The Wailin’ Jennys returned with a tour and studio album. The musicians took a sabbatical at the end of 2008 and during that time-out, WJ co-founder Nicky Mehta gave birth to twin sons, the “token American in the group” Heather Masse recorded a solo album Bird Song (released on Red House Records) and made multiple appearances on National Public Radio’s Prairie Home Companion. WJ released Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in 2009 which gave their current and future fans an earful of a WJ live experience.
The Wailin’ Jennys played North American dates starting in February 2010, and this April it kicks off a two-month North American tour (followed by appearances at music festivals), and releases its third studio album (still untitled) to be released on Red House Records. WJ will also appear on the Prairie Home Companion show, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington on March 27, 2010. Canadian-American trio returns to the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon, Washington on April 10, with two shows, 3:00 and 8:00 p.m.
According to a press release, The Wailin’ Jennys combine three extraordinary voices with “heart-stopping harmonies” that “make new songs feel traditional and old songs sound brand new.” Dirty Linen, the foremost US-based folk and world music magazine, has called The Jennys “one of the most exciting and polished acts in folk music.” The group is returning to the historic Lincoln Theatre in downtown Mount Vernon during this year’s Skagit Valley Tulip Festival for the first time since their sold-out concert in April 2008.
The band has made numerous guest appearances on Garrison Keillor’s public radio show A Prairie Home Companion. They will again be guests, along with Washington’s own Brandi Carlile, on Saturday, March 27, when the show will be broadcast live from the Paramount Theatre in Seattle.
Members of The Wailin’ Jennys are soprano Ruth Moody (guitar, banjo, accordion, bodhran), mezzo-soprano Nicky Mehta (guitar, harmonica, ukulele, percussion), alto Heather Masse (upright bass), and instrumentalist Jeremy Penner (fiddle and mandolin).
WJ’s spring tour crisscrosses the US and Canada through May.
The Wailin’ Jennys Tour Dates
| March 27, 2010 (Saturday) Seattle, WA | Paramount Theatre – A Prairie Home Companion 911 Pine Street, Seattle, WA | |
| April 08, 2010 (Thursday) Portland, OR | Aladdin Theater 3017 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland, OR | Time: 8:00 PM |
| April 09, 2010 (Friday) Kent, WA | Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center 10020 SE 256th Street, Kent, WA | Time: 7:30 p.m. |
| April 10, 2010 (Saturday) Mt. Vernon, WA | Lincoln Theatre 712 South First Street, Mt. Vernon, WA | Time: 3pm/8pm |
| April 11, 2010 (Sunday) Friday Harbor , WA | San Juan Community Theater 100 Second Street, Friday Harbor , WA | Time: 7:30 PM |
| April 14, 2010 (Wednesday) Greensboro, NC | Guilford College Dana Auditorium, 5800 W. Friendly Avenue Greensboro, NC | Time: 7:30pm |
| April 15, 2010 (Thursday) Raleigh, NC | Fletcher Theater Progress Energy Center Fletcher Opera Theater, 2 E. South St. Raleigh, NC | Time: 8pm Tickets: SOLD OUT |
| April 16, 2010 (Friday) Savannah, GA | Lucas Theatre 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA | Time: 8pm |
| April 20, 2010 (Tuesday) Alexandria , VA | The Birchmere 3701 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria , VA | Time: 7:30 PM |
| April 21, 2010 (Wednesday) Sellersville, PA | Sellersville Theater Main and Temple Streets, Sellersville, PA | Time: 8:00 pm |
| April 22, 2010 (Thursday) Tarrytown, NY | Tarrytown Music Hall 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY | Time: 8:00 PM |
| April 23, 2010 (Friday) Northampton, MA | Calvin Theatre 19 King Street, Northampton, MA | Time: 8pm |
| April 24, 2010 (Saturday) Lebanon , NH | Lebanon Opera House 51 North Park Street, Lebanon , NH | Time: 7:30 PM |
For more tour dates visit The Wailin’ Jennys’ website http://www.thewailinjennys.com
Author: Patricia Herlevi
