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| 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 <i>Badgers and Gophers and Squirrels Oh My: The 24-Hour Project</i>, inspired by Scott McCloud's 24-Hour Comics Day, features seventeen songs written in twenty-four hours. | |||
| He lives in ]. He has performed with ], and been featured on ], ]'s '']'', and other radio programs. He performs frequently at conventions around the country. | He lives in ]. He has performed with ], and been featured on ], ]'s '']'', and other radio programs. He performs frequently at conventions around the country. | ||
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Tom Smith is a singer-songwriter in the filk genera. 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)".
He has also authored the official song for Talk Like a Pirate Day, and has filked Christine Lavin songs with her blessing.
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 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
- 27 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)