Mountain City Four

The Mountain City Four were a Canadian folk music group, based in Montreal and active from 1963–1967.[1] The group consisted of Jack Nissenson, Peter Weldon, Kate McGarrigle and Anna McGarrigle.

In addition to the role of the McGarrigle sisters in the band, they are primarily remembered for popularizing a number of songs by Wade Hemsworth, including the National Film Board animated short The Log Driver's Waltz, as well as for Nissenson's recording of an early Bob Dylan concert in Montreal.

The participation of the Mountain City Four (as a group, and as individuals with others) during the early years of the Montreal Folk Workshop (launched 1965 at its original venue of Moose Hall, on Avenue du Parc) gave an exciting impetus to this popular venue which became a crucible for emerging folk musicians, lasting well into the next decade.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/emc/kate-and-anna-mcgarrigle
  2. ↑ Jack Kapica. Folk Workshop Rising Again. The Montreal Gazette. October 30, 1973.http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19731030&id=8pcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=maEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5825,4301144


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