Martha Wainwright, in her own right
The musician’s career has been helped and hampered by her famous name – and her live shows embody her struggle to escape it.
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Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Ellen Peirson-Hagger is a former New Statesman assistant culture editor. She covers education as senior writer at Tes, and music and books as a freelance writer.
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