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'With disarming candour and courage, Martha tells us of finding her
own voice and peace as a working artist and mother. Her story is
made more unique because of the remarkably gifted musical family
she was born into' EMMYLOU HARRIS Born into music royalty, daughter
of Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III and sister to singer
Rufus Wainwright, Martha grew up in a world filled with
incomparable folk legends. With the same emotional honesty that has
come to define her music Martha describes her tumultuous
public-facing journey from awkward, earnest and ultimately
rebellious daughter, through her intense competition and ultimate
alliance with her brother, Rufus, to the heartbreaking loss of
their mother and finally discovering her voice as an artist. With
candour and grace she writes of becoming a mother herself and
making peace with her past struggles with Kate and her younger
self. Ultimately, this book offers a thoughtful and deeply personal
look into the extraordinary life of one of the most talented
singer-songwriters in music today.
This is Martha Wainwright's heartfelt memoir about growing up in a
bohemian musical family and her experiences with love, loss,
motherhood, divorce, the music industry and more. Born into music
royalty, the daughter of folk legends Kate McGarrigle and Loudon
Wainwright III and sister to the highly-acclaimed singer Rufus
Wainwright, Martha grew up in a world filled with such incomparable
folk legends as Leonard Cohen, Anna McGarrigle, Richard and Linda
Thompson, Pete Townsend and Emmylou Harris. It was within this
loud, boisterous, musical milieu that Martha came of age,
struggling to find her voice until she exploded onto the music
scene with her 2005 debut and critically acclaimed album, Martha
Wainwright, which contained the blistering hit, 'Bloody Mother
F*cking Asshole', which the Sunday Times called one of the best
songs of that year. Her successful debut album and the ones that
followed such as Come Home to Mama, I Know You're Married but I've
Got Feelings Too and Goodnight City came to define Martha's searing
songwriting style and established her as a powerful voice to be
reckoned with. 'With disarming candour and courage, Martha tells us
of finding her own voice and peace as a working artist and mother.
Her story is made more unique because of the remarkably gifted
musical family she was born into.' EMMYLOU HARRIS In Stories I
Might Regret Telling You, Martha digs into the deep recesses of
herself with the same emotional honesty that has come to define her
music. She describes her tumultuous public-facing journey from
awkward, earnest and ultimately rebellious daughter, through her
intense competition and ultimate alliance with her brother, Rufus,
to the heart-breaking loss of their mother, Kate, and then,
finally, discovering her voice as an artist. With candour and
grace, Martha writes of becoming a mother herself and making peace
with her past struggles with Kate and her younger self. Ultimately,
this book offers a thoughtful and deeply personal look into the
extraordinary life of one of the most talented singer-songwriters
in music today.
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A Gift for Sophie (Hardcover)
Gilles Vigneault; Illustrated by Stephane Jorisch; Contributions by Martha Wainwright
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R316
R259
Discovery Miles 2 590
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In this touching, poetic story set by the seaside, Old Man Tom
teaches Sophie and Emilio the importance of seeing the world
through their hearts. Presenting children with profound messages
about friendship and gifts as well as old age and continuity, the
book and accompanying CD offers a heartwarming perspective for the
whole family. In addition to a production of the narrated story,
the CD includes nine songs ranging from "A Friend That I Like" and
"It's in the Nature of Things" to "I Have a Nest Full" and "The Old
Man's House."
'With disarming candour and courage, Martha tells us of finding her
own voice and peace as a working artist and mother. Her story is
made more unique because of the remarkably gifted musical family
she was born into.' EMMYLOU HARRIS This is Martha Wainwright's
heartfelt memoir about growing up in a bohemian musical family and
her experiences with love, loss, motherhood, divorce, the music
industry and more. Born into music royalty, the daughter of folk
legends Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III and sister to the
highly-acclaimed singer Rufus Wainwright, Martha grew up in a world
filled with such incomparable folk legends as Leonard Cohen, Anna
McGarrigle, Richard and Linda Thompson, Pete Townsend and Emmylou
Harris. It was within this loud, boisterous, musical milieu that
Martha came of age, struggling to find her voice until she exploded
onto the music scene with her 2005 debut and critically acclaimed
album, Martha Wainwright, which contained the blistering hit,
'Bloody Mother F*cking Asshole', which the Sunday Times called one
of the best songs of that year. Her successful debut album and the
ones that followed such as Come Home to Mama, I Know You're Married
but I've Got Feelings Too and Goodnight City came to define
Martha's searing songwriting style and established her as a
powerful voice to be reckoned with. In Stories I Might Regret
Telling You, Martha digs into the deep recesses of herself with the
same emotional honesty that has come to define her music. She
describes her tumultuous public-facing journey from awkward,
earnest and ultimately rebellious daughter, through her intense
competition and ultimate alliance with her brother, Rufus, to the
heart-breaking loss of their mother, Kate, and then, finally,
discovering her voice as an artist. With candour and grace, Martha
writes of becoming a mother herself and making peace with her past
struggles with Kate and her younger self. Ultimately, this book
offers a thoughtful and deeply personal look into the extraordinary
life of one of the most talented singer-songwriters in music today.
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