Saturday, 1/23/10

by musicclipoftheday

Who else sounds like Kate & Anna McGarrigle?

Who else makes such wonderfully eccentric career moves—like, for instance, putting out an album all in French?

Who else has not one but two children following in their musical footsteps (Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright)?

Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946-January 18, 2010)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle

“Ce Matin,” live, Chicago, 2004

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“Talk To Me of Mendocino,” live, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1990

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With Family & Friends (including Rufus and Martha Wainwright), live, Mariposa Folk Festival, Toronto, 1989

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“Complainte Pour Ste. Catherine,” live, 1981

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“Proserpina,” live, London, 12/9/09 (Kate’s last concert)