''Matapédia'' is an album by the Canadian duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1996. Kate's daughter

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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 that runs down to the town of Matapédia, Quebec, 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

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at the

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Critical reception

The '' Chicago Tribune'' wrote that the songs "reflect on time's passage with a mixture of haunting ambiguity and bittersweet longing—qualities that have defined the duo's songbook from the beginning." The '' Los Angeles Times'' noted that "the old-time folksiness of the McGarrigles' sound is in the foreground once more, carried by fiddles and accordions." AllMusic wrote that the sisters "return to their strengths by trimming back the synthesizers and sticking with direct, folky testaments."

Track listing

#"Matapedia" (Kate McGarrigle) – 4:52 #"Goin' Back to Harlan" (Anna McGarrigle) – 4:59 #"I Don't Know" (Kate McGarrigle) – 4:28 #"Hang Out Your Heart" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff, Chaim Tannenbaum) – 4:27 #"Arbre" (Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 3:14 #"Jacques et Gilles" (Kate McGarrigle) – 4:27 #"Why Must We Die" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Joel Zifkin) – 5:32 #"Song for Gaby" (Anna McGarrigle) – 2:55 #"Talk About It" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle) – 5:50 #"The Bike Song" (Anna McGarrigle) – 3:54

Personnel

* Kate McGarrigle - vocals, harmony vocals, chorus, banjo, piano, celeste, synthesizer * Anna McGarrigle - vocals, harmony vocals, chorus, guitar, keyboards, piano, harpsichord, synthesizer * Pierre Marchand - keyboards, accordion, drums, production * Pat Donaldson - guitar, bass * Michel Pépin - guitar, dobro, bass, percussions, backing vocals * Andrew Cowan - guitar * Joel Zifkin - violin, fiddle, backing vocals * Gilles Losier - violin * Sylvain Clavet - drums, percussions * Mike DiNardo - drums * Gordie Adamson - drums * Lily Lanken - harmony vocals *

- harmony vocals

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matapedia (album) 1996 albums Kate & Anna McGarrigle albums Hannibal Records albums Albums produced by Joe Boyd Albums produced by Pierre Marchand Albums recorded at Le Studio Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group albums