Barry and Sally Childs-Helton

Barry and Sally Childs-Helton are a husband-and-wife duo of filk performers based in Indianapolis, IN.

Barry is a guitarist and songwriter, while Sally is a percussionist (and Music for People improvisation teacher).

Both have doctorate degrees in folklore from Indiana University, and the title of their album Paradox is an intentional pun.

[2][3] (Sally's song Alphabet Soup can be read as her commentary on academia.)

Together they have been nominated 21 times for the Pegasus Award given by the Ohio Valley Filk Fest, collecting 5 trophies.