FilKONtario
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FilKONtario | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Filk music |
Location(s) | Mississauga, Ontario |
Country | Canada |
Inaugurated | 1991 |
Website | http://www.filkontario.ca |
Introduction
FilKONtario is a small filk convention in Ontario. Established in 1991, it is the first and only filk convention in Canada. In its fifth year (1995), the convention initiated the Filk Hall of Fame, a component that continues.
History
The early days of FilKontario were difficult. The convention committee was primarily Howard Scrimgeour and Heather Borean, both of whom continue on concom at time of writing. Attendance was low the first few years, but a feeling of relaxed inclusiveness became the convention's overall mood. In 1994, the convention drew a large crowd, with guest Kathy Mar, and has been quietly growing since that time.
Like most filk conventions, other than the Ohio Valley Filk Festival, it is a small event, usually with about 130-150 attendees. Gradually the convention has grown from modest beginnings to offer programming Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, with requisite filk circles until the early morning, and a "Dead Penguin" sing Sunday evening. In addition, the guest roster has grown from a single guest of honour, to having a GoH, a Filk Waif (an idiosyncratic term honoring the first waif, Mary Ellen Wessels. The role is identical to Toastmaster), an Interfilk Guest and an occasional Special Guest, an author or artist in Southern Ontario.
In 2007, in cooperation with Interfilk, and after two years of fundraising, FilKONtario's only guest was the n'Early Music Consort, a choir of sixteen performers from England. This is thought to be one of the larger guests slates offered at a small convention.
Typical Activities
Programming typically includes: Concerts, song-writing contests, wo#rkshops on guitar, voice, performance, etc, one-shots, dealers' room, a fundraising auction for Interfilk, Theme circels, and, especially, open song circles where everyone who chooses can sing and play, and listeners are especially welcome. The circles start late and go into the early hours of the morning, or later. There is an opening reception, and sometimes a CD release. Some children's programming is usually available.
The Filk Hall of Fame
Inductions into the Filk Hall of Fame take place at the Saturday evening banquet. The Hall was created to honour "contributions to filk music and the filk community". Each year a jury reviews the nominations and votes anonymously for their selections. Once the votes are tallied, the Administrator contacts the inductees for the current year. The citations noting the inductees' contributions are read at the banquet, and those inductees present are given a copy of the citation and a plaque.
The next day there is a concert in honour of the new Hall of Fame inductees. Each new inductee selects five pieces of music significant to him, her or them. These are performed at the concert.
There is additional extensive material about how to nominate and what constitutes contributions to the filk community on the Filk Hall of Fame web site.
A Synopsis of the First Twenty Years of FilKONtario
# |
Dates |
Location |
Guest of |
Official |
Interfilk |
Special |
Songwriting |
Hall of Fame |
Committee |
1 |
Apr 12-14, 1991 |
Holiday Inn |
Bill and Brenda Sutton |
-- |
-- |
-- |
FilKONtario |
-- |
Heather Borean (chair), Howard Scrimgeour, Wayne Borean, Duane Elms, Joan MacDougall, Terri Neal, Lidia Tremblay |
2 |
Apr 10-12, 1992 |
Holiday Inn |
Tom Smith |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Buttons and T-Shirts |
-- |
Heather Borean (chair), Howard Scrimgeour, Wayne Borean, Lidia Tremblay, Lloyd Penney, Yvonne Penney |
3 |
May 7-9, 1993 |
Holiday Inn |
Michael Longcor |
Mary Ellen Wessels |
-- |
-- |
Aliens |
-- |
Heather Borean (chair), Howard Scrimgeour, Judith Hayman, Dave Hayman, Wayne Borean, Lidia Tremblay, Lloyd Penney, Yvonne Penney |
4 |
Apr 15-17, 1994 |
Regal Constellation |
Kathy Mar |
Mary Ellen Wessels |
Heather Rose Jones |
-- |
Technology |
-- |
Heather Borean, Wayne Borean, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman (chair), Howard Scrimgeour, Linda Hurdis, Linda Baker |
5 |
Mar 21-Apr 2, 1995 |
Holiday Inn Yorkdale |
Decadent Dave Clement |
Steve Macdonald |
-- |
-- |
To the Stars and Fools that Go Filk in the Night |
Bob Asprin |
Heather Borean, Wayne Borean, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman (chair), Howard Scrimgeour, Rob Sutherland, Linda Hurdis, Linda Baker |
6 |
Apr 19-21, 1996 |
Venture Inn Airport |
Mary Ellen Wessels |
Barry and Sally Childs-Helton |
Steve Dixon |
-- |
Magic and Magicians |
Juanita Coulson |
Heather Borean, Carolyn Brown, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman (chair), Haoward Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde, Lloyd Penney, Yvonne Penney |
7 |
Apr 11-13 |
Venture Inn Airport, Etobicoke |
Talis Kimberley |
Clif and Carol Flynt |
Doug Wu |
-- |
Songs based on written SF or Fantasy |
Lee and Barry Gold |
Heather Borean, Carolyn Brown, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman (chair), Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde, Lloyd Penney, Yvonne Penney |
8 |
Apr 17-19 1998 |
Travelodge Hotel |
Heather Alexander |
John Hall |
Juliane Honisch and Katy Droege |
-- |
A place you'd like to go to |
Rafe Culpin |
Heather Borean, Carolyn Brown, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde (co-chair) |
9 |
Mar 26-28 |
Quality Hotel |
Urban Tapestry |
Don Neill |
Harold Groot |
-- |
To Space |
Gary Anderson |
Heather Borean, Carolyn Brown (co-chair), Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde (co-chair) |
10 |
Mar 31- Apr 2, 2000 |
Quality Hotel |
Larry Warner |
Diana Huey |
Scott Snyder |
-- |
Tricksters |
Zander Nyrond |
Heather Borean, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman (chair), Sally Headford, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
11 |
Apr 5-7, 2001 |
Quality Hotel |
Bill and Brenda Sutton |
Steve Simmons |
Erica Neely |
-- |
Mars and Beyond |
Gordon R. Dickson |
Heather Borean, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman (chair), Sally Headford, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde. |
12 |
Mar 29-31, 2002 |
Four Points Toronto Airport (now Delta Toronto Airport West), Mississauga |
Joey Shoji |
Dave Weingart |
Anke Teschke |
Tanya Huff |
1. A song based on Tanya's writing |
Lissa Allcock |
Heather Borean, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Sally Headford (chair), Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
13 |
Mar 28-30, 2003 |
Delta Toronto Airport West |
Dr. Jane Robinson and Cynthia McQuillin |
Mark Bernstein |
Robert Cooke |
-- |
Travellers of the Deep |
Karen and Poul Anderson |
Heather Borean, Wayne Borean, Ingrid de Buda, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Sally Headford (chair), Linda Hurdis, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
14 |
Mar 26-28 |
Delta Toronto Airport West |
Michael Longcor |
Kathleen Sloan |
Blind Lemming Chiffon |
-- |
Based on written military SF |
Katy Droege and Juliana Honisch |
Heather Borean, Ingird de Buda Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Sally Headford (chair), Linda Hurdis, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
15 |
Apr 1-3, 2005 |
Delta Toronto Airport West, Mississauga |
Steve Macdonald |
Judith Hayman |
Carla Ulbrich |
Michelle Sagara |
Recycling in the Future |
Clif Flynt |
Heather Borean, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Sally Headford, Linda Hurdis, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
16 |
Mar 31- Apr 2, 2006 |
Delta Toronto Airport West, Mississauga |
Chris Conway |
Tanya Huff |
Judi Miller |
-- |
Tolkien's World |
Franklin Gunkelman |
Heather Borean, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Sally Headford, Linda Hurdis, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
17 |
Mar 23-25, 2007 |
Delta Toronto Airport West |
n'Early Music Consort |
Harmony |
Chris (Keris) Croughton |
Heather Borean, Wayne Borean, Ingrid de Buda, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Sally Headford, Linda Hurdis, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
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18 |
Apr 4-6, 2008 |
Delta Toronto Airport West |
Vixy and Tony |
Bill Roper |
Marilyn Miller |
Heather Bruton |
Nightmares in the Dark |
Bob (Doc) and Anne Passovoy |
Heather Borean, Wayne Borean, Ingrid de Buda, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Sally Headford (chair), Linda Hurdis, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
19 |
Apr 3-5, 2009 |
Delta Toronto Airport West |
Heahter Dale |
Urban Tapestry |
Gary and Sandy Tyra |
Rob Sawyer4 |
Space Games |
Erica Neely |
Heather Borean, Wayne Borean, Ingrid de Buda, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Sally Headford (chair), Linda Hurdis, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
20 |
Apr 9-11, 2010 |
Delta Toronto Airport West, Mississauga |
Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff |
Erica Neely |
William Mark Simmons |
-- |
Time Travel |
Jan Dimasi |
Heather Borean, Jane Garthson, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Sally Headford (chair), Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
21 |
Apr 1-3, 2011 |
Delta Toronto Airport West |
Wild Mercy |
Karen Linsley |
Ghost of a Rose |
-- |
Coming of Age |
TBA at the con |
Jane Garthson, Dave Hayman, Judith Hayman, Sally Headford, Sue Jeffers (chair), Tom Jeffers, Ken Lalonde, Howard Scrimgeour, Peggi Warner-Lalonde |
From the FilKONtario program book archive. Used by permission
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