Ruth Moody Discography of CDs

Ruth Moody discography These Wilder Things, the second solo album by Ruth Moody of the Wailin' Jennys, is both apiece and apart from her 2010 debut Garden. While her lyric concerns seem similar on the surface and the music is still rooted in contemporary folk, this ten-song collection ranges farther and wider. Acoustic instruments still dominate the landscape and Moody plays many of them, but the ...

Ruth Moody songs These Wilder Things, the second solo album by Ruth Moody of the Wailin' Jennys, is both apiece and apart from her 2010 debut Garden. While her lyric concerns seem similar on the surface and the music is still rooted in contemporary folk, this ten-song collection ranges farther and wider. Acoustic instruments still dominate the landscape and Moody plays many of them, but the ...

Ruth Moody CD discography An effort away from the Wailin' Jennys, Ruth Moody's solo project has her lithe and lean voice singing original songs that speak to rural folk music dialects. It is far removed from the multicultural big-city metropolitan music of where it was recorded in Toronto, closer to Appalachian mountain music, replete with acoustic stringed instruments from many special guests, and the down-home feel that ...

Ruth Moody CD discography Canadian folkies the Wailin' Jennys aren't opposed to throwing down the occasional sea shanty or English drinking song. Multi-talented singer/songwriters Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta, and Cara Luft -- the latter left the group soon after the album's release and was replaced by Annabelle Chvostek -- formed the group in 2002 after sharing the stage as soloists at an in-store in a local record ...

Ruth Moody albums Though Cara Luft, a founding member of the Wailin' Jennys, was replaced by Annabelle Chvostek, the band's tight harmonies and pretty folk songs haven't changed at all on their second album, Firecracker. In fact, they've even gotten better. Chvostek's voice is seductively low and versatile, and it blends well with and adds a lot of strength and depth to the higher ranges that ...

Ruth Moody music CDs 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 ...

Recording information: The Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe, PA (08/30/2008). Photographers: Dianne Amarillas; Jamie Weber; Jen Blacker; Jim Sovanski; Tim Motley. Arrangers: Heather Masse; Jeremy Penner; Nicky Mehta; Ruth Moody. Personnel: Ruth Moody (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, accordion, bodhran); Nicky Mehta (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, ukulele, harmonica, drums); Heather Masse (vocals, upright bass); Jeremy Penner, Jeremy Penner (mandolin, violin). Audio Mixer: David Travers-Smith.

Personnel: Stephen Fearing (vocals); James Kellaghan, Oscar Lopez, Jordan McConnell (guitar); Lamon Doorley, James Fagan (bouzouki); George Callahan (harp); Jez Lowe (mandola); Hugh McMillan (mandolin); Nancy Kerr (violin); Olsin Mcauley (fiddle); Geoff Kelly, Thomas Doorley (flute); Benny McCarthy (accordion); Lloyd Peterson, Veda Hille (piano); Ruth Moody, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (unknown instrument).