The late Kate McGarrigle was a terrific singer/songwriter, whose critically-acclaimed work with her sister Anna is among the best in the world of contemporary folk music. But she is something of a ...

Kate McGarrigle, Canadian folk singer and Rufus and Martha Wainwright's mother, has passed away at the age of 63. Doctor Robert Tabah confirmed that McGarrigle died at her Montreal home on Monday ...

When she died in 2010 at the age of 63, Canadian singer/songwriter Kate McGarrigle wasn’t exactly a household word. But her influence is felt widely among many who practice the art of songcraft. She ...

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There’s a telling moment on the DVD tucked inside Loudon Wainwright III’s new box set, 40 Odd Years. Wainwright, the acerbic troubadour and patriarch, sits beside his teenage son, Rufus, who’s not yet ...

No matter where it's performed, on the stage of Carnegie Hall or around a wood-burning stove, folk music is redolent of hearth and family. Maybe it's because so many folk songs are rooted in character ...

Re-reading this profile I wrote of Kate and Anna McGarrigle back in 2003, it brought back just so vividly why I liked these two sisters so much. It was always such a pleasure to talk to Kate and Anna.

Singer-songwriters popped up from all quadrants of the US in the 70s. Kate and Anna McGarrigle stood out because they were a sister act who could each write and sing to an extent that, on their own, ...

A tribute to the music of Kate McGarrigle set to roll out Friday in Toronto has pulled together artists she knew in her early years, such as Emmylou Harris and Bruce Cockburn, with new collaborators ...

Canadian singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle died Monday after a lifetime of making music with her family and friends. She was 63. McGarrigle grew up singing old French and Irish tunes with her parents ...

When she died in 2010 at the age of 63, Canadian singer/songwriter Kate McGarrigle wasn't exactly a household name. But her influence is felt widely among those who practice songcraft. She recorded 10 ...