The 74-year-old will perform on the main Pyramid Stage, which also hosts Rita Ora, Jake Bugg, Rufus Wainwright and festival veteran Billy Bragg.

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It returned in 2009 with an event which hosted original pieces by singer Rufus Wainwright, architect Zaha Hadid and ballet dancer Carlos Acosta.

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After the group broke up, Wasser continued to play in bands (the underrated Those Bastard Souls) and contribute to works by Sheryl Crow and Rufus Wainwright, among others.

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Wainwright and McGarrigle's two children, singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, lend their vocals to the Poole tribute album, High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project.

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One album I completely missed when it came out last year was the self-titled debut release from Martha Wainwright, the sister of cabaret-pop singer Rufus Wainwright and daughter of folk artists Loudon Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle.

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