Jane McGarrigle

Jane McGarrigle is a Canadian songwriter, musician and music publisher.

Biography

McGarrigle is the elder sister of Kate and Anna McGarrigle,[1] and has written and performed several songs with the duo.[2] She produced their album Love Over and Over.[3] The song "Love Is", which she co-wrote, has been recorded by Nana Mouskouri and Emmylou Harris (who also recorded the co-written "Man Is an Island").[4] She served as her sisters' music manager for a time, and also managed producers Pierre Marchand (Sarah McLachlan) and Robbi Finkel (Cirque du Soleil), and the group Three O'Clock Train.[5][6] She also co-composed with her sisters the scores to the Canadian film Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller[7] and its sequel, The Return of Tommy Tricker. She served on the board of the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada from 1990 to 2000.[8]

She currently serves on the Board of the Songwriters Association of Canada[9] and is active in the international copyright advocacy movement.

References

  1. Griffin, John (December 6, 1986). "The McGarrigles: Montreal's singing sisters are on the road again, and while music is their message, their family is still their life", The Gazette, p. G1.
  2. (August 24, 1985). "The McGarrigles' laid-back act goes south", The Globe and Mail, p. 11.
  3. Pareles, Jon (February 6, 1983). "In Pop, the McGarrigle Sisters Know No Bounds", The New York Times, p. A21.
  4. (July 1994). "SOCAN's new Board of Directors", Words & Music 1 (7): 6.
  5. Lepage, Mark (November 4, 1989). "Derailed Three O'Clock Train tries to get back on a good sound track", The Gazette, p. H1.
  6. Metella, Helen (January 19, 1992). "Mack MacKenzie and Three O'Clock Train", Edmonton Journal, p. C5.
  7. Schnurmacher, Thomas (November 22, 1988). "Demers children's film is a family affair for all... the McGarrigles", The Gazette, p. F7.
  8. (July–August 1998). "Members gather in Toronto for 1998 AGM", Words & Music 5 (7): 3
  9. http://www.songwriters.ca/janemcgarrigle.aspx