The Jets are gone from Winnipeg, but the city can still boast of harbouring one of the country’s best music acts: The Wailin’ Jennys THE WAILIN’ JENNYS 40 Days Festival Rating 5 stars The Jets are gone from Winnipeg, but … Continued
Hello everyone! For those of you who tried to access the site over the last weekend and were unable to, our apologies. The site was temporarily unavailable as we switched to a more robust webhost provider. Due to the diligent … Continued
The biggest challenge faced by any roots/folk act is the transition from show to recording studio. Performers with tremendous live reputations often seem smothered on disc, unable to capture the simple essence of their music through lack of spark, stifling … Continued
Hello everyone! It’s almost the beginning of July and we are just about to head out for the summer. We are very excited about the upcoming summer festivals–chances are we are hitting a place near you. We’ll be in British … Continued
Hello everyone, Well, things are starting to get crazy busy again. We are trying to figure out how to fit a CMT (Country Music Television) video shoot into our busy summer and we have also been asked by CBC to … Continued
Wailin’ Jennys debut disc sounds like a Juno winner Wailin’ Jennys debut disc sounds like a Juno winner Canadian roots and traditional musicians, take heed. There are now only four Juno nomination spots left open for next year’s group album … Continued
Sometimes it is almost impossible to decide on which CD is going to be the feature album for the month. And sometimes you know, by the time you get to the second track of an album, that this is IT … Continued
Women the toast of festival circuit Wailin’ Jennys a new sensationWomen the toast of festival circuit The first time it dawned on Nicky Mehta that she and her companions in the Winnipeg-based folk trio the Wailin’ Jennys had bitten off … Continued
The Wailin’ Jennys get the folk out The Wailin’ Jennys get the folk out It’s a sweaty mid-May Wednesday in Toronto when I call up Cara Luft at her Winnipeg home, but Luft, one-third of folk-pop trio the Wailin’ Jennys, … Continued
Hey all, Nicky here. We are leaving for Ontario in a couple of days but I wanted to let everyone know that the new site will soon be up! We have been working with my brother (who has been busy, … Continued