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Kate McGarrigle CM (February 6, 1946 [2] – January 18, 2010) [3] 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 ...
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.
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.
Wainwright's first marriage, to singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle, ended in divorce. During their marriage, they had two children: Rufus and Martha, both of whom are musicians. [12] [13] Wainwright later had a relationship with singer Suzzy Roche, during which they had a daughter, Lucy Wainwright Roche, who is also a musician. [14]
Loudon Wainwright III - guitar, vocals; Kate McGarrigle - vocals on "Old Paint"; Saul Broudy - harmonica on "Old Paint" Technical. Milton Kramer - producer on tracks 1, 9 and 5c.
Pages in category "McGarrigle–Wainwright–Roche family" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Born in New York to folk artists Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III, he achieved critical acclaim with his second album, poses, in 2001. He has also worked in TV and film, ...
Wainwright chose the tracks from around 25 songs he had written over the course of four years. [5] [6] He originally wanted to use Family Album as the title. [7] His ex-wives, Kate McGarrigle and Suzzy Roche, provided backing vocals on "So Many Songs". [8] Syd Straw sang on "When I'm at Your House". [9] A banjo was used on "The Doctor". [10]