HERE COMES THE SON FOLK STAR PARENTS WAINWRIGHT, MCGARRIGLE RAISED RUFUS RIGHT.Byline: Sandra Barrera Staff Writer ONE DOESN'T have to look far to see from where Rufus Wainwright, who performs tonight at the Wilshire Ebell, gets his wry sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour . The son of folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. luminaries Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (born on February 6, 1946 in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who writes and performs as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle. , the 28-year-old singer-songwriter is a chip off the old block a child who resembles either of his parents. See also: Chip . ``A ham'' as Wainwright puts it. ``My whole family are hams,'' he says. ``Pigs.'' The words roll off Wainwright's lips with the same droll droll adj. droll·er, droll·est Amusingly odd or whimsically comical. n. Archaic A buffoon. [French drôle, buffoon, droll, from Old French drolle , satirical bent that he applies to his cabaret pop songwriting and stand-up style In ice hockey, the stand-up style, as the name suggests, refers to a style of goaltending in which the goaltender makes the majority of the saves standing up, not falling to his or her knees. of performance. Last November, while opening for Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She is married to English sound engineer Mark Hawley. Together they have one daughter, Natashya "Tash" Lórien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000. at the Wiltern Theatre, Wainwright sat at his piano mid-show and cursed the guitar that he had been playing off and on throughout his set. He then calmly told the mostly female crowd ``that's Daddy's instrument.'' The truth is that Wainwright and his father, whom he later encouraged fans to check out on the TV show ``Undeclared,'' are close. His dad even penned ``One Man Guy,'' a song that cleverly juxtaposes Wainwright's openly gay lifestyle. He says that both of his parents have always encourage his pursuit of music, which he began honing at age 6 on piano. By 13, he was touring with his mother's group ``The McGarrigle Sisters and Family'' and was in the running a year later for the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys and Oscars for a song that he recorded for a movie soundtrack. Though he didn't win, Wainwright says he was bitten by the singing bug. He found it came in handy in other ways too. ``I used to be on a lacrosse lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. team and to scare off the other opponents I would sing opera in, like, a female voice,'' he says. ``They would just be like, 'What the hell is that?' '' Today Wainwright's vocals draw people in. The follow-up to his 1998 eponymous debut, ``Poses,'' has made numerous critics' Best of 2001 lists and his interpretation of the Beatles' ``Across the Universe'' has also been getting attention. Wainwright performed the song with Sean Lennon and Moby last October for the televised tribute ``Come Together: A Night for John Lennon.'' The recorded version then showed up on the soundtrack to the Sean Penn film ``I Am Sam'' and, due to popular demand, has now been added to newly pressed copies of ``Poses.'' ``In a weird way I'm very proud to be able to sing those other songs and have them really well produced and heard,'' he says in a moment of seriousness. ``It's such a joy to sing those songs so they're in the set. ``And then there's the old 'Rufus sings in French' bit,'' he laughs. ``Everybody put on your visors.'' RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Where: Wilshire Ebell, 4401 W. 8th St., Los Angeles. When: 7:30 tonight. Tickets: $25. Call (213) 480-3232 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (Rufus Wainwright) |
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