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12-Feb-2010
Kate McGarrigle (1946 - 2010), Montreal – Canadaby Rob Howard |
 Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist and pianist Kate McGarrigle, who wrote and performed as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle, died from cancer on January 18th 2010.She was the mother of singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, from her marriage to American singer/songwriter Loudon Wainwright 111, which ended in divorce. Born in Montreal, Quebec, to English and French Canadian parents, Kate and Anna McGarrigle were folk musicians who earned considerable acclaim and commercial success. They sang in both English and French, and are often credited with bringing Quebecois folk music to an international audience, and performed throughout North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Kate McGarrigle played diatonic button accordion in performances, and on many of their recordings, especially those where the sisters sang in French, such as ‘Entre la jeunesse et la sagesse’ (better known as ‘French Record’) and ‘La vache qui pleure’. |