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One Night in Winnipeg

The Wailin’ Jennys go from one-off folk concert to full-time job A one-night stand featuring three women named Jenny The Wailin’ Jennys go from one-off folk concert to full-time job A one-night stand featuring three women named Jenny. Sure it … Continued

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It was lovely at first sight for the Jennys

Distinct voices meshed into folk-roots stew. Many groups spend years together before they realize their potential. The Wailin’ Jennys hit their stride a little earlier – like, at their very first gig Distinct voices meshed into folk-roots stew Many groups … Continued

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Born to wail

Wailin’ on a whirlwind, these three women are at the beginning of a promising career Wailin’ on a whirlwind, these three women are at the beginning of a promising career. After just releasing their first full-length album 40 Days, the … Continued

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CD Review

Winnipeg’s Wailin’ Jennys – singer/songwriters Cara Luft, Nicky Mehta and Ruth Moody – apparently proved greater than the sum of their parts with an ad hoc gathering in a hometown music store a couple of years back RootsThe Wailin’ Jennys40 … Continued

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Wailin’ their way North

Folk trio enjoying ‘crazy whirlwind’ of a year, hit Yellowknife for Gumboots show Folk trio enjoying ‘crazy whirlwind’ of a year, hit Yellowknife for Gumboots show No cats were harmed in the course of this interview, though one did get … Continued

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Local Trio Building on Strong Start

In the middle of January 2002, a trio of Winnipeg singer/songwriters got together for a one-time show at Sled Dog Music in Wolseley. The immediate interest in that show spawned a second night, and the interest in both nights would … Continued

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Three of a Kind

Three singer/songwriters were comfortably pursuing careers, recording albums, playing concerts and festivals, until Ruth Moody, then a member of the soon-to-be-defunct folk/bluegrass band Scruj MacDuhk considered the possibility of hooking up and singing with other female artists Trio stacks the … Continued

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Wailin’ Jennys prove there’s strength in numbers

What was billed less than a year ago as a one-time-only concert featuring three of Winnipeg’s best known female singer/songwriters has become one of the hottest new acts on the Western Canadian roots music scene How new act blends great … Continued

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The Wailin’ Jennys

None of them is actually named Jennys and they don’t play Waylon Jennings covers, either. Instead, The Wailin’ Jennys are the trio of Winnipeg musicians Cara Luft, Nicky Mehta, and Ruth Moody-all of whom are singer-songwriters in their own right, … Continued

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Tell me about the Jennys!

You could say that it was like three winding roads merging in the night, coming into the light and becoming a newly laid path The Wailin’ Jennys aren’t complaining about their busy touring schedule You could say that it was … Continued

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