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Written to the lovely, bittersweet melody of Cat Stevens' "Sad Lisa" off “Tea for the Tillerman,” my new lyrics here were inspired by the October 1, 2010, Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) found at this link: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap101001.html. The substitute poem was posted at my blog here http://kat330.tumblr.com/post/3242646193/owed-to-apod where you can also read my brief editorial about the planet's discovery. I had it in mind to record my "filksong" for a SoundCloud upload

I guess it's long past high time I included a Dylan cover here. After all, he is what inspired me to ask Mom for a guitar and, probably, his "Blowin' in the Wind" was the first tune I taught myself on it. "I Don't Believe You" is a little jewel from "Another Side," overshadowed and usually overlooked when stacked up against the great tracks around it. But I always had a soft spot for this simple song of a hot flame turning suddenly and inexplicably cold on one side, a universal emotional mystery to

REMASTERED version here: https://soundcloud.com/kat330repost/el-preso-numero-nueve-remaster Used on PBS program here: http://www.pbs.org/food/original-fare/season-3-episode-2-childhood-search-puerto-ricos-lost-pepper (Muppets left, Kat arrived ;) Oct. 31, 2014: Never fear that downloads of this track have maxed out here! Unlimited DL's (w/ more tracks to come) at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kathleen_Martin/ My "apologia" to Spanish speakers everywhere! I was in my mid-teens when I first

REMASTERED: https://soundcloud.com/kat330repost/richland-woman-blues-remaster Just me on guitar, voice and melodica here. I first heard RWB sung by Maria Muldaur on Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band's 1967 album "See Reverse Side for Title." The original song was written by Mississippi John Hurt, although the lyrics are altered here and there in my and Muldaur's versions. Also, I've made a slightly blue alteration of the Muldaur rendition in verse three. It seemed a natural choice to me given the red

[REMASTERED version here: https://soundcloud.com/kat330repost/frankies-blues-remaster ] This is my no-nonsense cover of Dave Van Ronk's "Frankie's Blues" as learned from his "Just Dave Van Ronk" Mercury Records LP of 1964. The song is his take on the tragic lovers of Frankie and Johnny. At about the minute::13 mark, you'll be able to hear the whoosh of a semi truck trundling down our street. Just imagine it's Frankie out in the middle of Main Street tracking down her cheatin' man, Albert. Then a

REMASTERED and new D/Ling: https://soundcloud.com/kat330repost/someday-soon-remaster This second self-recording is of Ian Tyson's "Someday Soon," which became part of my folk repertoire after hearing Judy Collins cover it back in the late '60s. I've revised Tyson's lyrics a tad, however, so I could still sing it with some authenticity, albeit it with much sarcasm. It's no rodeo now. That young girl of the original is several years down the pike and clearly has some serious self-esteem issues still