Minus Ten and Counting (filk album)

Filk Album
Album Title:	Minus Ten and Counting
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Date:	1983
Medium:	cassette tape
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Performer(s):	Leslie Fish and others
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Minus Ten and Counting is a filk tape by Leslie Fish and others.

It has an accompanying songbook of the same name, Minus Ten and Counting.

Contents

• Surprise! (Sputnik) — written by Leslie Fish, performed by Leslie Fish, Roy Torley, Julia Ecklar
• Mercury - Our First Steps — written by Harold Groot, performed by Ross Douglas, Julia Ecklar
• Star Fire — written by Cynthia McQuillin, performed by Julia Ecklar
• A Toast for Unknown Heroes (Apollo) — written by Leslie Fish, performed by Julia Ecklar, Leslie Fish, Doug Olsen
• Voyager (Voyager) — written Cynthia McQuillin, performed by Cynthia McQuillin, Joey Shoji, Catherine Cook
• Memorial (Apollo 1) — written by Mercedes Lackey/Ewan MacColl/Peggy Seeger, performed by Julia Ecklar
• The Phoenix — written and performed by Julia Ecklar
• Apollo Lost — written by Worden/McQuillin, performed by Cynthia McQuillin, Catherine Cook
• The Ballad of Apollo XIII (Apollo 13) — written by William Warren Jr/Gordon Lightfoot, performed by Julia Ecklar
• Pioneer's Song (Pioneer 1 & 2) — written by Jordin Kare, performed by Julia Ecklar, Leslie Fish
• Hope Eyrie (Apollo) — written by Leslie Fish, arranged by Doug Olsen, performed by Doug Olsen, Sandy Rittenhouse, Ross Douglas, George Spelvin
• Legends (Apollo) — written by Bill Roper, performed by Doug Olsen, Leslie Fish
• Minus Ten and Counting (Shuttle) — written by Mercedes Lackey/Leslie Fish, performed by Leslie Fish, Arlin Robins
• Fire in the Sky (Shuttle) — written by Jordin Kare, performed by Doug Olsen, Julia Ecklar
• Witnesses' Waltz (Shuttle) — written by Leslie Fish, performed by Julia Ecklar, Arlin Robins, Catherine Cook, Gloria Oberste, Jim Fox-Davis, Joey Shoji, Susan Fox-Davis
• Fly, Columbia! (Shuttle) — written by Diana Gallagher, performed by Leslie Fish, Arlin Robins )
• Everyman — written by Mary Jean Holmes, sung by Julia Ecklar
• The Light-Ship — written Leslie Fish, arranged by Catherine Cook, performed by Julia Ecklar, Catherine Cook, Joey Shoji
• The Moon Miners — written by Dianna Gallagher, performed Ross Douglas, Julia Ecklar
• The Mass Driver Engineer — written by Diana Gallagher, performed by Doug Olsen, Catherine Cook
• Planetbound Lovers — written by Diana Gallagher, performed by Julia Ecklar
• Sentries — written by Leslie Fish, performed by Julia Ecklar, Joey Shoji
• One Way to Go — written by Diana Gallagher, performed by Julia Ecklar, Arlin Robins, Joey Shoji, Jim Fox-Davis

Fan Comments

Leslie Fish is also one of the featured artists in "Minus Ten and Counting" - a collection of 21 tracks (which must count as superb value for money) by different writers. The songs are all science-fact inspired, rather than science-fiction/media. Personal tastes vary, so my favourites may not be yours, but two tracks stand oul to me. "The Ballad of Apollo XIII" brings to mind the drama and concern of that mission. On the other hand, the lively and logical "One Way to Go", gives the reasons for going out into space, with a chorus you can join in while cruising down the motorway.