Michael Gaither: Songs and Stories

As their signature song "One Voice" says, "This is the sound of voices three / Singing together in harmony". Harmony is a big part of the Wailin' Jennys, but it doesn't stop there. The (mostly) Canadian folk trio is made up of three equally talented songwriters and multi-instrumentalists: Ruth Moody (guitar, banjo, accordion, bodhran) and Nicky Mehta (guitar, harmonica, ukulele, percussion) are the founding members of the group. The newest "Jenny", U.S.-born Heather Masse, joined them last year for the tour of "Firecracker", their latest release.

I chatted with them by the hiss and pale light of a lantern at Camp Mather during last Fall's Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite. Why did we end up talking in the dark? Let's just say they're popular. You'll have to listen to episode #21 find out the rest.

Click the red icon below to hear "Songs and Stories" #21 (time = 28:16, size = 32.4 mb)

Here are some links to go with the show. I mention these in the podcast:

The Wailin' Jenny's official web site, Myspace page, and "Firecracker", their latest CD
Ruth Moody's web site and her solo release, "Blue Muse"
Nicky Mehta's web site and her solo release Weather Vane
Heather Masse's Myspace page and her solo release Tell Me Tonight
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2008-01-02

00:00:00 Songs and Stories #21: Wailin' Jennys 3.0

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