I saw Heather Alexander perform at one of the Eurofurences before.

I didn't know that Alexander James Adams (formerly Heather Alexander) was quite so furry-friendly, apparently he wrote the fursuit-parade song for Rainfurrest back in 2009 (a parody of "March of Cambreadth") as well. I admit that one of the things I find really intriguing is how into music furry fandom has become over the years, there's a surprising number of really talented (occasionally quite prominent) musicians and DJs involved.

I like my filking done fast, a la Tom Smith.

Isn't most filking done fast?
Although Tom *does* take it to entirely new levels.

May she write about you and/or your characters -- with positive, supporting lyrics.

Just friending me is fine, I'm not sure I'd survive a Leslie filking! Honestly, I'm completely boggled that she friended me at all!

She's amazing! I loved her early album "Carmen Miranda's Ghost"; it was my gateway to filk. Then, I actually met her at a furry con: I believe it was Confurence 6 or something. She had these little cat ears on. :)

I actually had that album for ages (I might still in my many boxes of stuff), although admittedly I don't own a cassette player to play it on anymore.

Long, long ago, I hooked up a cassette player to a computer and copied over the sounds. :) Terrible quality and I didn't get all the songs but it helped! :)

Yes, Leslie Fish was at CF6 - so was I, and she had not just cat ears but cat PJs for teh filking.. annnnd.. not to brag, but I got to sing Pride of Chanur while she played the guitar, and gave me a big grin at my interpretation. That's a moment I cherish. :) (Being French, I could roll those Rs like a master)

Wow: that's a great story! :) I'm so envious!

I kinda like Mrs Fish, and I really like Heather... but Tom Smith, i dun like his politics

why are all the great filkers so left wing?

Well, if you think about it, sci-fi and fantasy (and by extension furry) are kinda left-leaning concepts by nature; not happy with/not accepting of, the status-quo. Honestly, if you think about it, a large portion of musicians and entertainers in general tend to be left-leaning. Why that is I can only begin to guess at.

More along the lines of righties tend to get JOBS while lefties have Dreams.

It's why I SUCK at being an artist, I cannot dream bigger than what I'm actually able to produce

Wait... Leslie Fish? Oh my goodness! That's amazing! I've been a fan of hers for years and can sing at least two dozen of her songs! You are truly lucky to have the honor of knowing her, even if only in digital fashion.

Wow! I'm incredibly impressed! I sing some of her stuff when I do filk circles.

Oh lord, I think I remember singing some of that with you at one of the earlier ConFurences.

I got to hear Leslie Fish at a live filking session at WorldCon '92 in Orlando.
I didn't know that she's on YouTube. Gotta look her up vids! EEEEeeee!!

 maxgoof has done some great filk stuff that he's posted here on FA. You should check him out!

She's the one who wrote "Banned from Argo", right?

Yes, yes, that's Leslie Fish, all right.

*looks back at old cassette tape of 'Folk Songs for Folk who Ain't Even Been Yet', and starts humming 'Toast for Unsung Heroes'*

A man is walking on the moon, with his eyes turned up t'wards space,
And the bright blue world that watches him, reflected on his face.
The whole world sees the hero there, and the module crew also,
But few can see the guiding team that guards him from below.

Step by step the longest march can be won, can be won.
Many stones can form an arch, singly none, singly none.
And together what we will can be accomplished still,
Many drops can turn a mill, singly none, singly none.

Here's a health to the man who walks the moon, and the module crew above,
And the team that watches from the sky, with worry, joy and love.
To all who blazed the sky-trail, come raise your glasses 'round,
And a health to the unknown heroes who never left the ground!

Step by step the longest march can be won, can be won.
Many stones can form an arch, singly none, singly none.
And together what we will can be accomplished still,
Many drops can turn a mill, singly none, singly none.

Here's a health to the ship's designers, and the welders of her seams,
And all who man the radar scan, to watch our dawning dreams.
For all the unknown heroes, sing out to every shore:
What makes one step a giant leap is all the steps before!

Step by step the longest march can be won, can be won.
Many stones can form an arch, singly none, singly none.
And together what we will can be accomplished still,
Many drops can turn a mill, singly none, singly none.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zotaRLROtw - not the original version sung by Leslie Fish, unfortunately, but the closest I could find. The song tends to be overshadowed by some of her better-known ones.

As someone who seems to be an authority on this subject, perhaps you can answer me this:
Does Weird Al Yankovic count as a Filk artist?
I only know of one Filk artist for sure, Rob Balder.
http://www.thefump.com/artist.php?id=5

Weird Al? I'm thinking probably *not*, but it wouldn't be a solid no; some of the stuff he's done would definitely be described as filk-music, such as "The Saga Begins", but I think he's much more solidly a humor-artist, doing parody and spoof, since his subject matter wanders all over the place through pop-culture, and not just sci-fi/fantasy.