Martha Wainwright (Canadian-American Singer-Songwriter) – Songs, Tour, Husband, Albums

One could say Martha Wainwright went into the family business when she became a singer and songwriter, but she has never had to rely on the reputations of her parents or siblings to earn acclaim for her brave, literate, and uncompromising work. Wainwright’s music is rich, adventurous contemporary folk; there is an artful streak to her melodies that’s evocative yet uncluttered, her lyrics offer a smart, unblinking look into her own life, and her vocals show her exploring the possibilities of her instrument with a bracing individuality and lack of pretense. She made an impressive debut with 2008’s Martha Wainwright and its blend of folk and indie rock, she gave listeners a look into a period of personal turmoil on 2012’s electronic-influenced Come Home to Mama, and 2021’s Love Will Be Reborn, written in the wake of a divorce, struck a balance between anguish and hope.

Martha Wainwright Biography

Born in Montreal on May 8, 1976, to parents Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, both successful singers and songwriters, Martha Wainwright was immersed in music from birth. Singing or performing on-stage and in the studio at an early age, she became disenchanted at the thought of a musical career during high school. Shunning music, she decided to study drama at Montreal’s Concordia University instead. Soon after starting her studies, however, she began composing her own material and performing in clubs and coffeehouses around Montreal. In 1997, she released her debut effort, a cassette titled Ground Floor. She also began touring with her older brother, Rufus Wainwright, as a backing vocalist and musician. Moving from Montreal to New York, Martha was cast in a stage musical called Largo.

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Career: She gathered her compositions together for a demo cassette called Ground Floor, self-released in 1997. The next year, she contributed a song called “Year of the Dragon” to Kate and Anna McGarrigle’s album The McGarrigle Hour (1998 Hannibal), which featured contributions from all three Wainwrights, the McGarrigle sisters, and several unrelated guests such as Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. Also in 1998, Rufus released his eponymous debut on which Martha sang back-up. Soon after that, Martha relocated to New York to appear in a stage musical called Largo. In 1999 and at the age of 23, she released a self-titled EP on Querbes Service [Martha Wainwright (1999 Querbes Service)]. Five years later, she released a second EP, which caught the public’s attention with its provocative title, Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole (2005 Zoë). The title-track of which was reportedly named for her father.