The "Daighter of Kate", Martha, in the song refers to an actual real life person - Kate McGarrigle's daughter Martha Wainwright, who also sing backing on the track.
Matapedia is a river in Canada, and likewise a place. It's a town located on the Quebec/New Brunswick border, where the Matapedia river becomes one with the Restigouch River, eventually flowing out into the Chaleur Bay. This point is also the start of the Appalachians.
The "Daighter of Kate", Martha, in the song refers to an actual real life person - Kate McGarrigle's daughter Martha Wainwright, who also sing backing on the track.
Matapedia is a river in Canada, and likewise a place. It's a town located on the Quebec/New Brunswick border, where the Matapedia river becomes one with the Restigouch River, eventually flowing out into the Chaleur Bay. This point is also the start of the Appalachians.