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5 unusual facts about Lily Lanken


Dane Lanken

McGarrigle and Lanken have two children, Lily Lanken and Sylvan Lanken, and live near the small Eastern Ontario town of Alexandria, in North Glengarry.

I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too

Lily Lanken – vocals (tracks 9, 11), background vocals (tracks 12–13)

Lily Lanken

She is currently a painter and a backing vocalist in her cousin Martha Wainwright's band, and has appeared on various Kate and Anna McGarrigle albums, including The McGarrigle Hour (1998), La vache qui pleure (2003) and The McGarrigle Christmas Hour (2005).

Martha Wainwright

In May 2007 Martha Wainwright, her mother, Kate McGarrigle, and cousin Lily Lanken performed "Golden Hair" and "See Emily Play" at the Syd Barrett memorial concert at the Barbican Centre in London.

The McGarrigle Hour

The album was recorded at a family gathering, including Kate's former husband Loudon Wainwright III, their son and daughter Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, Anna's husband Dane Lanken, their son and daughter Sylvan Lanken and Lily Lanken, and Kate and Anna's sister Jane McGarrigle.


The McGarrigle Christmas Hour

Performers on the album include Kate's son and daughter Rufus and Martha, Anna's husband Dane Lanken and their children Lily and Sylvan, and Kate and Anna's sister Jane, as well as Emmylou Harris, Chaim Tannenbaum, Pierre Marchand, Joel Zifkin, Brad Albetta, Teddy Thompson and Beth Orton.


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