Kate McGarrigle

See also: Anna McGarrigle and Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Kate McGarrigle
CM
McGarrigle at the 2008 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala
Background information
Born
Catherine Frances McGarrigle

(1946-02-06)February 6, 1946
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 18, 2010(2010-01-18) (aged 63)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresFolk
OccupationsMusician, singer-songwriter
Instruments
Years active1970–2009
Websitemcgarrigles.com
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Kate McGarrigle CM (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) was a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who wrote and performed as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle.

She is the mother of singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright from her marriage to American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, which ended in divorce.

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