NSS "1998 Apollo Award Space Song Writing Contest"



The National Space Society announced a space song writing contest in 1997 to "raise filk songs from obscurity". The songs could be in any style but needed a space inspired theme. In 1998 the following 10 songs (from 28 entries) were selected as the top finishers and Mike Penkava performed the winning entry at the 1998 NSS Conference.



1 Now's the Time to Touch a Star - Mike Penkava

2 Queen Isabella, Where Are You? - Leslie Fish performed by Kristoph Klover

3 Big Blue Sky - Stan Clardy

4 The Voyagers - Charles Morley

5 Don't You Know There's Space Out There - Wendy Sayvetz

6 Frontier Creature - Elaine Walker

7 Delta Clipper - Leslie Fish

8 The Battle Hymn for Space - Carol & Erika Johnson

9 The Next Age Has Begun - Chris Carberry

10 Come Up! - Claire Stephens


Included on the To Touch the Stars CD from Prometheus Music.