Daniel Kelly IF

Dr. Daniel Kelly is an Electrical Engineer / PhD in Computer Science, by profession, but a folk singer and ballad collector by preference. After being introduced to the Filk community in 2017, he has written many original Filk songs, Filk parodies and made some recordings of Filk classics.

Daniel is from Yass, a rural town in Australia where he regularly performs at cafes and music festivals. Otherwise unable to join the global Filk community in person, the COVID-19 pandemic provided the opportunity for Daniel to perform at virtual cons and circles via Zoom.

Daniel was honored to be the Interfilk guest at OVFF in 2023, which was no small journey from Australia, and definitely hopes to return one day.

Website: www.folklounge.org/filk-music/
Bandcamp: ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com/album/is-this-the-filk-life

Representative Work for the 2025 Pegasus Awards

Always Wear Your Tiara (mp3)

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You can choose to sparkle,
Let your beauty shine,
Every one is a Princess
Every soul Divine,

Sparkle and Shine,
The Jewels Inter-twined,
The gift of our beauty,
Is yours and is mine,

Take out your Tiara,
Rest it on your brow,
The time to shine from the shadows,
Is always, forever and now,

Look for the beauty around you,
Set it alight with your flame,
The power it is shared not divided,
We grow too wild to tame,