The Wailin' Jennys

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The Parting Glass 02:21 Tools
Long Time Traveller 00:00 Tools
One Voice 03:23 Tools
Beautiful Dawn 00:00 Tools
Arlington 00:00 Tools
Glory Bound 00:00 Tools
Old Man 03:11 Tools
Starlight 00:00 Tools
Heaven When We're Home 00:00 Tools
Take It Down 00:00 Tools
Begin 00:00 Tools
This Heart of Mine 00:00 Tools
All The Stars 00:00 Tools
Bird Song 00:00 Tools
Prairie Town 00:00 Tools
Apocalypse Lullaby 00:00 Tools
Swing Low Sail High 00:00 Tools
Saucy Sailor 00:00 Tools
Bright Morning Stars 00:00 Tools
Storm Comin' 00:00 Tools
Swallow 00:00 Tools
Avila 00:00 Tools
The Devil's Paintbrush Road 00:00 Tools
This is Where 00:00 Tools
Things That You Know 00:00 Tools
Ten Mile Stilts 00:00 Tools
Something to Hold Onto 03:42 Tools
Firecracker 00:00 Tools
Come All You Sailors 04:03 Tools
Untitled 00:00 Tools
Asleep At Last 00:00 Tools
Across The Sea 00:00 Tools
Away But Never Gone 00:00 Tools
Some Good Thing 00:00 Tools
What Has Been Done 00:00 Tools
Wildflowers 00:00 Tools
Mona Louise 00:00 Tools
You Are Here 00:00 Tools
All My Loving 00:00 Tools
Deeper Well 00:00 Tools
Cherry Blossom Love 04:32 Tools
Last Goodbye 00:00 Tools
Hey Jude 00:00 Tools
Let It Be 00:00 Tools
Stop & Stare 00:00 Tools
Don't Let Me Down 00:00 Tools
Calling All Angels 00:00 Tools
Summertime 00:00 Tools
Devil's Paintbrush Road 00:00 Tools
It Won't Be Long 00:00 Tools
Come Together 00:00 Tools
Bold Riley 00:00 Tools
One More Dollar (Live) 00:00 Tools
One More Dollar 00:00 Tools
Driving 00:00 Tools
Bring Me Li'l Water Silvy 00:00 Tools
Intro 00:00 Tools
Light of a Clear Blue Morning 00:00 Tools
Never Too Late 00:00 Tools
Motherless Child 00:00 Tools
Racing With the Sun 00:00 Tools
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 00:00 Tools
Paint a Picture 00:00 Tools
Glory Bound (Live) 00:00 Tools
Keep Me in Your Heart 00:00 Tools
One Voice (live) 00:00 Tools
Old Churchyard 00:00 Tools
Loves Me Like a Rock 00:00 Tools
Boulder to Birmingham 00:00 Tools
I Want To Hold Your Hand 00:00 Tools
Barefoot Floors 00:00 Tools
The Valley 00:00 Tools
Driving (Live) 00:00 Tools
Devil`s Paintbrush Road 00:00 Tools
Storm Comin` 00:00 Tools
Storm Comin’ 00:00 Tools
Weary Blues From Waitin' 00:00 Tools
Not Alone 00:00 Tools
Saucy Sailor (Live) 00:00 Tools
Bring Me Li'l Water Silvy (Live) 00:00 Tools
Trick Rider 00:00 Tools
Sun's Gonna Rise 00:00 Tools
Deeper Well (live) 00:00 Tools
Arlington (live) 00:00 Tools
By Way of Sorrow (iTunes Session) 00:00 Tools
Motherless Child (Live) 00:00 Tools
Summertime (Live) 00:00 Tools
Goin' Down the Road (iTunes Session) 00:00 Tools
Bold Riley (Live) 00:00 Tools
[Untitled] 00:00 Tools
Calling All Angels (live) 00:00 Tools
Bring Me Li'l' Water, Silvy 00:00 Tools
Intro To Driving 00:00 Tools
Row Him Home 00:00 Tools
Bring 'Em All In 00:00 Tools
Intro to Begin 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys 00:00 Tools
Beautiful Dawn (iTunes Session) 00:00 Tools
Barefoot Floors (Neil Young cover) 00:00 Tools
Take It Down (John Hiatt Cover) 00:00 Tools
Begin (Live) 00:00 Tools
Old Man (Neil Young cover) 00:00 Tools
Paint a Picture (Live) 00:00 Tools
Mona Louise (iTunes Session) 00:00 Tools
Last Goodbye (iTunes Session) 00:00 Tools
Storm Comin 00:00 Tools
By Way of Sorrow 00:00 Tools
Deeper Well (Emmylou Harris cover) 00:00 Tools
One Voice (Canada) 00:00 Tools
Trick Rider (Gord Downie cover) 00:00 Tools
The Parting Glass (OST The Walking Dead) 3x01 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys---The Wailin' Jennys 00:00 Tools
long time traveller with lyrics 00:00 Tools
One Ore Dollar (Live) 00:00 Tools
The Devils Paintbrush Road 00:00 Tools
Racing With the Sun (Live) 00:00 Tools
Long Time Travelling 00:00 Tools
Bring Me Li'l Water, Silvy 00:00 Tools
Something To Hold On To 00:00 Tools
Pants (iTunes Session) 00:00 Tools
Bright Morning Stars (trad.) 00:00 Tools
The Devil`s Paintbrush Road 00:00 Tools
Intro (Live) 00:00 Tools
Pants 00:00 Tools
Heaven When We’re Home 00:00 Tools
Wailin' Jennys 00:00 Tools
Goin' Down The Road 00:00 Tools
Parting Glass 00:00 Tools
Glorybound 00:00 Tools
Beautiful Down 00:00 Tools
Calling All Angels (Jane Siberry cover) 00:00 Tools
The Parting Glass (OST Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag) 00:00 Tools
Heaven When We`re Home 00:00 Tools
Bring Me Water, Silvy 00:00 Tools
Longtime Travelling 00:00 Tools
ONE VOICE [CANADA] 03:23 Tools
One More Dollar (Gillian Welch cover) 00:00 Tools
Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House 00:00 Tools
Starlight- The Wailin Jennys 00:00 Tools
Bring Them All In 00:00 Tools
Oh Sweet Peace 00:00 Tools
Bring Me Little Water Sylvie 00:00 Tools
Begin (OST The Cake Eaters) 00:00 Tools
Heaven When Were Home 00:00 Tools
'Bird Song' 00:00 Tools
Prarie Town 00:00 Tools
Saucy Sailor [SOCAN] 00:00 Tools
Intro To One Voice 00:00 Tools
Long Time Traveller (lyrics) 00:00 Tools
By Way Of Sorrow (Julie Miller cover) 00:00 Tools
Beautiful Dawn (iTunes Sessions) 00:00 Tools
One Voice [2004] 00:00 Tools
Bring Me Li'l' Water Silvy 00:00 Tools
The Parting Glass (OST Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag) [Играем в Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag] 00:00 Tools
bring me lil water silvy 00:00 Tools
The Devil's Paintbrush 00:00 Tools
The Parting Glass [The Walking Dead Season 3] 00:00 Tools
Apocalypse Lullabye (One Round Heart) 00:00 Tools
Swing Low Sail High- The Wailin' Jennys 00:00 Tools
Arlington [2004] 00:00 Tools
Bring 'Em All In (Mike Scott cover) 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys - The Parting Glass 00:00 Tools
The Devil S Paintbrush Road 00:00 Tools
01 One Voice 00:00 Tools
Deeper Well - Live 00:00 Tools
One Voice - Live 00:00 Tools
Thing's That You Know 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys - 06 - Mona Louise 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys - 01 - Swing Low Sail High 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys - 02 - All the Stars 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys - 03 - Bird Song 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys - 07 - Bright Morning Stars 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys - 09 - Asleep at Last 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys - 04 - Away But Never Gone 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys - 08 - Across the Sea 00:00 Tools
The Wailin' Jennys - 05 - Storm Comin' 00:00 Tools
Live From Folk Alley 00:00 Tools
Come All You Sailors [2000] 00:00 Tools
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The Wailin' Jennys is a Canadian folk music trio originating in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their name is a pun on country singer Waylon Jennings. Since forming in 2002 when a local music shop brought together three solo acts for a performance, the trio has released a series of albums, two of which have won Juno Awards, Canada's top music industry award. Their album "40 Days" won the "Roots and Traditional Album of the Year by a Group" in 2005, as did their album "Bright Morning Stars" in 2012. They were also nominated for the same award in 2007 for "Firecracker". Over the years, the group has featured regularly on Garrison Keillor's live radio variety show "A Prairie Home Companion". Three extraordinary voices, two founding singer-songwriters, one singular vision: The Wailin' Jennys continue to evolve into far more than the melodious sum of their individual talents years after blowing in on a fresh acoustic breeze from Canada's mid-western heartland. Spurred onward by a growing fan base that swoons at their intuitive harmonies and revels in their engaging stage presence and uplifting repertoire, the Jennys embarked on a giddy blur of activity following the release of their second album, Firecracker, in August, 2006. Numerous head-turning reviews ("quiet, warm, subtle, mellifluous, almost too good to be true," noted British daily The Independent) greeted a recording produced by David Travers-Smith (Jane Siberry, Harry Manx) and featuring a crew of ace musicians led by guitarist Kevin Breit (Norah Jones, k.d. lang). The trio wooed progressively larger audiences throughout North America while also making successful forays to Australia, the U.K. and continental Europe. Foremost among a series of uplifting life moments have been a second Juno Award, the continuation of a much-cherished relationship with A Prairie Home Companion (Garrison Keillor's popular National Public Radio show) and a memorable date alongside Rosanne Cash at the prestigious Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. "One Voice," a live staple and highlight of the Jennys' Juno- winning debut album 40 Days, remains a metaphoric statement of intent that to this day underlines the group's original mandate: three individuals with unique gifts combining seamlessly into a single beatific entity. Soprano Ruth Moody (guitar, banjo, accordion, bodhran) and mezzo Nicky Mehta (guitar, harmonica, ukulele, percussion) are charter members who've anchored the Jennys since the first line-up formed in their Winnipeg hometown. The critical third voice, an alto who fills out the chordal range of the group's vibrant three-part harmonies, has been filled in turn by Cara Luft, Annabelle Chvostek and, now that the latter has returned to her own solo career, new recruit Heather Masse. Launching what fans are fondly calling version 3.0 of the Jennys, Heather is a New York-based singer and stand-up bass player who finds the middle ground between contemporary bluegrass (through her work with roots supergroup The Wayfaring Strangers) and jazz vocals (which she studied at the New England Conservatory of Music). She gelled immediately with Ruth and Nicky during an impromptu audition in a bathroom backstage in Philadelphia. Singing raw versions of "Amazing Grace" and an old Hank Williams song, the three women quickly nailed the essence of the Jennys' exquisite sound while hinting at exciting new possibilities that will flower in the months of touring and studio sessions that lie ahead. "Heather fits in astonishingly well with us," enthuses Nicky. "She's got a smoky, enveloping kind of style. People will go nuts when they hear her." Adds Ruth, who first learned of Heather from their mutual friend, Crooked Still's Aoife O'Donovan: "We found a perfect vocal blend the first time with Cara, then we captured it in a different way with Annabelle. So naturally we were thinking, 'Oh man, can it really happen again?' But we have stumbled on such a rich treasure. Her voice is just so round and warm." Ruth Moody has long understood the power of three. She grew up in an accomplished musical family singing with two sisters, then spent five years fronting Winnipeg's Scruj MacDuhk. When the popular Celtic/roots road warriors broke up in 2001, she again craved what she calls "the sense of completeness and wholeness that can only come with three female voices. The Jennys provide a sense of continuity that threads through my entire life." For her part, Nicky Mehta was on track for post-graduate studies in communications when she released a buzzworthy solo debut CD and, not long after, signed on as a first-generation Jenny. "The group sort of just happened to us," she says, laughing. "The idea was to present our individual visions in a larger collective, but before we knew it things had taken on a life of their own. We've constantly been playing catch up ever since. What's great is that nothing has been premeditated and we keep being surprised in the most creative, interesting ways." "Now we've closed another chapter in the Jennys' story and opened a new one," says Ruth. "We're thrilled to be writing it with Heather. She's a kindred spirit. That we can find the magic while laughing and singing together in a dimly lit bathroom says it all really." Although best known for her work with The Wailin’ Jennys, Soprano Ruth Moody is an artist of remarkable depth and grace in her own right. Critics have lauded her ethereal vocals, impressive multi-instrumentalism (she plays guitar, banjo, accordion, piano, and bodhrán), and her talent as a songwriter. Writing with a maturity and wisdom that belies her age, her songs are timeless, universal, and exceptionally well-crafted, all sung with a unique intimacy and honesty that is unmistakably hers. Ruth was a finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition and was recognized by the International Songwriting Competition for her song “One Voice,” which has gone on to be a signature song for The Wailin’ Jennys. It has been covered by countless artists and has been performed in concert halls, churches and schools throughout the world. Ruth recently released her highly-anticipated solo album, The Garden. Although she put out a solo EP in 2002 called Blue Muse, it is Ruth’s first full-length recording. Released on Red House Records on April 20, 2010, the album was produced by David Travers-Smith and features an all-star cast including neo-bluegrass band Crooked Still, Kevin Breit (Norah Jones, k.d. lang), Matt Peters of The Waking Eyes, Luke Doucet, Oh Susanna, and a guest appearance by The Wailin' Jennys. Ruth showcased at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin Texas this year and will tour throughout 2010 and 2011, playing solo and with The Wailin’ Jennys. Mezzo Nicky Mehta has been called a poet and songwriter of exceptional depth and maturity whose ability to "walk with sorrow" has made her music vital and hopeful; Mehta's songs reflect a wisdom sometimes hard-won but never uncelebrated. Her first album Weather Vane was nominated for a 2002 Canadian Music Award for Outstanding Roots Recording and the venerable Sing Out! publication counted her among the most promising up and coming singer-songwriters in North America. As a founding member of The Wailin' Jennys, Nicky has continued to capture hearts and imaginations with her music. She was a finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition for her masterful "Arlington." As well, her song "Begin", a compassionate ode to mindfulness, was both featured in the film "The Cake Eaters" (directed by Mary Stuart Masterson and starring Kristin Stewart) and on the season-closing episode of Lifetime's "Army Wives". Nicky gave birth to twin boys, Beck and Finn, in July of 2009 and is thrilled to have them and her partner, Grant (the band's sound engineer) out on the road with her. New York singer-songmaker Heather Masse grew up in rural Maine and began singing at an early age. Trained at the New England Conservatory of Music as a jazz singer, she is steeped in the jazz tradition, which informs her distinct approach to singing folk, pop and bluegrass. A member of the Billboard-charting folk supergroup The Wailin’ Jennys, Heather has performed at the top venues, sharing the stage with the world’s most acclaimed pop, classical and jazz acts, including Elvis Costello, Wynton Marsalis, Sheryl Crow and the Boston Pops Orchestra. She has been a frequest guest on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, both as a solo performer and as a member of The Jennys. Heather has performed with the renowned contemporary bluegrass band The Wayfaring Strangers and in 2006, recorded an eponymous album with Joy Kills Sorrow, a contemporary stringband from Boston. She also released Tell Me Tonight with the Brooklyn-based collaboration Heather & the Barbarians. In 2008, Heather released Many Moons, an EP of jazz-inspired folk duets with pianist Jed Wilson. Now releasing her first full-length album, she delivers Bird Song--her solo debut on Red House Records. Showcasing her luscious alto voice and her superb songwriting, the CD is acoustic pop music at its best--thoughtful and soulful and sure to be a hit with fans of Norah Jones and Alison Krauss. http://www.thewailinjennys.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.