#silmarillion filk

[meadowlarkx]

loving, intensely low-tech tribute to @i-am-a-lonely-visitor's incredible Mamma Mia AU, here we go again (lyrics from chapter 8)!! In Finrod's words, "Here’s one we used to sing in the camps of the War of Wrath"

[comment-exchange]

Podfic Highlight Week

In honor of Voiceteam 2024 (which is happening right now), and for the Chip In challenge, the week from May 13th to May 19th will be Podfic Highlight Week. That means any and all podfics and other audio based fanworks can be submitted without having to provide proof that you commented on something else. All our other rules still apply.

All podfics that have already been submitted will be reblogged this week and listed on this post. Podfics that get submitted will be added to the list as well.

I also made an info post about podfic, with information and links about what they are, how you can find them, how to heighten you chances of someone turning your fic into a podfic and how to learn how to podfic yourself. I will post that hopefully tomorrow and update this post with a link. If you have suggestions what should be included in that post, please reach out.

If you have any questions regarding this highlight, podfics or Comment Exchange in general, I'm happy to answer them.

So far 9 Podfics, 1 fan playlist and 2 Filks (fan songs) have been submitted to Comment Exchange:

[Podfic] The Meaning of Family (Octopath Traveler) by @postalninja

[Podfic] Edge of Jealousy (Julie and the Phantoms) by @meggie-jolly

[Podfic] the strange idea of continuous living (Guardian) by @flamingwell

[Podfic] The Waltz (Good Omens) by @meggie-jolly

[Podfic] Almost Home (Hades) by @devilwithabirddress

[Podfic] Covenant (Our Flag Means Death) by @vexbatch

[Podfic] automatic joy (Fandom for Robots) by @sunshineprincejeremyknox

[Podfic] In Full Bloom (Hades game) by @vexbatch

[Podfic] It’s treason, then. (Star Wars) by @sunshineprincejeremyknox

[Podfic] All Part of the Plan (Good Omens) by @vexbatch

[Filk] Rexxentrum Fair (Critical Role) by @erdariel

[Filk] Rowan of Aman (Silmarillion) by @erdariel

[Playlist] EYES ON FIRE, SPINE ABLAZE (Skulduggery Pleasant) by @bubblemoon66

[popcornfairy28]

I'm done with Voiceteam Mystery Box 2024! 🎉

You may have noticed that I have not been as active as usual, which is because I've been participating in Voiceteam's Mystery Box for the past two weeks.

This was my first Mystery Box, after trying Voiceteam for the first time in May. Ready to carpe diem, I went for high cap for this event after doing low cap in May. So, for perspective, I had to earn 600 points during the whole month of May, whereas I had to earn 1000 points for the past couple of weeks, if I wanted to hit points cap. And I succeeded!

I recorded 32 separate things, though some of those will stay in Mystery Box's submissions and won't be seen on AO3 or here. Of those things:

I recorded 20 podfics, a couple of which are just first chapters of fics (one of which was a multivoice that will just stay in Voiceteam) but the majority are one-shots.

I sang for 3 filks, one of which I helped write the lyrics for. They are all Christmas carol-parodies about Voiceteam, naturally.

I read aloud a handful of my daily roundup posts for my team, just for fun and not for points but that stopped once I obtained a cold.

I read sections for a meta Tumblr post with several other podficcers that (as I understand) will be put on AO3. I don't quite want to spoil it, but it is a post I have reblogged here before.

I read the "Weather" section for my team's Podfic Radio, and I helped write significant portions of the "AU Travel Guide" for that project as well.

Besides recording, I also edited 4 out of 5 podfics that I had in my backlog. I had been working very hard on my backlog recently, but now I will have the majority of those podfics that I recorded in the past two weeks to now edit 🫠 The plan is to work a few minutes a day on editing until it's cleared out before I work on new podfics.

I also got to try out a couple of new fandoms for podficcing, which were Star Wars: The Bad Batch and I did a chapter of Silmarillion fic with other fans. I did of course do Phineas and Ferb fics for most of the podfics lol.

Now that this podfic event is done, I'm ready to get back to writing!

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, December 22nd

BUFFY: Is this your mind or mine? FAITH: Beats me...

~~Graduation Day part 2~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Filk: Drusilla-Claus is Coming to Town by notnk (Drusilla, M)

She Whom Monsters Fear by tempestt (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Keeping Promises by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, T)

[Chaptered Fiction]

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE OF FRIDAY NIGHT PUNCHGROUND by could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler (Saw crossover, Angel, worksafe)

Crosspost: Cousins - Chapter 1-6 by dogbertcarroll (Harry Potter crossover, Xander, T)

Silver Bells - Chapter 1 by MissLiivy (Buffy/Faith, M)

The joining of souls - Chapter 1 by Delfyne_Gwenn (Silmarillion crossover, Buffy, not rated)

Very Important Moments, Ch. 1-7 (COMPLETE!) by Hoomanbeans (Frednymph) (Willow/Tara, M, author crossposted several other stories)

A Tale of Two Doms - Chapter 1 by CupcakeOrDeath (Buffy/Giles, Explicit)

Truth and Consequences, Ch. 31 by JamesMFan (Buffy/Spike, R)

Incarnate, Ch. 27 by Sigyn (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Comin’ to Town, Ch. 7 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Take Me to Prom, Ch. 2 by Spikelover4ever (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

I Do! Ch. 41 by Dusty (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Gifset: Buffy Summers + Outfits (1/∞) by clarkgriffon (Buffy, worksafe)

Manip: You Drive Me Out of My Mind by Claire [inspired by Geliot99's story] (Buffy/Spike, NSFW)

Manip: All Covered With You by Claire [inspired by Geliot99's story] (Buffy/Spike, NSFW)

Watercolor: Spikey boi by Ara Vicious (Spike, worksafe)

[Reviews & Recaps]

I don't know about the twist this episode [AtS s1 e17 Eternity] by agirlinsearchof

First watch - just got to Innocence (2x14) by ClaustroPhoebia

1st viewing-Just completed S4 and Angel S1 by showdaky

[Community Announcements]

Multifandom: Comment Bingo Round 6 Sign-Ups

[Fandom Discussions]

Does anyone know if the names “Buffy” and “Giles” in Buffy the Vampire Slayer are deliberate references to the 1960s CBS sitcom Family Affair? by coraniaid

Does anyone know when the fanon idea of Faith and Buffy sharing some sort of supernatural/psychic connection first started to become popular? by coraniaid

was thinking about btvs 5x10 and how puzzling it is to me that buffy runs after riley... by lesbianmarrow

Re: the similarities and contrasts between Bangel and Stelena [The Vampire Diaries] by whitewolfofwinterfell

What’s this on Buffy’s shoulder? by megvclark

Resource: Buffy/Angel Watch Guide by valkyriethroatkicker

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Join the editor team :)

[shinraelectricpowercom]

Silly-marillion* Fanworks Community discord launch announcement

*Silliness not mandatory (but strongly encouraged)

After my interest check got a decent amount of responses, I've decided to launch the server!

The Silly-marillion Fanworks Community is a Silmarillion fanworks-focused Discord server, intended to be a space for Silm fanwork creators to discuss the Silm and our Silm-based works, such as fic, art, meta, fansongs and filk, speculative linguistics, etc. It is an adults-only (18+) space with no mandatory content warnings and no limits (besides applicable US law and Discord TOS) on fictional discussion and content, including art (although NSFW images are required to be spoilered).

A few of the server rules & a server map are below the cut, so that people can get a sense for the server & see if they want to join it before actually clicking on or requesting an invite link.

The invite link will be in a reblog.

Server Rules sample

1. Don’t be a dick. That includes not engaging in hate speech, harassment, bigotry, or threats, even “as a joke”. Remember that there is another human being on the other side of the screen. Bannable "being a dick" behaviors include (but are not limited to!) using slurs in an insulting context, harassment, doxxing, and targeted bigotry. N.b.: The owner of this server is pro-bodily-autonomy with regards to pretty much every issue that covers. I am not interested in having server members who do not respect others' rights to autonomy. I will kick people over this.

2. If you’re unsure about something, ask. This goes for everything from pronouns to “what type of feedback do you want” to “can I make X sort of jokes with you”. Accept the answer with grace, respect it, and act accordingly.

3. No topic is off-limits. This is an 18+ space and as such may include frank and/or explicit discussion of sexuality as well as potentially triggering and dark topics (including abuse, incest, and suicide), as the text of the Silmarillion itself does. N.b.: It is the responsibility of individual server members to remove themselves from discussions that they may find upsetting or triggering. However, please use your judgment about whether this chat is the best place for discussions of IRL sexual activity and other such sensitive/personal topics.

4. Images that are NSFW and/or gory are allowed, BUT if you post one, please spoiler the image and put a text note ahead of it explaining that it contains NSFW and/or gore.

Server map

–HOUSEKEEPING ⁠#rules: where server rules are hosted. Read well and respect them, please. #announce: where changes to rules and other important server updates and information is shared. #⁠intros: where newcomers can introduce themselves. An introduction is required to gain access to certain channels.

–SILM DISCUSSION #general-silm: main home of discussion in this server. Anything Silm-related can go here. #meta: for meta relating to the Silm. #works-gallery: for sharing your Silm fanworks. #works-discuss: for discussing Silm fanworks. #works-assist: for asking for assistance with specific aspects of your fanworks. (Only introduced members can message in this channel.) #project-threads: for threaded discussion of specific fan projects that server members are working on. (Only introduced members can message in this channel.)

–OFF TOPIC #off-topic: for discussions which started on-topic and then went elsewhere. If there are only two people in an off-topic discussion, consider taking it to DMs. ⁠#fandom-whining: for complaining about those petty annoyances that fandom life sometimes contains. (Only introduced members can view and message in this channel.)

[iridescentoracle]

LOTR filk album but it’s all new lyrics to hymns i grew up hearing in Mass

[scribefindegil]

Akallabêth the Downfallen

Sometimes your friend makes a joke about throwing a Silmaril into Lake Superior and then things escalate and you have to write a tragic ballad filk about the downfall of Númenor set to the tune of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, as you do.

Some lyrics will probably be tweaked but you can hear our first play-through of this version here on the recording of last night’s filk stream! (time stamp 29:00)

On these hither shores we forget Númenor Land of Star, Land of Gift that was granted. Now lost Westernesse is called Akallabeth In the tongue of the Elves Atalante. It was once bright and fair, and the men who dwelt there Knew arts that are now lost and hidden But they chafed at the Ban and the Doom laid on man That the Undying Lands were forbidden.

King Al-Pharazôn was both prideful and strong And he thought there was none could defeat him. His force was so great that he need only wait Until Sauron came humbly to meet him. And indeed Sauron came, acting subtle and tame And condemning the Ban for its harshness And he fed wicked things to the mind of the king Till he worshipped the Lord of the Darkness

The sky filled with clouds and the thunder boomed loud And the Eagles of Manwe came flying But the King took no heed in his pride and his greed And his fear that too soon he’d be dying As the great fleet departed he hardened his heart From his ship decked with sable and golden And they sailed to the West to make war upon death And the Ban of the Valar was broken.

They came in a while to the first Lonely Isle Where their fleet made the setting sun darken And they reached the fair strands the Undying Lands Where even the king paused and hearkened. He wavered at last and he nearly turned back From the land and the brink of disaster But he strode on the shore and so doomed Númenor For in the end pride was his master.

The ocean was split with a cavernous rift And the whole world of Arda was shaken As the sky wheeled and raged o’er devouring waves They knew that their land was forsaken. Its gardens and halls and its riches and tombs Are drowned far beneath the deep waters With its music and mirth and its wisdom and lore And its wives and its sons and its daughters.

Elendil alone with his sons’ ships was blown Far away from the wrack and the ruin He was faithful through all and ignored the king’s call So escaped Pharazôn’s swift undoing. They were tossed on the strand of the still-risen land With masts snapped and hearts full of mourning Though their kingdoms grew strong they would never move on From their grief for the land they were born in.

The world has been rent and all roads are now bent And the Undying Lands have been hidden So that never again may the folly of Men Let them seek after Aman unbidden. And on these hither shores we forget Númenor, But sometimes when the seabirds are calling We may look to the West and with grief in our breasts Weep for Akallabeth the Downfallen.

[astriiformes]

hey i’ve been reading about filk after seeing you mention it and it sounds really interesting!! do you have any recommendations for songs or artists i could start listening to in the genre? thanks!

Do I ever! I love recommending filk music to people. I don't know what direction your particular tastes lean, either music genre or interest-wise (there's filk about just about everything) so this might be a little more of a loose primer than anything else, but hit me up if you ever want more specific recs.

The album that got me into filk is a 1983 collection of space travel songs called Minus Ten and Counting, which you can listen to in its entirety here. A few of the songs on here are really famous filk classics (as are many of the artists!) and also all absolute jams, especially if you, like me, have a lot of feelings about human space exploration.

A lot of other the recommendations I have (of the top of my head, at least) are more modern artists that I've heard at cons (pretty much all of whom I can confirm are also lovely people, as well). For a quick sampling though:

Cheshire Moon are a filk duo who write a lot of fantasy/witchy/mythological songs -- I love their sound, especially the violin on many of their tracks. Favorite of mine include Banshee and Build Your Wings

The Faithful Sidekicks are another duo, with more of a rock sound and a lot of very pop-culture-based songs (although they write about other things, too!). I really like their songs Fatty Bolger, Sancho Panza, and Spoons

Ben Newman does some extremely good filks, all very lyrically clever and all over the map in terms of subject matter. I have to include his stuff just because his songs Not All Who Wander Are Lost (In Space) (lyrics here, mp3 here) and Galadriel to Sam (again, lyrics here, mp3 here) are among my very favorite filk songs. He also gets bonus points for being the only person I've ever seen rap the plot of the Silmarillion, which really feels like the the kind of thing filk is all about.

Beth Kinderman & the Player Characters are some friends of mine who also make fantastic folk-rock style music -- their album The Hero's Journey is a great bit of trope deconstruction paired with really incredible instrumentals. On the sillier end, I love their song The Dread Gazebo very very much.

And for the lightning round: The Traveller by Julia Ecklar, Starsoul by Urban Tapestry, Somebody Will by Sassafrass, Cheshire Kitten by S.J. Tucker, Kitchen Heroes by Talis Kimberley, and Vixy & Tony's version of Dawson's Christian (a much older filk, I just love their version best)

Also, if it's not too gauche, can I link my own stuff, haha? @scribefindegil and I have a filk duo of our own called Astrisoni; we've only got a few of our songs up and recorded on Bandcamp, but we also both have filk tags on our tumblrs (mine is just "filk tag") where we've shared lyrics/recordings of some of our other songs, too. If you asked me for some favorites -- Pure of Heart, and Opportunity Lullaby off of our debut EP, and Time Waits for No Man and The Fastest Ship in the Galaxy off my blog (both rough recordings, but they're still some of my favorite songs I've written)

Hopefully that will give you a jumping-off point for some of your own exploring! Filk is a vast, fun, weird body of music that mostly lives in fan corners of the internet, old fanzines, and at conventions, which can make it tricky to unearth at times, but also really unique and charming & gives it a lovely sense of community alongside the great music. If you want to dig into it more yourself, I recommend both @filkyeahfilk (a blog run by some of my friends -- technically I'm a mod too, but I haven't actually posted there, whoops) and the podcast FilkCast (sort of like a filk radio program showcasing music from all over the community, run by Eric Coleman of the aforementioned Cheshire Moon).

[downwithpeople]

pre-2000s blind guardian kinda hits the sweet spot for what i want out of power metal where yes, these are filk songs about fantasy novels and yes, this is a concept album about the silmarillion, but it’s very thrashy and there’s a lot of brian may-ass guitar solos which stop it from feeling as nerdy as it could be

[multsicorn]

from a filk zoom chat last week:

‘should I watch The Untamed?’

‘well, I haven’t seen it myself, but there seems to be lots of crossover with Silm fandom.  So if you like the Silmarillion you might like it??’

[ao3feed-tolkien]

SWG Jubilee

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/QTPKDr9

by cuarthol

A collection of various prompts from the Silmarillion Writers' Guild for the Jubilee challenge.

Words: 3182, Chapters: 5/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Finrod Felagund | Findaráto, Elwing (Tolkien), Morwen Eledhwen, Rían of the House of Bëor, Ilwen (Tolkien), Gwidhil (Tolkien), Unnamed Canon Character(s), Baragund (Tolkien), Baragund's Wife (Tolkien), A mouse

Relationships: Elwing & Finrod Felagund | Findaráto, Morwen Eledhwen & Rían of the House of Bëor

Additional Tags: Ficlet Collection, Silmarillion Writers' Guild, Noldolante, Filk, Holidays, Gifts, Cuiviénen, Mithrim, Character Study, POV Animal, Unspecified characters

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/QTPKDr9

[first-and-last-neocount]

So, guess who's currently using their lunch break to write what is basically a Silmarillion filk song?

Yes, I am in therapy, but what does that have to do with... ah.

[avelera]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Leaflock & Original Female Character Characters: Finglas | Leaflock, Treebeard | Fangorn, Galadriel | Artanis, Skinbark | Fladrif, Ents | Enyd Additional Tags: Original Character(s), Fluffy, Elf Culture & Customs, Gap of Rohan, Misty Mountains, Valinor, Grey Havens, Fangorn Forest, Entwash, Handmaidens, Tree shepherds, Tree-ish, Fourth Age, Elvish, Eldarin, Quenya, Sindarin, Middle Earth, Tree-friend, Caras Galadhon, Lindon (Tolkien), Sea-longing, Undying Lands, Entwives, Age of Men, Original verse, Music, Filk, Song Lyrics, Laurelindórenan, Lóthlorien, Aman (Tolkien), Old Forest (Tolkien), Teleri (Tolkien) - Freeform, Lindar (Tolkien), Third Age, Second Age, Sea of Belegaer, Emotional, Elven Lore, Emo Series: Part 1 of Last Elf Summary:

Teluial, last elf on Middle-earth, whom Lady Galadriel tasked with learning the language and culture of the Ents so as to keep their memory alive in Valinor, wakes one morning to find her Ent charge, Leaflock, going tree-ish. When she learns the Sea-longing is upon her, Teluial must sing farewell to her Enyd friends, which she does in Entish using an instrument she made with wood from the forest floor. Leaflock goes into deep slumber, and Teluial leaves Fangorn Forest, embarking on her journey through the Gap of Rohan to the Grey Havens, where she will meet the ship Galadriel has sent for her.

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Hey guys you should check out this story from my badass writing friend from the writing workshop I attended earlier this summer! She's a professional grade writer dabbling in fanfic, I think you'll enjoy!

[astriiformes]

Scribe says “Strategic Silmarillion Lore” should be the name of my new filk band

[scribefindegil]

i love tragic ballads but i can’t handle long-form tragedy at all

galaxy brain take: if i turn enough Silmarillion stories into filk songs maybe i can trick my brain into actually engaging with the Silmarillion without having to fear that i’ll succumb to the Elf Depression

[ao3feed-tolkien]

Eight-Pointed Star

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2IvOIBB

by lferion

A travel-song sung by the Feanorian mounted forces, particularly Maglor's riders.

Words: 467, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, It Was All For Our Rightful King - Tannahill Weavers (Song)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Maglor | Makalaurë, Maglor's Riders

Additional Tags: Poetry, Filk, And Come Singing Home, Community: fan_flashworks, Bingo, Challenge Response

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2IvOIBB