My Favorite Sings

Kathy Mar

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 1, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Prometheus Music
• ASIN: B00009A8ZK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #446,943 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Tom Tuerff, ConNotations
"This album is fantastic...Buy it. You'll like it!"

Product Description
Now in its second printing, My Favorite Sings collects together Kathy Mar's most-requested performances of folk and "filk" songs, loosely centered on themes of fantasy and spirituality.

Kathy's powerful singing is supported by Kristoph Klover's multi-layered arrangements, featuring mandolin, cello, harp, flute, recorder, dumbek, and violin. Backup artists include Margaret Davis, Cat Taylor, Mark Ungar, and Kris Yenney.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting collection of songs!, March 1, 2003

By	MaryEllen Wessels "folkmew" (Nashua, NH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been a fan of Kathy's music for year so I can't claim to be unbiased, but this is a really good collection of songs. Merlin is fantastic and gives me shivers, Dirty Movie makes me laugh, Word of God is a really interesting look at science v. religion, but the song that really stands out to me on this collection is "Child's Song" - every time I hear Kathy sing it I cry. Let me assure you, songs on CD don't usually make me do more than sniffle a little but this one makes me cry. Kathy brings such passion to this particular song.
While you're at it give her other albums a try too!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great songs well chosen and brilliantly performed!, August 19, 1999

By A Customer

Kathy Mar has been singing all her life, and this has got to be her best album yet. Her voice effortlessly encompasses a whole range of moods and styles, from blues to folk to jazz and back again. There are songs here to chill you, to make you laugh, to make you think and to make you cry. The musical performances are excellent, the production and arrangements faultless, and the words are so clear you don't even need a lyric sheet. Buy this CD. You won't regret it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterful filk album, beautifully sung, October 4, 2002

By	Eric Oppen (Iowa Falls, IA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had the pleasure and privilege of listening to Ms. Mar sing a lot of these songs at a SF convention...and ran _right_ straight to the huckster's room to buy the album! Her voice is lovely and her songs are, too. They range in subject from traditional "folk" stuff to modern folk to "filk" (SF-related folksongs) and are always worth listening to.