Hi Everyone!We're very excited to share that today we released an Exclusive iTunes Session EP! This past May, we spent a day in a studio outside Toronto recording new versions of some old songs as well as some previously unrecorded fan favourites ('Pants,' Julie Miller's 'By Way of Sorrow,' and Bruce Cockburn's 'Goin' Down The Road'). The EP was produced by longtime Jennys' collaborator David Travers-Smith and features the three of us along with side player Richard Moody. We hope you have a chance to check out the new music. You can find more information on our Discography page.Thanks all!~ The Jennys.
Awards and Nominations
It's been an exciting few days for us in the awards and nominations world. We're thrilled to share the news that last night we won the Best Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards. Thank you to our producers, David Travers-Smith and Mark Howard; all the musicians who played on the album; our labels True North and Red House Records; Manitoba Music and Manitoba Film and Music; our families and friends; and our amazing and supportive fans. Much gratitude! Congratulations to all our fellow Manitobans who took home awards last night. We are so fortunate to be a part of this community.Also, last week we learned that Bright Morning Stars received three Canadian Folk Music Award nominations - Vocal Group of the Year, Ensemble of the Year, and Producer of the Year (for the amazing duo of Mark Howard and David Travers-Smith). Also, Wailin' Jenny Ruth Moody received three nominations for her beautiful album The Garden - Solo Artist of the Year, New/Emerging Artist of The Year, and Pushing The Boundaries. Congratulations to all the nominees!
B.C. Shows and Announcement
Hello All!We hope you are all doing well and enjoying your last moments of summer. We wanted to post a short note to let everyone know that we have two shows coming up next weekend in British Columbia. On Friday, September 16th, we'll be playing a show in Vancouver at the Rio Theatre. And on Sunday, September 18th, we'll be at the Alix Goolden Performance Hall in Victoria.These two shows will be particularly special for us as they will be the last shows before The Jennys begin a hiatus from the road. We're so grateful for your support and hope you'll join us for one (or both?!?) of these shows. You can find more details about the shows on our tour page at: http://www.thewailinjennys.com/tour/Thanks and take care.~ The Jennys.
Live Webstream of July 22, 2011 Show
Hello Everyone!We're pushing our technological boundaries tomorrow night and will be live-streaming our show via the interwebs from Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry, NH. The show starts at 8PM EST and you can find the stream here: http://concertwindow.com/tupeloHope you enjoy the show (and that we don't forget any lyrics)!~ The Jennys
New Website and The Airwaves
Hi Everyone!So very sorry for being absent from this space for so long. There's been a lot going on and we have much to report. Welcome to our new website! We hope you enjoy it. Sit down, stay a while, take a tour. Soon, our food page will be back up and full of yummy recommendations and we also will have a new webstore for all goods Jennys-related. Feel free to leave us your feedback on the new site in the guest book.In March, we returned to the beautiful Infinity Hall in Norfolk, Connecticut. And this time our show was recorded for a new television series called "Infinity Hall Live." The show will air on Connecticut Public Broadcasting and our episode will premiere on July 15, 2011. For more details, visit their website.And in April, we made our first ever trip to NPR's Mountain Stage in beautiful Charleston, WV. We had a wonderful time and you can listen to our set, as well as watch a little video, on NPR Music's website.And then in May while in Toronto, we stopped by the CBC to record some songs and an interview for Radio 2's Drive. That session will air in three parts on July 29th, 2011. Visit Radio 2 Drive's website here or find out how to stream on-line here.Thanks for all your support!Much love,the jennys.
More Streaming, Touring, and a Juno Nomination!
Things are not slowing down over here. We've added a third new song to the on-line streaming in anticipation of the February 8, 2011 release of Bright Morning Stars. This week, you can hear "Bird Song." You can listen to the track here.For more information, or to pre-order Bright Morning Stars, click here for the United States or here for Canada and the rest of the world.We leave early tomorrow morning for the next leg of touring. This time we visit Montana, Colorado, and New Mexico. And just as we were packing our bags, digging around for passports, and monitoring the "storm of the century," word came out that our own Ruth Moody received a Juno nomination for her beautiful solo album, The Garden. Congratulations Ruthie!!! We look forward to a little (or a lot) of celebrating on the road.Thanks everyone!
Transitions
Hi everyone!
We have some news we'd like to share with you. Our beloved side-player and fiddler extraordinaire Jeremy Penner has decided to take a break from music for a while and study to become a paramedic. We know Jeremy has just what it takes to do this job - he is smart, dedicated and compassionate, while possessing lightening-fast instincts, and not just when it comes to determining the whereabouts of the nearest source of cheddar cheese, or ensuring that the last piece of sushi on the table ends up in his mouth. No, he has what it takes. When Heather busted the 10 litre water jug last tour and the water came gushing out of its broken spout at alarming speed, it was Jeremy who leapt into action, yelling his commands and laying out his strategy clearly, decisively. He had that spout shoved back in its hole and the leak fixed in seconds flat. We knew at that moment that we couldn't stand in the way of Jeremy and his new chosen path.
We'll miss you Jeremy - your beautiful and emotional playing has contributed so much to our musical journey in the last few years. We wish you all the best in your new endeavours and are happy that you are now able to spend more with your daughter. Thanks for the music and the laughter over the years!
And now we embark on a new phase in our journey, and we are thrilled to announce that Richard Moody, Ruth's brother, will be replacing Jeremy as the Jennys new side-player.
Richard has played on every Jennys studio album to date and is already, well, part of the family. Known first and foremost as a violist, he also plays violin, guitar and mandolin, has been performing on the international roots music scene for over 20 years, and has leant his impeccable talents to hundreds of studio recordings.
With stories of Richard setting up his precious cappuccino maker outside truckstops and forgetting his viola on top of moving tourvans, we know we've landed another wonderfully unique and eccentric Man-Jenny, and feel confident that we will be as entertained as ever in the coming months of touring.
And so we gear up for another year of exciting adventures. We can't wait to share more music with you all, especially in the form of our brand new album, Bright Morning Stars. Montana here we come!!!!!
Love,
The Jennys
Another Song Available for On-line Streaming
Another Song Available for On-line Streaming
Wow. So much activity these days. We've added another new song to the on-line streaming. This week, you can hear "Swing Low Sail High." You can listen to the track here.
For more information, or to pre-order Bright Morning Stars, click here for the United States or here for Canada.
Thanks everyone!