Kathy Mar (from Chinese by analogy with non-rhotic accents) was an American filk singer.Filk Hall of Fame She co-started an informal movement called The Dandelion Conspiracy to make general science fiction conventions more friendly to filk. A dandelion was chosen to show that filkers would keep coming back to science fiction conventions, like a dandelion in the sidewalk. Thus, the dandelion has become an unofficial filk symbol.
Pegasus Awards 1989 — Best Filk Song - Arafel's Song (Tree of Swords & Jewels) (with Mercedes Lackey) 1989 — Best Writer/Composer 1991 — Best Love Song - Velveteen 1993 — Best Writer/Composer 1994 — Best Filk Song - Drink Up the River 1996 — Best Filk Song - When Giants Walked 2004 — Best Writer/Composer 2024 — Best Classic Filk Song - Flowers for Algernon
Albums Songbird — Off Centaur (cassette OCP-24) 1982 On a Bright Wind — Off Centaur (cassette OCP-36) 1984 Bamboo Wind — Off Centaur (cassette OCP-54) 1985 Plus Ca Change — Thor Records (cassette FK1003) 1988 Plus C'est La Même Chose — Thor Records (cassette FK1006) 1990 Made By Magic — with Zander Nyrond, Dandelion Digital CD DD-005CD, 1994 My Favorite Sings — Prometheus Music CD PM-1000, 1999 Plus Ca Change / Plus C'est La Même Chose — DragonsGate Music CD 2000 Kathy Mar - Live — Love Song Productions CD/DVD LSP2004 2009
External links Official site last.fm page with Kathy's music available for free streaming Official Pegasus Award site listing Kathy Mar's awards
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