Product Description

The Billboard-charting WAILIN JENNYS continue their role as one of the most popular acts in modern folk. On this latest album, Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody and Heather Masse have enlisted the support of award-winning producer/engineer MARK HOWARD (Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, U2, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Marianne Faithful, Willie Nelson) to add extra sizzle to the project. Their first studio project in 4 years, the album follows on the heels of their still-charting Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House. With a major tour starting February 2011 (as well as more concert dates and appearances on a PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION later in the year), this is sure to be major folk release with it's infectious radio friendly tracks.

Review

"Like Gillian Welch or Alison Krauss, they can make new songs feel traditional and old songs sound brand new." -- All Music Guide

"The Wailin' Jennys are post-modern purveyors of old-fashioned folk songs... beautiful and mesmerizing" -- Cleveland Plan Dealer

"Their sweeping melodicism defies boundaries, feeling at once edgy and familiar, delivered in harmonies that could melt a Manitoba February." -- Boston Globe

About the Artist

The Wailin' Jennys began as a happy accident, when Nicky Mehta and Ruth Moody got together in their hometown of Winnipeg for a one-time-only performance at a guitar shop in Winnipeg. They had so much fun and obvious chemistry on stage that they decided to pursue a career together, forming The Wailin' Jennys. Together with Brooklyn-based Heather Masse, the trio has grown into one of today's most popular folk bands.

In 2004, Red House Records released The Wailin' Jennys' first full-length album 40 Days in the U.S. to great critical acclaim, and in 2005 it won them a Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year. Bolstered by their frequent appearances on Garrison Keillor's public radio show A Prairie Home Companion, The Jennys have exploded onto the roots music scene, performing at packed venues across the U.S. and throughout the world. Their next CD Firecracker was a powerful follow-up to their debut album and found The Jennys stepping out of the folk realm and into the world of alt-country, pop and rock. Garnering much attention, it was nominated for a Juno Award and won a 2007 Folk Alliance Award for "Contemporary Release of the Year." It charted for over 56 weeks on the Billboard charts and was followed up by their 2009 release Live at Mauch Chunk Opera House, which captured the magic of their live performances with show-stopping harmonies and dynamic instrumental solos.

Now, The Wailin' Jennys join the ranks of Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris, recording their new studio album Bright Morning Stars with award-winning producer Mark Howard. Co-produced by frequent Jennys collaborator David Travers-Smith, the album combines fresh and innovative sounds with the the band's signature harmonies--a perfect mix of Americana, pop and traditional folk and is certain to be an instant classic.

Although known primarily as an acoustic outfit, The Wailin' Jennys have a wide range of musical backgrounds that have formed their musical sensibilities. Soprano Ruth Moody (vocals, guitar, accordion, banjo, bodhrán), former lead singer of the Juno Award-nominated roots act Scrüj MacDuhk, is a classically trained vocalist and pianist known first as an accomplished, versatile singer of traditional and Celtic music. Mezzo Nicky Mehta (vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums, ukulele), who was nominated for a Canadian Indie Music Award for her 2002 solo album Weather Vane, is a trained dancer raised on classical music and heavily influenced by alternative pop. Alto Heather Masse (vocals, upright bass) comes steeped in both bluegrass and jazz traditions. A Jazz Voice graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, she has performed with her own solo band, in Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing, Darol Anger's Republic of Strings and is a regular guest on A Prairie Home Companion. With their varying backgrounds, each of the Jennys are unique in their individual expression. Together they forge a unified folk-pop sound--all delivered with the irresistible vocal power of three.

• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 2.34 ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Red House
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2011
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 23, 2010
• Label ‏ : ‎ Red House
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1