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Barry and Sally Childs-Helton are a husband-and-wife duo of
Barry and Sally Childs-Helton are a husband-and-wife duo of filk
Filk music is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fandom and a type of fan labor. The genre has existed since the early 1950s and been played primarily since the mid-1970s.
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performers based in Indianapolis
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, IN. Barry is an accomplished guitarist and prolific songwriter, while Sally is a creative percussionist (as well as a certified Music for People improvisation teacher ). Their eclectic repertoire ranges from clever parodies to lyrically dense "space music," mining diverse musical genres including folk, blues, rock and jazz. Both Barry and Sally have doctorate degrees in folklore
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from Indiana University
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, and the title of their album ''Paradox'' is an intentional pun. (However, Sally's song ''Alphabet Soup'' can be read as her commentary on academia.) They are legacy members of The Black Book Band (active 1990–1998) and current members of Wild Mercy (2002-present). Together they have been nominated 21 times for the Pegasus Award given by the Ohio Valley Filk Fest, collecting 5 trophies. In 2003, they were inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame.
Discography
* ''Escape from Mundania'' 1987, Space Opera House - cassette * ''Paradox'' 1989, Space Opera House - cassette * ''First Contact'' 1995, Dodeka Records (with Black Book Band) - cassette * ''First Contact'' 1997, Dodeka Records (with Black Book Band) - CD with bonus tracks * ''Tempus Fugitives'' 2001, Dodeka Records - CD compilation of selected tracks from ''Escape from Mundania'' and ''Paradox'' * ''Summer Storm'' 2003, Small Green Alien Productions (with Wild Mercy) - CD * ''Furious Fancies'' 2005, Small Green Alien Productions (with Wild Mercy) - CD * ''Dream of a Far Light'' 2008, Small Green Alien Productions (with WIld Mercy) - CD * ''The Summers Behind You'' 2015, Dragon Scale Studios (Barry solo) - CDPegasus Awards
*1988 Best Performer *1993 (Barry) Best Space Song (''Lightsailor'') *1994 (w/ Black Book Band) Best Performer *2012 (w/ Wild Mercy) Best Performer *2016 (Barry) Best Writer/ComposerPegasus Nominations (individually and jointly)
* Best Writer/Composer - 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015 * Best Performer - 1991, 1993, 2008, 2009 * Best Genre Crossover - 1992, 1993 * Best Fannish Song - 1990 * Best Love Song - 1991 * Best End of the World Song - 2000 * Best Risque Song - 1994 * Best Filk Song - 2010 * Best Classic Filk Song - 2016, 2017References
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