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Mcgarrigle Hour

~ Kate Mcgarrigle & Anna (Artist)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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1. Schooldays
2. Skip Rope Song
3. Gentle Annie
4. Alice Blue Gown
5. Porte en Arrière
6. What'll I Do?
7. Dig My Grave
8. Cool River
9. Heartburn
10. Nacl (Sodium Chloride)
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12. Allez-Vous En
13. Green Green Rocky Road
14. Young Love
15. Year of the Dragon
16. Forever and the Same
17. Talk to Me of Mendocino
18. Baltimore Fire
19. Johnny's Gone to Hilo
20. Time on My Hands
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Amazon.ca Canadian Essential

To say the least, the eighth album by these French Canadian folk singing sisters is decidedly a family affair. Like one of those old Osmond family TV specials that the album's title parodies, the McGarrigles rally their kinfolk (Kate's ex-husband Loudon Wainwright III, their exceptionally talented kids Rufus and Martha) along with some high-profile pals (Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt) for a glorified after-supper sing- along. Serving up everything from Stephen Foster and Irving Berlin standards to such Kate and Anna classics as the exquisite ""(Talk to Me of) Mendocino,"" the McGarrigles and company prove more than worthy of the title First Extended Family of Folk. -- Michael Evans


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It's a family affair. The harmonizing sisters gather round the old piano with kids (Rufus and Martha Wainwright), friends (Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt), and even Kate's ex-hubby, Loudon Wainwright III. Kate and Anna have been performing together for decades, somehow managing to avoid pitfalls along the way. The McGarrigle Hour shows they're not in a race to overtake anyone, but they're not coasting, either. --Steven Stolder
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unique collaborative effort!, Jan 2 2006
By Carmine (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
Kate and Anna McGarrigle have consistently made exceptional music. This offering brings along the entire family including extended members Emmylou Harris and Linda Rondstadt for an all-night sing along party. The collaborations are exceptional including the stirring Schooldays and beautifully constructed What'll I Do that has Loudon, Rufus and Kate and Anna all taking verses. They are at their best when they are transporting you to a far away place of yearning, memory, and regret. Add in a dash of fun numbers like NaCl (Sodium Chloride) and La Porte En Arriere (featuring Emmylou singing in French) and you have a truly unique listening experienc. Not to be missed!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not Great, Jan 7 2004
By A Customer
Got this album today, and all in all a very well sung(as you would expect) piece of work. Nice to hear the family members, especially the girls have such good voices. I was first turned on to the McGarrigles by hearing Kate I think singing a track called "House in the Country" on the Albion Band record of the 80's "Rise Up Like The Sun" and was struck by the sweetness and kinda vulnerability in her voice.
I then didn't hear a lot more of the sisters until the T.V. programme Transatlantic Sessions, when their version of "Talk to me of Mendecino" was just about the greatest bit of harmony singing (and a great song)that I had heard in a long time. The version on this CD did not move me in the same way, so I was a little disappointed, but good singing just the same. All the tracks are well worth a listen, and this is undoubtedly a very good album, which will reward listening for many years to come.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Come Back Kate and Anna, Jul 29 2003
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Life is a misery without a new McGarrigle to help lube the rough spots. Come back, Kate and Anna, even if it's just to do a CD with nothing but Stephen Foster songs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great songs, great singing
What more could you ask for? Kate and Anna alone are worth the price of admission. But add Loudon, Rufus and Martha Wainwright as well as Rondstadt and Emmylou and you've got a... Read more
Published on Jul 15 2003 by bob turnley

5.0 out of 5 stars Soothes the Soul
I was unaware of the McGarrigle sisters before seeing them on Transatlantic Sessions on the Ovation Channel. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2002 by Bruce Kendall

5.0 out of 5 stars heartbreaking sweet songs and affectionate collaboration
I am a long time fan of the McGarrigles and Loudon Wainwright as well as many of their collaborators on this Cd. Read more
Published on April 30 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars The best music you can find today
I am not sure why I love their music so much, it does not demand attention the same way as the music of Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan or Lucinda Willims. Read more
Published on Mar 10 2002 by KhyberNY

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
This was a gift -- never heard of these folks and wouldn't have said I was interested in "this kind of music" (whatever this eclectic collection might be called). Read more
Published on Feb 27 2002 by K. Percy

5.0 out of 5 stars In The Spring I Had Great Hunger
Such a warm, charming album. It's as if Garrison Keiler handed over the stage of "A Prairie Home Companion" to the McGarrigles, and they refused to give it back for a... Read more
Published on May 29 2001 by David Bradley

2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to listen to
Strictly for fans. I'd pick 1.5 stars if I could. I love the sisters' work, and have all of it, but find this album an effort. The contributions of the outsiders is unwelcome. Read more
Published on April 16 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars i happen to like these girls...
i love the mcgarrigles and would thoroughly recommend anything they do. gotta love loudon 'cause he had the good sense to marry one of 'em. Read more
Published on Nov 1 2000 by D. B. Clark

5.0 out of 5 stars No better Companion at Home or on the Prairie...
Talk about crossing over musical boundries... Depending on your appreciation of different era's in music, this really does have something for everyone, or everything for someone... Read more
Published on Jun 6 2000 by Richard W. Williams

5.0 out of 5 stars The McGarrigles
This CD is pure bliss. From french folk tunes, to rufus' operatice style, you can't help but love kate and anna macgarrigle and their children, (ex) husbands, sister and other... Read more
Published on Dec 14 1999 by jseabury

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