hot ic ▁acc ents ) ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁fol ks inger ▁and ▁street ▁perform er ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁before ▁she ▁discovered ▁fil k . ▁Her ▁first ▁record ings ▁were ▁for ▁Off ▁Cent aur ▁Publications ▁( S ong bird , ▁On ▁a ▁Bright ▁Wind , ▁B am bo o ▁Wind ) ▁and ▁she ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁do ▁two ▁albums ▁with ▁Thor ▁Records ▁( Plus ▁ Ç a ▁Change , ▁Plus ▁C ' est ▁La ▁M ême ▁Ch ose ) ▁which ▁have ▁recently ▁been ▁re - re leased ▁as ▁a ▁CD ▁double . ▁She ▁also ▁did ▁an ▁album ▁for ▁D and el ion ▁Digital ▁( M ade ▁by ▁Magic ) ▁with ▁British ▁song writer ▁Z ander ▁N yr ond ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁fil k ▁CD s ▁ever ▁produced . ▁ ▁Her ▁cover ▁album ▁of ▁her ▁favorite ▁fil k ▁and ▁folk ▁songs ▁on ▁Prom ethe us ▁( My ▁F avor ite ▁S ings ) ▁has ▁been ▁her ▁most ▁successful ▁to ▁date . ▁She ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Fil k ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁its ▁existence . ▁With ▁Lind y ▁S ears , ▁she ▁inst ig ated ▁the ▁' D and el ion ▁Cons pi racy ' ▁to ▁promote ▁fil k ▁to ▁general ▁SF ▁convent ions . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁Fil k ▁Gu est ▁of ▁Honor ▁at ▁Den vention ▁ 3 , ▁the ▁ 6 6 th ▁World ▁Science ▁F iction ▁Convention . ▁ ▁Kath y ▁lives ▁in ▁San ▁Le andro ,