Date: 28 Feb 1997 07:32:16 GMT



There are three (that I know of) kinds of music associated with 
science fiction and fantasy in the Twin Cities.  I will list them in 
chronological order:
 
1) Filk began as homebrew music associated with written-sf fandom.  
(It dates at least to the 1940's.)  There is a monthly filksing in the 
Twin Cities.  Info:  bottorff@pconline.com or (612) 489-4966.
 
2) Mnstf Music is the kind of music which Fred Haskell used to play at 
Mnstf meetings.  Fred Levy Haskell seldom plays at Mnstf meetings, and 
nobody else has been either; so a more rigorous definition of "Mnstf 
music" and an analysis of which music played at Mnstf meetings did and 
which did not meet that definition are of historical interest only.  
However, the term may be in use for music played at other gatherings 
and/or at conventions.
 
3) Music by rock bands with science-fictional names.  I have no idea 
whether this music has anything more to do with sf than Jethro Tull's 
music has to do with agricultural improvement or The Grateful Dead's 
music had to do with the folksong of that name.

--
Dan Goodman
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Whatever you wish for me, may you have twice as much.

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