Mar, Kathy
Biography
Mar worked as a professional folk singer and street performer in Denver, Colorado for many years before discovering filk. Her first recordings were for Off Centaur Publications (Songbird, On a Bright Wind, Bamboo Wind) and she went on to record two albums with Thor Records (Plus Ça Change, Plus C'est La Même Chose) which have recently been re-released as a double CD. She also recorded an album for Dandelion Digital (Made by Magic) with British songwriter Zander Nyrond, one of the first filk CDs ever produced. Her album of filk and folk covers on Prometheus (My Favorite Sings) was her most successful release. She was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in its second year of existence. With Lindy Sears, she instigated the 'Dandelion Conspiracy' to promote filk to general science-fiction conventions.
She was Filk Guest of Honor at Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention.
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Bamboo Wind A, original master, 1985
Bamboo wind -- Flowers for Algernon -- I drink your eyes -- Boy genius -- Dancing on a clock -- Twisted -- Song of a dryad -- Vapor angles.
Bamboo Wind B, original master, 1985
Calm down -- Doppleganger -- Good good friend -- Magic trance -- Pied piper -- Jealous of your time -- When giants walked -- Jonathan -- Further adventures of star singer.
Brandywine, 4-track master, 1984
Blacksmith of the Brandywine -- Penny Evans -- Jimmy Newman -- Fisherman's wife's lament -- Barrett's privateers -- Penny Evans -- Parcel of rogues -- Geordy -- Battle of New Orleans -- Bonnie ship the diamond -- Bonnie ship the diamond -- The incest song -- Johnny be fair.
ConCerto 1, Concert, Showstoppers, Interview with Kathy, Tom, Spencer, June 9,1990
ConCerto 2, Interview with Kathy, Tom, Spenser, Interview with Athelstan, Interview with Mara Brener, Kid's Concert, June 9,1990
Interview with Kathy, Tom, and Spencer covers filk composition, filk cons, the filk community,
Interview with Athelstan covers East Filk, poetry readings, bards format, twofers and oneshots
ConCerto 4, Kid's Concert, Panel on singing with Kathy and Linda, GoH Concert, June 9, 1990
Kid's concert part 2: Waa, waa, waa (Mara Brener and Madelaine) -- Under the sea (Mara Brener).
Panel on vocal techniques is led by Kathy Mar and Linda Melnick.
GoH Concert (Guest of Honor Concert) part 1: No Maggie's land (Kathy Mar) -- You can't chop your Poppa up in Massachusetts (Linda Melnick) -- A chat with your Mother (Kathy) -- A Russian song (Linda Melnick) -- Paper wings (Kathy Mar) -- Whatever happened to the dragons? (Linda Melnick).
ConCerto 5, GoH Concert, Interview with Mike Stein, Interview with Filthy Pierre, June 9,1990
ConCerto 12, Interview with Roberta Ragow cont., Interview with Kathy Mar, Theme Concert, Gripe session, June 10, 1990
Continuation of interview with Ragow discusses Star Trek, parody songs.
Interview with Kathy Mar: discusses sound quality of Off Centaur tapes and styles of filk.
No titles or performers available for concert in Milewski's notes.
Kathy Mar, original recording (Reel 066), 1980s
Wild geese -- You feel like a good good friend of mine -- Dancing on a clock -- Magic trance -- Dr. Von Braun -- Cup of tea -- Goodbye to Sol and Terra -- Winter rose
Kathy Mar, original recording (Reel 067), 1980s
I drink your eyes -- Television lovers -- I see you everywhere -- Man of war -- I am the locust -- Lucky charm -- Star singer -- Heartwarming -- [Guitar instrumental]
Kathy Mar, original recording (Reel 068), 1980s
Call him Lord -- Call him Lord, take 2 -- Whitewater -- Vapor angels -- Boy genius -- Starship and haiku -- Lullaby
Miscellaneous Kathy Mar, original recording, 1980s
Brownies -- Little people -- Reject -- Calm down it's only ones and zeroes -- Flowers for Algernon -- Song of a dryad -- Geordy -- When armageddon comes -- Arafel's song
Miscellaneous songs 1, original recording, 1980s
Weird song (04:00) -- [40,000] (03:15) -- Star Hearken (03:43) -- Draft dodger rag (02:38) -- Widow with shawl (a portrait) (02:33) -- [Finity's end] (05:13) -- Skydancer (Joey Shoji?) (03:57) -- Unidentified song (04:37) -- [Living is dancing] (03:00) -- Unidentified song (04:32)
Off Centaur-5780, Songbird (Kathy Mar) / Best of Chi-Con, duplicating master, 1982, 1983
Off Centaur-5830, On a Bright Wind / Captain Jack & the Mermaid, duplicating master, 1984
On a Bright Wind A, original master, 1984
Wild geese -- Cup of tea -- Star hearken -- Dr. Von Braun -- Man of war -- Star singer -- I see you everywhere -- I am the locust.
On a Bright Wind B, original master, 1984
Starship and haiku -- Television lovers -- Call him lord -- White water -- Winter rose -- Goodbye to Sol and Terra -- Lucky charm -- Heartwarming.
Songbird A, original master, 1983
Joy -- Lady Ellen -- Childhood's end -- Sea cradle -- Between grass shores -- The sheep look up -- Mr. right -- Marching in the streets.
Songbird B, original master, 1983
Songbird -- Legend -- Circle song -- Give my children wings -- Ice -- Behold -- Dreaming -- Everybody here.
Songbird, duplicating master, 1983
Joy -- Lady Ellen -- Childhood's end -- Sea cradle -- Between grass shores -- The sheep look up -- Mr. Right -- Marching in the streets -- Songbird -- Legend -- Circle song -- Give my children wings -- Ice -- Behold -- Dreaming -- Everybody here.
Westercon 1, Thursday Concert, July 5, 1990
Westercon 3, Bardic, Performer's Circle, Interview with Gary, Tera, etc., July 5, 1990
Westercon 4, Interview with Gary, Tera, etc., Panel, July 5-6, 1990
Panel title: "(Is The Mundane World Ready for Filk?"