Following Kate McGarrigle 's death in 2010 from sarcoma , her children Rufus and Martha Wainwright and her sister Anna McGarrigle organized a series of tribute concerts : June 12 , 2010 at Royal Festival Hall in London , May 12 – 13 , 2011 at Town Hall in New York City , and June 13 , 2012 at Luminato in Massey Hall , Toronto . The London concert was commissioned and produced by Southbank Centre as part of Meltdown , an annual music festival curated by a different artist each year ( Richard Thompson in 2010 ) ; Catherine Steinmann served as co-producer and Calum MacColl served as music director . Thompson said of the McGarrigle tribute at Meltdown , called " A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle " : The New York performances were produced by Absolutely Live Entertainment , Steinmann and Teddy Wainwright ; Brad Albetta , Thomas Bartlett and MacColl served as music directors . The concert in Toronto was commissioned and produced by Luminato and recorded by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; Steinman and Teddy Wainwright served as co-producers and Albetta , Bartlett and MacColl again served as music directors
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Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle