It’s arguably the catchiest name to grace a folk band since Scruj MacDuhk appeared on the Canadian folk scene. But while The Wailin’ Jennys-Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody, and Cara Luft-admit they’d love to be able to claim credit for their … Continued
Nicky Mehta would like to believe that her band’s star-making performance at a music conference in Florida was based on talent alone. But she’s guessing that wasn’t entirely the case Nicky Mehta would like to believe that her band’s star-making … Continued
It was just their luck the Winnipeg female folk trio The Wailin’ Jennys happened to be at a music conference in Florida last February when country superstar outlaw Waylon Jennings breathed his last It was just their luck the Winnipeg … Continued
A familiar voice will once again echo in valley A familiar voice will once again echo in valley. Cara Luft, who was a regular on the acoustic music scene here in the mid- to late-90’s, is coming back to the … Continued
Recently Selected as performers to induct Neil Young into the Prairie Music Hall of Fame, The Wailin’ Jennys are a soul stirring Winnipeg based musical trio made up of some of the hottest young musicians in the Canadian folk scene … Continued
It was an unwanted lesson in bad timing that hit Winnipeg three-piece folk act the Wailin’ Jennys after its members settled on its cutesy and seemingly inoffensive name in February It was an unwanted lesson in bad timing that hit … Continued
Three of Winnipeg’s finest folk performers, Cara Luft, Nicky Mehta and Ruth Moody, have banded together in a folksinging trio called The Wailin’ Jennys Three of Winnipeg’s finest folk performers, Cara Luft, Nicky Mehta and Ruth Moody, have banded together … Continued
All aspiring musicians like attention. But hype is a double-edged sword. Getting called The Next Big Thing can turn an obscure artist into a household name-or it can crush young bands under the weight of unreasonable expectations All aspiring musicians … Continued
Every little once in a while I hear something that changes everything, when all the right forces and elements combine into a truly beautiful, clear and true musical experience The Wailin’ Jennys Sled Dog Music Jan. 18 & 19, 2002 … Continued