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Martha Wainwright

Folk
Folk

Martha Wainwright is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of Leonard Cohen, Propellerheads, Recent Songs, Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III. Those roots explain a lot about how Martha Wainwright arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Loudon Wainwright III, Beth Orton, Ani DiFranco, Ron Sexsmith and Cat Power, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Snow Patrol, Rufus Wainwright, Patrick Watson and Angus & Julia Stone, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Martha Wainwright, reaching back through Leonard Cohen and forward to Snow Patrol. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Martha WainwrightLeonard CohenPropellerheadsRecent SongsKate McGarrigleLoudon Wainwright IIIRufus WainwrightWoody GuthrieSee Emily PlaySnow PatrolRufus WainwrightPatrick WatsonAngus & Julia StoneLoudon Wainwright IIIBeth OrtonAni DiFrancoRon SexsmithCat PowerSharon Van EttenFrazey FordJoan Armatrading

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Martha Wainwright connections

Martha Wainwright grew out of Leonard Cohen, Propellerheads, Recent Songs and Kate McGarrigle, shares an orbit with Loudon Wainwright III, Beth Orton, Ani DiFranco and Ron Sexsmith, went on to shape Snow Patrol, Rufus Wainwright, Patrick Watson and Angus & Julia Stone. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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