Matapédia (album)
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Matapédia | ||||
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Released | September 3, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995-1996 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 44:38 | |||
Label | Hannibal HNCD 1394 | |||
Producer | Pierre Marchand, Joe Boyd, Michel Pepin, Roma Baran | |||
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Matapédia is the seventh album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1996.
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, Quebec 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.
Track listing
- "Matapedia" (Kate McGarrigle) – 4:52
- "Goin' Back to Harlan" (Anna McGarrigle) – 4:59
- "I Don't Know" (Kate McGarrigle) – 4:28
- "Hang Out Your Heart" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff, Chaim Tannenbaum) – 4:27
- "Arbre" (Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 3:14
- "Jacques et Gilles" (Kate McGarrigle) – 4:27
- "Why Must We Die" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Joel Zifkin) – 5:32
- "Song for Gaby" (Anna McGarrigle) – 2:55
- "Talk About It" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle) – 5:50
- "The Bike Song" (Anna McGarrigle) – 3:54
Personnel
- Kate McGarrigle - vocals, harmony vocals, chorus, banjo, piano, celeste, synthesizer
- Anna McGarrigle - vocals, harmony vocals, chorus, guitar, keyboards, piano, harpsichord, synthesizer
- Pierre Marchand - keyboards, accordion, drums, production
- Pat Donaldson - guitar, bass
- Michel Pépin - guitar, dobro, bass, percussions, backing vocals
- Andrew Cowan - guitar
- Joel Zifkin - violin, fiddle, backing vocals
- Gilles Losier - violin
- Sylvain Clavet - drums, percussions
- Mike DiNardo - drums
- Gordie Adamson - drums
- Lily Lanken - harmony vocals
- Martha Wainwright - harmony vocals
References
External links
- "Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Matapedia". discogs.com.
- fRroots Reviews Index: 'M': McGarrigle, Kate & Anna – Matapedia (Hannibal) Issue #160, fRoots magazine website