▁a ▁Wel sh ▁political ▁activ ist . ▁ ▁Both ▁parents ▁were ▁active ▁in ▁their ▁nations ' ▁respective ▁aut onomy ▁movements , ▁Jud ith ▁with ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru , ▁Pa ol ▁with ▁the ▁U DB . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Wales ▁where , ▁exposed ▁to ▁Bre ton ▁and ▁Wel sh ▁folk ▁music , ▁Kat ell ▁began ▁singing , ▁mainly ▁in ▁cho irs ▁and ▁e isted df od au . ▁Early ▁influ ences ▁included ▁The ▁Beat les ▁and ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁c ited ▁The ▁Song ▁Rem ains ▁the ▁Same ▁as ▁influ ential ; ▁she ▁watched ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁she ▁began ▁bus king ▁in ▁Card iff , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁travel s ▁around ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Ireland ▁playing ▁at ▁ad ▁h oc ▁gig s ▁and ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁After ▁taking ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics , ▁she ▁lived ▁briefly ▁in ▁Card iff ▁and , ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 4 , ▁moved ▁to ▁Dublin . ▁From ▁the ▁early ▁ 9 0 s ▁on wards , ▁Kat ell ▁travel led ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁between ▁Dublin ▁and ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁first ▁two ▁albums ▁for ▁Ele kt ra ▁Records . ▁She ▁is ▁now ▁based ▁in ▁Wales . ▁▁ Ô ▁Se asons ▁ Ô ▁Cast les ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁she ▁lived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁A ▁live ▁appearance ▁in ▁Times ▁Square ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁Irish ▁TV ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1