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Born May 8th, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Daughter of [A=Loudon Wainwright III] and [A=Kate McGarrigle], and the sister of [A=Rufus Wainwright] and half-sister of Lucy Wainwright Roche. She has frequently appeared on recordings by family members and has released several independent EPs. Her full length, self-titled album was released in 2005, and debuted at number eighteen on the Canadian album sales charts. She married producer and bassist Brad Albetta in September, 2007 and they divorced in 2018. Granddaughter of Loudon Wainwright II, and niece of Teddy Wainwright, Sloan Wainwright and Anna McGarrigle.

ALBUMS


Martha Wainwright
Love Will Be Reborn
2021
Martha Wainwright
Goodnight City
2016, ,
Alternative Rock
The Wainwright Sisters Featuring Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche
Songs In The Dark
2015, ,
Folk/Country
Martha Wainwright
Trauma: Chansons De La Série Télé Saison #4
2013, CD, Album, , Universal Music Canada
Martha Wainwright
Can You Believe It
2012, CD, Single, Promo, V2,
Martha Wainwright
Come Home To Mama
2012, ,
Folk/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Martha Wainwright
Proserpina
2012
Liam Frost Featuring Martha Wainwright
Your Hand In Mine
2010, CDr, Single, Promo, Emperor Records (2), ,
Pop Rock
Martha Wainwright
Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A. Paris
2010, CDr, Smplr, Cooperative Music
Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus* & Martha Wainwright
A Not So Silent Night
2009
Martha Wainwright
Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record
2009,
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright Singt Edith Piaf
2009, ,
Chanson
Martha Wainwright
Daytrotter Session 10/22/2009
2009
Martha Wainwright
Comin' Tonight
2008
Martha Wainwright
I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
2008, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Alternative Rock/Folk
Martha Wainwright
Bleeding All Over You
2008, ,
Acoustic/Indie Rock
Martha Wainwright
You Cheated Me
2008, ,
Pop Rock/Acoustic
Snow Patrol Featuring Martha Wainwright
Set The Fire To The Third Bar
2006, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Martha Wainwright
I Will Internalize
2005, CD, EP, MapleMusic Recordings, ,
Acoustic/Indie Rock/Chanson
Martha Wainwright
Factory
2005
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright
2005, ,
Alternative Rock/Acoustic/Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Folk
Martha Wainwright
When The Day Is Short
2005
Martha Wainwright
Far Away
2005
Martha Wainwright
Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole
2003
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright
1999, ,
Acoustic/Indie Rock
Martha Wainwright
Factory
1999
Martha Wainwright
Ground Floor
1997, Cass, Album, Not On Label
Rufus Wainwright / Martha Wainwright
I'm Running / Tommy Come Back
1988, 7", Promo, Les Éditions La Fête
Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Claire Pimparé
Les Aventuriers Du Timbre Perdu
1988, ,
Soundtrack
Jo Williamson
Be The Man
2011, CD, Album, Not On Label (Jo Williamson Self-released)
Martha Wainwright
The Black Sessions Concert
2007, CDr, Unofficial, Sangatte Records

APPEARANCES +


Martha Wainwright
Tiny Desk Concert
2012, File, MP3, 128, National Public Radio
Linda Thompson
Proxy Music
2024
Rufus Wainwright
Folkocracy
2023
Various
New Noises Vol. 159
2021, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone
Lissie
Thank You To the Flowers
2020, 5xFile, AIFF, EP, Cooking Vinyl,
Rufus Wainwright
Unfollow The Rules
2020, ,
Pop Rock
Various
Songs For Australia
2020,
Loudon Wainwright III
Years In The Making
2018, ,
Folk/Folk Rock/Rock & Roll
Rufus Wainwright
Northern Stars
2018
Various
Big Little Lies (Music From The HBO Limited Series)
2017, ,
Soundtrack/Soul/Acoustic/Indie Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Funk/Neo-Classical
Sarah McLachlan
Wonderland
2016
Rufus Wainwright
Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets
2016, ,
Opera/Spoken Word/Classical
Various
Music From The Original Series Orange Is The New Black Seasons 2 & 3
2015
Printer Clips
The Right Sleeve EP
2014, 5xFile, FLAC, EP, Bone China Records, ,
Indie Rock
Printer Clips
Printer Clips
2014
Loudon Wainwright III
Haven't Got The Blues (Yet)
2014,
Snow Patrol
Greatest Hits
2013, CD, Comp, Island Records, Fiction Records, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock
Various with Jerry Douglas & Aly Bain
Transatlantic Sessions 4
2012, DVD-V, PAL, Reg, Whirlie Records, ,
Folk/Bluegrass/Celtic
Loudon Wainwright III
Older Than My Old Man Now
2012, ,
Folk Rock
The Separate
Orchestral Variations V.01
2012, ,
Folk Rock/Contemporary/Acoustic
Rufus Wainwright
Out Of The Game
2012, ,
Pop Rock
Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
MTO Plays Sly (A Tribute To Sly & The Family Stone)
2011, CD, Promo, Smplr, The Royal Potato Family,
Luc Sicard
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2011, CD, Album, DJ Bash
Louise And The Pins
Melancholy
2011
Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
MTO Plays Sly
2011,
Various
RocKwiz Uncovered
2010, 4xCD, Comp, Universal Music Australia, ,
Pop Rock/Country
Ariane Moffatt
Trauma - Chansons De La Série TV
2010, CD, Album, Audiogram
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
Here Lies Love
2010, ,
Alternative Rock
Hole
Nobody's Daughter
2010, ,
Alternative Rock/Grunge
Various
Now Hear This! (15 Great Tunes Hand-Picked By The Word) (March 2009)
2009, CD, Comp, Promo, Dis, Word Magazine, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Lo-Fi/Reggae-Pop/Afro-Cuban/African/Folk/Classic Rock
Various
Songs From The Point!
2009, CD, Comp, Amano Recordings, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
The Clearwater Concert: Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration From Madison Square Garden
2009, DVD-V, Not On Label,
Various
The Clearwater Concert: Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration From Madison Square Garden
2009, DVDr, Comp, Promo, PBS (4),
Liam Frost
We Ain't Got No Money, Honey, But We Got Rain
2009,
Snow Patrol
Final Straw + Eyes Open
2009
Doveman
The Conformist
2009, ,
Vocal/Indie Rock
Snow Patrol
Up To Now
2009, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Annie Lennox
The Annie Lennox Collection
2009, ,
Dance-pop/Pop Rock/Soft Rock
Loudon Wainwright III
High Wide And Handsome : The Charlie Poole Project
2009, ,
Bluegrass/Honky Tonk/Novelty/Country
Jim Campilongo Electric Trio, Jim Campilongo
Heaven Is Creepy
2008, CD, Album, Blue Hen Records,
The BPA*
I Think We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
2008, ,
Electro
The Heavy Circles
The Heavy Circles
2008, ,
Indie Pop/Alternative Rock
Annie Lennox
Sing
2008, ,
Ballad/Vocal/House
Rufus Wainwright
Release The Stars
2007, ,
Pop Rock/Vocal
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall
2007, ,
Music Hall/Musical/Vocal
Rufus Wainwright
4 Extraits Du Nouvel Album "Release The Stars"
2007, ,
Pop Rock/Vocal
Linda Thompson
Versatile Heart
2007, ,
Folk
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! (Live From The London Palladium)
2007
Annie Lennox
Songs Of Mass Destruction
2007, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad
Various
Greatest Hits Volume 1
2007, ,
Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Afrobeat/Acoustic/Ballad/Folk
Snow Patrol
Set The Fire To The Third Bar
2006
Snow Patrol
Eyes Open
2006, ,
Indie Rock
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man (A Film By Lian Lunson)
2006
Various
Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man - Motion Picture Soundtrack
2006, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Vocal
Various
Musikexpress 107 - Sounds Now!
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Musikexpress, ,
Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Here Comes The Sun
2005, CD, Comp, Q Magazine
Various
New Noises Vol. 74
2005, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
La Vache Qui Pleure
2005
Teddy Thompson
Separate Ways
2005
Kate and Anna McGarrigle*
The McGarrigle Christmas Hour
2005
Rufus Wainwright
Want Two
2004
Rufus Wainwright
Want Two (Sampler)
2004
Rufus Wainwright
Want One
2003
Various
Maybe This Christmas Too?
2003
Loudon Wainwright III
So Damn Happy (Live)
2003
Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic Ensemble
Private Astronomy - A Vision Of The Music Of Bix Beiderbecke
2003,
Linda Thompson
Fashionably Late
2002,
Gordon Gano
Hitting The Ground
2002, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Wise Men
2001, CDr, Not On Label
Rufus Wainwright
Poses
2001, ,
Pop Rock
Various
Gzowski In Compilation
1999, CD, Album, Analekta,
Boo Hewerdine
Thanksgiving
1999, ,
Folk Rock
Sloan Wainwright
From Where You Are
1998, CD, Album, Waterbug,
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
1998, ,
Alternative Rock/Acoustic/Pop Rock/Vocal/Ballad
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
The McGarrigle Hour
1998, ,
Folk/Celtic
Dan Bern
Smartie Mine
1998
Kate & Anna Mc Garrigle*
Love Over And Over
1997, ,
Folk Rock
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Matapedia
1996
Loudon Wainwright III
Grown Man
1995, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock
Michael Rubbo
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
1988, LP, Les Éditions La Fête
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
A Place In Your Heart / Love Is
1985, 7", PolyGram, ,
Folk
Linda Thompson
Proxy Music
2024,
Various
Songlines: Top Of The World 166
2021, CD, Comp, Songlines,
Various
Songs For Australia
2020,
Various
This Is The Town (A Tribute To Nilsson Volume 2)
2019
Various
Invisible Channel
2018, 3xCD, Comp, CJSW
Various
Linda Thompson Presents My Mother Doesn't Know I'm On The Stage
2018, CD, Album, Omnivore Recordings
Cirque Du Soleil
Stone (Hommage à Plamondon)
2018, ,
Soundtrack
Various
Street Lights
2018, ,
Folk
Various
Highlights 2016
2017, CD, Comp, Smplr, Eclipsed
Connie Converse
Vanity Of Vanities - A Tribute To Connie Converse
2017, CD, Album, Tzadik
Various
Big Little Lies (Music From The HBO Limited Series)
2017, ,
Soundtrack
Various
ME-CD Nr. 1216
2016, CD, Comp, Promo, Musikexpress, ,
Indie Rock/Synth-pop
Various
RocKwiz - Sunday Morning
2015,
Various
Joy Of Living (A Tribute To Ewan MacColl)
2015, ,
Folk
Various
Sing Me The Songs - Celebrating The Works Of Kate McGarrigle
2013
Various
Folk The Banks: A Benefit For The Occupy Movement
2012, CD, Comp, Occupation Records
Various
Every Mother Counts : Songs Inspired By The Documentary "No Woman, No Cry" Directed By Christy Turlington Burns
2011, CD, Album, Comp, Starbucks Entertainment,
Various
Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1: Music From The HBO Original Series
2011, CD, Comp, Elektra
Various
Eden Project The Album
2011,
Various
Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1 (Music From The HBO Original Series)
2011, ,
Big Band
Various
The RocKwiz Duets
2010, 4xDVD-V, Comp, Multichannel, PAL + Box, Col, RocKwiz Duets, Liberation Music, Liberation Music, Liberation Music, ,
Alternative Rock/Blues Rock/Classic Rock/Country Rock/Country/Folk Rock/Hard Rock/Indie Rock/New Wave/Pop Rock/Pub Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Various
The Rockwiz Duets Collectors’ Edition Volumes l, ll & lll.
2010, 3xCD, Comp, Liberation Music, ,
Blues Rock/Rock & Roll/Soul
Various
17'nci Uluslararası İstanbul Caz Festivali (1-20 Temmuz 2010) = 17th International Istanbul Jazz Festival (1-20 July 2010)
2010, CD, Comp, EMI
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
Here Lies Love
2010
Various With Jerry Douglas & Aly Bain
Transatlantic Sessions 4 Volume Two
2010
Various
Sonically Speaking Vol 50: December 2009
2009, CD, Comp, Sonic Magazine,
Various
Ontario.Music.Discover.Celebrate
2009, CD, Promo, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, Polaris Music Prize
BPA*
BPA Mixtape (Mixed By BPA Warm-Up DJ Charlie Stains)
2009, CDr, Mixed, Southern Fried Records
Various
Oh My Love
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH,
Various
RocKwiz Coopers
2009, CD, Comp, Promo, Car, RocKwiz,
Various With Jerry Douglas & Aly Bain
Transatlantic Sessions 4 Volume One
2009, ,
Celtic/Folk
Various
Music Mania Summer Sampler Volume 12
2008, CD, Comp, Smplr, Not On Label, ,
Alternative Rock/Latin/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Blues Rock/Soul/Breakbeat
Various
Cohen Covered
2008, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
Folk/Folk Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Cooperative Music
2008, CD, Comp, Promo, Sinedín Music, ,
Alternative Rock/Garage Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Blues Rock/House/Lo-Fi/Space Rock/Art Rock/Soft Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Leftfield/Ethereal/Acoustic/Electro/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Folk Rock
Various
Monster CD No. 23
2008, CD, Comp, Smplr, Rock & Folk
Various
Have You Heard? (Discover Fresh Sounds Handpicked By Starbucks)
2008, CD, Comp, Starbucks Entertainment, EMI Music Special Markets
Various
Autumn Sampler 2008
2008, CDr, Promo, Smplr, Nettwerk Music Group
Various
Shock Sampler April/May 2008
2008, CD, Comp, Smplr, Shock (2)
Various
Later... With Jools Holland - The First 15 Years
2008, DVD-V, Comp, NTSC, Warner Music Entertainment, BBC,
Various
2008 Music Industry Trusts' Award Lucian Grainge Shake Some Action
2008, 3xCD, Comp, Promo, Universal Music, ,
Rock & Roll/Disco/Punk/Reggae/Soul/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Pop Rock/New Wave
Various
Independent Innovative Creative
2008, CD, Album, Comp, Promo, Vital Sales & Marketing,
Various
Hostess Sampler May - June 2008
2008, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Hostess Entertainment Unlimited, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
The Best Of Acoustic
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Shock (2),
Various
Now Hear This! (15 Great Tunes Hand-Picked By The Word) (June 2008)
2008
Various
Acoustic 07
2007, 2xCD, Comp, V2, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Country Rock/Acoustic
Various
RocKwiz Duets Volume 2
2007, CD, Comp, Liberation Music,
Various
Song of America
2007, 3xCD, Album, 31 Tigers Records
Various
The RocKwiz Duets - Volume II
2007, DVD, Comp, Liberation Music,
Various
Song Of America Sampler
2007, CD, Advance, Promo, Smplr, 31 Tigers Records, ,
Folk
Various
RocKwiz Duets
2006, CD, Album, Liberation Music, ,
Blues Rock/Rock & Roll/Soul
Various
Essential Hits 21
2006, CD, Comp, DMC
Various
Rolling Stone Sampler N°37
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Car, Cyber Press Publishing
Various
Two For The Show (The Rockwiz Duets)
2006, DVD-V, Liberation Music, SBS (3),
Various
Mastermix Pro Disc 77 (December 2006)
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Music Factory, ,
RnB/Swing/Indie Rock/House/Disco
Various
Radioplay - Euro Express - 693U - October 27, 2006
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Radioplay, Euro Express
Various
Pure(ly) Acoustic
2006, CD, Album, Comp, Universal Music Canada, EMI Music Canada, ,
Acoustic
Various
Acoustic 2
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Shock Records Pty. Ltd.,
Various
V2 2006 Super Best !
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, V2,
Various
Artists Den Volume III: Hudson St. Recordings
2006, CD, Album, Artists Den Entertainment, LLC
Various
Falcon Beach -The Soundtrack Of Your Summer Volume 1
2006, CD, Comp, Universal, ,
Soundtrack
Various
Radio Hits 06-33 (Noviembre - C)
2006, CDr, Comp, Enh, Promo, Inter Producciones, ,
Ballad/Pop Rock/Alternative Rock
Various
Bluesfest 2006
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Bluesfest (AU),
Various
Triple J's Hottest 100 Volume 13
2006, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Hip Hop/Indie Rock
Various
Best Of Later... With Jools Holland 2000-2006
2006,
Leonard Cohen
I'm Your Man. A Film By Lian Lunson
2006
Various
Sound Issues Vol.1
2005, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Buffalo Recordings (2)
Various
Word Of Mouth (The Best Way To Discover Great New Music) (June 2005)
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Word Magazine, MVC (3), ,
Alternative Rock/Country Blues/Breaks/Downtempo/Ska
Various
The Cornerstone Player 060
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Promo + DVD, Cornerstone Promotion, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Monolog/Promotional/Funk/Tech House/Electro/Synth-pop/Minimal
Various
The REM Collection Disc 3 Peter Buck Presents... New And Classic Tracks
2005, CD, Album, Comp, Uncut (2)
Various
A Letter To True - Original Soundtrack
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Tulip Records, Tulip Records
Various
Sonically Speaking Vol 26: December 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Car, Sonic Magazine
Various
Vital Music - Chain With No Name
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Vital Sales & Marketing, ,
Folk Rock/Downtempo/Breaks/Dubstep/Disco
Various
The Guardian Lounge
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, The Guardian,
Various
Esquire Playlist Volume 2: Hip Parade
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Esquire Magazine,
Various
Acoustic 05
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Echo, V2, ,
Acoustic
Various
Monitor This! June/July 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, The Music Monitor Network,
Various
Global Village World And Acoustic Songs
2005, CD, Comp, Filter Music (2),
Various
Esquire Playlist Volume 3: Big Hits
2005, CD, Comp, Esquire Magazine,
Various
Rounder New Music Sampler
2005, CD, Comp, Smplr, Rounder Records
Various
Pssst! Summer 2005
2005, CD, Smplr, Filter Magazine
Various
Rounder New Music Sampler
2005, CD, Comp, Rounder Records, Rounder Records,
Various
Les Femmes S'En Mêlent #8
2005, CD, Comp, Les Femmes S'En Mêlent, ,
Pop Rock/Acoustic/Chanson/Indie Rock/Ambient
Various
Now Playing May/June 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Universal Music & Video Distribution, ,
Country Rock
Various
Głosy Nowego Wieku
2005, CD, Comp, Kompania Muzyczna Pomaton, ,
Indie Rock/Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Soul-Jazz/Vocal/Country Rock/Downtempo
Various
Topshop Topman #145 (With Ads)
2005, Betacam SP, Advance, PAL, Lar, Cube (3), ,
Electro/House/Tech House/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Soft Rock/Downtempo/Trip Hop/Reggaeton/Emo/Experimental/Post Rock/Acoustic/Blues Rock/Pop Rock/Lo-Fi/Leftfield/New Wave/Synth-pop/Public Service Announcement
Various
Topshop Topman #145
2005, Betacam SP, Advance, PAL, Lar, Cube (3), ,
Electro/House/Tech House/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Soft Rock/Downtempo/Trip Hop/Reggaeton/Emo/Experimental/Post Rock/Acoustic/Blues Rock/Pop Rock/Lo-Fi/Leftfield/New Wave/Synth-pop/Public Service Announcement
Various
Sound Environment
2005, 2xCD, Comp, WWF, Shock (2)
Various
Playlist April 2005
2005, ,
RnB/Swing/Hip Hop/Indie Rock
Various
The Aviator (Music From The Motion Picture)
2004, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening/Score/Soundtrack
Various
Way Beyond Nashville
2003, CD, Comp, Casual Records, ,
Country
Gordon Gano
Hitting The Ground
2002
Various
Red Hot + Indigo
2001, ,
Soul-Jazz/Pop Rap/Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz
Various
LAUNCH
2000, CD-ROM, LAUNCH Media,
Various
Simply Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad About The Loser's Lounge
1999, CD, Comp, Zilcho
Claire Pimparé
Bye Bye Chaperon Rouge
1989, LP, Les Éditions La Fête
Michael Rubbo
Les Aventuriers Du Timbre Perdu
1988
Various
DiS Is 6
CD, Smplr, Drowned In Sound Recordings
Various
The Best Of Integral
CDr, Comp, Promo, PIAS UK, Integral Synch, ,
Indie Rock
Various
Live At WMSE Volume 13
CD, Comp, dig, WMSE Milwaukee 91.7 FM
Various
Soft Pop City Lights
CD, Comp, Mood Media
Leonard Cohen
MP3 Collection
2012, 2xCDr, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, Digital Records (6)
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
Here Lies Love
2010, ,
Alternative Rock
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man 詩奏 - 傾情
2009, VCD, Unofficial, PAL, Panorama Corporation Limited,
The BPA*
I Think We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
2009
Annie Lennox
Songs Of Mass Destruction
2007, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad
Donald Fagen
What I Do
2006, 2xCDr, Unofficial, Not On Label,
Snow Patrol
Eyes Open
2006, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man - Motion Picture Soundtrack
2006, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Vocal