Kate McGarrigle Celebration May 12, 2011

Thursday, May 12, 8 pm
Friday, May 13, 8 pm
The Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street
(between 6th Avenue & Broadway)
(212) 840-2824
In an homage to and a celebration of Kate McGarrigle, iconic and influential singer-songwriter, Joe Boyd curates two tribute concerts that will showcase performances by Kate’s children, Martha and Rufus Wainwright, Kate’s sister, Anna McGarrigle, Jimmy Fallon, Emmylou Harris, Antony (of Antony and the Johnsons), Krystle Warren, Teddy Thompson, Justin Bond, and more. In conjunction with the shows, Nonesuch Records will release a new edition of the first two Kate & Anna McGarrigle albums. All profits from these shows will go toward the creation of the Kate McGarrigle Sarcoma Research Fund in association with the Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA).