Programming

Schedule of Events (View/download the program grid)

Friday,  April 19, 2024

4:00 pm    Registration Open……………………..……………………….Savoy

5-6:00 pm    Sound  Checks…………………………………………………Savoy

Available for Open Filking. for the entirety of the weekend…….Woodbine

7:00 pm    Con Suite Open until 1am Saturday morning…………Milliken

7-7:30 pm    Opening Ceremonies………………..………………………Savoy

7:30- 8pm    Concert: Cheshire Moon……………………..……………Savoy

8- 8:30 pm    Concert: Lauren Oxford…………………………………..Savoy

8:30-9pm     Concert: John McDaid……………………………………..Savoy

9-9:30 pm    Concert: Blind Lemming Chiffon……………………….Savoy

Registration Closed…………………………………………………………….Savoy

Available for Open Filking……………Kennedy and Woodbine

10pm        Main room locked………………………………………………….Savoy

Saturday,  April 20, 2024

9 am        Con Suite Open until 1 am Sunday morning……………Milliken

9:45 am       Registration Opens…………………….…………………………Savoy

10- 11am        Sound Checks……………………………………………………..Savoy

11 am – noon     Eli Bar-Yahalom: Workshop………………….………Kennedy

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF XENOFOLKLORE or How Filk Will Spice Up Your Campaign
Role-playing is the best hobby in the world except for filking. Combine them both to create a world-turning, unspeakably flabbergasting and
totally unforgettable experience!

11 am – noon    The Blibbering Humdingers: Workshop………………..Savoy

ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE
Scott & Kirsten will teach some simple English Country Dances which were popular in both England and English colonies from the late 16th
well into the late 18th century. These are choreographed folk dances. If you can tell right from left and count to 8, you can do these. No
previous experience necessary.

Noon – 1pm              –LUNCH BREAK–

1-2pm       Concert: Filk Waifs  Phil Mills & Jane Garthson…………….Savoy

2-2:30pm        2 x 10s………………………………………………………………….Savoy

2:30-3:30pm     Concert: Interfilk Guest  Eli Bar-Yahalom……………..Savoy

3:30- 4pm       Concert: Vee Van-Daele-Hunt…………….………………….Savoy

4- 4:30pm       One Shots…………………….……………………………………….Savoy

4:30- 5pm       Concert: Franklin & Hana Gunkelmann…………………..Savoy

5- 6pm    Concert: Guests of Honour   The Blibbering Humdingers…..Savoy

6pm       Registration Closes………………………………………………………….Savoy

6- 7:45 pm                  –DINNER BREAK–

7:45-9 pm      Hall of Fame Induction/Tie and Tails   …………………….Savoy

9-10 pm     Interfilk Auction…………………..……………………………………Savoy

10-11 pm    Theme Filk:…………………….……………………………..……..Kennedy
Critters. Real or Imagined (Bardic)
Host: Jane Garthson

10pm            Main Room Locked…………………………………………………...Savoy

10 pm  Open Filking……………………………………………………………..Woodbine

(Kennedy and Woodbine are open earlier for anyone who wants to get a jump on the filking! Just keep in mind that the theme filk starts at 10 in Kennedy.)

Sunday, April 21, 2024

9:00am          Con Suite Open until  3:30pm………………………………..Milliken

9:45am          Registration Opens………………………………………………..Savoy

10-11am        Clif Flynt: Workshop………………….…………………………..Kennedy

LYRIC WRITING PRESENTATION
Clif will discuss the mechanics of writing a good lyric. What to put in the first line and last line of a verse, when to include
a chorus, whether you can have a bridge without troubled waters, andmore.

11am-noon       Sound  Checks……………………………………………………….Savoy

Phil Mills:  Workshop………………….…………………………………………….Kennedy

PARODY WRITING

People who don’t write — or don’t write much — often ask where ideas come from.  With parodies, there are sources that don’t exist for songs
written on a blank sheet. This conversation explores different entry points to an effective parody.

Noon-1pm                –LUNCH BREAK–

1- 1:30pm       Concert: Infilktion………………..……………………………….Savoy

1:30pm  Registration Closes

1:30- 2:15pm    Penguin Song Contest…………………..………………………Savoy

2:15- 2:30pm            –BREAK–

2:30- 4:30pm    Filk Hall of Fame Concert…………………..………………..Savoy

4:30- 5pm       Closing Ceremonies………………..……………………….…….Savoy
Followed by Closing Jam

Room Closed………………………………………Kennedy & Woodbine

5- 6:30pm               –DINNER BREAK–

6:30pm- Dead Dog Filk……………………..………………………………..TBA

Operating Hours At a Glance:

Registration…………………………………………………………………….Savoy

FRIDAY: 4pm- 9pm
SATURDAY: 9:45am – 6pm
SUNDAY: 9:15am – 1:30 pm

Con Suite…………………….…………………………………………………Milliken
FRIDAY: 7 pm – 1 am (Saturday)
SATURDAY: 9 am – 1 am (Sunday)
SUNDAY: 9 am – 3:30 pm

Filk Marketplace……………….………………………………Outside of  Savoy

SATURDAY:
9-10am  Heather Margetson and Oak Bluff Arts
10-11am Blibbering Humdingers and Leslie Hudson
11am- Noon Maya McMullan and Sharon Cozens

SUNDAY:
9-10am  Heather Margetson and Oak Bluff Arts
10-11am Blibbering Humdingers and Leslie Hudson
11am- Noon Maya McMullan and Oak Bluff Arts

Blibbering Humdingers:
music cds. U.S. PRICING.

Oak Bluff Arts:
mini book pendants of sci fi, literature, and pop culture quotes

Maya McMullan:
hair jewelry and other handmade items. U.S. PRICING

Heather Margetson
quilts and fabric items

Leslie Hudson
music cds

Sharon’s Sundries
an intriguing collection of new and gently used fantasy, sf and music-related items. CASH ONLY SALES.

Due to the unpredictability of cross border electronic monetary rules, most of our vendors will attempt to take several forms of payment, but
may run into technical difficulties. Please be prepared to pay with cash just in case. U.S. Funds will be taken on par with Canadian.