Anna McGarrigle

Anna McGarrigle studied at École des beaux-arts de Montréal. The recorded working language is English and French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are traditional folk music. Distinctions recorded are Member of the Order of Canada and Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec.

• Name — Anna McGarrigle • Born — 4 December 1944 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Instrument — * Vocals • button accordion • banjo • guitar • piano • Genre — Folk • Occupation — Musician, singer-songwriter • Years Active — 1970–present • Website — http: mcgarrigles.com/

Anna McGarrigle studied at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal (1964–1968).

In the 1960s, Montreal natives Kate and Anna McGarrigle established themselves in Montreal's burgeoning folk scene while they attended school. From 1963 to 1967, they teamed up with Jack Nissenson and Peter Weldon to form the folk group Mountain City Four. The sisters wrote, recorded and performed music into the twenty-first century with assorted accompanying musicians, including Chaim Tannenbaum and Joel Zifkin. McGarrigle was also a songwriter; her song "Heart Like a Wheel" was the title track of Linda Ronstadt's 1974 album, and her song "Cool River" was recorded by Maria Muldaur. In 2016, Anna and her older sister Jane (1941–2025) wrote a book together, Mountain City Girls.

McGarrigle married journalist Dane Lanken on August 25, 1977, in Hawkesbury, Ontario. She and Lanken have two children, Sylvan (b. 1977) and Lily (b. 1979).