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3 unusual facts about Martha Wainwright


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.

Orlando Jopling

He has also worked closely with Sinéad O'Connor, Martha Wainwright and Linda Thompson, and has written and orchestrated music for film and TV.

Paul Noonan

On 20 February 2012, Hot Press reported that Noonan would release his first solo effort, featuring collaborations with leading female artists such as Gemma Hayes, Martha Wainwright, Joan Wasser and more to be confirmed.


Kate McGarrigle

Among the participating artists honoring her at these concerts were Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright, Anna McGarrigle, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Antony Hegarty, Jimmy Fallon, Krystle Warren, Justin Vivian Bond, Teddy Thompson, Jenni Muldaur writer Michael Ondaatje and longtime friends and McGarrigle sidemen Chaim Tannenbaum and Joel Zifkin.

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).

Love Is a Stranger

Singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright included a cover of the song on her 2008 album I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too.

Lucy Wainwright Roche

Lucy is also the half-sister of singer-songwriters Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright (whose late mother Kate was half of the Canadian folk duo Kate and Anna McGarrigle).

Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, à Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record

Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, à Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record is a live album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright featuring Thomas Bartlett, Doug Wieselman, and Brad Albetta, and is a tribute to legendary French singer Édith Piaf.

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.

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.


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