1 | Alexander James Adams (born November 6, 1962) is an American singer/songwriter who sings in the Celtic and World genres. He is known for using fiddles, guitars, and bodhran in his music. Alexander James Adams is also a well-known name in the {{Filk|Song}} scene. |
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3 | He began his music career in the 1980s, playing at science conventions and Renascence fairs. In the late 80s, he co-founded a Celtic rock band named "Phoenyx". They released one album, "Keepers of the Flame", before they disbanded in 1991 and he went solo again. |
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5 | Alexander is a transgender man who went by "Heather Alexander" until 2006. His last performance as Heather was in [=OryCon=] 2006 (a scifi/fantasy convention). He still credits songs done during that period as being by Heather Alexander and says that [[ChangelingTale he was a changeling child]]. |
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8 | !!Examples: |
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10 | * TheBerserker: "Don't Call My Name in Battle" is about a berserker giving some important advice to his comrades. |
11 | * DarkIsEvil: "The Black Unicorn" is about a soul-stealing, all-black {{unicorn}}. |
12 | * FaerieCourt: "Faerie Queen" is about a woman who battles with a faerie queen who wants to steal her fiance. |
13 | * TheFairFolk: |
14 | ** "Faerie Queen" is about a woman who spots fairies dancing in the forest. It turns out they had returned from a hunt and their prey was her fiancee. She gets him back by beating their queen at playing on the fiddle. |
15 | ** "Dance in the Circle" is about fairy rings and how fairies can steal souls. |
16 | * OdeToIntoxication: "Pour Your Brother" is a drinking song bordering on a DrunkenSong. |
17 | * ReincarnationFriendship: "Old Souls" is about a deja vu feeling that some people feel towards certain friends. |
18 | * StandYourGround: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFi7bWkyRpA "March of Cambreadth"]], arguably his best-known song, describes medieval soldiers fighting to defend their homeland. |
19 | * WomanScorned: "Black Jack's Lady" is based off the Scottish folk ballad "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy". In it a woman sleeps with a man named Black Jack. When she wakes up the next morning alone, she ends up hell-bent and furious. |
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