Cynthia McQuillin

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Cynthia McQuillin (July 25, 1953 – January 14, 2006) was a filk singer and writer as well as an author and artist. She lived in the San Francisco Bay area. Her songs touched the usual filk topics of science fiction, fantasy, and cats, but also feminism, love, and Sizeism .

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[edit] Discography

  • Crystal Singer - 1981
  • Crystal Vision (with Phillip Wayne)
  • Singer in the Shadow - 1983
  • Shadow Spun - 1986
  • Dark Moon Circle - 1987
  • Moon Shadows - 1989
  • Dreams of Fortune - 1991
  • Midlife Crisis - performed by Midlife Crisis: Cynthia McQuillin and Dr. Jane Robinson
  • Bedlam Cats - 1992 - performed by Midlife Crisis, plus Margaret Davis, Kristoph Klover, Patrick McKenna, and Sharon Williams
  • Uncharted Stars - 1993
  • This Heavy Heart - 1994
  • Witch's Dance - 1998

[edit] Honors

[edit] Pegasus Awards

  • 1999 Best Writer/Composer

[edit] Pegasus Nominations

  • 1987 Best Filk Song, "Crimson and Crystal"
  • 1988 Best Writer/Composer
  • 1989 Best Writer/Composer
  • 1991 Best War/Vengeance Song, "The Tyrant's Tale"
  • 1992 Best Writer/Composer
  • 1993 Best Filk Song, "I Would Walk With You"
  • 1993 Best Writer/Composer
  • 1996 Best Filk Song, "Black Davie's Ride"
  • 1997 Best Writer/Composer
  • 1997 Best Sorcery Song, "Crimson and Crystal"
  • 1999 (w/ Jordin Kare) Best Fool Song, "Fool to Feed the Drive"
  • 2004 Best Classic Filk Song, "Black Davie's Ride"
  • 2006 Best Writer/Composer
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NAME McQuillin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Filk singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1953-07-25
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH 2006-01-14
PLACE OF DEATH
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