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...tool goes here TORONTO -- Canadian folk singer and songwriter Kate McGarrigle, best known for performing with her sister Anna, has died of cancer. She was 63. McGarrigle's brother-in-law, Dane Lanken, said the singer died at her Montreal home Monday night...
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Belleville News-Democrat
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...them critical acclaim and additional famous covers by artists including Emmylou Harris, Judy Collins and Billy Bragg. Kate McGarrigle received the Order of Canada in 1994, one of the country’s highest honors. McGarrigle was once married to American singer-songwriter...
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MSNBC
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...nternationally acclaimed folk singer Kate McGarrigle, best known for performing with her sister Anna, has died of cancer. She was 63. McGarrigle's brother-in-law, Dane Lanken, said the singer died at her Montreal home Monday night surrounded by her sisters,...
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Globe and Mail
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...cancer, aged 63 Folk-music matriarch ... Kate McGarrigle with her son Rufus. Photograph: Wireimage.com Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle has died, aged 63, after losing her battle with cancer. It was reported last week that McGarrigle was "critically ill"...
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The Guardian Music
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jan/19/kate-mcgarrigle
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...family concerts on an irregular basis, including a series of memorable Christmas shows in aid of cancer charities, after Kate McGarrigle was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease in 2006. Kate McGarrigle was born in 1946 in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, in...
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Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6993782.ece
Live review: Rufus Wainwright at Long Beach Terrace TheaterLos Angeles TimesIn his Saturday night show at the stately Long Beach Terrace Theater, Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle's son mixed winsome self-deprecation with ...and more »
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The chestnuts are roasting just outside the gates of Hyde Park and inside the Royal Albert Hall the family McGarrigle, or Wainwright, depending on which way you want to look at it, that dysfunctional lot, are gathered for a festive sing-along. Kate
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The Independent
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A Not So Silent Night at the Royal Albert Hall The McGarrigle Wainwright Christmas Show December 2009
A Not So Silent Night - Royal Albert Hall
A not so silent Night - Royal Albert Hall
A Not So Silent Night - Royal Albert Hall
Rufus Wainwright sings 'Minuit Chrétiens' without a microphone in the Royal Albert Hall. His mother Kate McGarrigle plays the piano. Performance in the 'A not so silent night' Christmas concert in London on 9th December 2009. Including a short "rehearsal" before the song; Rufus had changed the key... Minuit ! Chrétiens, c'est l'heure solennelle Où l'homme Dieu descendit jusqu'à nous, Pour effacer la tache originelle Et de son père arrêter le courroux : Le monde entier tressaille d'espérance ...
Not So Silent Night, Royal Albert Hall, London, December 9, 2009
Not so Silent Night, December 9, 2009, Royal Albert Hall, London
Kate singing a beautiful and very new song Proserpina, in the Royal ALbert Hall, December 9, 2009, Not So Silent Night.
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...most families invite their relatives round for a festive knees-up they bring out the karaoke machine. When Kate and Anna McGarrigle, the acclaimed Canadian folkies and respective mother and aunt of Rufus and Martha Wainwright (pictured), host a seasonal...
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Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article6951966.ece
Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle & Sloan Wainwright with Boy George, Guy Garvey, Ed Harcourt - Medley of clips, Thank God Its Christmas - live at the Royal Albert Hall - 9 December 2009 at the Rufus Wainwright - A Not So Slient Night, Christmas Spectacular
Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle & Boy George - Medley of clips live at the Royal Albert Hall - 9 December 2009 at the Rufus Wainwright - A Not So Slient Night, Christmas Spectacular
Not so Silent Night, Royal Albert Hall, december 9, 2009
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Three members of one of the world’s musical dynasties will join a host of celebrities for a festive musical extravaganza at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday (9th).
Rufus Wainwright, sister Martha and their mother singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle are
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Cancer Research UK
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Dans le cadre de la soirée des Héros du cancer avec Lance Armstrong et ses amis, organisée le vendredi 11 septembre dernier par l'Institut des Cèdres contre le cancer au nouveau Casino de Mont-Tremblant, Kate McGarrigle, Rufus et Martha Wainwright ont interprété de manière magistrale la célèbre chanson Somewhere Over the Rainbow . Les recettes de la soirée seront versées à l'Institut des Cèdres contre le cancer et à la Mission des soins de cancer du Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM ...
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by Mom on piano on YouTube), and his recently released "Milwaukee at Last," his seventh album, captures his live show in all its stylish breadth. We hope his Long Beach show is just like that.
RUFUS IS A HIT-MAN: That little all-caps intro is a little
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Long Beach Press-Telegram
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Maker of the weirdest Christmas album ever … Bob Dylan. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
An all-star lineup troops across the stage for the Wainwright/McGarrigle family's Christmas show. Rufus and Martha Wainwright and their mum Kate McGarrigle
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The Guardian Music
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/15/christmas-show-pop
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I can't separate music from my family, and I try to, as much as I can. My family wasn't like the Von Trapp family – it wasn't ridiculous – but my brother Rufus and I would go on the road with my mother [the folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle] and
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/nov/07/martha-wainwright-family-values
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If you've never seen the guy who master artist and performer Elton John calls "the greatest songwriter on the planet," now's your chance. Rufus Wainwright, son of folk singers
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East Valley Tribune
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We hope Londonist readers will have secured their tickets when we alerted them to "A Not So Silent Night", a Christmas musical entertainment hosted by the redoubtable Wainwright clan, back in May, especially if they enjoy a good sit down. Many of the
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Londonist
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Wade Hemsworth performs his song "The Log Jam Song (White Water) at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in 1992. Accompanying him are Kate McGarrigle and Peter Weldon (banjos), Joel Zifkin (violin), Dane Lanken (vocal). ... Wade Hemsworth White Water Log Jam Song Kate McGarrigle Joel Zifkin Peter Weldon Dane Lanken
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Since you’re reading this blog, you are the sort of person who either loves Loudon Wainwright III or would love him if you’d just give him a listen.
Therefore, good news: tickets are still available for LWIII’s New Yorker Festival event tonight. He
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The New Yorker
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Martin Scorsese once called Rufus Wainwright a “one-man Greek chorus.” The hyperliterate singer-songwriter is the son of folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, a devoted fan of Judy Garland and recently an opera composer.
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TheDay.com
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Martin Scorsese once called Rufus Wainwright a "one-man Greek chorus." The hyperliterate singer-songwriter is the son of folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle , a devoted fan of Judy Garland and recently an opera composer. (His first,
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Newsday
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Martin Scorsese once called Rufus Wainwright a "one-man Greek chorus." The hyperliterate singer-songwriter is the son of folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, a devoted fan of Judy Garland and recently an opera composer. (His first,
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Los Angeles Times
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Martin Scorsese once called Rufus Wainwright a "one-man Greek chorus." The hyperliterate singer-songwriter is the son of folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, a devoted fan of Judy Garland and recently an opera composer. (His first,
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Los Angeles Times
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I have a huge crush on Rufus Wainwright. Sure, the 36-year-old singer-songwriter is gay and I'm a registered hetero, but no matter: I totally dig the dude. In fact, catch me on the right day, and I'll say Wainwright is my favorite living male vocalist.
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TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
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A famous French song by Martha accompanied by Kate McGarrigle on button accordian. Tried to acknowledge Kate's contributions to the Watermill concert but once again the backlighting made it tough ... "Martha Wainwright" "Kate McGarrigle" "C'est à Hambourg"
Rufus and Kate & co sing Mendocino at the Watermill Benefit concert on August 29 2009
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Folk singer Kate McGarrigle attended the Watermill Concert in Bridgehampton over the weekend with her kids, Rufus and Martha Wainwright. When we caught up with her after the performance, we asked if she had any tips for parents hoping to raise
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New York Magazine
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Rufus Wainwright and the good people at the Watermill Center weren't going to let a little thing like Tropical Storm Danny get in the way of their Last Song of Summer. With buckets of rain pounding Southampton all day Saturday, the benefit concert was
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Style.com
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One event lures even people who loathe the Hamptons out to Long Island's East End on the last weekend in August --- The Last Song of Summer, a benefit for the Watermill Center. Last summer's concert was a sell-out: Rufus Wainwright and Jessye Norman.
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Huffington Post
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Traditional song. From a program in the TV series "Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...", where Rufus Wainwright was Costello's guest, 2008. From the same show: www.youtube.com
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That’s Loudon Wainwright III crying. But don’t be sad for him. He’s fine! Better than fine, really. He released his 20th studio album, High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project, on Tuesday. (Well, sort of, but we’ll get to that later.) These
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The 19th Rocky Mountain Folks Festival began on Friday, August 14, in Lyons, Colorado, along the banks of the St. Vrain River. While kids frolicked in the calm but cool waters, a hardy group of folk enthusiasts were like transfixed students eager to
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Huffington Post
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On Friday night at Summerstage in Central Park, under a cloudless sky in which stars became gradually visible, the singer Martha Wainwright and the dance troupe Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company shared a program (repeated on Saturday). As my companion
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The New York Times
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I think I was at Patrick Sky’s house in Perryville, Rhode Island in the early
1970s when I first became aware of Charlie Poole. Pat picked up a guitar
(maybe it was a banjo) and sang me a bit of Awful Hungry Hash House,
and the line “the beefsteak
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Times Online
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MARTHA Wainwright wants to turn you on -- to ballet. The latest star in a folk-rock dynasty is teaming up with Christopher Wheeldon's ballet company Morphoses for a free evening of dance tomorrow and Saturday at Central Park's SummerStage. The point,
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New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132009/entertainment/music/ballet_puts_a_new_spin_on_folk_rock_184245.htm
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We need to start a collection so Adam Sandler can buy decent clothes to wear on talk shows.
Let's start another to buy Madonna a few long-sleeve blouses so she'll cover up those ugly arms.
Fussing: Eminem and Mariah Carey are carrying on a
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Orlando Sentinel
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire--The Music Hall announced today two new blockbuster concerts in the Intimately Yours series sponsored by 92.5 The River: two unique singer/songwriters: Rufus Wainwright makes his Portsmouth debut Friday
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SeacoastOnline.com
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090727-ENTERTAIN-307279993
Performing at Osheaga Festival August 2nd 2009. Sorry for the shakiness.
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Wainwright is back in the states after dedicating his blood, sweat and tears to ''Prima Donna'' in Europe over the past two years. The artist's first opera was originally commissioned for the Metropolitan Opera and Lincoln Center Theater in 2007, but
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The Morning Call
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"I've been back for about a week. I'm still trembling from the drama of opera," Rufus Wainwright said last Friday, behind the wheel of a car somewhere on Long Island, NY.
No, Montreal's beloved alt-pop auteur had not returned from seeing a production
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Canada.com
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Just Announced!
Portsmouth, New Hampshire--The Music Hall announced today two new blockbuster concerts in the Intimately Yours series sponsored by 92.5 The River: two unique singer/songwriters: Rufus Wainwright makes his Portsmouth debut Friday
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SeacoastOnline.com
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