Kate & Anna McGarrigle - a Concert Chronology

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010 2011 2012 2013

Although some of these dates remain unconfirmed specific unknown information is highlighted.

Some performances are linked to relevant internet audio or video sources. On some occasions there are alternate sources indicated [alt]

Date format is YYYY.MM.DD

Last update: March 2020

Pages here are grouped as follows for ease of access:
1958 - 1979, 1980 - 1984, 1985 - 1989, 1990 - 1994, 1995 - 1999, 2000 - 2004, 2005 - 2010
but you may access a specific year from this page by clicking on a year on the navigation bar to the left.

1980.02.02

Carnegie Hall

New York City, NY

Set included: Trying To Get To You / First Born / My Town / Be My Baby / Kiss and Say Goodbye / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino / Dig My Grave
Band: Gilles Losier (bass & violin), Pat Donaldson (bass), Scot Lang (guitar), Chaim Tannenbaum, Jean-Paul Robichaud (drums), Ken Pearson, Dane Lanken.
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Supporting the Rick Danko / Paul Butterfield Band. Footage from soundcheck and performance appears in the Caroline Leaf documentary first broadcast on May 19, 1982 and subsequently released by the National Film Board of Canada on DVD. Kate & Anna were interviewed by Ed Haber for WBAI before the afternoon soundcheck. This was broadcast on The Piper in the Meadow Straying on May 9. Audio for the interview can be found here

1980.02.04

Paradise Theatre

Boston, MA

Band: Gilles Losier (bass & violin), Pat Donaldson (bass), Scot Lang (guitar), Chaim Tannenbaum, Jean-Paul Robichaud (drums), Ken Pearson.
line pic

Supported by Priscilla Herdman.

1980.02.09

newspaper article

1980.02.09

Outremont Theatre

Montréal, QC

Band: Gilles Losier (bass & violin), Pat Donaldson (bass), Scot Lang (guitar), Chaim Tannenbaum, ? (drums), Dane Lanken, Jane McGarrigle.

1980.02.10

Studio 42, Radio-Canada

Montréal, QC

La Presse tribute to various people who have excelled in their chosen fields. No details known.

1980.02.24

Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Toronto, ON

CBC Radio week live concert spectacular. Oscar Peterson, Lois Marshal, Andre Laplante, Nexus, W.I.Mitchell with Barbara Flynn. No other details known.

1980.05.17

R.W. Hunt's Mill and Mining Company

Burlington, VT

Rescheduled from January 30 shows which were cancelled.

1980.05.18

Proctors Theatre

Schenectady, NY

Celebrating 20 years of Caffe Lena.
line pic

Set included: On My Way To Town / Swimming Song / Jigsaw Puzzle Of Life / Excursion a Venise / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino Band: Pat Donaldson (bass), Scot Lang (guitar), Dane Lanken.
line pic

Also Robin and Linda Williams, Arlo Guthrie, Bill Staines, Margaret MacArthur and family, Dave Van Ronk, David Bromberg, Nick Seeger, Michael Cooney, and others.

1980.05.23

Outremont Theatre

Montréal, QC

Band: Gilles Losier (violin), Pat Donaldson (bass), Scot Lang (guitar), Peter Weldon, Réal Desrosiers (drums), Ken Pearson, Dane Lanken, Jane McGarrigle.
line pic

Supported by Jim Corcoran.

1980.06.03

The Forum, Ontario Place

Toronto, ON

Band: Gilles Losier (violin), Pat Donaldson (bass), Scot Lang (guitar), Réal Desrosiers (drums), Ken Pearson, Dane Lanken, Jane McGarrigle.

1980.06.07

Newspaper article

1980.06.23

Ce soir en fete - Radio-Quebec TV

Probably highlights from the following concert.

1980.06.23

Plains of Abraham

Québec City, QC

La fete au pays. St Jean Baptiste Day concert with Claude Dubois, Zachary Richard, Catherine Lara. Broadcast the same night and the next on Radio-Canada TV.

1980.06.27

The National - CBC TV

Two minute appearance on daily network news featuring an interview with Kate & Anna and footage of them in a studio with band. No other details known.

1980.06.27

Lac des Fées

Hull, QC

Part of CBOFT-TV's 25th anniversary, the show was recorded by Radio-Canada. Also Raymond Desmarteau, Louise and Claude Naubert, Robert Gregoire, and Micheline Scott. Article indicates 26 & 27. No other details known.

1980.07.19

Acadia University Hall

Wolfville, NS

two shows

Theatre Arts Festival International
line pic

Band: Scot Lang (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Ken Pearson (organ), Gilles Losier, Réal Desrosiers, Dane Lanken, Jane McGarrigle.

1980.07.11-13

Lisdoonvarna Festival Grounds

Lisdoonvarna, Eire

cancelled

1980.Summer

magazine article

1980.08.12

Palais Montcalm

Québec City, QC

Les murs de sons, Festival international de musique
line pic

Band included: Pat Donaldson (bass), Ken Pearson (organ), Dane Lanken, and others.
line pic

Also Jim Corcoran, and Richard Séguin.

1980.09.07

Arena

Rimouski, QC

Band: Scot Lang (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Ken Pearson (organ), Gilles Losier, Réal Desrosiers, Dane Lanken, Jane McGarrigle.

1980.09.24

CBMT-6 / CBC-940 Daybreak

Montréal, QC

CBMT-6 televises Daybreak CBC-940's morning radio show. Guests include Kate & Anna, William Shatner, Bob Geary,and Gerry Datillio, MNAs Gerald Godin and Claude Forget, and Teddy Kollek mayor of Jerusalem.

1980.10.01

Midi plus - CBFT

Montréal, QC

No details known.

1980.10.05

Expo Theatre

Montréal, QC

Les Beaux Dimanches CBFT-2 broadcasts live the gala awards ceremony of the Association du disque et de l'industrie du spectacle quebecoise (ADISQ). Hosted by Yvon Deschamps guests included Offenbach, Michel Rivard, Diane Tell, Ginette Reno and Kate & Anna.

1980.10.16

Variety Tonight CBC-Radio

broadcast date

Concert performance. Venue & date of recording unknown.

1980.12.12

Champlain Production Studios

Montréal, QC

broadcast December 31 1980 / January 1, 1981

Kate & Anna scheduled to tape a half hour CBC comedy special Good Grief! Goodbye 1980, with Ray Landry, Nancy White, Margot Pindivic and Robin Ward. No details known.

1981.02.25

Paradise

Boston, MA

18 song set. With Jane. Opening date of two week tour.

1981.02.26-28

Bottom Line

New York City, NY

two shows
each night

Supported by The Song Project. Joel Zifkin sits in with band. 26th added late - some ads have 27&28 only.

1981.02.28

newspaper article

1981.03.01&02

Philadelphia, PA

No reference to these shows in Philadelphia newspapers. Possibly out of town.

1981.03.03&04

Cellar Door

Washington DC

Supported by Reilly & Maloney.

1981.03.04

newspaper article [in French]

1981.03.06

Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON

1981.03.07

Convocation Hall

Toronto, ON

two shows

Band: Jane (banjo, piano, vocals), Chaim Tannenbaum (tenor sax, banjo, mandolin, violin, harmonica), Pat Donaldson (bass), Andrew Cowan (melodica, guitar), Gerry Conway (drums).

1981.03.08

National Arts Centre Theatre

Ottawa, QC

1981.03.25

Acid Rain [Dirty Sky, Dying Water] TV documentary - newspaper article

various broadcast dates through 1981 and 1982

1981.04

Théâtre Expo

Montréal, QC

unknown date and something of a mystery; can find no reference to this show anywhere

Set: Excursion a Venise / Dancer with Bruised Knees / Entre lajeuness et la sagesse / Move Over Moon / You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down / Funky Francophone / Be My Baby / Swimming Song / Cheminant a la ville / Tu vas m'accompagner / Kiss and Say Goodbye / La belle s'est etourdie / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino / Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser / Love Over and Over / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine
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Band: Jane (banjo, piano, vocals), Pat Donaldson (bass), Andrew Cowan (melodica, guitar), Jean-Paul Robichaud (drums), Gilles Losier (violin), Ken Pearson (organ).
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The above set was broadcast on Canadian FM radio and some of the above were broadcast on Canadian TV in an episode of the series En Scene. Video of four songs (Excursion a Venise, You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down, Cheminant a la ville and La belle s'est etourdie) were incuded as a bonus on The McGarrigle Hour DVD. The show does not appear in Dane Lanken's list for 1981. La Presse, which usually carried ads for McGarrigles concerts, has no evidence in any 1981 issues. It is perplexing as this appears to be a unique band line-up which could not have been accidentally transposed from a different date. However a number of performances at the Expo Theatre during the Montreal Jazz Festival in July 1981 were recorded by the same production company and also featured in episodes of En Scene, which suggests 1981 is reasonable.

1981.06.23

La Fete nationale - Parc Prévost (Vimont)

Laval, QC

Also appearing were Cassonade and Jean-Guy Moreau.

1981.06.27

Stratford City Hall

Stratford, ON

Stratford Folk Festival - Canada Coast to Coast line pic

Band: Pat Donaldson (bass), Ken Pearson (organ), Dane Lanken, and others.
Week long festival of late night (11.30 pm) concerts.

1981.07.05

Cité-du-Havre

Montréal, QC

Listed by Dane Lanken as "some event at Cité-du-Havre" - coincidentally where the Expo Theatre is situated. Could this actually be the date of the show there that is attributed to April 1981? It may actually have no relevance as a performance. There are no details in La Presse for any McGarrigles shows at the Expo Theatre during 1981. It is also possible that this refers to the McGarrigles signing for Polydor records as this was reported in the press during July.

1981.07.11

Mt Watatic Ski Area

Ashby, MA

Great North East Arts & Energy Fair line pic

Also appearing were Jesse Winchester, Arlo Guthrie and David Bromberg. Presumably others. Problems with the sound system.

1981.07.18

newspaper article

Caroline Leaf film.

1981.07.23

newspaper report

signing record contract with Polygram.

Leuvense Aula

Leuven, Belgium

unknown date

anecdotal - absolutely no idea of date - could be 1977, 1981, 1983 etc - perform Stella By Artois.

1981.07.26

Paleo Festival Grounds

Nyon, Switzerland

Paleo Festival line pic

Set: Mais quand tu danses / St Valentines Day 1958 / Love Over and Over / Swimming Song / Tu vas m'accompagner / Naufragee du tendre / Prends ton manteau / You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down / Move Over Moon / Adam and Eve / Entre lajeuness et la sagesse line pic

Others appearing during the festival were 1755, Aladdin, Anguille sous Roche, Arizona Smoke Revue, Bernard Lavilliers, Bill Deraime, Breakfast Band, Celinho Barros, Chiquinho Timoteo, Chris de Burgh, Crary - Berline - Hickman, Erica Norimar, Garolou, Illapu, James Con Hielo, Jean-Pierre Huser, Jim Corcoran, John B. Sebastian, John Mayall, Johnny Coppin,Kraen Bysted, La Chifonnie, Marco Zappa, Marie-Claire Seguin, Mont-Joia, Nigel Mazlyn Jones, Queen Ida, Räms, Raymond Porchet, Rhésus, Small World, The Dubliners, The Mathews Brothers, The McCalmans, Tsycoum Tsycuum Théâtre, Vague et Terre, Walter Araujo, William Fierro and Xoro Roxo. line pic

FM radio broadcast.

1981.08.02

Castlebar Festival Grounds, The Castle Ruins

Raheen Estate, Castlebar, Co Mayo, Eire

Castlebar Festival line pic

Originally thought by the organisers of the Ballisodare festival in Sligo to be contracted for an appearance there Kate & Anna actually played Castelebar instead. Also appearing were Emery, Schmidt and McCann; Sonny Condell; Stocktons Wing; Rythmn Kings; John Otway & Wild Willie Barrett; Ian Dury & the Blockheads; De Danann and Moving Hearts.

1981.08.04

The Venue

London, UK

Supported by Splinter.

1981.09.05

De Doelen

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Rotterdam Folk Festival line pic

Set: Prends ton manteau / First Born / Entre lajeuness et la sagesse / Dancer with Bruised Knees / Dig My Grave / Forever and the Same (The Pump Song) / Heart Like a Wheel / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine. Band: Kate McGarrigle (piano, banjo, button accordion, guitar, vocals), Anna McGarrigle (piano, banjo, button accordion, vocals), Jane McGarrigle (piano, backing vocals), Chaim Tannenbaum (saxophone, harmonica, violin, vocals), Pat Donaldson (bass guitar, vocals), Gerry Conway (drums), Andrew Cowan (guitar). line pic

Preceding Bert Jansch Conundrum in the main hall. Broadcast December 21, 1981 by VARA radio during the Elpee Tuin programme.

1981.09.07-11

Gloucester Hall

Fort Regent, Jersey,
Channel Islands

unknown date

Nordring International Popular Music Festival line pic

Set included: Complainte pour Ste-Catherine / What God Hath Wrought / Go Leave / Love Over and Over line pic

Band: Chaim Tannenbaum (guitar & vocals), Stan Rogers (vocal & percussion), Pat Donaldson (bass) and Graham Townsend (violin). Accompanied by the BBC Radio Orchestra. line pic

BBC Radio Two and the States of Jersey Tourism Committee present the Nordring Radio Prize '81 as part of the annual International Popular Music Festival."Northwest Passage" - the Canadian entry - was one of a series of nine programmes produced as entries for the Nordring Prize (organised by the European Union of Broadcasters) by international members of Nordring. BBC Radio 2 broadcast a one hour programme with Kate & Anna's contribution on October 31. During August 1986 KPFK's Folkscene& included a series of broadcasts devoted to Canadian artists and the 1981 Nordring Festival was included. No further details are known. The songs above were broadcast by CBC on January 9, 1982. Unknown songs were broadcast on "The Entertainers" on January 10, 1982 and August 8, 1982.

1981.10.04

Greek Theatre UCB

Berkeley, CA

Bread & Roses Fifth Annual Festival of Music line pic

Appearances at McCabe's in Los Angeles on October 2 & 3, The Bread & Roses Festival in Berkeley on October 4, and The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on October 7 were all cancelled.

1981.10.05

Femme d'Aujourd'hui -
"Les Soeurs McGarrigle"

broadcast date

1 hour TV programme broadcast by CBFT Channel 2, CJBR Channel 3, Rimouski and CBAFT Channel 11, Moncton - details unknown.

1981.10.14

Barns at Wolf Trap

Vienna, VA

unconfirmed details

1981.10.25

Newspaper report of a concert to be simulcast by CKOI and CIVM Channel 17 - details unknown. No further evidence found. Possibly same as the next entry.

1981.10.26

En scene - Canadian TV

broadcast date

Details unknown. Stereo broadcast by CFCQ and CIMO-FM. Probably rebroadcast November 1.

1981.11.14

Radio Active CBC-AM

Montreal, QC

broadcast date

Kate & Anna, Pauline Julian, Edith Butler, Charlette Couture and Gaston Mandeville. Details unknown.

1981.12.10

Radio City CFCF-600

Montreal, QC

Kate & Anna visit. Details unknown.

1981.12.25

Les Yeux des autres - CBWFT TV broadcast

Winnipeg, MB

broadcast date

Others appearing were Robert Charlebois, Louise Forestier, Maureen Forester. No details known. Rebroadcast July 1, 1982.

1982.01.16

Michigan Theatre

Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor Folk Festival line pic

Originally advertised as two shows by David Bromberg - the first [2 pm] supported by Tom Paxton, the second [8 pm] by Kate & Anna McGarrigle. However bad weather apparently meant that Kate & Anna could not travel and so the compromise was one show with Tom Paxton. Also appearing were Owen McBride, Joel Mabus, Gemini, Percy Danforth, O.J.Anderson, the Hotmud Family, Billy Novick, and Guy Van Dusen. They were also booked to play Merlyn's in Madison, WI on January 15. This show was cancelled in early January.

1982.02.01

Comedie Nationale

Montréal, QC

Victims of Violence benefit concert for Centre Refuge Montréal with Clemence Desrochers, Alain Lamontagne and Paul Piché.

1982.04/05.

Pre-tour articles

1982.05.15

Newspaper article

1982.05.16

Orpheum Theatre

Vancouver, BC

Presumably supported by Connie Kaldor.

1982.05.17

Royal Theatre

Victoria, BC

Presumably supported by Connie Kaldor.

1982.05.19

CBC broadcast of Caroline Leaf film

1982.05.19

Myer Horowitz Theatre, SUB
University of Alberta

Edmonton, AB

Presumably supported by Connie Kaldor.

1982.05.19

McLean At Large CBC Channel 9

broadcast date

Kate & Anna talk about their upcoming CBC special, their recording careers, family and touring. Other guests were Ben Wicks, Don MacPherson, The Carlton Show Band.

1982.05.20

MacEwan Hall, University of Calgary

Calgary, AB

two shows

Supported by Connie Kaldor.

1982.05.24

Centennial Auditorium Downstairs Hall

Saskatoon, SK

Supported by Connie Kaldor.

1982.05.25

Centennial Concert Hall

Winnipeg, MB

Supported by Connie Kaldor who recalls: "That tour had a terrible sound man that at the Winnipeg show turned up with the gear five minutes before the show began. There was a suggestion by Kate to do the show acoustically and just ask the audience up on stage. Sadly the band would not go for it. I was voting for Kate's plan because the greatest magic of those shows was when most or all of the band disappeared and we were left with the pure sounds of great songs well sung."

1982.05.28

Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON

1982.05.29

Convocation Hall

Toronto, ON

two shows

Set: Johnny's Gone to Hilo / Move Over Moon / Kiss and Say Goodbye / Naufragée du tendre / On My Way to Town / Be My Baby / First Born / Homage a grungie / Swimming Song / Tu vas m'accompagner / Love Over and Over / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino / Jesus Lifeline / Dig My Grave / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine / Sun, Son (Shining On the Water) line pic

Band: Jane, John McColgan (drums), Ken Pearson (organ), Scot Lang (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Andrew Cowan (melodica, guitar) Chaim Tannenbaum (violin, vocals). line pic

Broadcast live on CBC FM radio. Last song broadcast on CBC AM radio May 30. Part of the concert was broadcast on TV on "The Entertainers" July 24.

1982.05.31

National Arts Centre Theatre

Ottawa, ON

two shows

Band: Jane, John McColgan (drums), Ken Pearson (organ), Scot Lang (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Andrew Cowan (melodica, guitar) Chaim Tannenbaum (violin, vocals), Dane Lanken (vocal).
Supported by Connie Kaldor.

1982.06.01

Soundtrack - Canadian TV

broadcast date

No details known. TV schedule says "live", but this may be a recording of a previous unidentified live performance. Broadcast again the following day.

1982.06.05

Newspaper article

1982.06.05

Theatre St Denis

Montréal, QC

Band: Jane, John McColgan (drums), Ken Pearson (organ), Scot Lang (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Andrew Cowan (melodica, guitar) Chaim Tannenbaum (violin, vocals), Dane Lanken (vocal, trumpet).

1982.07.01

Les Yeux des autres - Radio Canada TV

Montréal, QC

broadcast date

1982.08.06

Hour Montreal - CJFM

Montréal, QC

features an interview with Kate & Anna.

1982.08.07&08

Théâtre-des-Lilas Brador, Île Notre Dame

Montréal, QC

two afternoon shows each day

Free concerts.

1982.08.10

Meadow Brook Music Festival

Rochester Hills, MI

Show with Arlo Guthrie and Tom Paxton cancelled when Arlo suffered a sore throat.

1982.08.12

Club Rhine-Danube

Leamington, ON

Free concert sponsored by CBEF Radio. The concert was recorded and videotaped, but no details are known regarding any subsequent brosdcast (presumably by CBEF).

1982.08.19

Station soleil - Canadian TV Channel 17

broadcast date

Also appearing were Michel Audy, Isabelle Chaput. No other details known. Rebroadcast the next day.

1982.09.12

En scène - Canadian TV

broadcast date

No details known.

1982.10.

1982.10.15

Snape Maltings Concert Hall

Aldeburgh, England

The Aldeburgh Festival. Other artists appearing during the festival included the Chieftains, Loudon Wainwright, Planxty and the Roches. There were some radio broadcasts from these shows but exact details regarding contributing artists are unknown.

1982.10.16

Playhouse Theatre

Edinburgh, Scotland

Original itinerary has Usher Hall. Supported by Aly Bain and Tich Richardson.

1982.10.17

Durham University Students Union

Durham, England

1982.10.18

University House, Lancaster University

Lancaster, England

1982.10.19

New Albany Empire

London, England

1982.10.22

Connolly Hall

Cork, Eire

1982.10.23

National Stadium

Dublin, Eire

Set: Move Over Moon / La belle s'est etourdie / First Born / Excursion A Venise / Dancer with Bruised Knees / Forever and the Same (The Pump Song) / Gilles Losier Fiddle Solo / Funky Francophone / Acid Rain Medley (H2SO4 / Oh Canada) / Swimming Song / Tu vas m'accompagner / Angel Band / St.Valentine's Day 1978 / Prends ton manteau / Love Over and Over / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino / Mount Royal Blues / Kiss and Say Goodbye / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine / Heart Like a Wheel line pic

Band: Jane, Gilles Losier (violin), Pat Donaldson (bass), Gerry Conway (drums), Scot Lang (guitar).

1982.10.25

Dominion Theatre

London, England

Incomplete set: Excursion a Venise / Forever and the Same (The Pump Song) / Funky Francophone / Acid Rain Medley (H2SO4 / Oh Canada) / Tu vas m'accompagner / Move Over Moon line pic

Supported by 14 Karat Soul.

1982.10.26

The Venue

London, England

not on ad

1982

video exists from "Spécial Radio-Canada" of a performance of Prends ton manteau

1982.11.

Notre-Dame du Nord, QC

1982.11.

Rouyn-Noranda, QC

1982.11.13

Salles des Loisirs de Val d'Or

Val d'Or, QC

1982.11.

Sainte-Adele, QC

1982.11.28

Le Club

Montréal, QC

broadcast date

En scène - Canadian TV. Full details unknown. Newspaper article suggests that a series of shows by different artists were recorded at Le Club Montreal and broadcast at later dates. Broadcast simultaneously in stereo on CKOI-MF Montreal.

1982.12.08

Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Dalhousie Arts Centre

Halifax, NS

Set: Be My Baby / Love Over and Over / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino / Mount Royal Blues / Heart Like a Wheel / First Born / Forever and the Same (The Pump Song) / La belle s'est etourdie / Star Cab Company / Kiss and Say Goodbye / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine line pic

Band: John McColgan (drums), Gilles Losier (violin), Scot Lang (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Dane Lanken (trumpet, vocals), Chaim Tannenbaum (instruments, vocals). line pic

Broadcast April 23, 1983 on CBL radio "The Ocean Limited" - an eclectic musical variety show featuring contemporary Canadian acts in concerts given on the east coast. Also reportedly included Emmylou Harris but there is little evidence to support this. Set above, as broadcast, is probably in the wrong order as there are two sets of band intros identifying a "last song" and a good deal of clumsy editing. Possibly therefore from a pre-broadcast tape. Rebroadcast June 3, 1983.

1982.12.10

Moncton High School Auditorium

Moncton, NB

1982.12.22

Allo Bou Bou - CBC TV show

Interview and performance of two unknown songs.

1982.12.30

Station Soleil - Radio-Québec TV

Montréal, QC

broadcast date

Also appearing were Monique Bégin, Phillipe Laframboise and Geneviève Paris. No other details known.

1982.12.31

Station Soleil - Radio-Québec TV

Montréal, QC

broadcast date

Also appearing were Edith Butler, Jean Drapeau, Gilles Lauzier, and Ginette Reno. No other details known.

1983.01.07

University Theatre, University of Calgary

Calgary, AB

Super Variety Tonight - CBC TV show. Perform Love Over and Over. line pic

Hosted by Ian Tyson - other guests Thea McNeil, Robbie Rae & Band, Kelita Haverland, Doug and the Slugs, Little Ladies, Lidemelia Pildysh, Liona Boyd, Peter Pringle and Jim Carrey. Broadcast by different TV hannels on January 30.

1983.02.12

Carriage House Hotel

Morin Heights, QC

Wade Hemsworth Night. Kate, Anna, Dane, Chaim Tannenbaum, Peter Weldon and Jack Nissenson performed and provided back up vocals for Wade Hemsworth.

1983.03.06

Mixed Bag - WNEW Studios

New York City, NY

Interview (with Pete Fornatale?) and perform On My Way to Town / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine / Jigsaw Puzzle Of Life. From the New York Times: "One memorable ''Mixed Bag'' show was with Kate and Anna McGarrigle, the sisters from Québec, whose enthusiasts consider them the best thing since maple syrup poured on fresh snow. As the sisters were approaching the studio, Mr. Fornatale recalls, ''They saw an old man hit by a taxi, which sped away. They would not leave the scene until an ambulance arrived, and they were pretty shaken up when they came into the studio.'' But Mr. Fornatale's patient microphone manner induced some lovely songs in French and English from the McGarrigles, who were not household names in the 60's, but are linked to that tradition."

1983.03.04

newspaper article

1983.03.06

Wax Museum

Washington DC

Jane in band. Suppoorted by Celtic Thunder.

1983.03.08

That's Life - Channel 29 TV

broadcast date

No details known.

1983.03.08

newspaper article

1983.03.09

Paradise Theater

Boston, MA

1983.03.10

newspaper article

1983.03.10

Ripley Music Hall

Philadelphia, PA

two shows

Set: Dancer with Bruised Knees / Naufragée du tendre (Shipwrecked) / Be My Baby / Travelling On for Jesus / Move Over Moon / Star Cab Company / Love Over and Over / Prends ton manteau / First Born / La belle s'est etourdie / Swimming Song / Tu vas m'accompagner / Jesus Lifeline / Dig My Grave / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine / Kiss and Say Goodbye / Heart Like a Wheel line pic

Set: Complainte pour Ste Catherine / Be My Baby / Travellin' On for Jesus / Move Over Moon / Entre lajeuness et la sagesse / Star Cab Company / Love Over and Over / Prends ton manteau / First Born / Tryin' to Get to You / Naufragée du tendre (Shipwrecked) / Swimming Song / Jesus Lifeline / Dig My Grave / Kiss and Say Goodbye / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino / Heart Like a Wheel line pic

Band: Jane, Gordon Adamson (drums), Gilles Losier (violin), Jorn Reissner (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Ken Pearson (organ), Dane Lanken (vocals), Chaim Tannenbaum (instruments, vocals).
line pic

Supported by Clayton West.

1983.03.11

newspaper article

1983.03.11

Carnegie Hall

New York City, NY

Set: Dancer with Bruised Knees / Naufragée du tendre (Shipwrecked) / Be My Baby / Travelling On for Jesus / Move Over Moon / Entre lajeuness et la sagesse / Star Cab Company / Love Over and Over / Prends ton manteau / First Born / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino / Swimming Song / Tu vas m'accompagner / Jesus Lifeline / Dig My Grave / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine / Heart Like a Wheel line pic

Band: Jane, Gordon Adamson (drums), Gilles Losier (violin), Jorn Reissner (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Ken Pearson (organ), Dane Lanken (vocals), Chaim Tannenbaum (instruments, vocals).
line pic

Supported by Leo Kottke.

1983.03

newspaper article

Toronto, ON

1983.04.16

Clark Gym, SUNY

Buffalo, NY

Also Leo Kottke and Oscar Brand.

1983.04.17

Red Creek Cabaret

Rochester, NY

two shows

1983.04.19&20

Bottom Line

New York City, NY

two shows each night

Set 20: First Born / Move Over Moon / Once Too Often / Tu vas m'accompagner / Swimming Song / Forever and the Same (The Pump Song) / Naufragée du tendre (Shipwrecked) / Love Over and Over / Dear Mrs. Roosevelt (Chaim Tannenbaum) / House In the Country (Chaim Tannenbaum) / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino / The Space Shuttle Song / Pleasures Untold (Jorn Reissner Song) / Jesus Lifeline (Chaim Tannenbaum) / Dig My Grave (Chaim Tannenbaum) / Kiss and Say Goodbye / Heart Like a Wheel line pic

Band: Jane, Jorn Reissner (guitar), Dane Lanken, Gordon Adamson (drums), Pat Donaldson (bass), Chaim Tannenbaum
line pic

First show supported by Larry Amoros; remaining three by Erik Frandsen.

1983.04.21

The Chance

Poughkeepsie, NY

1983.04.21

Late Night with David Letterman

New York City, NY

Interview and perform Love Over and Over. Anna (piano & vocal), Kate (vocal), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Paul Shaffer (keyboards), Will Lee (bass), Steve Jordan (drums).Other guests were Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Brian McConnachie.

1983.04.22

Hangar One

Hadley, MA

Advertised in some papers as at The Iron Horse in Northampton, MA.

1983.04.23

Fuller Hall, St Johnsbury Academy

St Johnsbury, VT

Band: Pat Donaldson, Jane McGarrigle, Jorn Reissner, Chaim Tannenbaum, Gordon Adamson, Gordon Gibson, Dane Lanken.

1983.05.28

Spectacle - CINQ-FM

broadcast date

Live concert broadcast with Paul Piche, Anna [Kate not listed - possibly a typo], and Steve Faulkner.

1983.05.29

unknown TV broadcast Channel 10

broadcast date

Possibly the same as the previous entry. No details known.

1983.06.03

The Ocean Limited - CBO-AM 920

broadcast date

Although described a the second appearance on this programme this seems to be a rebroadcast of an April 23, 1983 broadcast; itself a recording of the live concert in Halifax on December 8, 1982.

1983.06.24

Jardins de l'Hôtel de Ville de Québec

Québec, QC

Hommage à Joseph Allard, spectacle de la Saint-Jean with Ti-jean Carignan, Jocelyn Bérubé et Gilles Losier. Probably broadcast by Société Radio-Canada.

1983.06.26

Therese Casgrain Gym, John Abbott College

Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC

Perhaps connected with the previous item.

1983.07.01

Shipdeck Stage, Harbourfront

Toronto, ON

afternoon and evening shows

Band: Pat Donaldson, Joel Zifkin, Andrew Cowan, Dane Lanken. line pic

Also appearing were The Frantics and Murray McLauchlan (evening only).

1983.07.02

Astrolabe Theatre

Nepean Point, Ottawa, ON

Band: includes Joel Zifkin.

1983.07.30

Silvermine In Bear Mountain
Harriman State Park

Ramopo, NY

3rd Annual Bear Mountain Festival. Also scheduled to appear were Avner the Eccentric, Black Sheep, Johnny Cunningham, Djimo Koyate, Fiddle Fever, Grumbling Gryphons, Groupo Aymara, Flying Karamazov Brothers, Mill Creek Cloggers, Tom Noddy, Michael O'Domhnaoill, Purna Das Baul, John Sebastian, Ralph Towner, Robin & Linda Williams, and Gabriel Yacoub.

1983.08

Station Soleil - Radio-Québec TV

Montréal, QC

unknown date

Interview and performances of Entre lajeuness et la sagesse / Funky Francophone / Cheminant a la ville / Once Too Often / Naufragée du tendre (Shipwrecked) / Le petit mousse (sung by host Jean-Pierre Ferland (?) - with K&A backup vocals)

1983.08.12

Kelso Beach Park

Owen Sound, ON

Summerfolk line pic

Set included: On My Way to Town / Love Over and Over / Once Too Often / Tu vas m'accompagner line pic

Band: includes Joel Zifkin. line pic

Others appearing during the three days (12 - 14) included David Amram, Brahan Seer, Shirley Eikhard, Grupo Aymara, Alain Lamontagne, Ian Tamblyn, Ken Whitley and the Paradise Review, Les Danseurs de la Nouvelle France, Odetta, Utah Phillips, Gamble Rogers and Mose Scarlett. Broadcast of part of show on Superchannel on October 14. Rebroadcast March 16, 1984.

1983.08.13

Prince's Island Park

Calgary, AB

Calgary Folk Festival line pic

Band: includes Joel Zifkin. line pic

Others appearing included Jenny Allen, Holly Arntzen, Sandra Beech, The Blue Flame, Eric Bogle, John Allan, Cameron Diamond, Joe White, Emporium, Paul Finkleman, Paul Hann, Hot Rize, Long John Baldry, Joan MacIsaac, Murray McLauchlan, Lee and Sandy Paley, Prairie Crossing, Stringband, Tailor's Twist, The Wild Colonial Boys and Will Millar.

1983.08.14

Ovation - US TV

broadcast date

Appearance on TV - USA channel. No details known.

1983.09.17

Radio Active - CBC-AM

broadcast date

No details known.

1983.10.09

Words & Music - CJFM

broadcast date

No details known.

1983.10.16

Ovation - US TV

broadcast date

Appearance on TV. No details known.

1983.11.06

Unitarian Church of Montréal

Montréal, QC

Remembrance Day service. With Dane Lanken (trumpet), Ken MacKenzie (bagpipes), Brian Merrett, and perhaps Peter Weldon. Recorded by CBC and broadcast November 11 on Morningside.

1983.11.11

Stockton State College
Performing Arts Center

Pomona, NJ

cancelled

Replaced by The Clancy Brothers.

1983.11.12

A Mixed Bag - WIAN-FM

broadcast date

No details known.

1983.11.20 - 12.04

Toronto, ON

no performance

Opening of Toronto Film Festival. Included film about Kate & Anna. Presumed to be Caroline Leaf documentary.

1983.11.23

Steppin' Out - Channel 6 TV

broadcast date

Interview preceding Spectrum show.

1983.11.25

Le Spectrum

Montréal, QC

A celebration of Ste-Catherine.
line pic

Band: Jane McGarrigle, Dane Lanken, Pat Donaldson, Gilles Losier, Ken MacKenzie, Andrew Cowan, Gordon Adamson. line pic

Supported by Gransula, Brahan Seer, John T Lutz and Phillippe Tartartcheff. Broadcast by CBC. The sisters appeared on CBC TV earlier that day and performed Complainte pour Ste-Catherine and La complainte de la butte.

1983.11.27

Centennial Theatre, Bishop's University

Lennoxville, QC

A celebration of Ste-Catherine.
line pic

Band: Jane McGarrigle, Dane Lanken, Pat Donaldson, Gilles Losier, Ken MacKenzie, Andrew Cowan, Gordon Adamson. line pic

Supported by Harmonica Zeke, and possibly Gransula, and John T Lutz.

1983.12.03

Berklee Performance Center

Boston, MA

Supported by Bill Morrissey.

1983.12.04&05

Bottom Line

New York City, NY

Set04: Gilles Losier Fiddle Solo / Move Over Moon / First Born / Prends ton manteau / Forever and the Same (The Pump Song) / (Trailer Park Song) / Parlez-nous a boire / Swimming Song / Tu vas m'accompagner / Heart Like a Wheel / La reel de la Ste-Catherine / Once Too Often / Kiss and Say Goodbye / You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down / Love Over and Over / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino / Happy Birthday Dear Anna / Travelling On for Jesus line pic

Band: Gilles Losier (violin), Edward Allen (guitar), Dane Lanken (trumpet, vocals), Gordon Adamson (drums), Pat Donaldson (bass).

1983.12.07

Sall Emile-Legault

Saint Laurent, QC

Some fifty souls in attendance.

1983.12.15

El Mocambo

Toronto, ON

two shows

With Jane.

1984.02.14

Tatou Restaurant

Montréal, QC

A Valentine's Day celebration - Romance and Comedy - with Derek Lamb, Diana Markovitz, Chris Elliott and Pat Donaldson. Owner Ben Applebaum sang accompanied by Jane. Derek Lamb sang Sweeney Todd the Barber and Sweeter Than Wine accompanied by the McGarrigles who performed Log Driver's Waltz plus two more.

1984.02.25

Words & Music - CJFM Canadian radio

No details known. Probably repeated May 13.

1984.05.20

Hollywood Palace

Hollywood, CA

First Los Angeles date.

1984.05.23

Wolfgang's

San Francisco, CA

Set: Swimming Song / Tu vas m'accompagner / Move Over Moon / First Born / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino / As Fast As My Little Feet / Going Out Looking / Naufragée du tendre (Shipwrecked) / Trailer Park Song / Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser / Once Too Often / Mount Royal Blues / Heart Like a Wheel / Jesus Lifeline (Chaim Tannenbaum) / Dig My Grave (Chaim Tannenbaum) / Love Over and Over / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine / Kiss and Say Goodbye / Johnny's Gone to Hilo / Travelling On for Jesus
line pic

Band: Jane, Chaim Tannenbaum, Gordon Adamson (drums), Pat Donaldson (bass), Andrew Cowan (guitar)

1984.05.25

Big Top Tent, Victoria Harbor Festival

Victoria, BC

1984.05.26

Commodore Ballroom

Vancouver, BC

Supported by Silverlode.

1984.06.11&12

Red Creek Cabaret

Rochester, NY

dress rehearsal - 11
two shows - 12

Set: As Fast As My Little Feet Can Carry Me / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine [alt] / NaCl / The Work Song (Maria Muldaur) / Heart Like a Wheel [alt] (Linda Ronstadt) / Travelling On for Jesus (Maria Muldaur & Linda Ronstadt) / Dig My Grave (Chaim Tannenbaum) / The Lying Song / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino [alt] / Go Leave [alt] / Happy Birthday Dear Gilles / Tu vas m'accompagner / Going Out Looking / Love Over and Over / You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down (Linda Ronstadt & Maria Muldaur) / Parlez-nous a boire
line pic

Band: Jane, Pat Donaldson (bass), Gordon Adamson (drums), Andrew Cowan (guitar), Gilles Losier (violin), Dane Lanken (bass voice), Chaim Tannenbaum (voice, harmonica). line pic

There was a dress rehearsal on June 11 and then two shows on June 12. Recorded for WXXI-TV and broadcast as Kate & Anna McGarrigle In Concert. Simulcast on KCRW. Broadcast on numerous occasions. Guests were Linda Ronstadt and Maria Muldaur.

1984.06.16

Beacon Theatre

New York City, NY

Set: Johnny's Gone to Hilo / Prends ton manteau / Star Cab Company / Acid Rain Medley (H2SO4 / Oh Canada) / Going Out Looking / As Fast As My Little Feet Can Carry Me / Heart Like a Wheel / The Work Song (Maria Muldaur) / Swimming Song / Tu vas m'accompagner / Jesus Lifeline (Chaim Tannenbaum) / Dig My Grave (Chaim Tannenbaum) / Love Over and Over / (Band Intro) / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine / (Talk to Me of) Mendocino line pic

Band: Jane, Pat Donaldson (bass), Gordon Adamson (drums), Andrew Cowan (guitar), Chaim Tannenbaum (voice, harmonica). line pic

A four-hour concert featuring Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Janis Ian, Maria Muldaur and Suzanne Vega. The event was the second "Mixed Bag" concert for which the host was the local disk jockey, Pete Fornatale.

1984.06.19

That's Life - TV Channel 29

No details known.

1984.06.24

Hilton Harbour Castle Hotel Ballroom

Toronto, ON

Band: includes Joel Zifkin.

1984.06.27

Main Stage

Victoria Island, Ottawa, ON

Scheduled to open the Canoe Festival, but cancelled due to bad weather.

1984.06.29

Parc du Pigeonnier

Québec City, QC

Band: includes Joel Zifkin. During the eight week festival to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the discovery of Québec by French explorer Jacques Cartier. A flotilla of tall-ships was expected in the harbour on the 30th.

1984.07.05

Station soleil - Canadian TV

broadcast date

With Phillipe Tartarcheff, Michel Goulet, Lynda Cadieux and Dr Jean Robert. No other details known.

1984.07.07

Complexe Desjardins

Montréal, QC

Band: includes Joel Zifkin. Accompany Stephen Fearing and Richard Seguin.

1984.07.21

A Mixed Bag - WIAN-FM

No details known.

1984.08.12

Seamans Neck Park

Seaford, NY

Although advertised in the local press as a free concert wirh an 8.15 pm start it seems unlikely that this show took place given a commitment at the Bottom LIne the same evening.

1984.08.12&13

Bottom Line

New York City, NY

Band: includes Joel Zifkin.

1984.08.14

That's Life - Canadian TV

broadcast date

No details known.

1984.08.14

Chestnut Cabaret

Philadelphia, PA

Band: includes Joel Zifkin.

1984.08.15&16

Adam's

Washington D.C.

possibly 15 also?

Band: includes Joel Zifkin.

1984.08.19

Radio Active - Canadian radio

With Gilles Vigenault. No details known.

1984.08.28

Le Spectrum

Montréal, QC

Set: Mais quand tu danses / Kiss and Say Goodbye / First Born / Forever and the Same (The Pump Song) / Cheminant a la ville / Move Over Moon / Entre lajeuness et la sagesse / Going Out Looking / As Fast As My Little Feet Can Carry Me / Go Leave / Jesus Lifeline / Dig My Grave / Johnny's Gone to Hilo / Swimming Song / Tu vas m'accompagner / Star Cab Company / Excursion a Venise / La belle s'est etourdie / Hang Out Your Heart #1 / Mother, Mother / Heart Like a Wheel / Love Over and Over / Complainte pour Ste-Catherine / Travelling On for Jesus / Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser
line pic

Band: Jane (piano & vocal), Andrew Cowan (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Joel Zifkin (violin), Dane Lanken (trumpet & vocals), Chaim Tannenbaum (violin, saxophone, vocals), Gordon Adamson (drums)
line pic

Free concert. Recorded for a TV special. Possibly broadcast 11.19 by Super-Ecran, a pay TV channel. Fifteen songs broadcast 25 August 1985 in the Beaux Dimanches series. No ad in La Presse. Video of some songs available

1984.10.24

Newspaper article

1984.10.24

The Ralph Lockwood Show - CFCF-TV Ch 12

Interview and perform A Tequila Sunrise

1984.10.25

Class Acts - CFCF-TV Ch 12

No details known.

1984.10.25-28

Club Soda

Montréal, QC

Set 25 included: Down In the Willow Garden (possibly misindentified?)/ Heart Like a Wheel / Mother Mother / Tequila Sunrise. line pic

Band: Jane (piano & vocal), Andrew Cowan (guitar), Pat Donaldson (bass), Joel Zifkin (violin), Chaim Tannenbaum (violin, saxophone, vocals), Gordon Adamson (drums)