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Welcome to the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time schedule for OryCon 44! Seriously - we’re still hard at work on the schedule, but we want to give you an idea of what wonders await you in just a few more weeks. Please check back frequently for changes and additions, and see you in October!

2:00pm PDT

CONCERT UNPLUGGED: North of the Black Sea

Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT

Savor the vocals of Joan Gaustad with the brilliant sounds of Roy Torley on the once-repressed Ukrainian Bandura in a smaller intimate setting to start your weekend!

Panelists

Roy Torley

Joan Gaustad

Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

2:30pm PDT

CONCERT UNPLUGGED: Cecilia Eng

Friday October 18, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT

Gather and start your weekend with a more intimate concert with two-time Pegasus Award winner, Cecilia Eng. Belmont Goats, Narluga whales, salmon Go-Betweens, and more!

Panelists

Cecilia Eng

Friday October 18, 2024 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

3:00pm PDT

Introduction to Filk and Etiquette in Song Circles

Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT

What to expect and how to behave at music events. Learn what bardic and chaos mean, the difference between a circle and a concert, and get your filk-related questions answered.

Panelists

Daniel Reitman

Cecilia Eng

Admiral Wordsmith

Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PANELS AND WORKSHOPS

4:00pm PDT

Request-Only Bardic

Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:50pm PDT

Each person gets a turn to Pick, Pick, or Pass. You may request a song only from someone not sitting near you, only across the circle.

Moderators

Cecilia Eng

Panelists

Admiral Wordsmith

John Hedtke

Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC CIRCLES

6:00pm PDT

Opening Ceremonies setup

Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT

Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

EVENT

7:00pm PDT

Opening Ceremonies

Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

The official opening of the convention! Meet the GoH’s! The winner of the Endeavour Award announced!

Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

EVENT

9:00pm PDT

Jam in the Key of R

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT

An old favorite. Take room, add instruments, voices, ideas, and you have Jam.

Moderators

Eric Distad

Panelists

John Hedtke

Cecilia Eng

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00pm - 9:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC CIRCLES

10:00pm PDT

Open Circle: Bardic

Friday October 18, 2024 10:00pm - 11:50pm PDT

Bardic circle. Turns rotate around the circle, when it is your turn you can pick, pass, or play.

Moderators

Cecilia Eng

Friday October 18, 2024 10:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC CIRCLES

1:00pm PDT

CONCERT: Frank Hayes

Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT

Frank Hayes sings about cats and clocks and backward uphill little fuzzy Matty Grovey stupid filk tricks. He is our FIVE-TIME Pegasus Award Winner, between 1984 and 2013, and the pied piper of the filk community, winning the hearts of children across the continent!

Panelists

Frank Hayes

Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

2:00pm PDT

CONCERT: North of the Black Sea

Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT

Celebrate the vocals of Joan Gaustad with the brilliant sounds of Roy Torley on the once-repressed Ukrainian Bandura

Panelists

Roy Torley

Joan Gaustad

Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

3:00pm PDT

CONCERT: Andrew Ross

Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT

Andrew Ross takes off his Clark Kent glasses to reveal his secret existence as a musician, parody lyricist, book blogger and space mercenary. He has been a guest at GaFilk, ConFlikt and Counterpoint, and won the 2020 Pegasus Award for Best Writer/Composer.

Panelists

Admiral Wordsmith

Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

4:00pm PDT

Filk Meet and Greet

Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT

Meet other filkers, talk with others who make music, and have a conversation without being told "filker up!"

Panelists

Admiral Wordsmith

Cecilia Eng

Daniel Reitman

John C. Bunnell

Eric Distad

Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PANELS AND WORKSHOPS

6:00pm PDT

CONCERT: Cecilia Eng

Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT

Winner of two Pegasus Awards in 2022 for Best Classic Filk Song (Helva's Song) and for Best Writer/Composer, Cecilia Eng will make you laugh and cry, but will definitely entertain you. She's been actively bringing filk to the folk community and has been writing filksongs since 1984.

Panelists

Cecilia Eng

Saturday October 19, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

7:00pm PDT

CONCERT: The Faithful Sidekicks

Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT

Eric and Jen Distad are in high demand as The Faithful Sidekicks at sf/fantasy conventions across the USA, Canada and Germany. Eric is also a founding member of FAWM (February Album Writing Month) where he writes an awful lot of songs and amassed a sizable back catalog. Eric won a Pegasus Award in 2021 for Best Mad Science Song (I Built a Time Machine) and he and Jen won a second Pegasus Award that same year as Best Performers!

Panelists

Jen Distad

Eric Distad

Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

8:00pm PDT

CONCERT: PDX Broadsides

Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT

The Portland-based PDX Broadsides sing for you about the full spectrum of nerdy topics and fandoms. Folk-pop harmony for the people!

Panelists

Hollyanna McCollom

Christian Lipski

Dr. Jess Hebert

Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

9:00pm PDT

Open Circle: Chaos

Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00pm - 11:50pm PDT

Come sing, play, or listen with us. No formal order of turns, but please be aware of how often you are taking your turn.

Panelists

Cecilia Eng

Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC CIRCLES

11:00am PDT

To Finish the Unfinished Lyric

Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT

Do you have a song fragment you've never quite gotten around to finishing? Bring it to this workshop to share it with others, and perhaps find it a new home or some new friends.

Moderators

Eric Distad

Panelists

Cecilia Eng

John Hedtke

John C. Bunnell

Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC PANELS AND WORKSHOPS

12:00pm PDT

Songs From A Hat!

Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT

Here's how it works: Everyone in the room gets to play. We pull a word out of a hat. Be the first to raise your hand to name a song title that uses that word and get 10 points. Get 10 bonus points if you can sing the song!

Panelists

Admiral Wordsmith

John Hedtke

Cecilia Eng

Eric Distad

Sunday October 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC CIRCLES

1:00pm PDT

Theme Circle: Ghosts & Villains

Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT

We'll honor our OryCon 44 Ghost of Honor Vincent Price with a theme circle of songs about ghosts, villains, and madmen typical of the beloved roles he played.

Moderators

Admiral Wordsmith

Panelists

Cecilia Eng

John C. Bunnell

Eric Distad

Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
PNW Ballroom

MUSIC CIRCLES