The Wailin' Jennys
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The Wailin' Jennys | |
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Folk, bluegrass | |
Years active | 2002 – present |
Labels | Jericho Beach, Red House |
Members | Ruth Moody Nicky Mehta Heather Masse |
Past members | Cara Luft Annabelle Chvostek |
Website | thewailinjennys |
The Wailin' Jennys are a Canadian music group. A 2011 review says they "sing like siblings and play like seasoned veterans".[1] They have released several albums and received two Juno Awards. The group has been featured several times on the American Public Media program A Prairie Home Companion.
History
The group was founded in 2002, when a Winnipeg guitar shop called Sled Dog Music brought Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta and Cara Luft together for a joint performance. The show was well received and the owner, John Sharples, scheduled a follow-up performance[2] and suggested they "go on tour and call themselves the Wailin' Jennys."[3]
The group's name is a pun on the name of country singer Waylon Jennings. Jennings died the same month, causing anger at a music conference where they were playing. "They thought we were making fun of him or something", says Luft. However, the band never expected to last for more than a few shows, seeing they were all part-time musicians.[4]
The band released a self-titled EP and an album, 40 Days, in 2004.[5]
The group now consists of soprano
The Wailin' Jennys have won two
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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US Grass[7]
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US Heat
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US Indie | US Folk
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40 Days |
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— | — | — | — |
Firecracker |
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2 | 23 | 27 | — |
Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House |
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3 | 25 | — | — |
Bright Morning Stars |
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1 | 7 | 24 | 10 |
Fifteen |
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1 | 1 | 17 | 12 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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US Grass
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The Wailin' Jennys EP
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— |
iTunes Session |
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7 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
- ^ a b "The Wailin' Jennys - Bright Morning Stars Album Reviews, Songs & More" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Sled Dog Music". Sled Dog Music. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Notes the 2005-05-21 episode of A Prairie Home Companion, viewed 2006-10-10
- ^ "Wailin' Jennys overcome name confusion". thewailinjennys.com. 2002-08-14. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "Folk Fest - Wailin' Jennys' Cara Luft Breaks Folk-Fashion Rules". Georgia Straight, by Shawn Conner on July 15, 2004
- ^ "Yearly summary: 2005 to 2012". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31.
- ^ "The Wailin' Jennys". Billboard.
External links
- Official website
- David McPherson (September 2006). "The Wailin' Jennys set off a 'Firecracker'". Country Standard Time.
- The Wailin' Jennys discography at Discogs