Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle passed away several days ago of cancer at the age of 63. I just recently discovered the music of she and her sister Anna McGarrigle and was saddened to hear of her death.
This is a song that Kate performed at her family's (inluding children Rufus and Martha Wainwright) annual Christmas concert just this past December. She had just written this song 2 weeks prior to the show. It is a gorgeous piece of music with one of the most haunting melodies I've ever heard. It's a wonderful swan song for this talented lady.
RIP Kate...
Sad. Was it ever recorded?
ReplyDeleteNot that I'm aware of, sadly...but at least we have this..
ReplyDeletecolleen! sorry, this is off-topic...but have you seen Whip It? It's on DVD now, and it's so fun! Marcia Gay Harden rocks it too (as the mom!)
ReplyDeleteHey Ian!
ReplyDeleteI have not seen it yet...thank you for reminding me! I need to see it not only because of the fabulous Marcia Gay (as the mom:)) but also because it was filmed partly in ann arbor, michigan where i used to live...rock on!