Bright morning stars [sound recording] / the Wailin' Jennys.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: RHR CD 234 | Red House RecordsPublication details: St. Paul, MN : Red House Records, p2011.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): - Produced by Mark Howard & David Travers-Smith.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD
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Main Library | CD | FOLK Wailin' Jennys | Available | 33111006639336 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 shanties 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
Compact disc.
Lyrics in container insert.
Swing low sail high (3:58) -- All the stars (4:08) -- Bird song (3:31) -- Away but never gone (3:03) -- Storm comin' (4:42) -- Mona Louise (3:53) -- Bright morning stars (3:17) -- Across the sea (3:02) -- Asleep at last (2:54) -- What has been done (4:09) -- Cherry blossom love (4:30) -- You are here (3:58) -- Last goodbye (3:28).
Produced by Mark Howard & David Travers-Smith.
Performed by the Wailin' Jennys.
"A dazzling mix of Americana, pop and traditional folk ...."--Amazon.com.