Martha Wainwright

Filed under: NewsSinger-songwriter Martha Wainwright has begun making tentative steps to writing and recording her third album andsays she wants to base it around music she wrote for a New York ballet company.Speaking to BBC 6 Music, Wainwright said: "It mostly was inspired by work that I did for an incredible choreographer called Christopher Wheelson and his company Morphosis in New York, with the New York City Ballet that he works with."He...  

As with her brother Rufus's tribute to Judy Garland, Martha Wainwright's tribute to Edith Piaf is the kind of album project one can admire, but without ever wanting to hear it again.Related StoriesLast Night's Television: The Schoolboy who Sailed the World, Channel 4Wonderland, BBC2Fearne And Alesha Dixon, ITV2Album: Joss Stone, Colour Me Free! (EMI)1 Day (15)Trust Me, By Peter LeonardThe Plot: A Biography of an English Acre, By Madeleine...  

Music review: Taking on the songs of Edith Piaf was never going to be easy, but lifelong fan Martha Wainwright puts her own anguished vocal stamp on this collection.  

Ein Titel nach Renés Geschmack: Wainwright hat in New York drei Konzerte mit einem Piaf-Programm gegeben, und daraus ist diese Platte entstanden. Was der Titel nicht sagt, was aber dringend gesagt werden muss: das macht sie großartig. An Coverversuchen der Piaf sind schon viele gescheitert. Wainwright nicht. In einem Interview hat die Kanadierin gesagt, sie sei völlig gefangengenommen und beeinflusst worden von Piaf, seit sie acht Jahre als...  

(Co-op)An album that does no more and no less than it says on the sleeve: in June, Martha Wainwright staged three New York concerts devoted to Edith Piaf's music and sung in French, and here releases 15 tracks from the performances. We're told that Wainwright has been "totally influenced and captivated by Piaf" since she was eight, so even if this charmingly self-indulgent project fails to attract attention beyond her small but fierce fanbase...  

The singer talks about her familyI can't separate music from my family, and I try to, as much as I can. My family wasn't like the Von Trapp family – it wasn't ridiculous – but my brother Rufus and I would go on the road with my mother [the folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle] and we'd sing and my mum would accompany us. We perform together as a way of being together.Music was what my mother did and we were proud of being different. I grew...  

Penny Woolcock's Birmingham-set drama seeks to meld the black gangsta flick with a hip-hop musical, which some will find a challenge. Related StoriesAlbum: Martha Wainwright, Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record (Drowned In Sound)Last Night's Television: The Schoolboy who Sailed the World, Channel 4Wonderland, BBC2Fearne And Alesha Dixon, ITV2Album: Joss Stone, Colour Me Free! (EMI)Trust Me, By Peter LeonardThe Plot: A Biography of an English Acre...  

Peter Leonard, son of the better known Elmore, shares his father's predilection for heists and hucksters. His debut novel, Quiver, showed a genetic affinity for crime writing, while Trust Me, sees him playing more freely with the genre's cliches. Related StoriesAlbum: Martha Wainwright, Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record (Drowned In Sound)Last Night's Television: The Schoolboy who Sailed the World, Channel 4Wonderland, BBC2Fearne And Alesha...  

Delayed for a year by a label with whom she has fallen into dispute, Colour Me Free! represents a return to the retro-soul style of Joss Stone's debut following the ill-advised attempts to squeeze her into the R diva mould. Related StoriesAlbum: Martha Wainwright, Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record (Drowned In Sound)Last Night's Television: The Schoolboy who Sailed the World, Channel 4Wonderland, BBC2Fearne And Alesha Dixon, ITV21 Day (15)Trust...  

Our pop critic's guide to the most festive albums and gigsA Not So Silent Night An all-star lineup troops across the stage for the Wainwright/McGarrigle family's Christmas show. Rufus and Martha Wainwright and their mum Kate McGarrigle have roped in French and Saunders, Boy George, Elbow's Guy Garvey, Ed Harcourt, Teddy Thompson, human beatboxer Shlomo, and soprano Janis Kelly – the star of Prima Donna, Rufus's recent foray into opera. Royal...  

When I was 16, I mainly thought about clothes and, probably, Dawson's Creek. Boys? Maybe. Friends? Probably. Sailing? Er, nope. Which may explain why I've only been on a boat a handful of times in my life, and Michael Perham has already sailed the world. The whole world. He did it aged 16, and became the youngest person ever to do so. The Schoolboy Who Sailed the World told his story. Related StoriesAlbum: Martha Wainwright, Martha Wainwright...  

Martha Wainwright has said that she did not want to be too reverential when recording an album of Edith Piaf covers. The singer-songwriter has performed a number of Piaf's songs at New York venues and a selection of live recordings was released on ...  

Boy George, Dawn French, Guy Garvey, Jennifer Saunders and The Thompsons (Teddy, Kami, Linda) are just a few of the special guests and friends announced for the hotly anticipated Wainwright/McGarrigle Family Christmas concert, ‘A Not So Silent Night’ at the Royal Albert Hall, December 9th. It is the first time the show will take place in the UK. This special seasonal Royal Albert Hall show will be headlined by Rufus and Martha Wainwright, and...  

The Wainwright's are pulling out all the stops for another one of their family Christmas shows this year. Rufus and Martha have recruited the services of Brian Eno as well as French and Saunders, Boy George, Elbow's Guy Garvey and Ed Harcourt for 'A ...  

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