Song contest voting is OPEN!

Voting begins NOW for the NEWh3re 2022 song contest! The ballot is available here, with links to lyrics and audio for all entries, and a final link to the voting form. The deadline for voting is 2:00 PM Eastern time, Sunday, June 12. We will announce the results at Closing Ceremonies, later the same afternoon (see schedule).

As a reminder, only NEWh3re attendees (including partial attendees) may vote. Please see here for the complete rules.

UPDATED Schedule is up!

The UPDATED schedule for NEwh3re 2022 is up! Click here for a downloadable PDF grid, or here for an hour-by-hour listing, to find out what we’ll be doing and when. (Note: All times are Eastern time.)

As for where, the Zoom room locations are now available at the above links! There will also be announcements, updates, and general hanging out on the NEFilk Discord server. Please come join us there too!

Looking forward to seeing you all!

UPDATED: NEWh3re 2022 Song Contest

The NEWh3re concom is delighted to announce our 2022 Song Contest!

This year, once again the winner will be determined by popular vote. We will be collecting submissions to the song contest before the con, and voting will take place Friday (June 10) and Saturday (June 11) during the con. UPDATED: Submissions have been extended through to 11:59 PM Eastern time Saturday (June 11), with voting to open Sunday morning. The winner will be announced at the Closing Ceremonies.

The theme for this year’s contest is: “Third Time’s the Charm”!

Rules for Contestants:

    1. The deadline for submitting entries to the song contest is now Saturday June 11, 2022, 11:59 PM Eastern time. Entries may be submitted beginning now.
    2. Submissions should be sent to nefilk.tech@gmail.com. Each submission must include a lyrics sheet and may be accompanied by a link to a video or audio recording (or by an attached recording if the contestant has no way to host it elsewhere). If a recording is included, it does not need to be performed by the same person who wrote the song.
    3. To be submitted for this contest, a song must have been written within the past year (i.e., completed since the end of NEWhere 2021), and must be either written or co-written by an NEWh3re 2022 attendee. (Partial attendance counts.)
    4. Only one entry per person is permitted.
    5. The winning entry will be determined by popular vote. See below for details.

Rules for Voters:

    1. A list of all entries for the song contest will be posted on the nefilk Discord server and on the nefilk.us website by (at the latest) 1:00 AM Eastern time on Sunday June 12, in the form of a Google Doc. The list will include links to the lyrics, the recordings where applicable, and the ballot form to be used in voting.
    2. All attendees, including partial attendees, of NEWh3re 2022 are eligible to vote. This includes contestants, who may vote for their own entry if they so choose.
    3. The deadline for voting in the song contest is Sunday, June 12, 2022, 2:00 PM Eastern time.

Schedule grid is up! [UPDATED June 17, 7:20 PM Eastern]

The preliminary UPDATED schedule for NEWhere Too is up! Click through for a downloadable PDF to see the full weekend at a glance and find out what we’ll be doing and when.

As for where, the Zoom room locations are now linked on the PDF — and there will also be announcements, updates, and general hanging out on the NEFilk Discord server. Please come join us there too!

Looking forward to seeing you all!

NEWhere Too 2021 Song Contest

The NEWhere Too concom is delighted to announce our 2021 Song Contest!

This year, once again the winner will be determined by popular vote. We will be collecting submissions to the song contest before the con, and voting will take place Friday (June 18) and Saturday (June 19) during the con. The winner will be announced at the Closing Ceremonies.

The theme for this year’s contest is: “Keep Circling!”

Rules for Contestants:

    1. The deadline for submitting entries to the song contest is Friday June 18, 2021, 5:00 PM Eastern time. Entries may be submitted beginning now.
    2. Submissions should be sent to nefilk.tech@gmail.com. Each submission must include a lyrics sheet and may be accompanied by a link to a video or audio recording (or by an attached recording if the contestant has no way to host it elsewhere). If a recording is included, it does not need to be performed by the same person who wrote the song.
    3. To be submitted for this contest, a song must have been written within the past year (i.e., completed since the end of NEWhere 2020), and must be either written or co-written by an NEWhere 2021 attendee. (Partial attendance counts.)
    4. Only one entry per person is permitted.
    5. The winning entry will be determined by popular vote. See below for details.

Rules for Voters:

    1. A list of all entries for the song contest will be posted on the nefilk Discord server and on the nefilk.us website by 6:00 PM Eastern time on Friday June 18, in the form of a Google Doc. The list will include links to the lyrics, the recordings where applicable, and the ballot form to be used in voting.
    2. All attendees, including partial attendees, of NEWhere 2021 are eligible to vote. This includes contestants, who may vote for their own entry if they so choose.
    3. The deadline for voting in the song contest is Sunday, June 20, 2021, 10:00 AM Eastern time.

NEWhere 2021 Update – A Message From the Con Chair

NEWhere Too, June 18-20, 2021

Greetings all!  With June busting out all over, I am pleased to announce our slate of talented performers! (Please note that the schedule is still subject to change.)

Our Guest of Honor concert, of course, will feature the fabulous Dave Weingart.

Other anticipated performers include Morva Bowman and Alan PollardKathy SandsBob Leigh and Mabel Liang, Amy Fass, Ellen Kranzer, Daphne Arthur, Deborah and Basil, Zorikh Lequidre, Piers Cawley, Michael McAfee and Robert Rosenfeld.

PLUS Bring Your Own Ice Cream Social on Friday“What I Discovered During the Pandemic” on Sundayvirtual con suite every day at noon, and lots and lots of open filk!

Feel free to spread the word, and hope to see you at the con!

Alex Wittenberg

NEFilk/NEWhere Too Con Chair


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Past NEFilk conventions are listed here.

NEWhere 2021 Update

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Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, we are regretfully altering our plans to hold an NEFilk Relaxacon in June 2021. Instead, we will once more host NEWhere, an online event on June 18-20, 2021, with virtual Guest of Honor Dave Weingart.

And (with the agreement of our hotel, the Crowne Plaza in Danbury, CT) the in-person NEFilk Relaxacon has been rescheduled to July 1-3, 2022, with Guest of Honor Gary Ehrlich.

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NEFilk is the filk convention of the northeastern United States. It rotates among different locations and hosting organizations, under the names ConCerto, ConCertino, Conterpoint, and Contata. This page provides a nexus for information on these conventions, and for other filk activity in the northeastern U.S. The name NEFilk has been used since 2000, and provides a unifying identity for the conventions.

Past NEFilk conventions are listed here.

NEWhere 2020 Song Contest: Vote Now!

The contest entries are in, and voting is open!

1) Go to https://bit.ly/2CCzlXj to see (and in some cases hear) the entries. At the bottom of that document you will find a link to the ballot form.

2) Votes must be entered using the ballot form by 12:00 Noon EDT on Friday, July 24. We will announce the results no later than the morning of Sunday, July 26.

(If you would like to vote but do not want to submit an email address, please email nefilk-tech@gmail.com and ask for assistance.)

Many thanks to all our contestants!

NEWhere 2020: That’s (Not Quite) All, Folks …

Many thanks to everyone who attended our virtual convention! But wait, there’s more …!

Since we didn’t have a song contest at the convention, we’re going to have a post-con contest! Our theme is: “No Contest.”
1) Deadline for submission is 11:59 EDT July 20.
2) Submissions should be sent to nefilk.tech@gmail.com. Each submission must include a lyrics sheet and may be accompanied by a video or audio recording. If a recording is included, it does not need to be performed by the same person who wrote the lyrics.
3) To be submitted for this contest, a song must be newly written (i.e., completed since Friday, July 3, 2020), and must be either written or co-written by an NEWhere 2020 attendee. (Partial attendance counts.)
4) Only one submission per person is permitted.
5) Winners will be determined by popular vote. Links to all submissions and the method of voting will be posted on the NEfilk Discord server and here on this website. If you have any questions, please email them to the address above.