Tom Smith (filker)
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Tom Smith is a singer-songwriter in the filk genre. He is a ten-time winner of the Pegasus award for excellence in filking, including awards for his "A Boy and His Frog", "307 Ale", and "The Return of the King (Uh-huh)", and was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 2005.
His mark as "The World's Fastest Filker" comes from numerous instances of "instafilk", i.e., quickly-written or improvised songs. He has improv'd entire concert sets, and his album Badgers and Gophers and Squirrels Oh My: The 24-Hour Project, inspired by Scott McCloud's 24-Hour Comics Day, features seventeen songs written in twenty-four hours.
He has also authored the official song for Talk Like a Pirate Day, and has filked Christine Lavin songs with her blessing.
He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He has performed with The Great Luke Ski, and been featured on Dr. Demento, Public Radio International's Sound & Spirit, and other radio programs. He performs frequently at conventions around the country.
Discography
- And They Say I've Got Talent, 2004 (CD)
- Badgers and Gophers and Squirrels Oh My: The 24-Hour Project, 2004 (download)
- Live At GAFilk, 2004 (download)
- Debasement Tapes, 1999 (CD)
- Plugged, 1997 (CD/cassette)
- Tom Smith and his Digital Acoustic Compilation, 1998 (CD from from the two cassettes below)
- Domino Death, 1994 (cassette)
- Who Let Him In Here?, 1991 (cassette)
Pegasus Awards
- 29 total Nominations since 1988
- Best Media Song 1988: Superman's Sex Life Boogie
- Best Filk Song 1991: A Boy and His Frog
- Best Writer/Composer 1991
- Best Performer 1991
- Best Genre Crossover 1992: Return of the King, Uh-Huh
- Best Performer 1993
- Best Filk Song 1994: PQR (You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet) (tied with Drink Up The River by Kathy Mar)
- Best Writer/Composer 1994
- Best Fool Song 1999: Operation Desert Storm
- Best Food/Drink Song 2000: 307 Ale (tied with My Jalapeno Man by Debbie Ridpath Ohi)
External links
- Tom Smith Online (http://www.tomsmithonline.com/)