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The Wailin' Jennys

An evening with
The Wailin’ Jennys



iCal
Import

December 8, 2013 8:00 pm


 


GA Show:


The theatre has seats in all rows. There are no “standing room”
sections.  General Admission in Rows A-BB. GA is first come, first
choice of seating  with doors opening at 7 pm.

Official Website

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The Wailin’ Jennys are Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody and Heather
Masse three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal
sound.

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Starting as a happy accident of solo singer/songwriters getting
together for a one-time-only performance at a tiny guitar shop in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Wailin’ Jennys have grown over the years into
one of today’s most beloved international folk acts. Founding members
Moody and Mehta along with New York-based Masse continue to create some
of the most exciting music on the folk-roots scene, stepping up their
musical game with each critically lauded recording and thrilling
audiences with their renowned live performances.


In 2004, The Wailin’ Jennys released their first full-length album 40
Days to great critical acclaim, netting a 2005 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 exploded onto
the roots music scene, performing at packed venues across the Canada,
the U.S. and throughout the world.


The Jennys’ sophomore album, 2006’s Firecracker, served as a
powerful follow-up to their career-making debut. Artistically, the
record 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. Firecracker had legs,
spending over 56 weeks on the Billboard charts.


The trio’s 2009 release, Live at Mauch Chunk Opera House,
also spent over a year on the Billboard bluegrass charts. That landmark
live album bottled the lightning of The Jennys’ live performances with
show-stopping harmonies, impressive instrumental prowess, breathtaking
songs and, of course, witty stage banter.


For their latest album, 2011’s Juno-winning Bright Morning Stars,
The Wailin’ Jennys joined the ranks of Lucinda Williams and Emmylou
Harris and recorded with award-winning producer Mark Howard. Co-produced
by frequent Jennys collaborator and Juno Award-nominated David
Travers-Smith, the album combines fresh and innovative sounds with the
band’s signature harmonies — a perfect mix of Americana, pop and
traditional folk that is destined to be a modern classic.


Although known primarily as an acoustic outfit, The Wailin’ Jennys
have a diverse musical background that has shaped their musical
sensibilities. Soprano Ruth Moody (vocals, guitar, accordion, banjo,
bodhrán) is a classically trained vocalist and pianist with a burgeoning
solo career. She made a splash in 2010 with the Juno-nominated The
Garden which was followed up with 2013’s gorgeousThese Wilder
Things. She’s  an accomplished, versatile singer of traditional and
Celtic music and as the former lead singer of Juno-nominated roots band
Scruj MacDuhk. Mezzo Nicky Mehta (vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums,
ukulele), a classically trained dancer raised on ’70s a.m. radio and
heavily influenced by alternative pop, was nominated for a Canadian
Indie Music Award for her  striking debut solo album, 2002’s Weather
Vane. In July 2009 she became the proud mother to twin boys, Beck
and Finn. Alto Heather Masse (vocals, upright bass) is a Jazz Voice
graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, who has performed in
Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing, Darol Anger’s Republic of Strings and is a
regular guest on A Prairie Home Companion. She has also toured with her
own band, supporting her 2009 Red House release Bird Song. Her latest,
2013’s Lock My Heart, is is an inspired album of jazz standards
and originals with legendary pianist Dick Hyman.


With their varying backgrounds, each of the Jennys is unique in their
individual expression. Together they forge a unified folk-pop sound —
all delivered with the irresistible vocal power of three.




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