Kate McGarrigle

See also: Anna McGarrigle and Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Kate McGarrigle
CM
McGarrigle at the 2008 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala
McGarrigle at the 2008 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala
Background information
Birth nameCatherine Frances McGarrigle
Born(1946-02-06)February 6, 1946
Montreal,[1] Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 18, 2010(2010-01-18) (aged 63)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments
Years active1970–2009
Websitemcgarrigles.com

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 divorce.[4][6]

  1. ^ "Obituary for Kate McGarrigle". Wtopnews.com. January 19, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  2. ^ "Order of Canada award". Archive.gg.ca. April 30, 2009. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  3. ^ Obituary at CBC News Archived December 18, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, January 19, 2010
  4. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (April 19, 1998). "Rufus, Son of Loudon, and His Take on Love – Biography". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  5. ^ Russell, Tony (January 19, 2010). "Kate McGarrigle obituary". The Guardian. London, England. Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  6. ^ "Relative Values: Kate McGarrigle and Rufus Wainwright". The Sunday Times. London, United Kingdom. October 17, 2004. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2010.