The Wailin' Jennys is tagged as: folk, female vocalists, acoustic, canadian, harmony A pun on the country singer Waylon Jennings, The Wailin’ Jennys are a Canadian folk music trio originating in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 2002 when a local music shop brought together three solo acts for a performance. The band has since released three albums,two of which won two Juno Awards, Canada’s top music industry award http://junoawards.ca. The group is also featured regularly on Garrison Keillor’s show A Prairie Home Companion. Three extraordinary voices, two founding singer-songwriters, one singular vision: The Wailin’ Jennys continue to evolve into far more than the melodious sum of their individual talents years after blowing in on a fresh acoustic breeze from Canada’s mid-western heartland. Spurred onward by a growing fan base that swoons at their intuitive harmonies and revels in their engaging stage presence and uplifting repertoire, the Jennys embarked on a giddy blur of activity following the release of their second album, Firecracker, in August, 2006. Numerous head-turning reviews (“quiet, warm, subtle, mellifluous, almost too good to be true,” noted British daily The Independent) greeted a recording produced by David Travers-Smith (Jane Siberry, Harry Manx) and featuring a crew of ace musicians led by guita... Read More About The Wailin' Jennys Biography... Send The Wailin' Jennys ringtones to your cell |
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