Kate McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle | |
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McGarrigle at the 2008 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Catherine Frances McGarrigle |
| Born | February 6, 1946 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | January 18, 2010 (aged 63) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 1970–2009 |
| Website | mcgarrigles |
Kate McGarrigle CM (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) was a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who wrote and performed as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle.
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.