review 

Etched with a sepia hue that reflects The Wailin’ Jennys’ rustic back porch view, Firecracker sounds like it might have had its origins in Appalachia. Etched with a sepia hue that reflects The Wailin’ Jennys’ rustic back porch view, Firecracker … Continued

We were very blown away in our review of the last Wailin’ Jennys CD, 40 Days. But Firecracker is a faster, bigger horse of a different color. Since last we left our heroines, that horse has run and won a … Continued

The Wailin’ Jennys are singer-songwriters Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta and Annabelle Chvostek and this is their second album on Red House Records. The Wailin’ Jennys are singer-songwriters Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta and Annabelle Chvostek and this is their second album … Continued

It took me a long time to warm to this album. It wasn’t that there was anything wrong; on the contrary, these three Canadian women are all wonderful singers It took me a long time to warm to this album. … Continued

Aptly named indeed, this new release from Canada’s Jennys (and only their second!) positively sparks, bristles and fizzes with an explosive vitality that takes their home-grown down-home rusticity onto a higher plane Aptly named indeed, this new release from Canada’s … Continued

Firecracker is the first official recording with the Winnipeg-based Jennys’ new lineup Firecracker is the first official recording with the Winnipeg-based Jennys’ new lineup. Cara Luft has left the band to pursue her own interests and Montreal’s Annabelle Chvostek has … Continued

These three Canadian songbirds knit together their distinctive personalities, songs and voices to create a coherent harmonious whole. These three Canadian songbirds knit together their distinctive personalities, songs and voices to create a coherent harmonious whole. The songs are mostly … Continued

Winnipeg folk trio The Wailin’ Jennys are making no mistakes as they progress with grace, harmony and assurance Winnipeg folk trio The Wailin’ Jennys are making no mistakes as they progress with grace, harmony and assurance ǃ

The don’t wail and their names are Ruth, Nicky and Annabelle. Not a Jenny among them. The don’t wail and their names are Ruth, Nicky and Annabelle. Not a Jenny among them. But otherwise the Jennys are aptly named. Obviously, … Continued