From NorthJersey.com:
Canadian folk singer and songwriter Kate McGarrigle, best known for performing with her sister Anna, has died of cancer. She was 63.
McGarrigle’s brother-in-law, Dane Lanken, said the singer died at her Montreal home Monday night surrounded by her sisters, Jane and Anna, and her children, Rufus and Martha Wainwright, also singers.
He said McGarrigle had been battling cancer since the summer of 2006. He said the cancer started in her small intestine and spread to her liver.
• Kate & Anna McGarrigle: http://www.mcgarrigles.com
• Kate McGarrigle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_McGarrigle
