. Recent conventions had been held in Dublin, Ohio, but as of 2010 the convention has moved to Worthington.
Lists of award winners[]
* Ties and joint winners
Best Performer[]
| Year | Performer | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Margaret Davis and Kristoph Klover [9] | Duo |
| 2019 | Playing Rapunzel [9] | Duo |
| 2018 | Random Fractions [9] | Band |
| 2018 | Twotonic [9] | Duo |
| 2017 | [10] | |
| 2016 | [11] | Band |
| 2015 | Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff [12] | |
| 2014 | [13] | Band |
| 2013 | Alexander James Adams | |
| 2012 | ||
| 2012 | Band | |
| 2011 | ||
| 2010 | S. J. Tucker | |
| 2009 | Heather Dale & | |
| 2008 | Band | |
| 2007 | ||
| 2007 | Seanan McGuire | |
| 2006 | ||
| 2005 | Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff | |
| 2004 | Urban Tapestry | Band |
| 2003 | Dandelion Wine | Band |
| 2002 | Three Weird Sisters | Band |
| 2001 | Talis Kimberley | |
| 2000 | Ookla the Mok | Band |
| 1999 | ||
| 1998 | Steve Macdonald | |
| 1997 | Urban Tapestry | Band |
| 1996 | Heather Alexander | |
| 1995 | Michael Longcor (Moonwulf) | |
| 1994 | Band | |
| 1993 | Tom Smith | |
| 1992 | Michael Longcor (Moonwulf) | |
| 1991 | Tom Smith | |
| 1990 | Mitchell Clapp | |
| 1989 | Technical Difficulties | Band |
| 1988 | Barry & Sally Childs-Helton | |
| 1987 | Julia Ecklar | |
| 1986 | Leslie Fish | As "Best Female Filker" |
| 1986 | As "Best Male Filker" | |
| 1984 | Julia Ecklar | As "Best Female Filker" |
| 1984 | As "Best Male Filker" |
Best Writer/Composer[]
| Year | Writer/Composer |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Andrew Ross [9] |
| 2019 | Eva Van Daele-Hunt [9] |
| 2018 | Leslie Hudson [9] |
| 2017 | [10] |
| 2017 | Jordin Kare [10] |
| 2016 | Barry Childs-Helton [11] |
| 2015 | [12] |
| 2014 | [13] |
| 2013 | Talis Kimberley |
| 2012 | Juanita Coulson |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | S. J. Tucker |
| 2010 | Heather Dale |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Seanan McGuire |
| 2007 | Talis Kimberley |
| 2006 | Cynthia McQuillin |
| 2005 | Tom Smith |
| 2004 | Kathy Mar |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Talis Kimberley |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Cynthia McQuillin |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | & |
| 1996 | Heather Alexander |
| 1995 | Steve Macdonald |
| 1994 | Tom Smith |
| 1993 | Leslie Fish |
| 1992 | Dr. Jane Robinson |
| 1991 | Tom Smith |
| 1990 | Julia Ecklar |
| 1989 | Mercedes Lackey |
| 1988 | Mercedes Lackey |
| 1987 | Leslie Fish |
Song awards[]
Best Filk Song[]
| Year | Song | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Child of the Library [9] | Piers & Gill Cawley |
| 2020 | Mordred's Lullaby [9] | Heather Dale |
| 2019 | Lucy on the Line [9] | Tim Griffin |
| 2018 | Pageant Legend [9] | Katy Dröge-Macdonald & Ju Honisch |
| 2017 | We Are Who We Are [10] | & |
| 2016 | Creatures of Dream [11] | |
| 2015 | My Story Is Not Done [12] | Seanan McGuire |
| 2014 | Paper Worlds | Talis Kimberley [13] |
| 2014 | Snow White, Red Road [13] | |
| 2013 | Joan | Heather Dale & |
| 2012 | Cheshire Kitten | S. J. Tucker |
| 2011 | Wicked Girls | Seanan McGuire |
| 2010 | A Thousand Ships | & |
| 2009 | The Wreck of the Crash of the Easthill Mining Disaster | |
| 2008 | Uplift | |
| 2007 | Rich Fantasy Lives | Rob Balder & Tom Smith |
| 2006 | The Girl That's Never Been | |
| 2005 | Rocket Ride | Tom Smith |
| 2004 | The Lady | |
| 2003 | Shooting Star | Michael Longcor (Moonwulf) |
| 2002 | Velvet | Talis Kimberley |
| 2001 | Strangers No More | |
| 2000 | Sam's Song | & |
| 1999 | The Word of God | |
| 1998 | When I Was A Boy | Frank Hayes |
| 1997 | Road to Roswell | & |
| 1996 | When Giants Walked | Kathy Mar |
| 1995 | Journey's Done | Steve Macdonald |
| 1994 | Drink Up The River | Kathy Mar |
| 1994 | PQR (You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet) | Tom Smith |
| 1993 | The Green Hills of Earth | Robert Heinlein & Mark Bernstein |
| 1992 | God Lives on Terra | Julia Ecklar |
| 1991 | A Boy and His Frog | Tom Smith |
| 1990 | Lullabye For a Weary World | |
| 1989 | Dawson's Christian | |
| 1989 | Arafel's Song | Kathy Mar (music) & Mercedes Lackey (lyrics) |
| 1988 | Wind From Rainbow's End | Bill Roper |
| 1987 | Harbors | Anne Passovoy |
| 1986 | Witnesses' Waltz | Leslie Fish |
| 1984 | Hope Eyrie | Leslie Fish |
Best Classic Filk Song[]
| Year | Song | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Somebody Will [9] | Ada Palmer |
| 2019 | Ship of Stone [9] | Don Simpson |
| 2018 | Creature of the Wood [9] | Heather Alexander & Philip Obermarck |
| 2017 | Alligator in the House [10] | , & S. J. Tucker |
| 2016 | Take It Back [11] | Kathleen Sloan |
| 2015 | Captain Jack & the Mermaid [12] | Meg Davis |
| 2014 | Grandfather [13] | |
| 2013 | Second-Hand Songs | |
| 2012 | Tiberius Rising | & |
| 2011 | The Phoenix | Julia Ecklar |
| 2010 | Fire In The Sky | Jordin Kare |
| 2009 | Still Catch the Tide | Talis Kimberley |
| 2008 | Archetype Cafe | Talis Kimberley |
| 2007 | Falling Down on New Jersey | Mitchell Burnside Clapp |
| 2006 | I Want To Be Peter Lorre | Tom Smith |
| 2005 | Never Set the Cat On Fire | Frank Hayes |
| 2004 | Ladyhawke! | Julia Ecklar |
| 2003 | Banned From Argo | Leslie Fish |
Topical categories[]
| Year | Category | Song | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Best Media Song | Goodnight, Sarah Jane [9] | Talis Kimberley |
| 2020 | Best Space Song | Following in Valentina's Footsteps [9] | Valerie Housden |
| 2019 | Best Family Song | Golden Rule [9] | Sabine Kinder |
| 2019 | Best Sing-Along Song | Gone Filkin' [9] | Tom Jeffers |
| 2018 | Best Song About Community | Many Hearts, One Voice [9] | Steve Macdonald |
| 2018 | Best Roadtrip Song | Oregon Trail [9] | Tim Griffin |
| 2018 | Best Roadtrip Song | Road to Santiago [9] | Heather Dale |
| 2017 | Best Horror Song | Dear Gina [10] | Seanan McGuire |
| 2017 | Best Perky Song | Chocolate Is A Vegetable [10] | |
| 2016 | Best Adapted Song [11] | Six Transit Genitalia Centauri | |
| 2016 | Best Exploration Song [11] | Starsoul | & |
| 2015 | Best Adapted Song | Grabthar's Silver Hammer [12] | Steve Macdonald |
| 2015 | Best Time-Related Song [12] | Precious Moments | |
| 2014 | Best Adapted Song [13] | Midichlorian Rhapsody | |
| 2014 | Best Song of Passage [13] | Outward Bound | |
| 2013 | Best Alien Song | Little Fuzzy Animals | Frank Hayes |
| 2013 | Best Fairytale Song | Dryad's Promise | |
| 2012 | Best Gaming Song | I Put My Low Stat | |
| 2012 | Best Travel Song | No Hurry | |
| 2011 | Best Badass Song | Evil Laugh | Seanan McGuire |
| 2011 | Best Romantic Song | As I Am | Heather Dale |
| 2010 | Best Mad Science Song | What A Woman's For | Seanan McGuire |
| 2010 | Best Magic Song | Where The Magic Is Real | |
| 2009 | A Little Bit Country | Stray Dog Man | |
| 2009 | A Little Bit Rock and Roll | Six-String Love | |
| 2008 | Best Comedy Song | Close Your Eyes | Daniel Glasser |
| 2008 | Best Tragedy Song | Black Davie's Ride | Cynthia McQuillin |
| 2007 | Best Dorsai Song | Shai! | Steve Simmons & Steve Macdonald |
| 2007 | Best Song of Home | Emerald Green | & |
| 2006 | Best Battle Song | March of Cambreadth | Heather Alexander |
| 2006 | Best Torch Song | X-Libris | Talis Kimberley |
| 2005 | Best Space Opera Song | Signy Mallory | Mercedes Lackey & Leslie Fish |
| 2005 | Best Sword & Sorcery Song | Threes | Mercedes Lackey & Leslie Fish |
| 2004 | Best Comic Book Song | Arthur Curry | & |
| 2004 | Best Tribute | A Simple Country Doctor | |
| 2003 | Best Original Humorous Song | My Husband the Filker | Bill Roper & |
| 2003 | Best Parody | Knight's In White Satin | |
| 2002 | Best Chilling/Spine-Tingling Song | In A Gown Too Blue | |
| 2002 | Best Song That Tells A Story | Horsetamers Daughter | Leslie Fish |
| 2001 | Best Computer Song | Tech Support | |
| 2001 | Best Creature Song | Least of My Kind | |
| 2000 | Best End of the World Song | Out Of A Clear Blue Sky | Dr. Jane Robinson |
| 2000 | Best Food/Drink Song | 307 Ale | Tom Smith |
| 2000 | Best Food/Drink Song | My Jalapeño Man | |
| 1999 | Best Fool Song | Operation Desert Storm | Tom Smith |
| 1999 | Best Hero Song | A Toast for Unknown Heroes | Leslie Fish |
| 1998 | Best Adaptation | Mary O'Meara | Poul Anderson & Anne Passovoy |
| 1998 | Best Myth Song | Cold Butcher | Steve Macdonald |
| 1997 | Best Science Song | World Inside the Crystal | |
| 1997 | Best Sorcery Song | The Dark Is Rising | Susan Cooper & Julia Ecklar |
| 1996 | Best Eerie Song | Bloodchild | |
| 1996 | Best EerieSong | Monster In My Head | Michael Longcor (Moonwulf) |
| 1996 | Best Spiritual Song | Circles | |
| 1995 | Best MilitarySong | When Tenskwatawa Sings | Michael Longcor (Moonwulf) |
| 1995 | Best Sing-A-Long/Choral Song | Acts of Creation | |
| 1994 | Best Children's Song | Monsters in the Night | Diana Gallagher |
| 1994 | Best Risque Song | Like A Lamb to the Slaughter | Frank Hayes |
| 1993 | Best Humorous Song | Rhinotillexomania | Michael Longcor (Moonwulf) |
| 1993 | Best Space Song | Lightsailor | Barry Childs-Helton |
| 1992 | Best Genre Crossover | Return of the King | Tom Smith |
| 1992 | Best Tribute | Madame Curie's Hands | |
| 1991 | Best Love Song | Velveteen | Kathy Mar |
| 1991 | Best War/Vengeance Song | Temper of Revenge | Julia Ecklar |
| 1990 | Best Fannish Song | Weekend Only World | |
| 1990 | Best Literature Song | Daddy's Little Girl | Julia Ecklar |
| 1989 | Best Fantasy Song | Wind's Four Quarters | Mercedes Lackey & Leslie Fish |
| 1989 | Best Techie Song | Do It Yourself | |
| 1988 | Best Historical Song | Song of the Shieldwall | Debra Doyle (as Malkin Grey) & (as Peregryn Wyndryder) |
| 1988 | Best Media Song | Superman's Sex Life Boogie | Tom Smith |
| 1987 | Best 'Ose | Ian the Grim | |
| 1987 | Best Schtick | Unreality Warp/Kinda Mediocre, Actually | & Bill Roper |
| 1986 | Best Original HumorousSong | A Reconsideration of Anatomical Docking Maneuvers in a Zero-G Environment | Diana Gallagher |
| 1986 | Best Parody | Daddy's Little Boy | |
| 1984 | Best Original Humorous Filk Song | Unreality Warp | |
| 1984 | Best Parody | Twelve Years at Worldcon | Frank Hayes |
References[]
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- ^ Oller, Julia. "Annual 'filking' convention in Columbus puts spotlight on sci-fi/fantasy/folk music hybrid". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Spoo, Robert; Tatum, Melissa (2010). "Does Gender Influence Attitudes Toward Copyright in the Filk Community?". American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy, & the Law. 18 (219): 240.
First, we included songs nominated for a Pegasus Award, the major filk award, which has been in existence for twenty years.
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- ^ The Adoring audience : fan culture and popular media. Lisa A. Lewis. London: Routledge. 1992. ISBN 0-203-18153-0. OCLC 51300010.CS1 maint: others (link)
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Further reading[]
- "A Decade of OVFF", in The Pegasus Winners: Volume I. M.A.S.S. F.I.L.C. 1994.
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