McQuillin, Cynthia

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Collection of filk songs by Phillip Wayne and Cynthia McQuillin. Compiled and published by Off Centaur Publications.

Contents Icarus arising -- Cold dreams -- The ballad of the peacetime soldier -- Arise, my love -- Dark memories -- Dark moon circle -- Innocence -- Lament of a dry town bride -- The year of the unicorn -- Three sisters -- Dark desire -- The androids love song -- Green passions -- Hanrahan's bar -- Fuel to feed the drive -- Crimson and crystal -- Ryan's star -- The Chierri -- Sabbath -- Hi ho -- Moon dance. Scope and Contents Songs from Crystal...

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McQuillin performing approxmiately 70 songs on what is likely a home recording, with McQuillin accompanying themselves on guitar. The end of side B is a recording of what is likely a housefilk or open filk during a convention, with performances by a large group which likely included McQuillin.

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Continuation of interview with filker Cynthia McQuillin, discussing songwriting techniques, the filk community, professional filk recording and the development of Off Centaur, and traditions of filk performance.

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Both interviews discuss songwriting techniques, the filk community, professional filk recording and the development of Off Centaur, and traditions of filk performance.

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Weird song (04:00) -- [40,000] (03:15) -- Star Hearken (03:43) -- Draft dodger rag (02:38) -- Widow with shawl (a portrait) (02:33) -- [Finity's end] (05:13) -- Skydancer (Joey Shoji?) (03:57) -- Unidentified song (04:37) -- [Living is dancing] (03:00) -- Unidentified song (04:32)

Contents Tape contains material from the albums Singer in the Shadow by Cynthia McQuillin and Minus Ten and Counting: Songs of the Space Age. Tracks are listed here in the order they appear on this item. Surprise! (Leslie Fish, Roy Torley, Julia Ecklar) -- Mercury: Our first steps (Ross Douglas, Julia Ecklar) -- Star fire (Julia Ecklar) -- Toast for unknown heroes (Julia Ecklar, Leslie Fish, Doug Olsen) -- Memorial (Julia Ecklar) -- The phoenix (Julia Ecklar) -- Pioneer's song (Julia...

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Shadow harper -- Black lace and midnight -- The witch and the maiden -- Sorcerer's apprentice -- Child of darkness -- Dandelion chains -- Sword of your fathers -- Shadow spun -- Battle call -- Rowan tree.

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Turncoat -- Sung in shadow -- Merry widow -- Ruby wine -- Night's master -- Priestess -- Hero -- Cruel hunt -- Gay vampire boogie.

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Turncoat -- Merry widow -- Ruby wine -- The witch and the maiden -- Dark desires (Non-album track) -- Sword of our fathers -- Hero -- Dandelion chains -- Rowan tree -- The witch and the maiden -- My father was a harper (Non-album track).

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Sung in shadow -- Black lace and midnight -- Spirit harper -- Warlocked -- Priestess -- Cruel hunt -- Child of darkness -- Battle call -- Night's master

Title on container: Star Trek/Shadow Spun

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Singer in the shadow -- Love deep as rivers -- Gilda and the dragon -- Bridal lament -- The singing sword -- Morgan's song (Non-album track) -- Bring me a star -- Sweet Alice (Non-album track) -- Camp follower -- Flames of destruction -- Shadow -- Knightly companion -- [Peril lies tonight] (non-album track) -- [Lycanthropy] (non-album track).

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Sometimes after dark -- Promise of an alien sun -- Soldier of fortune -- Shuttle lament -- Ryan's star -- Narcissus -- Rover's lament -- Mercenary -- Bitter green -- Tyrant's tale -- Slay the dead -- The chieri -- Chains -- DNA boogie.