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Martha Wainwright

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Born 08 May 1976.

Photo of Martha Wainwright Eleanor McEvoy, Fleadh 1994.

Biography

Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk/blues musician Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle. Along with her older brother, Rufus Wainwright, Martha was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in a musical family.

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  1. Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris. Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record 2009

    Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris. Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record

    Reviewed by Jude Rogers

    Wainwright can be proud of this performance, but is more powerful when being herself.

  2. I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too 2008

    I Know You're Married but I've Got Feelings Too

    Reviewed by Daryl Easlea

    It will take Martha Wainwright fully out of her family's shadow.

  3. Martha Wainwright 2005

    Martha Wainwright

    Reviewed by Hayley Myers

    Martha's cigarettes-and-honey voice coats her songs with an honest, beautiful...

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  1. Le Metro De Paris
    BBC 6 Music | Tom Robinson 13/11/2009
     
  2. Le Foule
    BBC 6 Music | Cerys on 6 11/11/2009
     

Audio Previews from Latest Album

Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris. Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record

Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris. Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record

  1. 1 La Foule
     
  2. 2 Adieu Mon Coeur
     
  3. 3 Une Enfant
     

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Since December 2008

  1. BBC 6 Music 100%

  2. BBC Radio 2 37%

  3. BBC Radio Ulster 18%

  4. BBC Radio 4 6%

  5. BBC Radio Scotland 6%

  6. BBC Two 6%

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