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Suzzy Roche shares loving memories of sister Maggie Roche and talks about the album 'Where Do I Come From: Selected Songs' of Maggie Roche on the program 'Beta' from Wisconsin Public Radio.

Maggie Roche was a member of the trio, The Roches, along with her sisters Terre and Suzzy.

The Roches created distinctive harmonies together for almost 40 years until Maggie died in January 2017 at age 65 after a long battle with breast cancer.

Suzzy recently put together a collection of songs by Maggie to honor her memory and music. It's called "Where Do I Come From."

As Suzzy told WPR's "BETA," her about a year before she could start the project.

"When Maggie died, in the last couple of weeks, she asked me to do something with her music. And, you know, then she died and then four months later, my mother died," Suzzy said. "So the whole year was just a complete black time for me. And it wasn’t until the next year that I actually started to think what am I going to do? And so Dick Connette from StorySound Records told me that he would help me. And so then I began the process of going through all the material and all the music that she had left and trying to put together something that I felt would represent her life’s work."

The two-CD set features four previously unreleased recordings, including the title track. Suzzy had to sift through many boxes of tapes and cassettes before she discovered "Where Do I Come From."

"I went through everything and I found that little song. I think it was probably the last song she wrote. It was very recent and I just was so struck by it."

"I do think that Maggie was having a very hard time in the last few years of her life," Suzzy continued. "She was ill and she didn’t tell anyone. And I think she felt very alone. But I also know that she was very interested in the refugee crisis around the world and the migrants. And I know that because I found also among her things all these places where she was donating. So I think part of her really identified with the feeling of being misplaced or displaced from her own life."

Listen to the full interview HERE

The Playlist: A ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ Surprise, and 12 More New Songs Hear tracks by Carly Rae Jepsen, LCD Soundsystem, Maggie Roche and others.

The songs Maggie Roche (1951-2017) wrote to sing with her sisters, Suzzy and Terre, as the Roches and on her own sidestepped categories the way they evaded pop symmetries. “Lose it or abuse it/the public will refuse it,” she decided in this unreleased demo from a profound posthumous collection, “Where Do I Come From.” Her songs were acoustic but not folk music, deeply personal but not introverted, amusing but deeply barbed and too subtle for mass popularity, even as they deeply reached many listeners. “Stayin’ Home” juggles pop ambition against its obstacles — and, in one verse, some sexual harassment — and concludes with a couplet only she could conceive: “You’ve got a lot of talent but you don’t know how to use it/You ought to go into country music.” JON PARELES

Listen to the song HERE.

Read the full article HERE.

Loudon Wainright III "Surviving Twin" Netflix Original Special from Executive Producer Judd Apatow and Director Christopher Guest and Produced by Funny Or Die Launches November 13

Grammy-winning singer Loudon Wainwright III reflects on the close but complicated relationships between fathers and sons in this intimate evening of music and storytelling, from executive producer Judd Apatow and director Christopher Guest.

"I am so thrilled that Netflix has given Loudon Wainwright the opportunity to share this wonderful show with their audience.  I think Loudon Wainwright is a national treasure." Said Executive Producer and Founder of Apatow Productions, Judd Apatow.

"Loudon Wainwright has written a brilliant show. It is funny, emotional, and filled with his incredible songs.” Said Executive Producer and Director, Christopher Guest.

Loudon Wainright III Surviving Twin is produced for Netflix by Funny Or Die and Apatow Productions. Written and performed by Loudon Wainright III and directed by Christopher Guest. Executive producers are Loudon Wainright III, Judd Apatow, Christopher Guest, Funny Or Die’s Caitlin Daley and Mike Farah and Apatow Productions’ Josh Church.