Matapédia (album)

Matapédia
Studio album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Released	September 3, 1996
Recorded	1995-1996 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec
Genre	Folk
Length	44:38
Label	Hannibal Records
Producer	Pierre Marchand, Joe Boyd, Michel Pepin, Roma Baran
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Kate and Anna McGarrigle chronology
Heartbeats Accelerating (1990) Matépedia (1996) The McGarrigle Hour (1998)

Matapédia is a 1996 album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle.

Kate's daughter Martha Wainwright appears on the album as a backing vocalist; she is also directly mentioned in the lyrics of the title track.

The title "Matapédia" refers to the river in eastern Quebec which runs down to the town of Matapédia and then out into baie des Chaleurs. The rhythm of the river is supposed to be the inspiration for the loping beat of the album's title track.

The album won the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group at the Juno Awards of 1997.

Track listing

1. "Matapedia" – 4:52 - Kate
2. "Goin' Back to Harlan" – 4:59 - Anna
3. "I Don't Know" – 4:28 - Kate
4. "Hang Out Your Heart" – 4:27 - Kate/Anna/Philippe Tatartcheff/Chaim Tannenbaum
5. "Arbre" – 3:14 - Anna/Tatartcheff
6. "Jacques et Gilles" – 4:27 - Kate
7. "Why Must We Die" – 5:32 - Kate/Anna/Joel Zifkin
8. "Song for Gaby" – 2:55 - Anna
9. "Talk About It" – 5:50 - Kate/Anna
10. "The Bike Song" – 3:54 - Anna