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

 Item – Reel 001: [Barcode: A11359276703]
Contents

Bamboo wind -- Flowers for Algernon -- I drink your eyes -- Boy genius -- Dancing on a clock -- Twisted -- Song of a dryad -- Vapor angles.

Dates: Publication: 1985

Bamboo Wind B, original master, 1985

 Item – Reel 002: [Barcode: A11359276711]
Contents

Calm down -- Doppleganger -- Good good friend -- Magic trance -- Pied piper -- Jealous of your time -- When giants walked -- Jonathan -- Further adventures of star singer.

Dates: Publication: 1985

Brandywine, 4-track master, 1984

 Item – Reel 013: [Barcode: A11361549907]
Contents

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.

Dates: Publication: 1984

ConCerto 1, Concert, Showstoppers, Interview with Kathy, Tom, Spencer, June 9,1990

 Item – Box 6: [Barcode: A11362167212], Item: 01
Contents Concert: The D-G football song (Claire [Maier]) -- Before the dawn (Jennifer [McGowan] and Kevin) -- Red sun rising (Jennifer [McGowan] and Kevin) -- Stake me out on the anthill (Dave Weingart) -- We're the system engineers (Dave Weingart) -- Don't push that button (Tom) -- The wild rovers (Tom) -- No Maggie's land (Kathy [Mar]) -- Washerwoman's Oz (Kathy [Mar]) -- Fiddler's green (John Sims) -- Follow the code (John Sims)Showstopers: And this is one of them (Group) -- Prepare ye...
Dates: Creation: June 9,1990

ConCerto 2, Interview with Kathy, Tom, Spenser, Interview with Athelstan, Interview with Mara Brener, Kid's Concert, June 9,1990

 Item – Box 6: [Barcode: A11362167212], Item: 02
Scope and Contents

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





Dates: Creation: June 9,1990

ConCerto 4, Kid's Concert, Panel on singing with Kathy and Linda, GoH Concert, June 9, 1990

 Item – Box 6: [Barcode: A11362167212], Item: 03
Contents

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).

Dates: Creation: June 9, 1990

ConCerto 5, GoH Concert, Interview with Mike Stein, Interview with Filthy Pierre, June 9,1990

 Item – Box 6: [Barcode: A11362167212], Item: 04
Contents GoH concert part 2: An old Vermont hotel (Kathy Mar) -- Daffodils (Linda Melnick) -- Circle game (Kathy Mar) -- Suzanne (Linda Melnick) -- The great mandella (Linda Melnick) -- Death wish of hygene (Kathy Mar) -- Katy cruel (Linda Melnick) -- Big blue frog (Linda Melnick) -- Songbird (Kathy Mar) -- Chimes of freedom flashing (Kathy Mar) -- Blowin' in the wind (group). Scope and Contents Researcher's transcripts...
Dates: Creation: June 9,1990

ConCerto 12, Interview with Roberta Ragow cont., Interview with Kathy Mar, Theme Concert, Gripe session, June 10, 1990

 Item – Box 6: [Barcode: A11362167212], Item: 11
Contents

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.

Dates: Creation: June 10, 1990

Kathy Mar, original recording (Reel 066), 1980s

 Item – Reel 066: [Barcode: A11359280085]
Contents

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

Dates: Creation: 1980s

Kathy Mar, original recording (Reel 067), 1980s

 Item – Reel 067: [Barcode: A11359280093]
Contents

I drink your eyes -- Television lovers -- I see you everywhere -- Man of war -- I am the locust -- Lucky charm -- Star singer -- Heartwarming -- [Guitar instrumental]

Dates: Creation: 1980s

Kathy Mar, original recording (Reel 068), 1980s

 Item – Reel 068: [Barcode: A11359280101]
Contents

Call him Lord -- Call him Lord, take 2 -- Whitewater -- Vapor angels -- Boy genius -- Starship and haiku -- Lullaby

Dates: Creation: 1980s

Miscellaneous Kathy Mar, original recording, 1980s

 Item – Reel 081: [Barcode: A11359280168]
Contents

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

Dates: Creation: 1980s

Miscellaneous songs 1, original recording, 1980s

 Item – Reel 082: [Barcode: A11359280176]
Contents

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)

Dates: Creation: 1980s

Off Centaur-5780, Songbird (Kathy Mar) / Best of Chi-Con, duplicating master, 1982, 1983

 Item – Reel 099: [Barcode: A11359280788]
Recording information Best of Chi-Con recorded at ChiConIV (Worldcon 40), Chicago, Ill, September 2-6, 1982. Contents Tape contains material from both Songbird by Kathy Mar and Best of ChiCon. Tracks are listed here in the order that they appear on this tape. Joy (Kathy Mar) -- Lady Ellen (Kathy Mar) -- Childhood's end (Kathy Mar) -- Sea cradle (Kathy Mar) -- Between grass shores (Kathy Mar) -- The sheep look up (Kathy Mar) -- Mr. Right (Kathy Mar) --...
Dates: Publication: 1982, 1983

Off Centaur-5830, On a Bright Wind / Captain Jack & the Mermaid, duplicating master, 1984

 Item – Reel 100: [Barcode: A11359280796]
Contents This tape contains material from both On A Bright Wind by Kathy Mar and Captain Jack and the Mermaid by Meg Davis. Tracks are listed in the order that they appera on this tape. Wild geese (Kathy Mar) -- Cup of tea (Kathy Mar) -- Star hearken (Kathy Mar) -- Dr. Von Braun (Kathy Mar) -- Man of war (Kathy Mar) -- Star singer (Kathy Mar) -- I see you everywhere (Kathy Mar) -- I am the locust (Kathy Mar) -- Wind in the pipes (Meg Davis) -- The Elf glade (Meg Davis) -- Yevgenia and the...
Dates: Publication: 1984

On a Bright Wind A, original master, 1984

 Item – Reel 102: [Barcode: A11359280267]
Contents

Wild geese -- Cup of tea -- Star hearken -- Dr. Von Braun -- Man of war -- Star singer -- I see you everywhere -- I am the locust.

Dates: Publication: 1984

On a Bright Wind B, original master, 1984

 Item – Reel 103: [Barcode: A11359280275]
Contents

Starship and haiku -- Television lovers -- Call him lord -- White water -- Winter rose -- Goodbye to Sol and Terra -- Lucky charm -- Heartwarming.

Dates: Publication: 1984

Songbird A, original master, 1983

 Item – Reel 129: [Barcode: A11359280515]
Contents

Joy -- Lady Ellen -- Childhood's end -- Sea cradle -- Between grass shores -- The sheep look up -- Mr. right -- Marching in the streets.

Dates: Publication: 1983

Songbird B, original master, 1983

 Item – Reel 130: [Barcode: A11359280523]
Contents

Songbird -- Legend -- Circle song -- Give my children wings -- Ice -- Behold -- Dreaming -- Everybody here.

Dates: Publication: 1983

Songbird, duplicating master, 1983

 Item – Reel 128: [Barcode: A11359280861]
Contents

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.

Dates: Publication: 1983

Westercon 1, Thursday Concert, July 5, 1990

 Item – Box 5: [Barcode: A11362167204], Item: 01
Contents Thursday concert hosted by Anita Allen.Jordin Kare: Life to the Sky -- Soul of the Bear II -- Bridge-Guard in the Karoo -- Dawson's ConComKathy Mar: Paper Wings -- Old Vermont Hotel -- Carry On -- Deathwish of Hygiene -- I Am In a BoxPeter (Alan) Thiesen: A Boy and his Frog (incompl.) -- A Boy and his Frog (cont.) -- A Locktender's Lot -- I've Been Tetrisized -- True Places -- A Colony in Space -- Nobody's Green EyesCecilia Eng: Captain Idra --...
Dates: Creation: July 5, 1990

Westercon 3, Bardic, Performer's Circle, Interview with Gary, Tera, etc., July 5, 1990

 Item – Box 5: [Barcode: A11362167204], Item: 03
Contents Performer's Circle: Bring Back Clark Maxwell to Me (group) -- [NASA Spends Big Bucks] (unidentified performer) -- Snakes Alive (unidentified performer) -- Both Ways Now (Lee Gold) -- Spaghetti (Lee Gold?) -- What Is Going On? (Tom Payne) -- [Don't Ever Trust A Sci-hi-hi?] (unidentified performer) -- The Beagle Has Landed (group)Additional filk performance: The Hardened Bloody Bastards (Jordin Kare) -- Here Kitty (unidentified performer) -- The Gods of Stars ALone Touched The Sky...
Dates: Creation: July 5, 1990

Westercon 4, Interview with Gary, Tera, etc., Panel, July 5-6, 1990

 Item – Box 5: [Barcode: A11362167204], Item: 04
Content description

Panel title: "(Is The Mundane World Ready for Filk?"

Dates: Creation: July 5-6, 1990