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Philippe Tatartcheff (born in
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) is a
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and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist who wrote
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songs recorded by folk duo
Kate & Anna McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music ...
.


Origins and early life

Tatartcheff's family was originally from the Swiss
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of
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,
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, Neuchatel and
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. After moving to
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in the early 1950s, they eventually settled in
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,
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, where his father, Dr. Michael Tatartcheff, was a physician and surgeon, and the town doctor. His grandfather, Dr. Assen Tatartcheff, was a member of the Macedonian Liberation Front IMRE. Tatartcheff attended a French ''collège classique'' in Timmins, then
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before leaving for
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in early 1969, to study for a
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's in French literature at the
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, where he presented a thesis on the subject of
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. While at McGill, he met
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, who was studying at Beaux-Arts at the time (1964-1968).


Career

In 1974, after Tatartcheff's return to Montreal, Anna McGarrigle asked him to help her write a song, which became " Complainte pour Ste. Catherine", featured on the sisters' debut album, ''
Kate & Anna McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music ...
'' As McGarrigle recalled many years later: Tatartcheff would go on to contribute a total of twenty-four songs recorded by the McGarrigle sisters, most of them in French. At some stage, he also became a farmer in
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, according to the sleeve notes of the album ''
The McGarrigle Hour ''The McGarrigle Hour'' is the eighth studio album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released on October 13, 1998. The album was recorded at a family gathering, including Kate's former husband Loudon Wainwright III, their son and daughter Rufus Wainwr ...
''.


List of songs

;with Anna McGarrigle * "Complainte pour Ste. Catherine"Complainte pour Ste-Catherine
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— tel que paru sur l'album ''Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse – The French Record" (1981).
Sleeve notes from ''Kate & Anna McGarrigle'', Warner Brothers K 56218, 1976. * "Naufragée du Tendre"Sleeve notes from ''Dancer with Bruised Knees'', Warner Brothers K 56356, 1977. * "Mais quand tu danses"Sleeve notes from ''french record'', Hannibal Records HNBL 1302, 1980. * "Excursion à Venise" * "Avant la guerre" * "À boire" * "Rainbow Ride"Sleeve notes from ''Heartbeats Accelerating'', Private Music 261 142, 1990. * "Arbre"Sleeve notes from ''Matapedia'', Hannibal Records HNCD 1394, 1996. * "Forever and the Same"Sleeve notes from ''The McGarrigle Hour'', Hannibal Records HNCD 1417, 1998. ;with Kate McGarrigle * "Side of Fries"Sleeve notes from ''Pronto Monto'', Warner Brothers K 56561, 1978. * "Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse" * "Cheminant à la ville" ;with both Kate and Anna McGarrigle * "Prends ton manteau" (a.k.a. "Pronto Monto") * "La valse du maître draveur", performed by the
Mountain City Four The Mountain City Four were a Canadian folk music group, based in Montreal and active from 1963 to 1967. The group consisted of Jack Nissenson, Peter Weldon, Kate McGarrigle and Anna McGarrigle. They are primarily remembered for popularizing a num ...
(Written by
Wade Hemsworth Albert Wade Hemsworth (October 23, 1916 – January 19, 2002) was a Canadian folk singer and songwriter.Alan Hustak, "Canadian composer dies at 85". ''Calgary Herald'', January 20, 2002. Although he was not a prolific composer, having writt ...
& translated into French by Philippe Tatartcheff) * "Hang Out Your Heart" * "Petite annonce amoureuse"Sleeve notes from ''La vache qui pleure'', Munich Records MRCD 260, 2003. * "Ah tournesol" * "Hurle le vent" * "La Vache qui pleure" * "Rose blanche" * "Tant le monde" * "Ce matin" * "Dans le silence" ;solo (recorded by Kate and Anna McGarrigle) * "DJ Serenade" ;solo * "Country Bar, Northern Star" * "Sans coeur et sans béquille"


Videos

Tatartcheff has also uploaded some videos: * "Approaching Montreal" (2011) * "Cows in Snow" (2008) * "Dogs in Snow" (2008) * "Frelighsburg morning" (2008)


Bibliography


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tatartcheff, Philippe Songwriters from Quebec Writers from Geneva Writers from Timmins Living people Kate & Anna McGarrigle Canadian male poets McGill University alumni Paris-Sorbonne University alumni Musicians from Geneva Musicians from Timmins Year of birth missing (living people)