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Anna McGarrigle, CM (born December 4, 1944) is a Canadian folk music singer and songwriter who recorded and performed with her sister, Kate McGarrigle, who died in 2010.[1][2]

Early life

Anna McGarrigle studied at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal (1964-1968).[3]Шаблон:Rp

Music career

In the 1960s, Montreal natives Kate and Anna McGarrigle established themselves in Montreal's burgeoning folk scene while they attended school.[4]Шаблон:Rp From 1963 to 1967, they teamed up with Jack Nissenson and Peter Weldon to form the folk group Mountain City Four.[4]Шаблон:Rp The sisters wrote, recorded and performed music into the twenty-first century with assorted accompanying musicians, including Chaim Tannenbaum and Joel Zifkin.[4]Шаблон:Rp

McGarrigle was also a songwriter; her song "Heart Like a Wheel" was the title track of Linda Ronstadt's 1974 album, and her song "Cool River" was recorded by Maria Muldaur.[5]

In 2016 Anna and her older sister Jane wrote a book together, Mountain City Girls.[6]

Personal life

McGarrigle married journalist Dane Lanken on August 25, 1977, in Hawkesbury, Ontario.[4]Шаблон:Rp She and Lanken have two children, Sylvan (b. 1977) and Lily (b. 1979).[4]Шаблон:Rp

Awards

Kate and Anna's 1976 debut album Kate & Anna McGarrigle was chosen by Melody Maker as Best Record of the Year. In 1993 she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[7]

The duo's albums Matapedia (1996) and The McGarrigle Hour (1998) won Juno Awards. In 1999 Kate and Anna received Women of Originality awards and in 2006 SOCAN Lifetime Achievement awards.[1]

In 2017 she was presented with a Quebec Arts and Letters Award.[8]

Discography

References

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