Matapédia (album)
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Matapédia is a 1996 album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle
.
Kate's daughter Martha Wainwright
appears on the album as a backing vocalist; she is also directly mentioned in the lyrics of the title track.
The title "Matapédia
" refers to the river in eastern Quebec
which runs down to the town of Matapédia and then out into baie des Chaleurs. The rhythm of the river is supposed to be the inspiration for the loping beat of the album's title track.
The album won the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group
at the Juno Awards of 1997
.
Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Kate and Anna McGarrigle, were a pair of Canadian singer-songwriters from Quebec, who performed as a duo until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010.-Profile:...
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Kate's daughter Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle...
appears on the album as a backing vocalist; she is also directly mentioned in the lyrics of the title track.
The title "Matapédia
Matapédia River
The Matapédia River is a river on the Gaspé Peninsula in the province of Quebec, Canada. It runs 65 km from Lake Matapédia to the village of Matapédia where it flows into the Restigouche River on the interprovincial boundary with New Brunswick.Matapédia Lake becomes Matapédia River at Amqui ,...
" refers to the river in eastern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
which runs down to the town of Matapédia and then out into baie des Chaleurs. The rhythm of the river is supposed to be the inspiration for the loping beat of the album's title track.
The album won the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group
Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group
The Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group is presented annually at Canada's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the roots and/or traditional music genres...
at the Juno Awards of 1997
Juno Awards of 1997
The Juno Awards of 1997, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 9 March 1997 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum. Jann Arden was host for the major ceremonies which were broadcast on CBC Television.Nominations were announced on...
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Track listing
- "Matapedia" – 4:52 - Kate
- "Goin' Back to Harlan" – 4:59 - Anna
- "I Don't Know" – 4:28 - Kate
- "Hang Out Your Heart" – 4:27 - Kate/Anna/Philippe TatartcheffPhilippe TatartcheffPhilippe Tatartcheff is a Canadian poet and songwriter who grew up in Timmins, Ontario. His father, Dr. Michael Tatartcheff, was a physician and surgeon in Timmins, and his grandfather, Dr. Assen Tatartcheff, was a member of the Macedonian Liberation Front IMRE...
/Chaim Tannenbaum - "Arbre" – 3:14 - Anna/Tatartcheff
- "Jacques et Gilles" – 4:27 - Kate
- "Why Must We Die" – 5:32 - Kate/Anna/Joel ZifkinJoel ZifkinJoel Zifkin is a Canadian musician and songwriter born in Montreal on April 14, 1954. He is best known as a session and live musician for artists such as Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Richard Thompson...
- "Song for Gaby" – 2:55 - Anna
- "Talk About It" – 5:50 - Kate/Anna
- "The Bike Song" – 3:54 - Anna