Martha Wainwright

Martha Wainwright San Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris: Martha Wainwright’s Piaf Record • ••• Cooperative / Drowned In Sound There are some bright ideas, the cultural playbook tells us, north Americans should leave well alone lest they want to invoke the angry spirit guardians of someone else’s heritage. When the legacy in question is that of someone considered a French national icon, that good advice may be especially pertinent. Particularly in the case of an icon so revered as Edith Piaf, the tragic ‘Little Sparrow’, a romantic martyr to the grand passions of the mythical Gallic soul. We don’t do popular singers in quite ... Read Full Story

With only 6 weeks to go until the UK’s biggest indoor winter music festival returns to Liverpool and with a peppering of ticketed shows already announced including Goldfrapp, Dizzee Rascal, Black Kids, and an already sold-out show with Vampire Weekend. LMW are pleased to announce the second wave of acts for this year’s MTV Liverpool Music Week, sponsored by edc by Esprit. Featuring some of the UK’s hottest acts of the moment, this is one of several teaser announcements which LMW will be releasing over the next few weeks, creating one of the finest festival agendas of the year. LMW have some very special ... Read Full Story

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Acclaimed singer songwriter Martha Wainwright is bringing her latest show Down Under. Martha and her band will play some intimate venues all around the country to support her latest album I Know You’re Married, But I’ve Got Feelings Too . Fans can look forward to new tracks from the new record as well as some old favourites. Get your tickets when they go on sale next Wednesday, 10 September. Martha will play the following venues in November. 12 November 2008 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney 13 November 2008 - The Forum, Melbourne 15 November 2008 - Meeniyan Hall 18 November 2008 - The Tivoli, Brisbane ... Read Full Story

Brecht & Weill’s dramatic ballet returns to the Royal Opera House Great news if you missed Martha Wainwright’s original turn in Will Tuckett’s interpretation of Kurt Weill’s ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ back in April/May 2007, the Canadian singer will reprise her role as Anna in a revival of the Royal Ballet performance that won her huge praise first time around. But she doesn’t just stand there and belt out Bertolt Brecht’s demanding satirical libretto, Martha actually does a great job of getting involved with the choreography. It’s not the easiest show to follow as it hurtles through nine different scenarios – one for each ... Read Full Story