On this page, you will find lyrics to (and MP3s of) many of my songs. I've been writing songs since I was in elementary school, but didn't use to perform them all that often.

Since 1997, however, I've been part of filk, the folk music of science fiction fandom, and within the filk community have really blossomed as a songwriter. Thus, most of my current repertoire reflects the (very diverse) interests of that community. In 2001, I received a guitar as a graduation present (thanks, parental units!), which is much more portable than my previous instrument, the piano.

I write new songs frequently, so be sure to check this page often!

What's new on this page:

Added 2/28/2007:

"Love Letter" (mp3)

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Alphabetical Index by Title

Index of Songs by Topic

Religious/Spiritual Songs

(sublassification of some songs in this section somewhat arbitrary)

Jewish

"My People's Story" (mp3)
"Experiment 45" (mp3)
"Solomon's Song"
"The Holy Mountain" (mp3)
"Shechinah" (mp3)

"Desert Rain" (mp3)
"Dedication" (mp3)
"Masquerade" (mp3)
"Love Letter" (mp3)
"Cracked" (mp3)
The Niggun of Zelda (mp3)

"Tzur Hashlishi" (Third Rock) (mp3)
"Starlight through Woven Branches" (mp3)
"Ma'ariv Aravim" (mp3)
"Yotzer Or" (mp3)
"Modim" (mp3)

Neopagan

"Altar of Fire" (mp3)
"Circle Story" (mp3)
"The Code of the Goddess" (mp3)

"Garden" (mp3 mid)
"Singing Up the Sun" (mp3)

Storyteller

"Hymn for a Festival of Sandcastles" (mp3)
"I Am Just A Song (That You Sing)" (mp3)
"So You Want to Be a Bard"
"The Storytellers' Hymn" (mp3)
"That's My Story (and I'm Stickin' to It)"
"My People's Story" (mp3)
"Well of Inspiration"

"Are We There Yet?"
"Campbell's Soup"
"Divine Monkey" (mp3)
"Go Forth by Night" (mp3)
"Other Dreams"
"Wanderer"

Academic Topics

"It's a Longer Way from Amphioxus"
"To Every Op (Beep, Beep, Beep)"
"How Can I Keep from Pinging?"
"Where the Trees Have No Name"

"The Messenger" (mp3)
"The Highwayman"
"The AI of the Cyber"
"The Way AI Behaves"
"Free Spirit" (mp3)
"The Laws of Life" (mp3)
"Tit for Tat" (mp3)

"Blue Butterfly" (mp3)
"Squaring the Circle"
"The Flavors of the Quark"
"Fins of Human Knowledge"
"Hyperbolic Orbit" (mp3)
"Cydonia (Mars or Bust!)"

Generic or Original SF and Fantasy

Science Fiction

"A Long Way from Home" (mp3)
"Wait for the Sun to Be Born" (mp3)
"The Explorators' Hymn for the Makers"
"Not All Who Wander Are Lost in Space" (mp3)

"The Great Explorer Zero"
"Starship from Homeworld"
"Born in the Milky Way"

"S.O.S." (mp3)
"Starseer" (mp3)
"Starseed (Dust on the Wind)" (mp3)
"Wondering Starship"

Fantasy

"Dragon for Sale" (mp3 mid)
"Dragon for Sale (Reprise)"
"Here Be Cartographers" (mp3)

"Away Ye Merry Laddies"
"Glass Half Full of the Sea" (mp3)
"Thomas in the Faery Ring"

"The Ballad of Surf and Turf"
"Pfnakapfna" (mp3)
"Watcher" (mp3)

Unclassifiable

"Crocodile Boy"
"My Favorite Rings"
"Troll Bridge"

"She Heard with Her Ears"
"Toy Planes and Rubber Bands" (mp3)
"Beyond the Far Horizon" (mp3)
"Put Up a Kite"

Published SF and Fantasy

Movies and Television

"Castle in the Sky" (mp3)
"Crouching Tiger, Jedi Master" (mp3)
"One Small X-Wing Fighter"
"The Priestess of Chocolate" (mp3)
"I Go Like the Shadows"
"Howard's Choice"

"Solitary World"
"The Dark Lord V--" (mp3)
"Army of Clones"
"Tatooine"
"Gelfling"

"Jurassic Park Sunset" (mp3)
"The Galactica Overture" (mp3)
"Hey, Evil Borg Machine-man!"
"Familiar Stars"
"Deep Harbor"

Video Games

"It's Mario!" (mp3)
"The Legend of Zelda"
"A Link to the Past"
"The Dark World"
The Niggun of Zelda (mp3)
"Rolling On" (mp3)

"Galapagos (Mendel's Escape)" (mp3)
"Many Pikmin" (mp3)
"The Ballad of Brinstar"
"Metroid and the Mother Brain" (mp3)
"The Secret of Mana" (mp3)
"The Final Fantasy Hero's Ballad"

"The Temple of Chaos"
"Red Wings" (mp3)
"When You Call (A Song for Rydia)" (mp3)
"Terra Incognita" (mp3)
"Magitek (Cid's Song)"
"The Morning After"

Books

J.R.R. Tolkien

"Sing a Different Tune" (mp3)
"Three Bright Jewels (Feanor's Curse)" (mp3)
"Rivendell Pie (The One Ruling Ring)"
"Starlight through Woven Branches" (mp3)

"Why I Want to Go"
"Khazad-Du^m"
"Galadriel to Sam"
"Weathertop Hill"
"Lonesome Ring Road"

"The Mountain (Orodruin)"
"Frodo to Gollum"
"When I Go (Gandalf)"

Vernor Vinge

"Fire Upon the Deep" (mp3)
"The Galaxy Is Silent"
"So High, So Low" (mp3)

"Deepness in the Sky (with Diamonds)"
"Transcendence is out on the Rim"

Other Authors

"Gods Want Apples of Discord (Priam to Paris)"
"Divine Monkey" (mp3)
"Under His Hat, He Had Things" (mp3)
"Mr. Underhill (Not His Real Name)"
"The Creation of Ea" (mp3 mid abc)

"The Grog"
"One Little Piggy"
"Oxfordshire Dreaming"
"Weary Spice Sands"
"Plush Cthulhu"
"Snow Crashin'" (mp3)

"El-ahrairah" (mp3)
"Falcon's Nest" (mp3)
"Girl Without a Name"
"Tanamoril" (mid)
"Clockwork"

Verses for "The Reader" by Blake Hodgetts

"The Reader: The Cave of Time"
"The Reader: Fat Men From Space"

"The Reader: The Butter Battle Book"
"The Reader: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"

Music, Filk, and Fandom

"Trad and Anon"

"I Think I've Contracted a British Accent"

Instrumental Compositions

"Desert Rain" waltz (mid)

Invention #1 in C (mid)

Pathetan of untitled gamelan piece (mid)

Alphabetical Index of Songs by Title

"The AI of the Cyber"
"Altar of Fire" (mp3)
"Are We There Yet?"
"Army of Clones"
"Away Ye Merry Laddies"
"Beyond the Far Horizon" (mp3)
"Blue Butterfly" (mp3)
"Born in the Milky Way"
"The Ballad of Brinstar"
"I Think I've Contracted a British Accent"
"Campbell's Soup"
"Castle in the Sky" (mp3)
"Circle Story" (mp3)
"Clockwork"
"The Code of the Goddess" (mp3)
"Cracked" (mp3)
"The Creation of Ea" (mp3 mid abc)
"Crocodile Boy"
"Crouching Tiger, Jedi Master" (mp3)
"Cydonia (Mars or Bust!)"
"The Dark Lord V--" (mp3)
"The Dark World"
"Dedication" (mp3)
"Deep Harbor"
"Deepness in the Sky (with Diamonds)"
"Desert Rain" (mp3)
"Desert Rain" waltz (mid)
"Divine Monkey" (mp3)
"Dragon for Sale" (mp3 mid)
"Dragon for Sale (Reprise)"
"El-ahrairah" (mp3)
"Experiment 45" (mp3)
"The Explorators' Hymn for the Makers"
"Falcon's Nest" (mp3)
"Familiar Stars"
"The Filksong"
"The Final Fantasy Hero's Ballad"
"Fins of Human Knowledge"
"Fire Upon the Deep" (mp3)
"The Flavors of the Quark"
"Free Spirit" (mp3)
"Frodo to Gollum"
"The Galactica Overture" (mp3)
"Galadriel to Sam"
"Galapagos (Mendel's Escape)" (mp3)
"The Galaxy Is Silent"
"Garden" (mp3 mid)
"Gelfling"
"Girl Without a Name"
"Glass Half Full of the Sea" (mp3)
"Go Forth by Night" (mp3)
"Gods Want Apples of Discord (Priam to Paris)"
"The Great Explorer Zero"
"The Grog"
"Here Be Cartographers" (mp3)
"Hey, Evil Borg Machine-man!"
"The Highwayman"
"The Holy Mountain" (mp3)
"How Can I Keep from Pinging?"
"Howard's Choice"
"How's It Go?"
"Hymn for a Festival of Sandcastles" (mp3)
"Hyperbolic Orbit" (mp3)
"I Am Just A Song (That You Sing)" (mp3)
"I Go Like the Shadows"
Invention #1 in C (mid)
"It's a Longer Way from Amphioxus"
"It's Mario!" (mp3)
"Jurassic Park Sunset" (mp3)
"Khazad-Du^m"
"The Laws of Life" (mp3)
"The Legend of Zelda"
"A Link to the Past"
"Lonesome Ring Road"
"A Long Way from Home" (mp3)
"Love Letter" (mp3)
"Ma'ariv Aravim" (mp3)
"Magitek (Cid's Song)"
"Many Pikmin" (mp3)
"Masquerade" (mp3)
"The Messenger" (mp3)
"Metroid and the Mother Brain" (mp3)
"Modim" (mp3)
"The Morning After"
"The Mountain (Orodruin)"
"Mr. Underhill (Not His Real Name)"
"My Favorite Rings"
"My People's Story" (mp3)
"Not All Who Wander Are Lost in Space" (mp3)
"One Little Piggy"
"One Small X-Wing Fighter"
"Other Dreams"
"Oxfordshire Dreaming"
"Pfnakapfna" (mp3)
"Plush Cthulhu"
"The Priestess of Chocolate" (mp3)
"Put Up a Kite"
"The Reader: The Butter Battle Book"
"The Reader: The Cave of Time"
"The Reader: Fat Men From Space"
"The Reader: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"
"Red Wings" (mp3)
"Rivendell Pie (The One Ruling Ring)"
"Rolling On" (mp3)
"S.O.S." (mp3)
"The Secret of Mana" (mp3)
"She Heard with Her Ears"
"Shechinah" (mp3)
"Sing a Different Tune" (mp3)
"Singing Up the Sun" (mp3)
"Snow Crashin'" (mp3)
"So High, So Low" (mp3)
"So You Want to Be a Bard"
"Solitary World"
"Solomon's Song"
"Squaring the Circle"
"Starlight through Woven Branches" (mp3)
"Starseed (Dust on the Wind)" (mp3)
"Starseer" (mp3)
"Starship from Homeworld"
"The Storytellers' Hymn" (mp3)
"The Ballad of Surf and Turf"
"Tanamoril" (mid)
"Tatooine"
"The Temple of Chaos"
"Terra Incognita" (mp3)
"That's My Story (and I'm Stickin' to It)"
"Thomas in the Faery Ring"
"Three Bright Jewels (Feanor's Curse)" (mp3)
"Tit for Tat" (mp3)
"To Every Op (Beep, Beep, Beep)"
"Toy Planes and Rubber Bands" (mp3)
"Trad and Anon"
"Transcendence is out on the Rim"
"Troll Bridge"
"Tzur Hashlishi" (Third Rock) (mp3)
"Under His Hat, He Had Things" (mp3)
"Wait for the Sun to Be Born" (mp3)
"Wanderer"
"Watcher" (mp3)
"The Way AI Behaves"
"Weary Spice Sands"
"Weathertop Hill"
"Well of Inspiration"
"When I Go (Gandalf)"
"When You Call (A Song for Rydia)" (mp3)
"Where the Trees Have No Name"
"Why I Want to Go"
"Wondering Starship"
"Yotzer Or" (mp3)
The Niggun of Zelda (mp3)
Pathetan of untitled gamelan piece (mid)

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