Posts tagged as Kate McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle's Family On Her Life And Death
"When things got pretty dire for her, I had all these intense ideas in my head: we would read Rilke novels and watch Bergman films. I said: 'Mom if you want to talk about any of this . . .' and she said, 'No, I want to give you a foot kiss'. So I knew this experience was going to be about foot kisses rather than Rilke." READ MORE
Kate McGarrigle, 1946-2010
"Canadian folk and roots music singer Kate McGarrigle, best known for her work with her sister, Anna, as the McGarrigle Sisters, has died at age 63." McGarrigle, mother of musicians Rufus and Martha Wainwright, succumbed to a rare form of cancer. The clip above, an animated version of "The Log Driver's Waltz," is something like a second Canadian national anthem.
