KEXP Seattle — Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle has died at age 63 after a battle with clear cell sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Rufus Wainwright, her son with musician Loudon Wainwright wrote on his website, “There is never enough time and she, my amazi... more info

Guardian Music — The Canadian folk singer and Wainwright family matriarch, who died this week, maintained a 40-year career with songs rooted in the most intimate worldsThere are two words that have always epitomised the voice of Kate McGarrigle for me — they c... more info

NME — Singer says her last years were 'fruitful' more info

Undercover, Australia — Folk singer Kate McGarrigle, half of the duo the McGarrigle Sisters, mother to Martha Wainwright and Rufus Wainwright and former wife of Loudon Wainwright III, has lost her battle with cancer. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — When inevitably I read today in the papers that my mother lost her battle with cancer last night, I am filled with an immense desire to add that this battle, though lost, was tremendously fruitful during these last three and... more info

Reuters — OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle, who enjoyed a long, successful musical partnership with her sister and was the mother of musicians Rufus and Martha Wainwright, has died at the age of 63, her sister said on Tuesday. more info

Guardian Music — Folk singer and songwriter at the heart of an innovative music-making familyKate McGarrigle, who has died aged 63, was a luminous singer and songwriter whose partnership with her sister Anna produced some of the most attractive and memorable music to... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — With sister Anna, she began performing in Montreal coffeehouses in the 1960s. The McGarrigle Sisters' songs were covered by numerous artists. She's the mother of Rufus Wainwright. ... more info

Guardian Music — The Canadian musician and Wainwright family matriarch has died after losing her battle with cancer, aged 63Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle has died, aged 63, after losing her battle with cancer.It was reported last week that McGarrigle was "crit... more info

Rufus Wainwright has had to cancel his Australian tour because his mother his critically ill. At this stage it is unknown what Kate, also mother to Martha Wainwright, is suffering from... more info