"Not only has the lovely Mercedes Lackey gifted her many readers and fans with the beautifully crafted stories of her wonderful world of Valdemar, but also with the truest form of story-telling. Below you will find the albums ... of Misty's Ballads of Valdemar. With luck Misty will continue to serenade us with these lovely pieces of Filk (Fictional-Folk) music."
Mercedes Lackey has stated that writing songs and verses helped her define the crucial elements of the stories.[1]
Albums[]
Valdemar albums[]
- Heralds, Harpers, and Havoc (1987) - songs for the Arrows trilogy
- Oathbound (1990)
- Oathbreakers (1991)
- By the Sword (1991) (all lyrics by Meg Davis)
- Shadow Stalker (1994) - songs about Vanyel
- Lovers, Lore and Loss (1995) - more songs for the Arrows trilogy
- Owlflight (2000) (lyrics by Michael Longcor and Cecilia Eng)
- Sun and Shadow (2005) (the legendary couple. lyrics for three songs written by Lackey)
Other albums[]
The album Magic, Moondust & Melancholy (1989) (and an earlier version, Murder, Mystery & Mayhem (1985)) has one Valdemar song not available on the Valdemar albums listed above:
Miscellaneous songs[]
Purchase[]
The Firebird Arts website that used to sell cassettes and CDs of Valdemar albums is no longer online and there is no contact for the company. Due to a lack of offerings on resale sites such as eBay, the songs are only accessible via unlicensed uploads on Youtube, Soundcloud, and/or ChordU. Links are on the wiki song pages.
Notes[]
People have asked Mercedes about copies or possible re-recording by new performers. Unfortunately, the owners of Firebird Arts have dropped out of sight and she has no way to contact them.
The Filk Discography Wiki has a Mercedes Lackey article listing these albums and some of her other filk recordings.