Wailin Jennys - Bright Morning Stars

Artist:

Wailin` Jennys (The)

UPC:

033651023425

Description:

Personnel: Ruth Moody (vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, accordion); Nicky Mehta (vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele); Heather Masse (vocals); Bill Dillon (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, electric bass); Kevin Breit (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin); Justin Haynes (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ukulele); Colin Cripps (electric guitar, dobro); Jeremy Penner (fiddle); Richard Moody (viola); Paul Mathew (cello, acoustic bass, electric bass); David Travers-Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn, keyboards); Rob Gusevs (organ); Joe Phillips (acoustic bass); Christian Dugas (drums, percussion); Jean Martin, Tone Valcic (drums).
Audio Mixer: David Travers-Smith.
Recording information: Found Sound Production, Toronto, Ontario (2009); Haliburton, Ontario (2009); Winnipeg, Manitoba (2009).
Photographer: Art Turner.
Since their 2001 inception in a Winnipeg guitar shop, the Wailin` Jennys have been quietly and consistently crafting some of North America`s best modern roots music. Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody, and Heather Masse, the latter of whom took over for Annabelle Chvostek in 2007, sing like siblings and play like seasoned veterans, resulting in a seamless, understated sound that feels both perennial and distinctly Canadian. Lonesome and surprisingly comforting, the group`s fourth studio album, Bright Morning Stars, offers up 13 meditations on love, life, and loss that fit right in with the trio`s penchant for melding traditional folk songs and sea shanteys with contemporary themes. It`s a quiet but powerful collection of snowbound balladry that may be too subtle and unassuming for 21st century attention spans, which is a large part of its charm. Comparisons to Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch are apt, but the Jennys` ability to harmonize like the family acts of old sets them apart from many of their contemporaries. Part Watersons and part Fleetwood Mac, songs like the pop-driven "Swing Low Sail High," the jazzy "Mona Louise," the timeless sounding "Bird Song," and the sparse, largely a cappella title cut, feel grounded and effortless, despite their competing genres. ~ James Christopher Monger

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Swing Low Sail High
2. All the Stars
3. Bird Song
4. Away But Never Gone
5. Storm Comin`
6. Mona Louise
7. Bright Morning Stars
8. Across the Sea
9. Asleep at Last
10. What Has Been Done
11. Cherry Blossom Love
12. You Are Here
13. Last Goodbye

Album Information

Release Date:

02/08/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Label:

Red House Records

Producer:

David Travers-Smith; Mark Howard

Catalog Number:

RHRCD234

Original Release Year:

2011

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

49 : 9

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