Firecracker (The Wailin' Jennys)
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Firecracker is the third album by The Wailin' Jennys
The Wailin' Jennys
The Wailin' Jennys are a Juno Award-winning Canadian folk trio from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and New York, and they consist of soprano Ruth Moody, mezzo Nicky Mehta and alto Heather Masse. In previous years, the Jennys have also toured with fiddler and mandolinist Jeremy Penner, who is from Ruth's...

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The album was rated the #2 folk album of 2006 in North America by total airplay, and the #1 Canadian album. The initial track, "The Devil's Paintbrush Road" by Annabelle Chvostek
Annabelle Chvostek
Annabelle Chvostek is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Montreal. She is known for her rich singing voice, compelling lyrics and genre-spanning musicality, as well as her Juno-nominated work with harmony trio The Wailin' Jennys....

, was rated the #1 Canadian song for 2006 by total airplay.

The album was nominated for the 2007 Juno Award for "Roots and Traditional Album of the Year by a Group" and for "Contemporary Folk Album of the Year" by the North American Folk Alliance.

Track listing

  1. "The Devil's Paintbrush Road" (Annabelle Chvostek
    Annabelle Chvostek
    Annabelle Chvostek is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Montreal. She is known for her rich singing voice, compelling lyrics and genre-spanning musicality, as well as her Juno-nominated work with harmony trio The Wailin' Jennys....

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  2. "Glory Bound" (Ruth Moody
    Ruth Moody
    Ruth Moody is an Australian-born soprano singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennys.-Biography:Moody grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba with her parents, Charles and Marcelline, and three siblings, older brother Richard , older sister Jane and younger sister Rachel...

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  3. "Begin" (Nicky Mehta
    Nicky Mehta
    Nicky Mehta is a mezzo singer-songwriter, and member of Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennys.-Biography:Before fully entering into a life of music, Mehta attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario where she attained an honours degree in Media Studies. She also has a certificate in...

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  4. "Things That You Know" (Ruth Moody)
  5. "Swallow" (Annabelle Chvostek)
  6. "Starlight" (Nicky Mehta)
  7. "Apocalypse Lullaby" (Annabelle Chvostek)
  8. "This Heart of Mine" (Ruth Moody)
  9. "Long Time Traveller" (Traditional)
  10. "Avila" (Nicky Mehta)
  11. "Some Good Thing" (Nicky Mehta)
  12. "Prairie Town" (Ruth Moody)
  13. "Firecracker" (Annabelle Chvostek)
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