Welcome to Filk Files! But what is Filk? And why are there so many aliens, adventurers, hobbits, muppets, and nerds in this episode?

Host: Olivia Harding

Guest Speakers: Daisy O'Danny, Marc Gunn, Andrew McKee, Dan Marcotte

You can find the full interviews with each guest speaker (including a video interview with the Brobdingnagian Bards!) as well as other goodies on the Folk Files Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast. All the proceeds from this month's purchases will be donated to the RESCU Foundation.

Special Thanks To: Aaron J. Morton

Musical excerpts:

ARTIST: Arthur Rowan

WORK: Trooper's Lament

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgMrUDGiOC4

ARTIST: Rowan and the Rose

WORK: Australian Shore

SOURCE: https://www.rowanandtherose.com/product-page/favorite-things-2016-digital

ARTIST: Daisy O'Danny

WORK: The Irish Rover

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz1SDrNhaLc

ARTIST: Dan the Bard

WORK: Fred the Ranger

SOURCE: https://www.danthebard.com/category/all-products

ARTIST: Weird Al Yankovic

WORK: The Saga Begins

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEcjgJSqSRU

ARTIST: Brobdingnagian Bards

WORK: If I Had A Million Ducats

SOURCE: https://brobdingnagianbards.bandcamp.com/track/if-i-had-a-million-ducats-2

ARTIST: Brobdingnagian Bards

WORK: Hobbit's Dance

SOURCE: https://brobdingnagianbards.bandcamp.com/track/hobbits-dance

ARTIST: Daisy O'Danny

WORK: Boot and Rally

SOURCE: https://www.patreon.com/c/folkfilespodcast/shop

ARTIST: Mikey Mason

WORK: Best Game Ever

SOURCE: https://mikeymason.bandcamp.com/track/best-game-ever

ARTIST: Mikey Mason

WORK: Shades of Gray

SOURCE: https://mikeymason.bandcamp.com/track/shades-of-gray

ARTIST: Roll That Die

WORK: Bard City

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtmZRJMlrFc

ARTIST: Tom Smith

WORK: A Boy and His Frog

SOURCE: https://tomsmith.bandcamp.com/track/a-boy-and-his-frog