Saturday night, 10 PM. at Gen Con and I found myself at the Tom Smith concert. I was minimally familiar with his music, that he was a filk performer of some renown and having listened to his
Driving through Ohio repeatedly. (off the
Earpicac cd) Mister Smith did not disappoint. His songs were fun and clever, with pop culture references abound. Just a few songs we heard were
Spoiler Alert,
Telly Taley Heart (to the tune of achey breaky heart), and my personal favorite,
I had a Shoggoth. I had a Shoggoth is on his
free download page, and is originally from the
FuMP and is extremely entertaining.
So, I just discovered that Tom is an award winning filker and frequent guest of honor at shows all over the place. Really, all over the U.S, Canada, and even England! So if you get a chance to see him at a show, I highly recommend it. If you cannot, then check out his cd.s
here. I am sure you will be glad you did. As always, please leave comments or questions, and take care!
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