Minus Ten and Counting: Songs of the Space Age (filk songbook)

Filk Songbook
Title:	Minus Ten and Counting
Publisher:	Off Centaur Publications
Editor(s):
Date(s):	1983
Subject:	space exploration
Language:	English
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Minus Ten and Counting is a 41-page filk songbook by Leslie Fish and others.

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It contains the words and music to Minus Ten and Counting: Songs of the Space Age, the filk album.

Most science fiction people understand why the space endeavor is as important to humankind as was the first endeavor to make fire. Having been touched by the romance, they have had their eyes opened to the reality. It begins with the exploration of mysteries, goes on to the survival of industrial civilisation, and ends with the potential immortality of our species - - but I need not rehearse the arguments in this place! We share the dream..." - Poul Anderson, Introduction.

Contents

• Introduction: The Moon - written by Poul Anderson (1)
• Surprise! (Sputnik) — written by Leslie Fish, performed by Leslie Fish, Roy Torley, Julia Ecklar (3)
• Mercury - Our First Steps — written by Harold Groot, performed by Ross Douglas, Julia Ecklar (4)
• Star Fire — written by Cynthia McQuillin, performed by Julia Ecklar (5)
• A Toast for Unknown Heroes (Apollo) — written by Leslie Fish, performed by Julia Ecklar, Leslie Fish, Doug Olsen (6)
• Voyager (Voyager) — written Cynthia McQuillin, performed by Cynthia McQuillin, Joey Shoji, Catherine Cook (8)
• Memorial (Apollo 1) — written by Mercedes Lackey/Ewan MacColl/Peggy Seeger, performed by Julia Ecklar (9)
• The Phoenix — written and performed by Julia Ecklar (10)
• ...And Beyond (21)
• Apollo Lost — written by Worden/McQuillin, performed by Cynthia McQuillin, Catherine Cook (10)
• The Ballad of Apollo XIII (Apollo 13) — written by William Warren Jr/Gordon Lightfoot, performed by Julia Ecklar (12)
• Pioneer's Song (Pioneer 1 & 2) — written by Jordin Kare, performed by Julia Ecklar, Leslie Fish (14)
• Hope Eyrie (Apollo) — written by Leslie Fish, arranged by Doug Olsen, performed by Doug Olsen, Sandy Rittenhouse, Ross Douglas, George Spelvin (16)
• Legends (Apollo) — written by Bill Roper, performed by Doug Olsen, Leslie Fish (19)
• Minus Ten and Counting (Shuttle) — written by Mercedes Lackey/Leslie Fish, performed by Leslie Fish, Arlin Robins (23)
• Fire in the Sky (Shuttle) — written by Jordin Kare, performed by Doug Olsen, Julia Ecklar (24)
• 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 (25)
• Fly, Columbia! (Shuttle) — written by Diana Gallagher, performed by Leslie Fish, Arlin Robins (26)
• Everyman — written by Mary Jean Holmes, sung by Julia Ecklar (27)
• The Light-Ship — written Leslie Fish, arranged by Catherine Cook, performed by Julia Ecklar, Catherine Cook, Joey Shoji (30)
• The Moon Miners — written by Dianna Gallagher, performed Ross Douglas, Julia Ecklar (32)
• The Mass Driver Engineer — written by Diana Gallagher, performed by Doug Olsen, Catherine Cook (34)
• Planetbound Lovers — written by Diana Gallagher, performed by Julia Ecklar (35)
• Sentries — written by Leslie Fish, performed by Julia Ecklar, Joey Shoji (35)
• One Way to Go — written by Diana Gallagher, performed by Julia Ecklar, Arlin Robins, Joey Shoji, Jim Fox-Davis (36)
• Afterword (39)