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| − | WiGGLe was a monthly social meeting of [[filkers]] that was held held in a pub in London until attendance dropped off to the point it was no longer viable. It continues in a more limited form as | + | '''WiGGLe''' was a monthly social meeting of [[filkers]] that was held held in a pub in [[London]] until attendance dropped off to the point it was no longer viable. It continues in a more limited form as '''SWiGGLe'''. |
The name comes from the founders having [[filked]] the Smurf song and sung it on stage at [[Follycon (1988)]]. They said to themselves "We're Gonna Get Lynched" and worked out the group's name from that. | The name comes from the founders having [[filked]] the Smurf song and sung it on stage at [[Follycon (1988)]]. They said to themselves "We're Gonna Get Lynched" and worked out the group's name from that. | ||
| − | [[ | + | After WiGGLe collapsed, the organizers set up quarterly a '''Singing WiGGLe''' held at the end of April, July and October (the fourth quarter is covered by the [[British Filk Convention]] in February). Meetings start at 1:30 and singing starts when enough people have shown up. For a period, meetings were normally held at the Aquarius Archery Club in Finchley, but they are now being held in peoples' houses. |
| − | {{club | start=???? | end=????}} | + | [[Rafe Culpin]] continues to publish a monthly filk [[newsletter]] that grew out of it. |
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| + | [https://www.filk.co.uk/whatwiggle.html Website. ] | ||
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| + | {{club | start=???? | end=???? | locale=London, UK}} | ||
[[Category:filk]] | [[Category:filk]] | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:04, 20 October 2023
WiGGLe was a monthly social meeting of filkers that was held held in a pub in London until attendance dropped off to the point it was no longer viable. It continues in a more limited form as SWiGGLe.
The name comes from the founders having filked the Smurf song and sung it on stage at Follycon. They said to themselves "We're Gonna Get Lynched" and worked out the group's name from that.
After WiGGLe collapsed, the organizers set up quarterly a Singing WiGGLe held at the end of April, July and October (the fourth quarter is covered by the British Filk Convention in February). Meetings start at 1:30 and singing starts when enough people have shown up. For a period, meetings were normally held at the Aquarius Archery Club in Finchley, but they are now being held in peoples' houses.
Rafe Culpin continues to publish a monthly filk newsletter that grew out of it.
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