Sad news from north of the border: The family of Kate McGarrigle confirmed today that the Canadian folk legend died on Monday after battling a rare form of cancer. She was 63.
McGarrigle is best known for her work with her sister Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and is the mother of performers Rufus and Martha Wainwright. Together the McGarrigle Sisters released 10 albums, in both English and French, and recorded with a variety of musicians, including Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen and Jarvis Cocker. Kate McGarrigle also frequently appeared on stage with her children, most recently at a Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in December.
Above is a clip of the McGarrigle Sisters performing their most famous song “Heart Like A Wheel” in 1990. If you need more of an overview of Kate McGarrigle’s expansive career, check out this cute video that Rufus and Martha Wainwright created for a Canadian TV special paying tribute to their mom and aunt:
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