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Pre-Filk Filk

Filkers weren't the first or last people to write songs about fantasy topics. Here are some filks your great-great- grandparents might have known.

King of the Fairies reel. MIDI file.
A slower version at www.reelmusic.com, beautifully arranged and sequenced by Chris Perry.

Heisgeir Seal Song. Song with MIDI file. And again, on Digital Tradition. Look, Ma! Somebody noticed me! Sí Bheag Sí Mhór (Big Hill, Little Hill) with translation and MIDI.
They May Rail at This Life Song with MIDI file.
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