R.I.P. Kate McGarrigle

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Canadian folk icon Kate McGarrigle died today at her home in Montreal. I knew her music as a young hippie and remember loving she and her sister Anna's beautiful harmonies.
Former wife of singer/songwriter Loudon Wainwright and mother of Martha and Rufus Wainwright,brilliant musicians in their own right.
A wonderful tribute to her here. www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122728816&surl=http%3A//www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npratc.html&f=module-2

[bixaorellana]

She had such a beautiful, clear voice. It's showcased so well here:
listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Heart+Like+A+Wheel/22744907

(for more, put this: listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/songs/?query=kate%20mcgarrigle on "play all")

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Thanks for this Bixa. I suppose it would have been helpful on my part to have posted some of her music.... (although the link has some),yours are beautiful. Yes,what a clear,clear voice.

[lagatta]

Yes, very sad (there is some bug in my computer and often I can't listen to music). Here is the McGarrigle sisters' website, with many tribute messages: www.mcgarrigles.com/

The McGarrigle sisters' father was Irish: Frank McGarrigle and their mother francophone Québécoise: Gabrielle Latrémouille. These influences are obvious in their music, but so is a lot of originality and creativity.

Casimira, our extended hippie or boho culture is one of the many things that make living here in Montréal very pleasant (this from a hardcore winter-hater who is VERY happy about our grey mild month of January this year).

[bixaorellana]

Not to get off the subject, but that is something that comes through so clearly in all your posts about Montréal, Lagatta -- your love and appreciation of the city for its variety and its different cultures. The only thought I ever had about Montréal before knowing you was, "pretty place". Now it is a city I'd really love to visit.