# Michael Longcor

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{{Short description|Folk and filk singer}}
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'''Michael Longcor''' is a [folk](/source/Folk_music) and [filk](/source/filk) singer.  His songs span a range of topics including [military history](/source/military_history), [Indiana](/source/Indiana) history, and humor.  He has won six [Pegasus Award](/source/Pegasus_Award)s and has been nominated for six others.<ref name="Pegasus">{{cite news |url=http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/people/michael-longcor.html |title=Michael (Moonwulf) Longcor |publisher=The Pegasus Awards |accessdate=2007-03-16}}</ref>  His music has appeared on [Dr. Demento](/source/Dr._Demento) and on [NPR](/source/NPR)'s ''[Folksong Festival](/source/Folksong_Festival)'', and has provided the background for a [BBC](/source/BBC) documentary on [Rudyard Kipling](/source/Rudyard_Kipling).<ref name="DRAGON">{{cite news |url=http://www.dragoncon.org/?q=past_guests#L  |title= Past Guests - L |publisher=Dragon Con |accessdate=2014-11-26}}</ref>

He is a member of the [Society for Creative Anachronism](/source/Society_for_Creative_Anachronism), in which he is known as Moonwulf Starkaaderson.  As a member of the SCA, he has been king of the [Middle Kingdom](/source/Society_for_Creative_Anachronism) twice and served as baron of the Barony of Rivenstar from its foundation until April 2016.  He is also a member of the [Dorsai Irregulars](/source/Dorsai_Irregulars), having been inducted in 1976.<ref>[http://www.di.org/di_tl.htm Dorsai Irregulars: History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330011303/http://di.org/di_tl.htm |date=2009-03-30 }}.  Retrieved on 2009-05-20.</ref> Longcor was inducted into the [Filk Hall of Fame](/source/Filk_Hall_of_Fame) in 2014.<ref name="FilkHOF">{{cite web |url=http://filkontario.ca/longcorm-2/ |title=Filk Hall of Fame: Michael Longcor |publisher=FilkOntario |accessdate=2021-02-22}}</ref>

==Awards==
*1992 Pegasus Award for best performer
*1993 Pegasus Award for best humorous song ("Rhinotillexomania")
*1995 Pegasus Award for best performer
*1995 Pegasus Award for best military song ("When Tenskwatawa Sings")
*1996 Pegasus Award for best eerie song ("Monster in My Head")
*2003 Pegasus Award for best filk song ("Shooting Star")

==Discography==
*''Storm, Wind and Flame''
:Songs from this album appear in [Ann C. Crispin](/source/Ann_C._Crispin)'s novel ''[Storms of Destiny](/source/Storms_of_Destiny)''
*''Walking the Wilderness''
*''Boarding Party''
*''Lovers, Heroes and Rogues''
*''Heartburn''
*''Kitchen Junk Drawer''
*''Dangerous Heroes''
*''Norman & Saxon''
*''Drunken Angel''
*''Field of Fire''
*''What's a Hoosier?''
*''Owlflight''<ref name="FIREBIRD">{{cite news|url=http://www.firebirdarts.com/music/3music34.shtml |title=Music: Michael Longcor |publisher=Firebird Arts & Music |accessdate=2007-03-16 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310213924/http://www.firebirdarts.com/music/3music34.shtml |archivedate=2007-03-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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