According to Q magazine (April 2007), Wainwright wrote this song after his mother, folk singer Kate McGarrigle, recovered from a serious illness that left Wainwright extremely traumatized. McGarrigle had cancer, which claimed her life in 2010 when she was 63.
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According to Q magazine (April 2007), Wainwright wrote this song after his mother, folk singer Kate McGarrigle, recovered from a serious illness that… read more
According to Q magazine (April 2007), Wainwright wrote this song after his mother, folk singer Kate McGarrigle, recovered from a serious illness that left Wainwright extremely traumatize… read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a child). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister Martha Wainwright, mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. His song I'm A-Runnin', which he performed in the movie Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (in which he also played a minor character), was nominated for the 1989… read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate…read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a chil… read more