hɜː fˈɜːst ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz tˈʊɹ wʌz mˌeɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, ænd, ðə nˈɛkst jˈɪɹ, ʃiː plˈeɪd wɪððə kˈɛlvɪn hˈɛndɚsən bˈænd ænd kˈʌntɹi kˈʌpəlz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, skˈɑːtlənd, ænd ðə nˈɛðɜːləndz.
Her first overseas tour was made in 1980, and, the next year, she played with The Kelvin Henderson Band and Country Couples in England, Scotland, and the Netherlands.