It is with great sadness that we report Canadian folk legend Kate McGarrigle passed away at her home in Montreal on Monday. McGarrigle was diagnosed with clear cell sarcoma, a rare form of cancer in 2006. She set up the Kate McGarrigle Fund at McGill University Health Centre in 2008 in order to raise awareness of the disease.
Despite her illness, McGarrigle continued to create artwork and music. Her final performance saw her play The Royal Albert Hall in London, alongside her children Martha and Rufus Wainwright. The concert raised $55,000 for Kate’s Charity.
A statement from sister Anna on the McGarrigles website simply states: “She departed in a haze of song and love surrounded by family and good friends. She is irreplaceable and we are broken-hearted.”
Kate’s newest song, Perosophina, Live at The Albert Hall (via mcgarrigles.com)
The McGarrigle Sisters: A Life In Folk (a loving and comical tribute to the sisters music starring Rufus and Martha as Kate and Anna) (link via www.Mcgarrigles.com)
[Kate McGarrigle Image via Dfrancois at en.wikipedia via a Creative Commons License]
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