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Kate McGarrigle CM (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) was a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who wrote and performed as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle. [4] [5] She is the mother of singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright from her marriage to American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III , which ended in divorce.
Anna and Kate McGarrigle were born in Montreal of mixed Irish- and French-Canadian background. They grew up in Saint-Sauveur, where they learned piano from nuns. In 1971 Kate married the singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III. Their children, Rufus and Martha, are also both singers.
Kate McGarrigle in 2008. Following Kate McGarrigle's death in 2010 from sarcoma, her children Rufus and Martha Wainwright and her sister Anna McGarrigle organized a series of tribute concerts: June 12, 2010 at Royal Festival Hall in London, May 12–13, 2011 at Town Hall in New York City, and June 13, 2012 at Luminato in Massey Hall, Toronto.
April 29, 2012. ( 2012-04-29) ( Sundance London) Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle is a 2012 documentary film directed by Lian Lunson. [1] [2] It follows a memorial concert on May 12, 2011 at Town Hall in New York City to pay tribute to musician Kate McGarrigle, who died from sarcoma at the age of 63 in 2010.
Heartbeats Accelerating. Heartbeats Accelerating is the sixth album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1990. It was their first album in eight years, after Love Over and Over in 1982, and received favourable reviews from many music critics. Bill Dillon, Pierre Marchand, Joel Zifkin and Kate's son Rufus Wainwright appear as guest musicians.
Kate & Anna McGarrigle is the debut album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in January 1976. [1] [2] : 316 [3] : 30–31 Guest musicians on the album include Lowell George , Bobby Keys , Jay Ungar , and Tony Levin as well as family and friends such as eldest sister Jane McGarrigle , Anna McGarrigle's husband Dane Lanken , and the siblings ...
Dancer with Bruised Knees is the second album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1977. [1] [2] It was produced by Joe Boyd. [3] The album employed several notable folk musicians to contribute a bluegrass feel to many of the tracks. The album also includes three French songs, one by the McGarrigles with Philippe Tatartcheff, and two ...
The McGarrigle Hour is the eighth studio album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released on October 13, 1998.. The album was recorded at a family gathering, including Kate's former husband Loudon Wainwright III, their son and daughter Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, Anna's husband Dane Lanken, their son and daughter Sylvan Lanken and Lily Lanken, and Kate and Anna's sister Jane McGarrigle.