Chris Conway SAM

Chris Conway (or Christo as he became known amongst filkers) came to filk music accidentally, a professional musician, not knowing he was playing filk.

Influenced by the space songs of Paul Kantner and Country Joe McDonald and by reading sci-fi books, the occasional space or otherworldly reference crept into some of his songs.

He then worked with Toronto filker Jodi Krangle from filk band Urban Tapestry, before being initiated into the UK filk scene at the Triplets Party and invited to play at the 12th UK Filk Convention Didgeridouze, where he also met and guested with Urban Tapestry who appear as guests on his latest CD. CC has played and recorded with Talis Kimberley.

Since then he has attended the the 13th, 14th 15th British Filk Cons Conthirteena, Contabile Fortean, and Quinze. He was a Pegasus Award nominee in 2003. He was honoured to be the UK Guest of Honour at the 2004 16th UK Filk Con where he won a Sam Award for his song "Orbital Filk Recording Studio"

In 2004 Christo attended GaFilk in Georgia USA playing a concert spot and was featured filk guest at Confluence in Pittsburgh, USA He has also and attended a couple of Nycons and Unicons and has played at 2 Eastercon's to the main hall of 800 fen.

A mercurial performer - stylistically his music goes hither and thither from folk, jazz, Celtic, world music, electronic. Instrumentally he flits between guitar, piano, flutes, kalimba and theremin, and subject-wise darts from silly to touching to atmospheric.

He's released a Live ! CD recorded at 2 filk conventions, and Alien Salad Abduction - his first dedicated studio filk CD.